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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 1-16735

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   23-3087517
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

THREE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 300

100 MATSONFORD ROAD

RADNOR, PA 19087

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(610) 687-8900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

      

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨       Accelerated filer  x   Non-accelerated filer  ¨   Smaller reporting company  ¨
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

As of August 5, 2009, 51,798,895 common limited partner units were outstanding.

 

 

 


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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

INDEX

 

         Page

PART I.

  Financial Information   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements   
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008    1
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008    2
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008    3
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    4

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    16

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    32

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures    35

PART II.

  Other Information    36

Item 6.

  Exhibits    36


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1 Financial Statements

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – unaudited

(in thousands, except per unit data)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenues

        

Natural gas midstream

   $ 113,060      $ 234,797      $ 230,439      $ 359,845   

Coal royalties

     29,997        31,641        60,627        55,603   

Coal services

     1,745        1,841        3,633        3,703   

Other

     4,617        8,226        11,479        14,168   
                                

Total revenues

     149,419        276,505        306,178        433,319   
                                

Expenses

        

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     92,154        202,819        192,774        302,516   

Operating

     9,018        8,719        17,908        15,512   

Taxes other than income

     980        976        2,203        2,048   

General and administrative

     8,257        6,743        15,853        13,261   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     17,617        12,919        34,120        24,419   
                                

Total expenses

     128,026        232,176        262,858        357,756   
                                

Operating income

     21,393        44,329        43,320        75,563   

Other income (expense)

        

Interest expense

     (6,365     (5,374     (11,981     (10,306

Other

     328        458        646        920   

Derivatives

     (2,034     (29,942     (9,195     (22,166
                                

Net income

   $ 13,322      $ 9,471      $ 22,790      $ 44,011   
                                

General partner’s interest in net income

   $ 6,181      $ 5,607      $ 12,285      $ 10,677   
                                

Limited partners’ interest in net income

   $ 7,141      $ 3,864      $ 10,505      $ 33,334   
                                

Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit (see Note 6)

   $ 0.13      $ 0.08      $ 0.20      $ 0.70   
                                

Weighted average number of units outstanding, basic and diluted

     51,799        48,581        51,799        47,521   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – unaudited

(in thousands)

 

     June 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,481      $ 9,484   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     62,448        73,267   

Derivative assets

     11,478        30,431   

Other current assets

     4,668        4,263   
                

Total current assets

     86,075        117,445   
                

Property, plant and equipment

     1,121,838        1,093,526   

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (228,894     (198,407
                

Net property, plant and equipment

     892,944        895,119   
                

Equity investments

     79,512        78,442   

Intangible assets, net

     88,962        92,672   

Other long-term assets

     42,651        35,141   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,190,144      $ 1,218,819   
                

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 49,804      $ 60,390   

Accrued liabilities

     8,826        10,796   

Deferred income

     2,987        4,842   

Derivative liabilities

     12,278        13,585   
                

Total current liabilities

     73,895        89,613   
                

Deferred income

     5,662        6,150   

Other liabilities

     16,585        17,359   

Derivative liabilities

     3,949        6,915   

Long-term debt

     597,100        568,100   

Partners’ capital

     492,953        530,682   
                

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 1,190,144      $ 1,218,819   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – unaudited

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Net income

   $ 13,322      $ 9,471      $ 22,790      $ 44,011   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     17,617        12,919        34,120        24,419   

Commodity derivative contracts:

        

Total derivative losses

     2,951        31,459        10,566        24,791   

Cash settlements of derivatives

     1,613        (9,703     4,449        (19,225

Non-cash interest expense

     1,242        204        1,733        368   

Equity earnings, net of distributions received

     488        354        (1,071     (6

Other

     (335     (312     (630     (621

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     2,287        89        1,601        (410
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     39,185        44,481        73,558        73,327   
                                

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Acquisitions

     (606     (96,220     (1,862     (96,240

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (15,208     (21,190     (32,258     (38,840

Other

     307        334        572        675   
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (15,507     (117,076     (33,548     (134,405
                                

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Distributions to partners

     (30,878     (25,640     (61,755     (50,358

Proceeds from borrowings

     14,000        99,800        41,000        124,800   

Repayments of borrowings

     (12,000     (132,400     (12,000     (155,400

Net proceeds from issuance of partners’ capital

     —          140,958        —          140,958   

Other

     —          (620     (9,258     (620
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (28,878     82,098        (42,013     59,380   
                                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (5,200     9,503        (2,003     (1,698

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period

     12,681        8,329        9,484        19,530   
                                

Cash and cash equivalents – end of period

   $ 7,481      $ 17,832      $ 7,481      $ 17,832   
                                

Supplemental disclosure:

        

Cash paid for interest

   $ 5,846      $ 4,249      $ 12,002      $ 10,372   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – unaudited

June 30, 2009

 

1. Organization

Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed by Penn Virginia Corporation (“Penn Virginia”) in 2001 that is principally engaged in the management of coal and natural resource properties and the gathering and processing of natural gas in the United States. We currently conduct operations in two business segments: (i) coal and natural resource management and (ii) natural gas midstream.

Our general partner is Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (“PVG”), a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership. At June 30, 2009, Penn Virginia owned an approximately 77% limited partner interest in PVG, as well as the non-economic general partner interest in PVG. At June 30, 2009, PVG owned an approximately 37% limited partner interest in us as well as 100% of our general partner, which owns a 2% general partner interest in us.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and all of our wholly owned subsidiaries. Investments in non-controlled entities over which we exercise significant influence are accounted for using the equity method. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements involve the use of estimates and judgments where appropriate. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of our condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. Our condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the current period’s presentation. In preparing the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, we have evaluated subsequent events through August 5, 2009.

 

3. Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2009, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, applies to both our financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are measured and reported on a fair value basis. Our financial instruments that are subject to fair value disclosures consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, derivative instruments and long-term debt. We have followed consistent methods and assumptions to estimate the fair values as more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. At June 30, 2009, the carrying values of all of these financial instruments approximated fair value.

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of certain assets and liabilities by category as of June 30, 2009 (in thousands):

 

           Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2009, Using

Description

   Fair Value
Measurements at
June 30, 2009
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

Interest rate swap - noncurrent

   $ 900      $ —      $ 900      $ —  

Interest rate swap liabilities - current

     (6,478     —        (6,478     —  

Interest rate swap liabilities - noncurrent

     (3,949     —        (3,949     —  

Commodity derivative assets - current

     11,478        —        11,478        —  

Commodity derivative liabilities - current

     (5,800     —        (5,800     —  
                             

Total

   $ (3,849   $ —      $ (3,849   $ —  
                             

See Note 4 – “Derivative Instruments,” for the effects of derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

4. Derivative Instruments

Natural Gas Midstream Segment Commodity Derivatives

We determine the fair values of our derivative agreements based on discounted cash flows based on quoted forward prices for the respective commodities as of June 30, 2009, using discount rates adjusted for the credit risk of the counterparties if the derivative is in an asset position and our own credit risk if the derivative is in a liability position. The following table sets forth our positions as of June 30, 2009 for commodities related to natural gas midstream revenues and cost of midstream gas purchased:

 

         Weighted Average Price Collars     
     Average
Volume Per
Day
  Additional Put
Option
   Put    Call    Fair Value
(in thousands)

Crude Oil Three-Way Collar

   (in barrels)        (per barrel)   

Third Quarter 2009 through Fourth Quarter 2009

   1,000   $ 70.00    $ 90.00    $ 119.25    $ 2,634

Frac Spread Collar

   (in MMBtu)        (per MMBtu)   

Second Quarter 2009 through Fourth Quarter 2009

   6,000      $ 9.09    $ 13.94      1,235

Crude Oil Collar

   (in barrels)        (per barrel)   

Second Quarter 2010 through Fourth Quarter 2010

   750      $ 70.00    $ 81.25      28

Settlements to be received in subsequent period

                1,781
                 

Natural gas midstream segment commodity derivatives - net asset

              $ 5,678
                 

See the Financial Statement Impact of Derivatives section below for the impact of the natural gas midstream commodity derivatives on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Interest Rate Swaps

We have entered into interest rate swaps (the “Interest Rate Swaps”) to establish fixed rates on a portion of the outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The following table sets forth our Interest Rate Swap positions at June 30, 2009:

 

Dates

   Notional Amounts    Weighted-Average Fixed Rate  
     (in millions)       

Until March 2010

   $ 310.0    3.54

March 2010 - December 2011

   $ 250.0    3.37

December 2011 - December 2012

   $ 100.0    2.09

During the first quarter of 2009, we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for all of the Interest Rate Swaps. Accordingly, subsequent fair value gains and losses for the Interest Rate Swaps are recognized in the derivative line item of our condensed consolidated statements of income. At June 30, 2009, a $3.0 million loss remained in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) related to these discontinued Interest Rate Swap hedges. The $3.0 million loss will be recognized in interest expense as the originally forecasted transactions settle.

