10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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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, 2007

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 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 a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

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 1, 2007, 46,106,285 common limited partner units were outstanding.

 



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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

 

          Page
PART I.    Financial Information   
Item 1.    Financial Statements   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006    1
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006    2
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006    3
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    4
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    12
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    28
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    30
PART II.    Other Information   
Item 6.    Exhibits    31


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1 Financial Statements

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – unaudited

(in thousands, except per unit data)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

        

Natural gas midstream

   $ 114,407     $ 95,350     $ 209,725     $ 204,531  

Coal royalties

     24,029       24,254       49,029       46,676  

Coal services

     2,092       1,404       3,693       2,830  

Other

     3,616       2,455       5,897       4,590  
                                

Total revenues

     144,144       123,463       268,344       258,627  
                                

Expenses

        

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     95,077       75,692       174,808       174,343  

Operating

     5,497       4,094       11,011       7,572  

Taxes other than income

     603       438       1,446       1,136  

General and administrative

     5,763       5,134       11,402       10,404  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     9,822       8,816       19,955       17,637  
                                

Total expenses

     116,762       94,174       218,622       211,092  
                                

Operating income

     27,382       29,289       49,722       47,535  

Other income (expense)

        

Interest expense

     (3,617 )     (4,416 )     (7,164 )     (8,483 )

Interest income

     345       277       632       571  

Derivatives

     (7,550 )     (11,929 )     (10,197 )     (18,062 )
                                

Net income

   $ 16,560     $ 13,221     $ 32,993     $ 21,561  
                                

General partner’s interest in net income

   $ 2,940     $ 902     $ 5,434     $ 1,412  
                                

Limited partners’ interest in net income

   $ 13,620     $ 12,319     $ 27,559     $ 20,149  
                                

Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit

   $ 0.30     $ 0.30     $ 0.60     $ 0.48  
                                

Weighted average number of units outstanding, basic and diluted:

        

Common

     44,084       33,994       43,217       33,994  

Class B

     2,023       —         2,885       —    

Subordinated

     —         7,650       —         7,650  

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

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     June 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,503     $ 11,440  

Accounts receivable

     70,589       66,987  

Derivative assets

     1,740       449  

Other current assets

     2,297       2,587  
                

Total current assets

     87,129       81,463  
                

Property, plant and equipment

     732,967       665,135  

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (126,370 )     (108,622 )
                

Net property, plant and equipment

     606,597       556,513  
                

Derivative assets

     2,169       2,455  

Other long-term assets

     72,179       73,592  
                

Total assets

   $ 768,074     $ 714,023  
                

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 63,778     $ 63,253  

Current portion of long-term debt

     11,846       10,832  

Deferred income

     6,662       6,999  

Derivative liabilities

     14,888       6,996  
                

Total current liabilities

     97,174       88,080  

Deferred income

     3,457       6,592  

Other liabilities

     3,313       3,339  

Derivative liabilities

     5,438       6,618  

Long-term debt

     263,283       207,214  

Partners’ capital

     395,409       402,180  
                

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 768,074     $ 714,023  
                

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

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – unaudited

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Net income

   $ 16,560     $ 13,221     $ 32,993     $ 21,561  

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

        

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     9,822       8,816       19,955       17,637  

Commodity derivative contracts:

        

Total derivative losses

     8,835       12,640       12,325       18,512  

Cash settlements of derivatives

     (2,189 )     (5,139 )     (4,261 )     (8,061 )

Non-cash interest expense

     165       191       330       382  

Equity earnings, net of distributions received

     (645 )     2,358       (878 )     2,028  

Gain on sale of property and equipment

     (198 )     —         (198 )     —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     1,448       5,115       (2,950 )     (1,540 )
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     33,798       37,202       57,316       50,519  
                                

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (52,117 )     (78,318 )     (52,456 )     (81,387 )

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (11,872 )     (9,825 )     (18,874 )     (15,321 )

Other

     154       3       197       3  
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (63,835 )     (88,140 )     (71,133 )     (96,705 )
                                

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Distributions to partners

     (21,951 )     (15,524 )     (42,980 )     (31,048 )

Proceeds from borrowings

     52,000       64,800       62,000       64,800  

Repayments of borrowings

     —         —         (5,000 )     (3,300 )

Proceeds from issuance of units

     —         —         860       —    
                                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     30,049       49,276       14,880       30,452  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     12       (1,662 )     1,063       (15,734 )

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period

     12,491       9,121       11,440       23,193  
                                

Cash and cash equivalents – end of period

   $ 12,503     $ 7,459     $ 12,503     $ 7,459  
                                

Supplemental disclosure:

        

Cash paid for interest

   $ 2,369     $ 3,511     $ 6,903     $ 8,863  

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, 2007

1. Organization

Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed by Penn Virginia Corporation (“Penn Virginia”) in 2001 primarily to engage in the business of managing coal properties in the United States. We conduct operations in two business segments: coal and natural gas midstream.