We reported a (i) net derivative liability of $9.5 million at June 30, 2009 and (ii) loss in AOCI of $3.0 million at June 30, 2009 related to the Interest Rate Swaps. In connection with periodic settlements, we reclassified a total of $1.7 million of net hedging losses on the Interest Rate Swaps to interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2009. See the Financial Statement Impact of Derivatives section below for the impact of the Interest Rate Swaps on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Financial Statement Impact of Derivatives

The following table summarizes the effects of our derivative activities, as well as the location of the gains and losses, on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 (in thousands):

 

     Location of gain (loss) on
derivatives recognized in income
   Three Months
Ended June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
2009
 

Derivatives de-designated as hedging instruments:

       

Interest rate contracts (1)

   Interest expense    $ (918   $ (1,743
                   

Decrease in net income resulting from derivatives de-designated as hedging instruments

      $ (918   $ (1,743
                   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

       

Interest rate contracts

   Derivatives    $ 1,810      $ 696   

Commodity contracts

   Derivatives      (3,843     (9,890
                   

Decrease in net income resulting from derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

      $ (2,033   $ (9,194
                   

Total decrease in net income resulting from derivatives

      $ (2,951   $ (10,937
                   

Realized and unrealized derivative impact:

       

Cash received for commodity and interest rate contract settlements

   Derivatives      1,613        4,449   

Cash paid for interest rate contract settlements

   Interest expense      —          (370

Unrealized derivative losses (2)

        (4,564     (15,016
                   

Total decrease in net income resulting from derivatives

      $ (2,951   $ (10,937
                   

 

(1) This represents amounts reclassified out of AOCI and into earnings. At June 30, 2009, a $3.0 million loss remained in AOCI related to Interest Rate Swaps on which we discontinued hedge accounting.

 

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(2) This activity represents net unrealized gains (losses) in the natural gas midstream, cost of midstream gas purchased, interest expense and derivatives line items on our condensed consolidated statements of income. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the net unrealized derivative losses were composed of a $2.6 million unrealized gain on our Interest Rate Swaps and a $7.2 million unrealized loss on our commodity derivatives. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the net unrealized derivative losses were composed of a $2.0 million unrealized gain on our Interest Rates Swaps and a $17.0 million unrealized loss on our commodity derivatives.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative instruments, as well as the locations of these instruments, on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (in thousands):

 

    

Balance Sheet Location

  Fair values as of June 30, 2009   Fair values as of December 31, 2008
         Derivative
      Assets      
  Derivative
      Liabilities      
  Derivative
        Assets        
  Derivative
        Liabilities        

Derivatives de-designated as hedging instruments:

          

Interest rate contracts

   Derivative liabilities - current   $ —     $ —     $ —     $ 1,228

Interest rate contracts

   Derivative liabilities - noncurrent     —       —       —       1,842
                          

Total derivatives de-designated as hedging instruments

     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ 3,070
                          

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

          

Interest rate contracts

   Derivative liabilities - current   $ —     $ 6,478   $ —     $ 4,663

Interest rate contracts

   Derivative assets/liabilities - noncurrent     900     3,949     —       5,073

Commodity contracts

   Derivative assets/liabilities - current     11,478     5,800     30,431     7,694
                          

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

     $ 12,378   $ 16,227   $ 30,431   $ 17,430
                          

Total fair values of derivative instruments

     $ 12,378   $ 16,227   $ 30,431   $ 20,500
                          

See Note 3, “Fair Value Measurements,” for a description of how the above financial instruments are valued in accordance with SFAS No. 157.

The following table summarizes our interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, including the effect of the Interest Rate Swaps (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  

Source

           2009                     2008                     2009                     2008          

Borrowings

   $ 5,596      $ 4,935      $ 10,464      $ 10,622   

Capitalized interest

     (149     (187     (226     (675

Interest rate swaps

     918        626        1,743        359   
                                

Total interest expense

   $ 6,365      $ 5,374      $ 11,981      $ 10,306   
                                

At June 30, 2009, we reported a commodity derivative asset related to our natural gas midstream segment of $5.7 million that is with three counterparties, which are investment grade financial institutions, and is substantially concentrated with one of those counterparties. This concentration may impact our overall credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that these counterparties may be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. We neither paid nor received collateral with respect to our derivative positions. The maximum amount of loss due to credit risk if counterparties to our derivative asset positions fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts would be equal to the fair value of the contracts as of June 30, 2009. No significant uncertainties related to the collectability of amounts owed to us exist with regard to these counterparties.

 

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The above hedging activity represents cash flow hedges. As of June 30, 2009, we did not own derivative instruments that were classified as fair value hedges or trading securities. In addition, as of June 30, 2009, we did not own derivative instruments containing credit risk contingencies.

 

5. Long-Term Debt

In March 2009, we increased the size of the Revolver from $700.0 million to $800.0 million, which resulted in $9.3 million of debt issuance costs that will be amortized over the remaining life of the Revolver. The Revolver is secured with substantially all of our assets. The December 2011 maturity date for the Revolver did not change. Interest is payable at a base rate plus an applicable margin of up to 1.25% if we select the base rate borrowing option under the Revolver, or at a rate derived from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75% if we select the LIBOR-based borrowing option. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Revolver was approximately 2.5% and 4.6%.

 

6. Partners’ Capital and Distributions

As of June 30, 2009, partners’ capital consisted of 51.8 million common units, representing a 98% limited partner interest and a 2% general partner interest. As of June 30 2009, affiliates of Penn Virginia, in the aggregate, owned a 39% interest in us, consisting of 19.6 million common units and a 2% general partner interest.

Net Income per Limited Partner Unit

Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-4, Application of the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128 to Master Limited Partnerships (“EITF 07-4”) addresses the computation of earnings per unit for master limited partnerships that issue multiple classes of securities that participate in partnership distributions and, effective January 1, 2009, is applied retroactively to all periods presented.

Our securities consist of publicly traded common units held by limited partners, a general partner interest and separately transferable incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”). EITF 07-4 requires earnings or losses for a reporting period to be allocated to the limited partner, general partner and holders of IDRs using the two-class method to compute earnings per unit. Under this method, EITF 07-4 requires net income or loss for a reporting period to be reduced (or increased) by the amount of Available Cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) that has been or will be distributed to the participating security holders. Under the partnership agreement, IDRs are not entitled to distributions other than those provided for under the definition of Available Cash. Available Cash is generally defined as all of our cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of each quarter less reserves established by our general partner for future requirements. Any excess of distributions over net income (or excess of net income over distributions) shall be allocated to the limited partners and general partner, 98% and 2% as specified in the partnership agreement.

Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit is computed by dividing net income allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partnership units outstanding during the period. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, our general partner granted 354,792 phantom units. See Note 8, “Unit-Based Compensation,” for a description of phantom units. These unit-based payment awards contain rights to receive nonforfeitable distributions and are considered participating securities when computing earnings per limited partner unit. Diluted earnings per limited partner unit are computed by dividing net income allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period and, when dilutive, phantom units. Net income allocable to limited partners is net of earnings allocated to our general partner.

We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities (“EITF 03-6-1”) on January 1, 2009. Under EITF 03-6-1, unvested unit-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions or distribution equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in the computation of both basic and diluted earnings per unit pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method determines earnings per unit for each class of common units and participating securities according to distributions or distribution equivalents and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings. We determined that our phantom unit awards contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions and, therefore, are participating securities as defined in EITF 03-6-1. We applied EITF 03-6-1 retroactively to all periods presented as required.

 

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The following table reconciles the computation of basic and diluted weighted average limited partner units. The following amounts reflect the retroactive application of EITF 07-4 and EITF 03-6-1 on certain previously reported items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
           As Adjusted           As Adjusted  

Net income

   $ 13,322      $ 9,471      $ 22,790      $ 44,011   

Less:

        

Distributions payable on behalf of incentive distribution rights

     (6,035     (5,528     (12,070     (9,997

Distributions payable on behalf of general partner interest

     (497     (486     (994     (909

General partner interest in excess of distributions over earnings (excess of earnings over distributions) allocable to the general partner interest

     351        407        779        229   
                                

Net income allocable to limited partners and participating securities

   $ 7,141      $ 3,864      $ 10,505      $ 33,334   

Less:

        

Distributions to participating securities

     (167     —          (334     —     

Participating securities’ allocable share of net income

     (47     —          (69     —     
                                

Net income allocable to limited partners

   $ 6,927      $ 3,864      $ 10,102      $ 33,334   
                                

Weighted average limited partner units, basic and diluted

     51,799        48,581        51,799        47,521   

Net income per limited partner, basic

   $ 0.13      $ 0.08      $ 0.20      $ 0.70   

Net income per limited partner, diluted

   $ 0.13      $ 0.08      $ 0.20      $ 0.70   

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, awards for 88,000 and 75,000 average units, respectively, of participating securities were excluded from the diluted earnings per unit calculation because the inclusion of these units would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

Cash Distributions

We distribute 100% of Available Cash within 45 days after the end of each quarter to unitholders of record and to our general partner. Our general partner has the discretion to establish cash reserves that are necessary or appropriate to (i) provide for the proper conduct of our business, (ii) comply with applicable law, any of our debt instruments or other agreements and (iii) provide funds for distributions to unitholders and our general partner for any one or more of the next four quarters.

According to our partnership agreement, our general partner receives incremental incentive cash distributions if cash distributions exceed certain target thresholds as follows:

 

     Unitholders     General
Partner
 

Quarterly cash distribution per unit:

    

First target — up to $0.275 per unit

   98   2

Second target — above $0.275 per unit up to $0.325 per unit

   85   15

Third target — above $0.325 per unit up to $0.375 per unit

   75   25

Thereafter — above $0.375 per unit

   50   50

 

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The following table reflects the allocation of total cash distributions paid by us during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2009    2008    2009    2008
     (in thousands, except
per unit data)
   (in thousands, except
per unit data)

Limited partner units

   $ 24,345    $ 20,748    $ 48,690    $ 41,035

General partner interest (2%)

     497      423      994      837

Incentive distribution rights

     6,035      4,469      12,070      8,486
                           

Total cash distributions paid

   $ 30,877    $ 25,640    $ 61,754    $ 50,358
                           

Total cash distributions paid per limited partner unit

   $ 0.47    $ 0.45    $ 0.94    $ 0.89

On August 14, 2009, we will pay a $0.47 per unit quarterly distribution to unitholders of record on August 3, 2009. This per unit distribution will remain unchanged from the previous distribution paid on May 15, 2009.

 

7. Related-Party Transactions

General and Administrative

Penn Virginia charges us for certain corporate administrative expenses which are allocable to us and our subsidiaries. When allocating general corporate expenses, consideration is given to property and equipment, payroll and general corporate overhead. Any direct costs are paid by us. Total corporate administrative expenses charged to us and our subsidiaries totaled $1.6 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and $3.1 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. These costs are reflected in the general and administrative expense line item on our condensed consolidated statements of income. At least annually, our management performs an analysis of general corporate expenses based on time allocations of shared employees and other pertinent factors. Based on this analysis, our management believes that the allocation methodologies used are reasonable.

Accounts Payable—Affiliate

Amounts payable to related parties totaled $8.0 million as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. These amounts are primarily due to a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Virginia, Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. (“PVOG LP”) and are related to the natural gas gathering and processing agreement between PVR East Texas Gas Processing, LLC (“PVR East Texas”) and PVOG LP. See – “Gathering and Processing Revenues.” These balances are included in the accounts payable line item on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Marketing Revenues

PVOG LP and Connect Energy Services, LLC (“Connect Energy”), our wholly owned subsidiary, are parties to a Master Services Agreement. PVOG LP and Connect Energy have agreed that Connect Energy will market all of PVOG LP’s oil and gas production in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas for a fee equal to 1% of the net sales price (subject to specified limitations) received by PVOG LP for such production. The Master Services Agreement has a primary term of five years and automatically renews for additional one-year terms until terminated by either party. Under the Master Services Agreement, PVOG LP paid fees to Connect Energy of $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and $0.8 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. Marketing revenues are included in the other revenues line item on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

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Gathering and Processing Revenues

PVR East Texas and PVOG LP are parties to a natural Gas Gathering and Processing Agreement under which PVOG LP and PVR East Texas have agreed that PVR East Texas will gather and process all of PVOG LP’s current and future gas production in certain areas of the Bethany Field in East Texas and redeliver the natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) to PVOG LP for a $0.30 per MMBtu service fee (with an annual CPI adjustment). The Gas Gathering and Processing Agreement has a primary term of 15 years and automatically renews for additional one-year terms until terminated by either party. PVR East Texas began gathering and processing PVOG LP’s gas in June 2008. Pursuant to the Gas Gathering and Processing Agreement, PVOG LP paid PVR East Texas $1.2 million and $0.7 million in fees for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and $2.1 million and $0.7 million in fees for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. These gathering and processing revenues are recorded in the natural gas midstream line on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

From time to time, PVOG LP sells gas or NGLs to Connect Energy at our Crossroads plant and Connect Energy transports them to the marketing location and then resells them to third parties. The sales price received by PVOG LP from Connect Energy for such gas or NGLs equals the sales price received by Connect Energy for such gas or NGLs from the third parties. PVOG LP received from Connect Energy $20.0 million and $49.8 million in connection with such sales for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and $41.2 million and $49.8 million in connection with such sales for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

In the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we recorded $20.0 million and $49.8 million of natural gas midstream revenue and $20.0 million and $49.8 million for the cost of midstream gas purchased related to the purchase of natural gas from PVOG LP and the subsequent sale of that gas to third parties. In the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we recorded $41.2 million and $49.8 million of natural gas midstream revenue and $41.2 million and $49.8 million for the cost of midstream gas purchased related to the purchase of natural gas from PVOG LP and the subsequent sale of that gas to third parties. We take title to the gas and NGLs prior to transporting them to third parties. These transactions do not impact our gross margin, nor do they impact operating income other than the processing and marketing fee noted above.

 

8. Unit-Based Compensation

The Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC Fifth Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) permits the grant of phantom units to employees and directors. A phantom unit entitles the grantee to receive a common unit upon the vesting of the phantom unit, or in the discretion of the Compensation and Benefits Committee of our general partner’s board of directors, the cash equivalent of the value of a common unit. In addition, all phantom units will vest upon a change of control.

We recognized a total of $1.3 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and $2.7 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 of compensation expense related to the vesting of restricted and phantom units and the granting of common and deferred common units under our LTIP. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, our general partner granted 354,792 phantom units with a weighted average grant date fair value of $11.59 per unit to employees of Penn Virginia and its affiliates. The phantom units granted in 2009 vest over a three-year period, with one-third vesting in each year. We recognize compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. These expenses are recorded in the general and administrative expense line on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

9. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income represents changes in partners’ capital during the reporting period, including net income and charges directly to partners’ capital which are excluded from net income.

 

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The following table sets forth the components of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009    2008    2009     2008  
     (in thousands)    (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 13,322    $ 9,471    $ 22,790      $ 44,011   

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on derivative activities

     —        4,318      (506     (825

Reclassification adjustment for derivative activities

     915      2,143      1,740        2,984   
                              

Comprehensive income

   $ 14,237    $ 15,932    $ 24,024      $ 46,170   
                              

 

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal

We are involved, from time to time, in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate results of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, our management believes that these claims will not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Environmental Compliance

As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, our environmental liabilities were $1.1 million and $1.2 million, which represents our best estimate of the liabilities as of those dates related to our coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream businesses. We have reclamation bonding requirements with respect to certain unleased and inactive properties. Given the uncertainty of when a reclamation area will meet regulatory standards, a change in this estimate could occur in the future.

Mine Health and Safety Laws

There are numerous mine health and safety laws and regulations applicable to the coal mining industry. However, since we do not operate any mines and do not employ any coal miners, we are not subject to such laws and regulations. Accordingly, we have not accrued any related liabilities.

Customer Credit Risk

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, two of our natural gas midstream segment customers accounted for $56.3 million and $35.6 million, or 18% and 12%, of our total consolidated revenues. At June 30, 2009, 20% of our consolidated accounts receivable related to these customers.

 

11. Segment Information

Our reportable segments are as follows:

 

   

Coal and Natural Resource Management—management and leasing of coal properties and subsequent collection of royalties; other land management activities such as selling standing timber; leasing of fee-based coal-related infrastructure facilities to certain lessees and end-user industrial plants; collection of oil and gas royalties; and coal transportation, or wheelage, fees.

 

   

Natural Gas Midstream— natural gas processing, gathering and other related services.

 

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The following tables present a summary of certain financial information relating to our segments as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

 

     Revenues    Operating income (loss)  
     Three Months Ended June 30,    Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2009    2008    2009     2008  

Coal and natural resource management

   $ 35,144    $ 39,056    $ 20,333      $ 23,983   

Natural gas midstream

     114,275      237,449      1,060        20,346   
                              

Consolidated totals

   $ 149,419    $ 276,505    $ 21,393      $ 44,329   
                  

Interest expense

           (6,365     (5,374

Other

           328        458   

Derivatives

           (2,034     (29,942
                      

Consolidated net income

         $ 13,322      $ 9,471   
                      
     Additions to property and equipment    DD&A expense  
     Three Months Ended June 30,    Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2009    2008    2009     2008  

Coal and natural resource management

   $ 606    $ 24,641    $ 8,164      $ 7,526   

Natural gas midstream

     15,208      92,769      9,453        5,393   
                              

Consolidated totals

   $ 15,814    $ 117,410    $ 17,617      $ 12,919   
                              
     Total assets at             
     June 30, 2009    December 31, 2008             

Coal and natural resource management

   $ 594,491    $ 600,418     

Natural gas midstream

     595,653      618,401     
                  

Consolidated totals

   $ 1,190,144    $ 1,218,819     
                  

 

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The following tables present a summary of certain financial information relating to our segments as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

 

     Revenues    Operating income (loss)  
     Six Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009    2008    2009     2008  

Coal and natural resource management

   $ 73,396    $ 69,350    $ 45,307      $ 41,565   

Natural gas midstream

     232,782      363,969      (1,987     33,998   
                              

Consolidated totals

   $ 306,178    $ 433,319    $ 43,320      $ 75,563   
                  

Interest expense

           (11,981     (10,306

Other

           646        920   

Derivatives

           (9,195     (22,166
                      

Consolidated net income

         $ 22,790      $ 44,011   
                      
     Additions to property and equipment    DD&A expense  
     Six Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2009    2008    2009     2008  