In our coal segment, we do not operate any coal mines. Instead, we enter into leases with various third-party operators which give those operators the right to mine coal reserves on our land in exchange for royalty payments. We also provide fee-based infrastructure facilities to some of our lessees and third parties to generate coal services revenues. These facilities include coal loading facilities, preparation plants and coal handling facilities located at end-user industrial plants. We also sell timber growing on our land.

In our natural gas midstream segment, we own and operate a significant set of natural gas midstream assets. Our natural gas midstream business derives revenues primarily from gas processing contracts with natural gas producers and from fees charged for gathering natural gas volumes and providing other related services.

Our general partner is Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (“PVG”). Penn Virginia owns an approximately 82% limited partner interest in PVG as well as the non-economic general partner interest in PVG. PVG owns an approximately 42% limited partner interest in us as well as the 2% general partner interest in us.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies are consistent with those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Please refer to such Form 10-K for a further discussion of those policies.

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial reporting and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. 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 the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Operating results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.

 

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New Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, a standard that provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 also responds to investors’ requests for expanded information about the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 157 does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop fair value assumptions. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2007. We have not yet determined the impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements of adopting SFAS No. 157 effective January 1, 2008.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We have not yet determined the impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements of adopting SFAS No. 159 effective January 1, 2008.

3. Acquisitions

Coal Segment

On June 11, 2007, we acquired from a private seller approximately 9 million tons of coal reserves. This property is located on approximately 1,700 acres in Jackson County, Illinois. The purchase price was $9.9 million in cash and was funded with long-term debt under our revolving credit facility.

On June 29, 2007, we acquired from a private seller the fee ownership or lease rights to approximately 51 million tons of coal reserves, along with a preparation plant and coal handling facilities. This property is located on approximately 17,000 acres in Webster and Hopkins Counties, Kentucky. The purchase price was $42.0 million in cash and was funded with long-term debt under our revolving credit facility. The assets have been recorded as a component of property, plant and equipment; however, the purchase price allocation for this acquisition has not been finalized.

4. Derivative Instruments

Natural Gas Midstream Segment Commodity Derivatives

We utilize swap derivative contracts to hedge against the variability in cash flows associated with forecasted natural gas midstream revenues and cost of midstream gas purchased. While the use of derivative instruments limits the risk of adverse price movements, their use also may limit future revenues or cost savings from favorable price movements.

With respect to a swap contract, the counterparty is required to make a payment to us if the settlement price for any settlement period is less than the swap price for such contract, and we are required to make a payment to the counterparty if the settlement price for any settlement period is greater than the swap price for such contract.

The fair values of our derivative agreements are determined based on forward price quotes for the respective commodities as of June 30, 2007. The following table sets forth our positions as of June 30, 2007 for commodities related to natural gas midstream revenues (ethane, propane, natural gas and crude oil) and cost of midstream gas purchased (natural gas and crude oil):

 

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Average
Volume

Per Day

   

Weighted

Average

Price

    Weighted Average Price
Collars
   Estimated Fair
Value
 
         Put    Call   

Ethane Swaps

   (in gallons )     (per gallon )           (in thousands)  

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   34,440     $ 0.5050           $ (1,421 )

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   34,440     $ 0.4700             (2,344 )

Propane Swaps

   (in gallons )     (per gallon )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   26,040     $ 0.7550             (1,952 )

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   26,040     $ 0.7175             (3,820 )

Crude Oil Swaps

   (in barrels )     (per barrel )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   560     $ 50.80             (2,071 )

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   560     $ 49.27             (4,473 )

Natural Gas Swaps

   (in MMbtu )     (per MMbtu )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   4,000     $ 6.97             2,258  

Natural Gasoline Swap/Crude Oil Swap

   (in gallons / in barrels )     (per gallon / per barrel )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   23,520 /560     $ 1.265 / 57.12             (294 )

Ethane Collar

   (in gallons )       (per gallon)   

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   5,000       $ 0.6100    $ 0.7125      (52 )

Propane Collar

   (in gallons )       (per gallon)   

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   9,000       $ 1.0300    $ 1.1640      (72 )

Natural Gasoline Collar

   (in gallons )       (per gallon)   

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   6,300       $ 1.4800    $ 1.6465      (380 )

Crude Oil Collar

   (in barrels )       (per barrel)   

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   400       $ 65.00    $ 75.25      (226 )

Frac Spread

   (in MMbtu )     (per MMbtu )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   7,128     $ 4.299             (2,196 )

Settlements to be paid in subsequent period

               (1,026 )
                  

Natural gas midstream segment commodity derivatives - net liability

  

          $ (18,069 )
                  

At June 30, 2007, we reported (i) a net derivative liability related to the natural gas midstream segment of $18.1 million and (ii) a loss in accumulated other comprehensive income of $7.9 million related to derivatives in the natural gas midstream segment for which we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting in 2006. The following table summarizes the effects of commodity derivative activities on our condensed consolidated statements of income:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (in thousands)     (in thousands)  