Coal and natural resource management

   $ 1,906    $ 24,689    $ 15,558      $ 13,939   

Natural gas midstream

     32,214      110,391      18,562        10,480   
                              

Consolidated totals

   $ 34,120    $ 135,080    $ 34,120      $ 24,419   
                              
     Total assets at             
     June 30, 2009    December 31, 2008             

Coal and natural resource management

   $ 594,491    $ 600,418     

Natural gas midstream

     595,653      618,401     
                  

Consolidated totals

   $ 1,190,144    $ 1,218,819     
                  

 

12. New Accounting Standards

In June 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. EITF 03-6-1 provides that unvested unit-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions or distribution equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, are participating securities and, therefore, are included in the computation of both basic and diluted earnings per unit. EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application was not permitted. We adopted EITF 03-6-1 effective January 1, 2009, and there was no material impact on our financial statements as a result of this adoption.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments, which requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments whenever we issue financial statements. The disclosures outlined in FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 are required for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. Early adoption is permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009, and we adopted FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 as of March 31, 2009. Disclosures for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption are not required.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 141(R)-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies, which requires us to recognize assets acquired or liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period. If the acquisition-date fair value of an asset acquired or a liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency cannot be determined during the measurement period, we are required to recognize an asset or liability at the time of the acquisition at the amount that would be recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies and FASB Interpretation No. 14, Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5. FSP FAS 141(R)-1 is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after

 

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December 15, 2008. We have had no material acquisitions since our adoption of FSP FAS 141(R)-1. For each acquisition that includes assets acquired or liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, we will determine the fair value of the assets or liabilities and will make the appropriate disclosures.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly, which provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, when the volume and activity level for an asset or liability have significantly decreased and when transactions are not orderly (i.e. distressed or forced), since quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value. In such cases, FSP FAS 157-4 requires further analysis of the transactions or quoted prices to determine whether a significant adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices, using a valuation technique other than the quoted price, is necessary to estimate fair value in accordance with Statement No. 157. FSP FAS 157-4 amends Statement No. 157 and requires disclosure in interim and annual periods of the inputs and valuation techniques used, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs, if any, and definition of major categories for equity securities and debt securities. We adopted FSP FAS 157-4 effective June 30, 2009, and there was no impact on our financial statements as a result of this adoption. Further, we do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our financial statements unless future fair value measurements are affected by inactive markets.

In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement No.165, Subsequent Events, which establishes recognition and disclosure requirements for events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Statement No. 165 requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated, as well as whether that date is the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. We adopted Statement No. 165 effective June 30, 2009, and there was no material impact on our financial statements as a result of this adoption.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which replaces SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SFAS No. 168 will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities and is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. We do not anticipate any material impact on our financial statements as a result of adopting SFAS No. 168 other than changes in reference from specific accounting standards to accounting standards codification references, and will adopt it effective September 30, 2009.

 

13. Subsequent Events

On July 13, 2009, our natural gas midstream business completed an acquisition of gas processing and residue pipeline facilities in western Oklahoma from Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. for approximately $22.6 million in cash. Funding for the acquisition was provided by borrowings under the Revolver. The acquired assets consist of a 60 MMcf per day processing plant within Atlas’ 180 MMcf per day Sweetwater facility. We expect the facility to be processing our gas by the end of August 2009 after system connections and field compression are installed at an additional cost of approximately $5.0 million. Additionally, a recently completed 40 MMcf per day processing plant expansion in our Beaver/Spearman complex (the “Panhandle System”) was in service at July 31, 2009.

The acquired and expanded processing facilities will increase our processing capacity in the Panhandle System to 260 MMcf per day and overall processing capacity to 400 MMcf per day. The increased processing capacity will allow us to process gas volumes of approximately 50 MMcf per day which were being bypassed due to processing capacity constraints in the Panhandle System and will alleviate pipeline pressure-related volume constraints in the eastern portion of the Panhandle System.

 

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Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. and its subsidiaries (the “Partnership,” “we,” “us” or “our”) should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes in Item 1, “Financial Statements.”

Overview of Business

We are a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed by Penn Virginia Corporation in 2001, and we are principally engaged in the management of coal and natural resource properties and the gathering and processing of natural gas in the United States.

Selected Financial Data – Consolidated

Summary operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
          Six Months Ended
June 30,
       
     2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  

Revenues

   $ 149,419      $ 276,505      (46 %)    $ 306,178      $ 433,319      (29 %) 

Expenses

     128,026        232,176      (45 %)      262,858        357,756      (27 %) 
                                    

Operating income

     21,393        44,329      (52 %)      43,320        75,563      (43 %) 

Other income (expense)

     (8,071     (34,858   (77 %)      (20,530     (31,552   (35 %) 
                                    

Net income

   $ 13,322      $ 9,471      41   $ 22,790      $ 44,011      (48 %) 
                                    

We currently conduct operations in two business segments: (i) coal and natural resource management and (ii) natural gas midstream.

 

   

Coal and Natural Resource Management—management and leasing of coal properties and subsequent collection of royalties; other land management activities such as selling standing timber; leasing of fee-based coal-related infrastructure facilities to certain lessees and end-user industrial plants; collection of oil and gas royalties; and coal transportation, or wheelage, fees. Both in our current limited partnership form and in our previous corporate form, we have managed coal properties since 1882.

 

   

Natural Gas Midstream—natural gas processing, gathering and other related services. We entered this business segment in 2005.

 

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The following table presents a summary of certain financial information relating to our segments:

 

     Coal and
Natural
Resource
Management
   Natural
Gas
Midstream
    Consolidated
     (in thousands)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009:

       

Revenues

   $ 73,396    $ 232,782      $ 306,178

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        192,774        192,774

Operating costs and expenses

     12,531      23,433        35,964

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     15,558      18,562        34,120
                     

Operating income (loss)

   $ 45,307    $ (1,987   $ 43,320
                     

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008:

       

Revenues

   $ 69,350    $ 363,969      $ 433,319

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        302,516        302,516

Operating costs and expenses

     13,846      16,975        30,821

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     13,939      10,480        24,419
                     

Operating income

   $ 41,565    $ 33,998      $ 75,563
                     

Results of Operations

Coal and Natural Resource Management Segment

As of December 31, 2008, we owned or controlled approximately 827 million tons of proven and probable coal reserves in Central and Northern Appalachia, the San Juan Basin and the Illinois Basin. We enter into long-term leases with experienced, third-party mine operators, providing them the right to mine our coal reserves in exchange for royalty payments. We actively work with our lessees to develop efficient methods to exploit our reserves and to maximize production from our properties. We do not operate any mines. In the six months ended June 30, 2009, our lessees produced 17.5 million tons of coal from our properties and paid us coal royalties revenues of $60.6 million, for an average royalty per ton of $3.47 ($3.31 per ton net of coal royalties expense). Approximately 82% of our coal royalties revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2009 were derived from coal mined on our properties under leases containing royalty rates based on the higher of a fixed base price or a percentage of the gross sales price. The balance of our coal royalties revenues for the respective periods was derived from coal mined on our properties under leases containing fixed royalty rates that escalate annually.

We also earn revenues from other land management activities, such as selling standing timber, leasing fee-based coal-related infrastructure facilities to certain lessees and end-user industrial plants, collecting oil and gas royalties and from coal transportation, or wheelage, fees.

The deterioration of the global economy, including financial and credit markets, has reduced worldwide demand for coal with resultant price declines. Depending on the longevity and ultimate severity of the deterioration, demand for coal may continue to decline, which could adversely affect production and pricing for coal mined by our lessees, and, consequently, adversely affect the royalty income received by us and our ability to make cash distributions to our limited partners and to Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P., or PVG, the owner of our general partner. The deterioration of the global economy has also adversely affected credit availability and our access to new capital. This limited access to capital and credit availability has and could continue to hamper our ability to fund acquisitions, potentially restricting future growth potential.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared With the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial and other data for our coal and natural resource management segment and the percentage change for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,        
     2009     2008     % Change  
     (in thousands, except as noted)        

Financial Highlights

      

Revenues

      

Coal royalties

   $ 29,997      $ 31,641      (5 %) 

Coal services

     1,745        1,841      (5 %) 

Timber

     1,456        1,833      (21 %) 

Oil and gas royalty

     545        1,556      (65 %) 

Other

     1,401        2,185      (36 %) 
                  

Total revenues

     35,144        39,056      (10 %) 
                  

Expenses

      

Coal royalties

     1,569        3,397      (54 %) 

Other operating

     758        505      50

Taxes other than income

     300        371      (19 %) 

General and administrative

     4,020        3,274      23

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     8,164        7,526      8
                  

Total expenses

     14,811        15,073      (2 %) 
                  

Operating income

   $ 20,333      $ 23,983      (15 %) 
                  

Operating Statistics

      

Royalty coal tons produced by lessees (tons in thousands)

     8,739        8,839      (1 %) 

Coal royalties revenue, net of coal royalties expense

   $ 28,428      $ 28,244      1

Average coal royalties revenues per ton ($/ton)

   $ 3.43      $ 3.58      (4 %) 

Less coal royalties expense per ton ($/ton)

     (0.18     (0.38   (53 %) 
                  

Average net coal royalties per ton ($/ton)

   $ 3.25      $ 3.20      2
                  

The following table summarizes coal production, coal royalties revenues and coal royalties per ton by region for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Coal Production    Coal Royalties Revenues     Coal Royalties Per Ton  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
 

Region

   2009    2008    2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (tons in thousands)    (in thousands)     ($/ton)  

Central Appalachia

   4,650    5,144    $ 21,192      $ 24,450      $ 4.56      $ 4.75   

Northern Appalachia

   1,060    1,110      1,949        1,857        1.84        1.67   

Illinois Basin

   1,145    1,119      2,862        2,312        2.50        2.07   

San Juan Basin

   1,884    1,466      3,994        3,022        2.12        2.06   
                                          

Total

   8,739    8,839    $ 29,997      $ 31,641      $ 3.43      $ 3.58   
                  

Less coal royalties expense (1)

           (1,569     (3,397     (0.18     (0.38
                                      

Net coal royalties revenues

         $ 28,428      $ 28,244      $ 3.25      $ 3.20   
                                      

 

(1) Our coal royalties expenses are incurred primarily in the Central Appalachian region.

 

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Production. Coal production in the Northern Appalachian and Illinois Basin regions remained relatively constant from the three months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. Coal production in the Central Appalachian region decreased by 0.4 million tons, or 10%, from 5.1 million tons in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 4.7 million tons in the same period of 2009. While the decrease in production primarily resulted from production cut backs due to a depressed coal market, the impact of the decreased coal production on net coal royalties revenue was not significant since a large part of the decrease was from subleased properties in Central Appalachia, from which we make lower net average royalties per ton produced than we make in other regions where coal production increased or did not decrease. Coal production in the San Juan Basin region increased by 0.4 million tons, or 29%, from 1.5 million tons in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 1.9 million tons in the same period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to the start up of a new mine in the later part of 2008.

Revenues. Net coal royalties revenues increased slightly from $28.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $28.4 million in the same period of 2009, driven by a $0.05 per ton increase in average coal royalties per ton, offset by a slight volume decrease. The average net coal royalty per ton, which represents the average coal royalties revenue per ton net of coal royalties expense, increased slightly from $3.20 per ton in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $3.25 per ton in the same period of 2009.

Coal services revenues remained relatively constant from the three months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. Timber revenues decreased by $0.3 million, or 21%, from $1.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $1.5 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to decreased sales prices resulting from weakened market conditions for furniture-grade wood products. Oil and gas royalties revenues decreased by $1.1 million, or 65%, from $1.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $0.5 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to decreased natural gas prices. Other revenues decreased by $0.8 million, or 36%, from $2.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $1.4 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to decreased wheelage income.

Expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $0.3 million, or 50%, from $0.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $0.8 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to an increase in expenses related to our timber operations and costs incurred under our contractual obligations for mine maintenance. Taxes other than income and depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses remained relatively constant from the three months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. General and administrative costs increased by $0.7 million, or 23%, from $3.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $4.0 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased staffing and related employee benefit costs.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared With the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial and other data for our coal and natural resource management segment and the percentage change for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,        
     2009     2008     % Change  
     (in thousands, except as noted)        

Financial Highlights

      

Revenues

      

Coal royalties

   $ 60,627      $ 55,603      9

Coal services

     3,633        3,703      (2 %) 

Timber

     2,773        3,417      (19 %) 

Oil and gas royalty

     1,248        2,790      (55 %) 

Other

     5,115        3,837      33
                  

Total revenues

     73,396        69,350      6
                  

Expenses

      

Coal royalties

     2,793        5,909      (53 %) 

Other operating

     1,641        736      123

Taxes other than income

     725        742      (2 %) 

General and administrative

     7,372        6,459      14

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     15,558        13,939      12
                  

Total expenses

     28,089        27,785      1
                  

Operating income

   $ 45,307      $ 41,565      9
                  

Operating Statistics

      

Royalty coal tons produced by lessees (tons in thousands)

     17,487        16,479      6

Coal royalties revenue, net of coal royalties expense

   $ 57,834      $ 49,694      16

Average coal royalties revenues per ton ($/ton)

   $ 3.47      $ 3.37      3

Less coal royalties expense per ton ($/ton)

     (0.16     (0.36   (56 %) 
                  

Average net coal royalties per ton ($/ton)

   $ 3.31      $ 3.01      10
                  

The following table summarizes coal production, coal royalties revenues and coal royalties per ton by region for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Coal Production    Coal Royalties Revenues     Coal Royalties Per Ton  
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

Region

   2009    2008    2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (tons in thousands)    (in thousands)     ($/ton)  

Central Appalachia

   9,308    9,955    $ 42,875      $ 43,029      $ 4.61      $ 4.32   

Northern Appalachia

   2,117    1,784      3,900        2,991        1.84        1.68   

Illinois Basin

   2,406    2,152      6,103        4,250        2.54        1.97   

San Juan Basin

   3,656    2,588      7,749        5,333        2.12        2.06   
                                          

Total

   17,487    16,479    $ 60,627      $ 55,603      $ 3.47      $ 3.37   
                  

Less coal royalties expense (1)

           (2,793     (5,909     (0.16     (0.36
                                      

Net coal royalties revenues

         $ 57,834      $ 49,694      $ 3.31      $ 3.01   
                                      

 

(1) Our coal royalties expenses are incurred primarily in the Central Appalachian region.

 

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Production. Coal production in the Central Appalachian region decreased by 0.7 million tons, or 7%, from 10.0 million tons in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 9.3 million tons in the same period of 2009. This decrease in production primarily resulted from depleted reserve areas and production cut backs due to a depressed coal market. Most of this reduction occurred on subleased properties in Central Appalachia, from which we make lower margins per ton produced than we do in other regions. Coal production in the Northern Appalachian region increased by 0.3 million tons, or 19%, from 1.8 million tons in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 2.1 million tons in the same period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to increased longwall production from one of our lessees who encountered adverse mining conditions in the first half of 2008. Coal production in the Illinois Basin region increased by 0.2 million tons, or 12%, from 2.2 million tons in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 2.4 million tons in the same period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to improved mining conditions encountered by our lessee in southern Illinois. Coal production in the San Juan region increased by 1.1 million tons, or 41%, from 2.6 million tons in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 3.7 million tons in the same period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to the start up of a new mine in the later part of 2008.

Revenues. Net coal royalties revenues increased by $8.1 million, or 16%, from $49.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $57.8 million in the same period of 2009. This increase was attributable to increases in both production and average coal sales prices. The average net coal royalty per ton, which represents the average coal royalties revenue per ton net of coal royalties expense, increased by $0.30 per ton, or 10%, from $3.01 per ton in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $3.31 per ton in the same period of 2009 and is attributable to both the increase in the average coal royalties revenue per ton for all regions and decreased royalties expense caused by decreased production from certain subleased properties.

Coal services revenues remained relatively constant from the six months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. Timber revenues decreased by $0.6 million, or 19%, from $3.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $2.8 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to decreased sales prices resulting from weakened market conditions for furniture-grade wood products. Oil and gas royalties revenues decreased by $1.6 million, or 55%, from $2.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $1.2 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to decreased natural gas prices. Other revenues, which consisted primarily of wheelage fees, forfeiture income and management fee income, increased by $1.3 million, or 33%, from $3.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $5.1 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased wheelage income.

Expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $0.9 million, or 123%, from $0.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $1.6 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due an increase in expenses related to our timber operations and costs incurred under our contractual obligations for mine maintenance. Taxes other than income remained relatively constant from the six months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. General and administrative costs increased by $0.9 million, or 14%, from $6.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $7.4 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased staffing and related employee benefit costs. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses increased by $1.7 million, or 12%, from $13.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $15.6 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased depletion expenses for our mining and timber operations.

Natural Gas Midstream Segment

Our natural gas midstream segment provides natural gas processing, gathering and other related services. As of June 30, 2009, we owned and operated natural gas midstream assets located in Oklahoma and Texas, including five natural gas processing facilities having 300 MMcfd of total capacity and approximately 4,069 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines. Our natural gas midstream business earns revenues primarily from gas processing contracts with natural gas producers and from fees charged for gathering natural gas volumes and providing other related services. In addition, we own a 25% member interest in Thunder Creek Gas Services, LLC, or Thunder Creek, a joint venture that gathers and transports coalbed methane in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. We also own a natural gas marketing business, which aggregates third-party volumes and sells those volumes into intrastate pipeline systems and at market hubs accessed by various interstate pipelines.

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, system throughput volumes at our gas processing plants and gathering systems, including gathering-only volumes, were 63.6 Bcf, or approximately 352 MMcfd. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, 24% and 15% of our natural gas midstream segment’s revenues and 18% and 12% of our total consolidated revenues were derived from two of our natural gas midstream segment’s customers, Conoco, Inc. and Tenaska Marketing Ventures.

 

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We continually seek new supplies of natural gas to offset the natural declines in production from the wells currently connected to our systems and to increase system throughput volumes. New natural gas supplies are obtained for all of our systems by contracting for production from new wells, connecting new wells drilled on dedicated acreage and contracting for natural gas that has been released from competitors’ systems. In the six months ended June 30, 2009, our natural gas midstream segment made aggregate capital expenditures of $26.2 million, primarily related to our Beaver/Spearman complex, or the Panhandle System, in Texas and Oklahoma.