Income statement caption:

        

Midstream revenue

   $ (2,050 )   $ (2,564 )   $ (4,336 )   $ (4,732 )

Cost of gas purchased

     765       1,853       2,208       4,282  

Derivatives

     (7,550 )     (11,929 )     (10,197 )     (18,062 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net income

   $ (8,835 )   $ (12,640 )   $ (12,325 )   $ (18,512 )
                                

Realized and unrealized derivative impact:

        

Cash paid for derivative settlements

   $ (2,189 )   $ (5,139 )   $ (4,261 )   $ (8,061 )

Unrealized derivative gain (loss)

     (6,646 )     (7,501 )     (8,064 )     (10,451 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net income

   $ (8,835 )   $ (12,640 )   $ (12,325 )   $ (18,512 )
                                

Interest Rate Swaps

In September 2005, we entered into interest rate swap agreements (the “Revolver Swaps”) to establish fixed

 

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rates on $60 million of the portion of the outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility that is based on the London Inter Bank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) until March 2010. We pay a weighted average fixed rate of 4.22% on the notional amount plus the applicable margin, and the counterparties pay a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR. Settlements on the Revolver Swaps are recorded as interest expense. The Revolver Swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, the effective portion of the change in the fair value of the swap transactions is recorded each period in other comprehensive income. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value, if any, is recorded to current period earnings as interest expense. We reported (i) a derivative asset of approximately $1.7 million at June 30, 2007 and (ii) a gain in accumulated other comprehensive income of $1.7 million at June 30, 2007 related to the Revolver Swaps. In connection with periodic settlements, we recognized $0.3 million in net hedging gains in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

5. Partners’ Capital and Distributions

As of June 30, 2007, partners’ capital consisted of 46.1 million common units, representing a 98% limited partner interest, and a 2% general partner interest. As of June 30, 2007, affiliates of Penn Virginia owned, in the aggregate, an approximately 42% limited partner interest in us, consisting of 19.9 million common units, and a 2% general partner interest.

Net Income per Limited Partner Unit

Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit is determined by dividing net income available to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period. To calculate net income available to limited partners, income is first allocated to our general partner based on the amount of incentive distributions to which it is entitled and the remainder is allocated between the limited partners and our general partner based on their percentage ownership interests in us.

Cash Distributions

We make quarterly cash distributions of our available cash, generally defined as all of our cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of each quarter less cash reserves established by our general partner at its sole discretion. According to our partnership agreement, the 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 %

We are currently in the highest threshold of the incremental incentive cash distributions table above. The following table reflects the allocation of total cash distributions paid during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,

     2007    2006    2007    2006

Limited partner units

   $ 18,903    $ 14,576    $ 37,346    $ 29,152

General partner interest (2%)

     386      298      762      595

Incentive distribution rights

     2,662      650      4,872      1,301
                           

Total cash distributions paid

   $ 21,951    $ 15,524    $ 42,980    $ 31,048
                           

Total cash distributions paid per unit

   $ 0.41    $ 0.35    $ 0.81    $ 0.70

 

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We paid a quarterly distribution of $0.40 per unit, or $1.60 per unit on an annualized basis, in February 2007, and we paid a quarterly distribution of $0.41 per unit, or $1.64 per unit on an annualized basis, in May 2007. In July 2007, we announced a $0.42 per unit distribution for the three months ended June 30, 2007, or $1.68 per unit on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on August 14, 2007 to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 6, 2007.

6. 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 totaled $1.4 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and $2.6 million and $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. These costs are reflected in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of income. At least annually, management performs an analysis of general corporate expenses based on time allocations of shared employees and other pertinent factors. Based on this analysis, management believes the allocation methodologies used are reasonable.

Accounts Payable—Affiliate

Amounts payable to related parties totaled $2.4 million as of June 30, 2007. This balance consists primarily of amounts due to Penn Virginia for general and administrative expenses incurred on our behalf and is included in accounts payable on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Marketing Revenues

Connect Energy Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of us, earned $0.6 million and $1.0 million in fees for marketing a portion of Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.’s natural gas production during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007. The marketing agreement was effective September 1, 2006. Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn Virginia. Marketing revenues are included in other revenues on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

7. Long-Term Incentive Plan

We recognized compensation expense related to the granting of common units and deferred common units and the vesting of restricted units granted under our general partner’s long-term incentive plan to employees of Penn Virginia who perform services for us. For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we recognized a total of $0.6 million and $0.9 million of compensation expense related to the long-term incentive plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we recognized a total of $1.1 million and $1.3 million of compensation expense related to the long-term incentive plan.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, 85,233 restricted units with a weighted average grant date fair value of $26.85 per unit were granted to employees of Penn Virginia who perform services for us. During the same period, 42,582 restricted units with a weighted average grant date fair value of $27.56 per unit vested. Restricted units granted in 2007 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.

8. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income represents certain changes in partners’ capital during the reporting period, including net income and charges directly to partners’ capital which are excluded from net income. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the components of comprehensive income were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007    2006     2007    2006  
     (in thousands)     (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 16,560    $ 13,221     $ 32,993    $ 21,561  

Unrealized holding losses on derivative activities

     771      (2,819 )     571      (4,785 )

Reclassification adjustment for derivative activities

     1,112      604       1,784      764  
                              

Comprehensive income

   $ 18,443    $ 11,006     $ 35,348    $ 17,540  
                              

 

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9. 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, management believes these claims will not have a material effect on our financial position, liquidity or operations.

Environmental Compliance

The operations of our coal lessees and our natural gas midstream segment 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 for all environmental and reclamation liabilities arising under those laws and regulations on the relevant lessees. The lessees are bonded and have indemnified us against any and all future environmental liabilities. We regularly visit coal properties under lease to monitor lessee compliance with environmental laws and regulations and to review mining activities. Our management believes that the operations of our coal lessees and our natural gas midstream segment comply with existing regulations and does not expect any material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

As of June 30, 2007, our environmental liabilities included $1.5 million, which represents our best estimate of our liabilities as of that date related to our coal 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 coal 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.

10. Segment Information

Segment information has been prepared in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. Under SFAS No. 131, operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision-making group consists of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers. This group routinely reviews and makes operating and resource allocation decisions among our coal operations and our natural gas midstream operations. Accordingly, our reportable segments are as follows:

 

   

Coal – management and leasing of coal properties and subsequent collection of royalties; other land management activities such as selling standing timber and real estate rentals; leasing of fee-based coal-related infrastructure facilities to certain lessees and end-user industrial plants.

 

   

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

 

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

 

     Coal    Natural Gas
Midstream
   Consolidated  
     (in thousands)  

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007:

        

Revenues

   $ 28,410    $ 115,734    $ 144,144  

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        95,077      95,077  

Operating costs and expenses

     5,524      6,339      11,863  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     5,320      4,502      9,822  
                      

Operating income

   $ 17,566    $ 9,816      27,382  
                      

Interest expense, net

           (3,272 )

Derivatives

           (7,550 )
              

Net income

         $ 16,560  
              

Additions to property and equipment and acquisitions

   $ 52,130    $ 11,859    $ 63,989  
                      

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006:

        

Revenues

   $ 27,898    $ 95,565    $ 123,463  

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        75,692    $ 75,692  

Operating costs and expenses

     3,822      5,844    $ 9,666  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     4,747      4,069      8,816  
                      

Operating income

   $ 19,329    $ 9,960    $ 29,289  
                      

Interest expense, net

           (4,139 )

Derivatives

           (11,929 )
              

Net income

         $ 13,221  
              

Additions to property and equipment and acquisitions

   $ 69,163    $ 18,980    $ 88,143  
                      

 

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     Coal    Natural Gas
Midstream
   Consolidated  
     (in thousands)  

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007:

        

Revenues

   $ 56,894    $ 211,450    $ 268,344  

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        174,808      174,808  

Operating costs and expenses

     10,618      13,241      23,859  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     10,810      9,145      19,955  
                      

Operating income

   $ 35,466    $ 14,256      49,722  
                      

Interest expense, net

           (6,532 )

Derivatives

           (10,197 )
              

Net income

         $ 32,993  
              

Additions to property and equipment and acquisitions

   $ 53,466    $ 17,864    $ 71,330  
                      

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006:

        

Revenues

   $ 53,226    $ 205,401    $ 258,627  

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        174,343    $ 174,343  

Operating costs and expenses

     7,331      11,781    $ 19,112  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     9,499      8,138      17,637  
                      

Operating income

   $ 36,396    $ 11,139    $ 47,535  
                      

Interest expense, net

           (7,912 )

Derivatives

           (18,062 )
              

Net income

         $ 21,561  
              

Additions to property and equipment and acquisitions

   $ 75,167    $ 21,541    $ 96,708  
                      

 

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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. (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.” Our discussion and analysis include the following items:

 

   

Overview of Business

 

   

Acquisitions and Investments

 

   

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

   

Results of Operations

 

   

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

   

Environmental Matters

 

   

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

   

Forward-Looking Statements

Overview of Business

We are a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed by Penn Virginia in 2001 that is principally engaged in the management of coal properties and the gathering and processing of natural gas in the United States. Both in our current limited partnership form and in our previous corporate form, we have managed coal properties since 1882. We currently conduct operations in two business segments: coal and natural gas midstream. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $49.7 million, compared to $47.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the coal segment contributed $35.5 million, or 71%, to operating income, and the natural gas midstream segment contributed $14.3 million, or 29%. The following table presents a summary of certain financial information relating to our segments:

 

     Coal    Natural Gas
Midstream
   Consolidated
     (in thousands)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007:

        

Revenues

   $ 56,894    $ 211,450    $ 268,344

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        174,808      174,808

Operating costs and expenses

     10,618      13,241      23,859

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     10,810      9,145      19,955
                    