Revenues, profitability and the future rate of growth of our natural gas midstream segment are highly dependent on market demand and prevailing natural gas liquid, or NGL, and natural gas prices. NGL and natural gas prices have been subject to significant volatility in recent years in response to changes in the supply and demand for NGL products and natural gas market demand. The deterioration of the global economy has resulted in a decrease in demand for natural gas and NGLs. Depending on the longevity and ultimate severity of the deterioration, NGL production from our processing plants could decrease and adversely affect our natural gas midstream processing income and our ability to make cash distributions. The deterioration of the global economy has also adversely affected credit availability and our access to new capital. This limited access to capital and credit availability has and could continue to hamper our ability to fund acquisitions, potentially restricting future growth potential.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared With the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial and other data for our natural gas midstream segment and the percentage change for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     % Change  
     2009    2008    
     (in thousands, except as noted)        

Financial Highlights

       

Revenues

       

Residue gas

   $ 67,170    $ 153,537      (56 %) 

Natural gas liquids

     38,917      70,507      (45 %) 

Condensate

     3,945      8,452      (53 %) 

Gathering, processing and transportation fees

     3,028      2,301      32
                 

Total natural gas midstream revenues (1)

     113,060      234,797      (52 %) 

Equity earnings in equity investment

     629      556      13

Producer services

     586      2,096      (72 %) 
                 

Total revenues

     114,275      237,449      (52 %) 
                 

Expenses

       

Cost of midstream gas purchased (1)

     92,154      202,819      (55 %) 

Operating

     6,691      4,817      39

Taxes other than income

     680      605      12

General and administrative

     4,237      3,469      22

Depreciation and amortization

     9,453      5,393      75
                 

Total operating expenses

     113,215      217,103      (48 %) 
                 

Operating income

   $ 1,060    $ 20,346      (95 %) 
                 

Operating Statistics

       

System throughput volumes (MMcf)

     31,342      23,884      31

Daily throughput volumes (MMcfd)

     344      262      31

Gross margin

   $ 20,906    $ 31,978      (35 %) 

Cash impact of derivatives

     3,377      (8,186   141
                 

Gross margin, adjusted for impact of derivatives

   $ 24,283    $ 23,792      2
                 

Gross margin ($/Mcf)

   $ 0.67    $ 1.34      (50 %) 

Cash impact of derivatives ($/Mcf)

     0.10      (0.34   129
                 

Gross margin, adjusted for impact of derivatives ($/Mcf)

   $ 0.77    $ 1.00      (23 %) 
                 

 

(1) In the three months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded $20.0 million of natural gas midstream revenue and $20.0 million for the cost of midstream gas purchased related to the purchase of natural gas from Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P., or PVOG LP, and the subsequent sale of that gas to third parties. We take title to the gas prior to transporting it to third parties. These transactions do not impact our gross margin.

Gross Margin. Our gross margin is the difference between our natural gas midstream revenues and our cost of midstream gas purchased. Natural gas midstream revenues include residue gas sold from processing plants after NGLs are removed, NGLs sold after being removed from system throughput volumes received, condensate collected and sold and gathering and other fees primarily from natural gas volumes connected to our gas processing plants. Cost of midstream gas purchased consists of amounts payable to third-party producers for natural gas purchased under percentage-of-proceeds and gas purchase/keep-whole contracts.

 

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The 35% gross margin decrease in the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period of 2008 was primarily due to decreased commodity pricing and frac spreads. Frac spreads are the difference between the price of NGLs sold and the cost of natural gas purchased on a per MMBtu basis. The gross margin decrease was partially offset by margins earned from increased system throughput volume production. The increased volumes were from regions exposed to both commodity prices and fixed fees.

System throughput volumes increased by 82 MMcfd, or 31%, from 262 MMcfd in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 344 MMcfd in the same period of 2009. This increase in throughput volumes was primarily due to the continued successful development by producers operating in the vicinity of the Panhandle System, as well as our success in contracting and connecting new supply. The Crossroads plant in East Texas, which became fully operational in April 2008, and the acquisition of Lone Star Gathering L.P., or Lone Star, which was consummated in the third quarter of 2008, also contributed to the volume increase.

During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we generated a majority of our gross margin from contractual arrangements under which the gross margin is exposed to increases and decreases in the price of natural gas and NGLs. As part of our risk management strategy, we use derivative financial instruments to economically hedge NGLs sold and natural gas purchased. See Note 4 – “Derivative Instruments,” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” for a description of our derivatives program. Adjusted for the cash impact of our commodity derivative instruments, our gross margin increased by $0.5 million, or 2%, from $23.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $24.3 million in the same period of 2009. On a per Mcf basis, adjusted for the cash impact of our commodity derivatives, our gross margin decreased by $0.23 Mcf, or 23%, from $1.00 per Mcf in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $0.77 in the same period of 2009. These changes were primarily due to the contribution of fixed fee volumes at the Crossroads plant and from the Lone Star acquisition.

Producer Services Revenues. Producer services revenues decreased by $1.5 million, or 72%, from $2.1 million to $0.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to the relative changes in natural gas indices from the purchasing and selling of natural gas as well as a decrease in fees earned from marketing.

Expenses. Operating expenses increased by $1.9 million, or 39%, from $4.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $6.7 million in the same period of 2009. This increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased costs for compressor rentals, related to our expanding footprint in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle, expansion projects and recent acquisitions. Taxes other than income remained relatively constant from the three months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. General and administrative expenses increased by $0.7 million, or 22%, from $3.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $4.2 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased staffing and related employee benefit costs. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $4.1 million, or 75%, from $5.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $9.5 million in the same period of 2009. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to capital spending on expansion projects, such as the Spearman and Crossroads plants and our 2008 acquisitions.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared With the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial and other data for our natural gas midstream segment and the percentage change for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     % Change  
     2009     2008    
     (in thousands, except as noted)        

Financial Highlights

      

Revenues

      

Residue gas

   $ 148,364      $ 215,204      (31 %) 

Natural gas liquids

     69,523        126,704      (45 %) 

Condensate

     6,848        14,668      (53 %) 

Gathering, processing and transportation fees

     5,704        3,269      74
                  

Total natural gas midstream revenues (1)

     230,439        359,845      (36 %) 

Equity earnings in equity investment

     1,748        556      214

Producer services

     595        3,568      (83 %) 
                  

Total revenues

     232,782        363,969      (36 %) 
                  

Expenses

      

Cost of midstream gas purchased (1)

     192,774        302,516      (36 %) 

Operating

     13,474        8,867      52

Taxes other than income

     1,478        1,306      13

General and administrative

     8,481        6,802      25

Depreciation and amortization

     18,562        10,480      77
                  

Total operating expenses

     234,769        329,971      (29 %) 
                  

Operating income (loss)

   $ (1,987   $ 33,998      (106 %) 
                  

Operating Statistics

      

System throughput volumes (MMcf)

     63,622        41,171      55

Daily throughput volumes (MMcfd)

     352        226      56

Gross margin

   $ 37,665      $ 57,329      (34 %) 

Cash impact of derivatives

     7,169        (16,600   143
                  

Gross margin, adjusted for impact of derivatives

   $ 44,834      $ 40,729      10
                  

Gross margin ($/Mcf)

   $ 0.59      $ 1.39      (58 %) 

Cash impact of derivatives ($/Mcf)

     0.11        (0.40   128
                  

Gross margin, adjusted for impact of derivatives ($/Mcf)

   $ 0.70      $ 0.99      (29 %) 
                  

 

(1) In the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded $41.2 million of natural gas midstream revenue and $41.2 million for the cost of midstream gas purchased related to the purchase of natural gas from PVOG LP and the subsequent sale of that gas to third parties. These transactions do not impact our gross margin.

Gross Margin. The 34% gross margin decrease in the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period of 2008 was a result of decreased commodity pricing and frac spreads, partially offset by margins earned from increased system throughput volume production.

System throughput volumes increased by 126 MMcfd, or 56%, from 226 MMcfd in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 352 MMcfd in the same period of 2009. This increase in throughput volumes was primarily due to the continued successful development by producers operating in the vicinity of the Panhandle System, as well as our success in contracting and connecting new supply. The Crossroads plant in East Texas, which became fully operational in April 2008, and the acquisition of Lone Star, which was consummated in the third quarter of 2008, also contributed to the volume increase.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we generated a majority of our gross margin from contractual arrangements under which the gross margin is exposed to increases and decreases in the price of natural gas and NGLs. As part of our risk management strategy, we use derivative financial instruments to economically hedge NGLs sold and natural gas purchased. See Note 4 – “Derivative Instruments,” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” for a description of our derivatives program. Adjusted for the cash impact of our commodity derivative instruments, our gross margin increased by $4.1 million, or 10%, from $40.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $44.8 million in the same period of 2009. On a per Mcf basis, adjusted for the cash impact of our commodity derivatives, our gross margin decreased by $0.29 Mcf, or 29%, from $0.99 per Mcf in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $0.70 in the same period of 2009. These changes were primarily due to the contribution of fixed fee volumes at the Crossroads plant and from the Lone Star acquisition.