Operating income

   $ 35,466    $ 14,256    $ 49,722
                    

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006:

        

Revenues

   $ 53,226    $ 205,401    $ 258,627

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     —        174,343      174,343

Operating costs and expenses

     7,331      11,781      19,112

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     9,499      8,138      17,637
                    

Operating income

   $ 36,396    $ 11,139    $ 47,535
                    

Coal Segment

As of December 31, 2006, we owned or controlled approximately 765 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 do not operate any coal mines. In the six months ended June 30, 2007, our lessees produced 16.3 million tons of coal from our properties and paid us coal royalty revenues of $49.0 million, for an average gross coal royalty per ton of $3.00. Approximately 81% of our coal royalty revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 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 royalty revenues for the respective periods was derived from coal mined on our properties under leases containing fixed royalty rates that escalate annually.

 

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Coal royalties are impacted by several factors that we generally cannot control. The number of tons mined annually is determined by an operator’s mining efficiency, labor availability, geologic conditions, access to capital, ability to market coal and ability to arrange reliable transportation to the end-user. The possibility exists that new legislation or regulations have or may be adopted which may have a significant impact on the mining operations of our lessees or their customers’ ability to use coal and which may require us, our lessees or our lessee’s customers to change operations significantly or incur substantial costs.

Coal prices also impact coal royalty revenues. Coal prices, especially in Central Appalachia where the majority of our coal is produced, increased significantly from the beginning of 2004 through most of 2006. The price increase during that period was primarily the result of increased electricity demand, rebuilding of inventories and decreasing coal production in Central Appalachia. In the second half of 2006 and continuing into 2007, coal prices decreased from the historically high levels experienced in the previous two and one half years, due to higher than normal coal inventories at electric utilities and milder than normal winter weather.

Substantially all of our leases require the lessee to pay minimum rental payments to us in monthly or annual installments. We actively work with our lessees to develop efficient methods to exploit our reserves and to maximize production from our properties. We also earn revenues from providing fee-based coal preparation and transportation services to our lessees, which enhance their production levels and generate additional coal royalty revenues, and from industrial third party coal end-users by owning and operating coal handling facilities through our joint venture with Massey Energy Company. In addition, we earn revenues from oil and gas royalty interests we own, from coal transportation rights and from the sale of standing timber on our properties.

Natural Gas Midstream Segment

We own and operate natural gas midstream assets located in Oklahoma and the panhandle of Texas. These assets include approximately 3,655 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines and three natural gas processing facilities having 160 million cubic feet per day (“MMcfd”) of total capacity. Our natural gas midstream business derives revenues primarily from gas processing contracts with natural gas producers and from fees charged for gathering natural gas volumes and providing other related services. 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, 2007, system throughput volumes at our gas processing plants and gathering systems, including gathering-only volumes, were 32.9 billion cubic feet, or 182 MMcfd, and three of our natural gas midstream customers accounted for 53% of our natural gas midstream revenues.

We continually seek new supplies of natural gas to both 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 by contracting for natural gas that has been released from competitors’ systems.

Revenues, profitability and the future rate of growth of the natural gas midstream segment are highly dependent on market demand and prevailing natural gas liquid (“NGL”) and natural gas prices. Historically, changes in the prices of most NGL products have generally correlated with changes in the price of crude oil. 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 uncertainty.

Acquisitions and Investments

On June 11, 2007, we acquired from a private seller approximately 9 million tons of coal reserves. This property is located on approximately 1,700 acres in Jackson County, Illinois. The purchase price was $9.9 million in cash and was funded with long-term debt under our revolving credit facility.

 

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On June 29, 2007, we acquired from a private seller the fee ownership or lease rights to approximately 51 million tons of coal reserves, along with a preparation plant and coal handling facilities. This property is located on approximately 17,000 acres in Webster and Hopkins Counties, Kentucky. The purchase price was $42.0 million in cash and was funded with long-term debt under our revolving credit facility. The assets have been recorded as a component of property, plant and equipment; however, the purchase price allocation for this acquisition has not been finalized.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We generally satisfy our working capital requirements and fund our capital expenditures and debt service obligations from cash generated from our operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. 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 and distribution payments. See Note 5 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a tabular presentation of distribution thresholds. Our ability to satisfy our obligations and planned expenditures will depend upon our future operating performance, which will be affected by, among other things, prevailing economic conditions in the coal industry and the natural gas midstream market, some of which are beyond our control.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flow statements for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, consolidating our segments (in thousands):

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2007

   Coal     Natural Gas
Midstream
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income contribution

   $ 28,521     $ 4,472     $ 32,993  

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

     10,064       17,209       27,273  

Net change in operating assets and liabilities

     (5,523 )     2,573       (2,950 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 33,062     $ 24,254       57,316  
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (53,269 )   $ (17,864 )     (71,133 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

         14,880  
            

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

       $ 1,063  
            

For the six months ended June 30, 2006

   Coal     Natural Gas
Midstream
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income contribution