Equity Earnings in Equity Investment. Our equity earnings increased $1.1 million, or 214%, from $0.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $1.7 million in the same period of 2009. This increase was due to our 25% member interest in Thunder Creek, a joint venture that gathers and transports coalbed methane in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. We acquired this member interest in the second quarter of 2008.

Producer Services Revenues. Producer services revenues decreased by $3.0 million, or 83%, from $3.6 million to $0.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period of 2008. This decrease was primarily due to the relative changes in natural gas indices from the purchasing and selling of natural gas as well as a decrease in the fees earned from marketing.

Expenses. Operating expenses increased by $4.6 million, or 52%, from $8.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $13.5 million in the same period of 2009. This increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased costs for compressor rentals related to our expanding footprint in areas of operation, including the addition of the Spearman and Crossroads plants. Taxes other than income increased by $0.2 million, or 13%, from $1.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $1.5 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased property taxes resulting from the construction of the Spearman and Crossroads plants. General and administrative expenses increased by $1.7 million, or 25%, from $6.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $8.5 million in the same period of 2009 primarily due to increased staffing and related employee benefit costs. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $8.1 million, or 77%, from $10.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to $18.6 million in the same period of 2009. This increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to capital spending on expansion projects, such as the Spearman and Crossroads plants and our 2008 acquisitions.

 

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Other

Our other results consist of interest expense and derivative gains and losses. The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial data for our other results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    % Change     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    % Change  
     2009     2008       2009     2008    

Operating income

   $ 21,393      $ 44,329      (52 %)    $ 43,320      $ 75,563      (43 %) 

Other income (expense)

            

Interest expense

     (6,365     (5,374   18     (11,981     (10,306   16

Other

     328        458      (28 %)      646        920      (30 %) 

Derivatives

     (2,034     (29,942   (93 %)      (9,195     (22,166   (59 %) 
                                    

Net income

   $ 13,322      $ 9,471      41   $ 22,790      $ 44,011      (48 %) 
                                    

Interest Expense. Our consolidated interest expense increased $1.0 million, or 18%, from $5.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to $6.4 million in the same period of 2009. Our consolidated interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

Source

   2009     2008     2009     2008  

Borrowings

   $ 5,596      $ 4,935      $ 10,464      $ 10,622   

Capitalized interest

     (149     (187     (226     (675

Interest rate swaps

     918        626        1,743        359   
                                

Total interest expense

   $ 6,365      $ 5,374      $ 11,981      $ 10,306   
                                

Interest expense for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 increased from the comparative periods in 2008 due to an increase in our weighted average debt balance caused by our past capital spending program including acquisitions and an increase in non-cash interest expense related to debt issuance costs, partially offset by an interest rate decrease.

Derivatives. Our results of operations and operating cash flows were impacted by changes in market prices affecting fair values for NGL, crude oil and natural gas prices. Commodity markets are volatile, and as a result, our hedging activity results can vary significantly. We determine the fair values of our commodity derivative instruments based on discounted cash flows based on quoted forward prices for the respective commodities. The discounted cash flows utilize discount rates adjusted for the credit risk of our counterparties for derivatives in an asset position and our own credit risk for derivatives in a liability position, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements.

Our derivative activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 is summarized below (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Interest Rate Swap unrealized derivative gain

   $ 3,574      $ —        $ 3,416      $ —     

Interest Rate Swap realized derivative loss

     (1,764     —          (2,720     —     

Natural gas midstream commodity unrealized derivative loss

     (7,221     (20,239     (17,060     (2,941

Natural gas midstream commodity realized derivative gain (loss)

     3,377        (9,703     7,169        (19,225
                                

Total derivative loss

   $ (2,034   $ (29,942   $ (9,195   $ (22,166
                                

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

On an ongoing basis, we generally satisfy our working capital requirements and fund our capital expenditures using cash generated from our operations, borrowings under our $800.0 million revolving credit facility, or the Revolver, and proceeds from equity offerings. As discussed in more detail in “–Long-Term Debt” below, as of June 30, 2009, we had availability of $201.3 million on the Revolver. We fund our debt service obligations and distributions to unitholders solely using cash generated from our operations. We believe that the cash generated from our operations and our borrowing capacity will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements, anticipated capital expenditures (other than major capital improvements or acquisitions), scheduled debt payments under the Revolver and our distribution payments for the remainder of 2009. However, our ability to satisfy our obligations and planned expenditures in the future will depend upon our future operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions in the coal industry and natural gas midstream market, some of which are beyond our control. Depending on the longevity and ultimate severity of the deterioration of the global economy, our ability to meet our working capital requirements and capital expenditures, including our ability to grow organically in the future through acquisitions, may be significantly adversely affected, as may our ability to make debt payments and cash distributions to our limited partners and to PVG, the owner of our general partner.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flow statements for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008  
     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income contribution

   $ 22,790      $ 44,011   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided operating activities (summarized)

     49,167        29,726   

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

     1,601        (410
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     73,558        73,327   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (33,548     (134,405

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (42,013     59,380   
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (2,003   $ (1,698
                

Operating Activities. At June 30, 2009, we had $7.5 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $9.5 million at December 31, 2008. Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was approximately $73.6 million compared to $73.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Cash flows provided by operating activities remained relatively constant from the six months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period of 2009. The effects of decreased commodity prices on our cash flows were partially offset by the effects of cash received in settlement of our commodity derivative instruments.

Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities was approximately $33.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $134.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was due to lower acquisition activity during the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to the same period of the prior year, as a result of economic conditions and lower commodity prices.

Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was approximately $42.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to cash provided of $59.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, an equity issuance provided net proceeds of approximately $141.0 million and was used in part to repay borrowings under the Revolver. The proceeds from borrowings during both periods were used to fund our capital expenditures.

 

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Long-Term Debt

Revolver. In March 2009, we increased the size of the Revolver from $700.0 million to $800.0 million, which resulted in $9.3 million of debt issuance costs. The Revolver is secured with substantially all of our assets. As of June 30, 2009, we had remaining borrowing capacity of $201.3 million on the Revolver net of outstanding borrowings of $597.1 million and letters of credit of $1.6 million. The Revolver matures in December 2011 and is available to us for general purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions, and includes a $10.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Interest is payable at a base rate plus an applicable margin of up to 1.25% if we select the base rate borrowing option or at a rate derived from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75% if we select the LIBOR-based borrowing option. At June 30, 2009, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Revolver was approximately 2.5%. We have entered into interest rate swaps, or Interest Rate Swaps, to establish fixed rates on a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. As of June 30, 2009, we were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Revolver.

Future Capital Needs and Commitments

We believe that short-term cash requirements for operating expenses and quarterly distributions to PVG, as the owner of our general partner, and unitholders will be funded through operating cash flows. We also believe that our remaining borrowing capacity will be sufficient for our capital needs and commitments for the remainder of 2009. Subject to commodity prices and the availability of capital, we are committed to the growth of both our business segments through a combination of organic projects and acquisitions of new properties and assets. For the remainder of 2009, we anticipate making capital expenditures of approximately $61.3 to $66.3 million. The majority of the 2009 capital expenditures are expected to be incurred in the natural gas midstream segment, including our July 2009 acquisition of gas processing and residue pipeline facilities in western Oklahoma from Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. for approximately $22.6 million in cash, which was funded by borrowings under the Revolver.

Long-term cash requirements for acquisitions and other capital expenditures are expected to be funded by several sources, including cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under the Revolver and the issuance of additional debt and equity securities if available under commercially acceptable terms. However, disruptions in the global financial and commodities markets and the general economic climate have made access to equity and debt capital markets very difficult since late in 2008. While signs of improvement in these markets have occurred, including issuances of debt and equity securities by other publicly traded partnerships, the short-term outlook remains uncertain with respect to our ability to access the capital markets on acceptable terms. If the situation deteriorates and we are unable to access the capital markets for an extended period, our ability to make acquisitions and other capital expenditures, as well as our ability to increase or sustain cash distributions to our limited partners and to PVG, the owner of our general partner, will likely become impaired. If additional financing is required, there are no assurances that it will be available, or if available, that it can be obtained on terms favorable to us or not dilutive to our future earnings.

Environmental Matters

Our operations and those of our coal lessees are subject to environmental laws and regulations adopted by various governmental authorities in the jurisdictions in which these operations are conducted. The terms of our coal property leases impose liability on the relevant lessees for all environmental and reclamation liabilities arising under those laws and regulations. The lessees are bonded and have indemnified us against any and all future environmental liabilities. We regularly visit our coal properties to monitor lessee compliance with environmental laws and regulations and to review mining activities. Our management believes that our operations and those of our lessees comply with existing laws and regulations and does not expect any environment-related material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, our environmental liabilities included $1.1 million and $1.2 million, which represents our best estimate of the liabilities as of those dates related to our coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream businesses. We have reclamation bonding requirements with respect to certain unleased and inactive properties. Given the uncertainty of when a reclamation area will meet regulatory standards, a change in this estimate could occur in the future.