   $ 28,068     $ (6,507 )   $ 21,561  

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

     11,906       18,592       30,498  

Net change in operating assets and liabilities

     (2,040 )     500       (1,540 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 37,934     $ 12,585       50,519  
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (75,162 )   $ (21,543 )     (96,705 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

         30,452  
            

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

       $ (15,734 )
            

Cash provided by operating activities increased $6.8 million, or 13%, to $57.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $50.5 million for the same period in 2006. The overall increase in cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 was primarily attributable to an increase in coal royalty revenues, an increase in natural gas midstream production and an overall increase in working capital.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we made aggregate capital expenditures of $69.8 million primarily

 

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for coal reserve acquisitions and natural gas midstream gathering system expansion projects. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we made aggregate capital expenditures of $96.4 million primarily for coal reserve acquisitions and the acquisition of pipeline and compression facilities. Capital expenditures comprise the primary portion of cash used in investing activities. The following table sets forth capital expenditures by segment made during the periods indicated:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Coal

     

Acquisitions

   $ 52,456    $ 66,382

Expansion capital expenditures

     52      43

Other property and equipment expenditures

     85      7,691
             

Total

     52,593      74,116
             

Natural gas midstream

     

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     —        14,626

Expansion capital expenditures

     12,540      3,392

Other property and equipment expenditures

     4,635      4,278
             

Total

     17,175      22,296
             

Total capital expenditures

   $ 69,768    $ 96,412
             

Capital expenditures in the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were funded with cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility funded $52.0 million of the capital expenditures in the six months ended June 30, 2007, while cash provided by operating activities funded $17.8 million of the capital expenditures in the six months ended June 30, 2007. Distributions to partners increased to $43.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $31.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 because we increased the quarterly unit distribution from $0.35 per unit to $0.41 per unit.

We borrowed $57.0 million, net of repayments, under our revolving credit facility in the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to borrowings, net of repayments, of $61.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006. Funds from the borrowings were primarily used for capital expenditures.

Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2007, we had outstanding borrowings of $275.1 million, consisting of $205.2 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility and $69.9 million of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”). The current portion of the Notes as of June 30, 2007 was $11.8 million.

Revolving Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2007, we had $205.2 million outstanding under our $300 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) that matures in December 2011. The Revolver is available to us for general purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions, and includes a $10 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. We had outstanding letters of credit of $1.6 million as of June 30, 2007. In the six months ended June 30, 2007, we incurred commitment fees of $0.2 million on the unused portion of the Revolver. We have a one-time option to expand the Revolver by $150 million upon receipt by the credit facility’s administrative agent of commitments from one or more lenders. The interest rate under the Revolver fluctuates based on our ratio of total indebtedness to EBITDA. Interest is payable at a base rate plus an applicable margin of up to 0.75% if we select the base rate borrowing option under the Revolver or at a rate derived from the London Inter Bank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.75% if we select the LIBOR-based borrowing option.

The financial covenants under the Revolver require us to not exceed specified debt-to-consolidated EBITDA and consolidated EBITDA-to-interest expense ratios. At the current $300 million limit on the Revolver, and given our outstanding balance of $205.2 million, net of $1.6 million of letters of credit, we could borrow up to $93.2 million without exercising our one-time option to expand the Revolver. The Revolver prohibits us from making distributions to our partners if any potential default, or event of default, as defined in the Revolver, occurs or would

 

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result from the distributions. In addition, the Revolver contains various covenants that limit, among other things, our ability to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make certain loans, acquisitions and investments, make any material change to the nature of our business, acquire another company or enter into a merger or sale of assets, including the sale or transfer of interests in our subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Revolver.

Senior Unsecured Notes. As of June 30, 2007, we owed $69.9 million under the Notes. The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.02% and mature in March 2013, with semi-annual principal and interest payments. The Notes are equal in right of payment with all of our other unsecured indebtedness, including the Revolver. The Notes require us to obtain an annual confirmation of our credit rating, with a 1.00% increase in the interest rate payable on the Notes in the event our credit rating falls below investment grade. In March 2007, our investment grade credit rating was confirmed by Dominion Bond Rating Services. The Notes contain various covenants similar to those contained in the Revolver. As of June 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Notes.

Interest Rate Swaps. In September 2005, we entered into interest rate swap agreements (the “Revolver Swaps”) with notional amounts totaling $60 million to establish fixed rates on the LIBOR-based portion of the outstanding balance of the Revolver until March 2010. We pay a weighted average fixed rate of 4.22% on the notional amount plus the applicable margin, and the counterparties pay a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR. Settlements on the Revolver Swaps are recorded as interest expense. The Revolver Swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, the effective portion of the change in the fair value of the swap transactions is recorded each period in other comprehensive income. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value, if any, is recorded to current period earnings in interest expense. After considering the applicable margin of 0.75% in effect as June 30, 2007, the total interest rate on the $60 million portion of Revolver borrowings covered by the Revolver Swaps was 4.97% at June 30, 2007.