 

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Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The process of preparing financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to make estimates and judgments regarding certain items and transactions. It is possible that materially different amounts could be recorded if these estimates and judgments change or if the actual results differ from these estimates and judgments. Our most critical accounting policies which involve the judgment of our management were fully disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and remained unchanged as of June 30, 2009.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 12—“New Accounting Standards” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein that are not descriptions of historical facts are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

the volatility of commodity prices for natural gas, NGLs, crude oil and coal;

 

   

our ability to access external sources of capital;

 

   

any impairment writedowns of our assets;

 

   

the relationship between natural gas, NGL and coal prices;

 

   

the projected demand for and supply of natural gas, NGLs and coal;

 

   

competition among producers in the coal industry generally and among natural gas midstream companies;

 

   

the extent to which the amount and quality of actual production of our coal differs from estimated recoverable coal reserves;

 

   

our ability to generate sufficient cash from our businesses to maintain and pay the quarterly distribution to our general partner and our unitholders;

 

   

the experience and financial condition of our coal lessees and natural gas midstream customers, including our lessees’ ability to satisfy their royalty, environmental, reclamation and other obligations to us and others;

 

   

operating risks, including unanticipated geological problems, incidental to our coal and natural resource management or natural gas midstream business;

 

   

our ability to acquire new coal reserves or natural gas midstream assets and new sources of natural gas supply and connections to third-party pipelines on satisfactory terms;

 

   

our ability to retain existing or acquire new natural gas midstream customers and coal lessees;

 

   

the ability of our lessees to produce sufficient quantities of coal on an economic basis from our reserves and obtain favorable contracts for such production;

 

   

the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions including force majeure events;

 

   

delays in anticipated start-up dates of our lessees’ mining operations and related coal infrastructure projects and new processing plants in our natural gas midstream business;

 

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environmental risks affecting the mining of coal reserves or the production, gathering and processing of natural gas;

 

   

the timing of receipt of necessary governmental permits by us or our lessees;

 

   

hedging results;

 

   

accidents;

 

   

changes in governmental regulation or enforcement practices, especially with respect to environmental, health and safety matters, including with respect to emissions levels applicable to coal-burning power generators;

 

   

uncertainties relating to the outcome of current and future litigation regarding mine permitting;

 

   

risks and uncertainties relating to general domestic and international economic (including inflation, interest rates and financial and credit markets) and political conditions (including the impact of potential terrorist attacks); and

 

   

other risks set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our press releases and public periodic filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Many of the factors that will determine our future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s views only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. The principal market risks to which we are exposed are as follows:

 

   

Price Risk

 

   

Interest Rate Risk

 

   

Customer Credit Risk

As a result of our risk management activities as discussed below, we are also exposed to counterparty risk with financial institutions with whom we enter into these risk management positions. Sensitivity to these risks has heightened due to the deterioration of the global economy, including financial and credit markets.

Price Risk

Our price risk management program permits the utilization of derivative financial instruments (such as swaps, costless collars and three-way collars) to seek to mitigate the price risks associated with fluctuations in natural gas, NGL and crude oil prices as they relate to our natural gas midstream segment. The derivative financial instruments are placed with major financial institutions that we believe are of acceptable credit risk. The fair values of our price risk management activities are significantly affected by fluctuations in the prices of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil.

At June 30, 2009, we reported a commodity derivative asset related to our natural gas midstream segment of $5.7 million that is with three counterparties and is substantially concentrated with one of those counterparties. This concentration may impact our overall credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that these counterparties may be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. We neither paid nor received collateral with respect to our derivative positions. The maximum amount of loss due to credit risk if counterparties to our derivative asset positions fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts would be equal to the fair value of the contracts as of June 30, 2009. No significant uncertainties related to the collectability of amounts owed to us exist with regard to these counterparties.

For the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we reported net derivative losses of $2.0 million and $9.2 million. Because we no longer use hedge accounting for our commodity derivatives or Interest Rate Swaps, we recognize changes in fair value in earnings currently in the derivatives line item of our condensed consolidated statements of income. We have experienced and could continue to experience significant changes in the estimate of derivative gains or losses recognized due to fluctuations in the value of these commodity derivative contracts. The discontinuation of hedge accounting has no impact on our reported cash flows, although our results of operations are affected by the volatility of mark-to-market gains and losses and changes in fair value, which fluctuate with changes in natural gas, crude oil and NGL prices. These fluctuations could be significant in a volatile pricing environment.

 

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The following table lists our derivative agreements and their fair values as of June 30, 2009:

 

          Weighted Average Price Collars     
     Average
Volume Per
Day
   Additional Put
Option
   Put    Call    Fair Value
(in thousands)
     (in barrels)         (per barrel)     

Crude Oil Three-Way Collar

              

Third Quarter 2009 through Fourth Quarter 2009

   1,000    $ 70.00    $ 90.00    $ 119.25    $ 2,634
     (in MMBtu)         (per MMBtu)     

Frac Spread Collar

              

Second Quarter 2009 through Fourth Quarter 2009

   6,000       $ 9.09    $ 13.94      1,235
     (in barrels)         (per barrel)     

Crude Oil Collar

              

Second Quarter 2010 through Fourth Quarter 2010

   750       $ 70.00    $ 81.25      28

Settlements to be received in subsequent period

                 1,781
                  

Natural gas midstream segment commodity derivatives - net asset

               $ 5,678
                  

We estimate that, excluding the effects of derivative positions described above, for every $1.00 per MMBtu increase or decrease in the natural gas price, natural gas midstream gross margin and operating income for the remainder of 2009 would decrease or increase by approximately $2.5 million. In addition, we estimate that for every $5.00 per barrel increase or decrease in the crude oil price, natural gas midstream gross margin and operating income for the second half of 2009 would increase or decrease by approximately $2.4 million. This assumes that natural gas prices, crude oil prices and inlet volumes remain constant at anticipated levels. These estimated changes in gross margin and operating income exclude potential cash receipts or payments in settling these derivative positions.

We estimate that a $5.00 per barrel increase in the crude oil price would decrease the fair value of the crude oil collars by $1.6 million. We estimate that a $5.00 per barrel decrease in the crude oil price would increase the fair value of the crude oil collars by $1.5 million. In addition, we estimate that a $1.00 per MMBtu increase or decrease in the natural gas purchase price and a $4.65 per barrel (the estimated equivalent of $5.00 per barrel of crude oil) increase or decrease in the NGL sales price would affect the fair value of the frac spread collar by $0.1 million. These estimated changes exclude potential cash receipts or payments in settling these derivative positions.

Interest Rate Risk

As of June 30, 2009, we had $597.1 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolver, which carries a variable interest rate throughout its term. We entered into the Interest Rate Swaps to effectively convert the interest rate on $310.0 million of the amount outstanding under the Revolver from a LIBOR-based floating rate to a weighted average fixed rate of 3.54% plus the applicable margin until March 2010. From March 2010 to December 2011, the notional amounts of the Interest Rate Swaps total $250.0 million with us paying a weighted average fixed rate of 3.37% on the notional amount, and the counterparties paying a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR. From December 2011 to December 2012, the notional amounts of the Interest Rate Swaps total $100.0 million, with us paying a weighted average fixed rate of 2.09% on the notional amount, and the counterparties paying a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR. The Interest Rate Swaps extend one year past the maturity of the current Revolver. A 1% increase in short-term interest rates on the floating rate debt outstanding under the Revolver (net of amounts fixed through hedging transactions) as of June 30, 2009 would cost us approximately $2.9 million in additional interest expense per annum.

In the first quarter of 2009, we discontinued hedge accounting for all of the Interest Rate Swaps. Accordingly, subsequent fair value gains and losses for the Interest Rate Swaps are recognized in earnings currently. Our results of operations are affected by the volatility of changes in fair value, which fluctuates with changes in interest rates. These fluctuations could be significant. See Note 4 – “Derivative Instruments,” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” for a further description of our derivatives program.

 

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Customer Credit Risk

We are exposed to the credit risk of our natural gas midstream customers and coal lessees. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, two of our natural gas midstream segment customers accounted for $56.3 million and $35.6 million, or 18% and 12%, of our total consolidated revenues. At June 30, 2009, 20% of our consolidated accounts receivable related to these customers. No significant uncertainties related to the collectability of amounts owed to us exist in regard to these two natural gas midstream customers.

This customer concentration increases our exposure to credit risk on our receivables, since the financial insolvency of any of these customers could have a significant impact on our results of operations. If our natural gas midstream customers or coal lessees become financially insolvent, they may not be able to continue to operate or meet their payment obligations to us. Any material losses as a result of customer or lessee defaults could harm and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Substantially all of our trade accounts receivable are unsecured.

To mitigate the risks of nonperformance by our natural gas midstream customers, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of our existing customers. We monitor individual customer payment capability in granting credit arrangements to new customers by performing credit evaluations, seek to limit credit to amounts we believe the customers can pay and maintain reserves we believe are adequate to cover exposure for uncollectible accounts. As of June 30, 2009, no receivables were collateralized, and we had a $2.0 million allowance for doubtful accounts recorded for the natural gas midstream and coal and natural resource management segments.

 

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Item 4 Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we performed an evaluation of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2009. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and on a timely basis. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2009, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

  (b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No changes were made in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 6 Exhibits

 

12.1    Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Calculation.
31.1    Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

      PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
      By: PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE GP, LLC
Date:   August 6, 2009     By:   /s/ Frank A. Pici
        Frank A. Pici
        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   August 6, 2009     By:   /s/ Forrest W. McNair
        Forrest W. McNair
        Vice President and Controller

 

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