Future Capital Needs and Commitments

Part of our strategy is to make acquisitions and other capital expenditures which increase cash available for distribution to our unitholders. Our ability to make these acquisitions in the future will depend in part on the availability of debt financing and on our ability to periodically use equity financing through the issuance of new common units, which will depend on various factors, including prevailing market conditions, interest rates and our financial condition and credit rating at the time. Including property acquisitions completed to date, we anticipate making capital expenditures of approximately $54 million to $56 million for coal reserve acquisitions, coal services projects and other property and equipment and approximately $48 million to $52 million for natural gas midstream system expansion projects and maintenance capital expenditures. We intend to fund these capital expenditures with a combination of cash flows provided by operating activities and borrowings under the Revolver. We make quarterly cash distributions of our available cash, generally defined as all of our cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of each quarter less cash reserves. We believe that we will continue to have adequate liquidity to fund future recurring operating and investing activities. Short-term cash requirements, such as operating expenses and quarterly distributions to our general partner and unitholders, are expected to be funded through operating cash flows. Long-term cash requirements for asset acquisitions are expected to be funded by several sources, including cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under credit facilities and the issuance of additional equity and debt securities.

 

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Results of Operations

Selected Financial Data—Consolidated

The following table sets forth a summary of certain consolidated financial data for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2007    2006    2007    2006
     (in thousands, except per unit data)

Revenues

   $ 144,144    $ 123,463    $ 268,344    $ 258,627

Expenses

     116,762      94,174      218,622      211,092
                           

Operating income

   $ 27,382    $ 29,289    $ 49,722    $ 47,535

Net income

   $ 16,560    $ 13,221    $ 32,993    $ 21,561

Net income per limited partner unit, basic and diluted

   $ 0.30    $ 0.30    $ 0.60    $ 0.48

Cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 33,798    $ 37,202    $ 57,316    $ 50,519

Operating income decreased in the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to a $0.3 million decrease in gross processing margin, a $1.4 million increase in operating expenses, a $0.6 million increase in general and administrative expenses and a $1.0 million increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) expenses. Operating income increased in the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to a $2.4 million increase in coal royalty revenues and a $4.7 million increase in gross processing margin, partially offset by a $3.4 million increase in operating expenses.

Net income increased in the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to a $4.4 million decrease in derivative losses and a $0.8 million decrease in interest expense. Net income increased in the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to a $2.2 million increase in operating income and a $7.9 million decrease in derivative losses.

 

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Coal Segment

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2006

The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial and other data for our coal segment and the percentage change for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   %
Change
 
     2007    2006   
     (in thousands, except as noted)       

Financial Highlights

  

Revenues

        

Coal royalties

   $ 24,029    $ 24,254    (1 )%

Coal services

     2,092      1,404    49 %

Other

     2,289      2,240    2 %
                    

Total revenues

     28,410      27,898    2 %
                    

Expenses

        

Operating

     2,514      1,253    101 %

Taxes other than income

     267      101    164 %

General and administrative

     2,743      2,468    11 %

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     5,320      4,747    12 %
                    

Total expenses

     10,844      8,569    27 %
                    

Operating income

   $ 17,566    $ 19,329    (9 )%
                    

Operating Statistics

        

Royalty coal tons produced by lessees (tons in thousands)

     8,060      7,966    1 %

Average royalty per ton ($/ton)

   $ 2.98    $ 3.04    (2 )%

Revenues. Coal royalty revenues remained relatively constant from the three months ended June 30, 2006 to the same period in 2007. Tons produced by our lessees increased from 8.0 million tons in the three months ended June 30, 2006 to 8.1 million tons in the same period of 2007, and our average gross royalty per ton decreased from $3.04 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 to $2.98 for the same period in 2007. The decrease in average royalty per ton was primarily due to a decrease in the price of coal. Generally, as coal prices change, our average royalty per ton also changes because the majority of our lessees pay royalties based on the gross sales prices of the coal mined. Most of our coal is sold by our lessees under contracts with a duration of one year or more; therefore, changes to our average royalty occurs as our lessees’ contracts are renegotiated. The coal reserves in West Virginia that we acquired in May 2006 resulted in $1.3 million of coal royalty revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2007.

Coal services revenues increased to $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.4 million for the same period in 2006, or 49%, primarily due to the completed construction of a coal services facility in Knott County, Kentucky, which began operations in October 2006. This facility contributed $0.4 million to coal services revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2007. We believe these types of fee-based infrastructure assets provide good investment and cash flow opportunities, and we continue to look for additional investments of this type, as well as other primarily fee-based assets.

 

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The following table summarizes coal production and coal royalty revenues by property:

 

     Coal Production
Three Months Ended
June 30
   Coal Royalty Revenues
Three Months Ended
June 30

Property

   2007    2006    2007    2006
     (tons in thousands)    (in thousands)

Central Appalachia

   5,018    5,041    $ 18,274    $ 19,253

Northern Appalachia

   1,080    1,340      1,654      1,985

Illinois Basin

   502    625      1,180      1,211

San Juan Basin

   1,460    960      2,921      1,805
                       

Total

   8,060    7,966    $ 24,029    $ 24,254
                       

Expenses. Operating expenses increased to $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.3 million for the same period in 2006, or 101%, primarily due to increased production on our subleased Central Appalachian properties. Fluctuations in production on subleased properties have a direct impact on royalty expense. General and administrative expenses increased by 11% to $2.7 million primarily due to increased payroll costs. DD&A expense increased by 12% to $5.3 million primarily due to the completed construction of a coal services facility in Knott County, Kentucky, which began operations in October 2006.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

The following table sets forth a summary of certain financial and other data for our coal segment and the percentage change for the periods indicated:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
   %
Change
 
     2007    2006   
     (in thousands, except as noted)       

Financial Highlights

  

Revenues

        

Coal royalties

   $ 49,029    $ 46,676    5 %

Coal services

     3,693      2,830    30 %

Other

     4,172      3,720    12 %
                    

Total revenues

     56,894      53,226    7 %
                    

Expenses

        

Operating

     4,669      2,221    110 %

Taxes other than income

     590      411    44 %

General and administrative

     5,359      4,699    14 %

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     10,810      9,499    14 %
                    

Total expenses

     21,428      16,830    27 %
                    

Operating income

   $ 35,466    $ 36,396    (3 )%
                    

Operating Statistics

        

Royalty coal tons produced by lessees (tons in thousands)

     16,344      15,686    4 %

Average royalty per ton ($/ton)

   $ 3.00    $ 2.98    1 %

Revenues. Coal royalty revenues increased to $49.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $46.7 million for the same period in 2006, or 5%, due to an increase in production by our lessees and an increase in average royalty per ton. Tons produced by our lessees increased from 15.7 million tons in the six months ended

 

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June 30, 2006 to 16.3 million tons in the same period in 2007, and our average gross royalty per ton increased from $2.98 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $3.00 for the same period in 2007. The increase in the average royalty per ton was primarily due to an increase in the price of coal. Generally, as coal prices change, our average royalties per ton also changes because the majority of our lessees pay royalties based on the gross sales prices of the coal mined. Most of our coal is sold by our lessees under contracts with a duration of one year or more; therefore, changes to our average royalty occur as our lessees’ contracts are renegotiated. The coal reserves in West Virginia that we acquired in May 2006 resulted in $2.8 million of coal royalty revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2007.

Coal services revenues increased to $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $2.8 million for the same period in 2006, or 30%, primarily due to the completed construction of a coal services facility in Knott County, Kentucky, which began operations in October 2006. This facility contributed $0.8 million to coal services revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2007. We believe these types of fee-based infrastructure assets provide good investment and cash flow opportunities, and we continue to look for additional investments of this type, as well as other primarily fee-based assets.

The following table summarizes coal production and coal royalty revenues by property:

 

    

Coal Production

Six Months Ended
June 30

   Coal Royalty Revenues
Six Months Ended
June 30

Property

   2007    2006    2007    2006
     (tons in thousands)    (in thousands)

Central Appalachia

   9,975    9,439    $ 37,184    $ 35,921

Northern Appalachia

   2,450    2,624      3,757      3,853

Illinois Basin

   1,120    1,341      2,487      2,611

San Juan Basin

   2,799    2,282      5,601      4,291
                       

Total

   16,344    15,686    $ 49,029    $ 46,676
                       

Expenses. Operating expenses increased to $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $2.2 million for the same period in 2006, or 110%, primarily due to production on our subleased Central Appalachian properties. Fluctuations in production on subleased properties have a direct impact on royalty expense. General and administrative expenses increased by 14% to $5.4 million primarily due to increased payroll costs. DD&A expense increased by 14% to $10.8 million primarily due to the completed construction of a coal services facility in Knott County, Kentucky, which began operations in October 2006.

 

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Natural Gas Midstream Segment

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2006

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 periods indicated:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,

      
     2007    2006    %
Change
 
     (in thousands)       

Financial Highlights

     

Revenues

        

Residue gas

   $ 69,383    $ 58,158    19 %

Natural gas liquids

     41,162      34,191    20 %

Condensate

     3,158      2,570    23 %

Gathering and transportation fees

     704      431    63 %
                

Total natural gas midstream revenues

     114,407      95,350    20 %

Producer services

     1,327      215    517 %
                

Total revenues

     115,734      95,565    21 %
                

Expenses

        

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     95,077      75,692    26 %

Operating

     2,983      2,842    5 %

Taxes other than income

     336      337    (0 )%

General and administrative

     3,020      2,665    13 %

Depreciation and amortization

     4,502      4,069    11 %
                

Total operating expenses

     105,918      85,605    24 %
                

Operating income

   $ 9,816    $ 9,960    (1 )%
                

Operating Statistics

        

System throughput volumes (MMcf)

     16,870      14,466    17 %

Gross processing margin

   $ 19,330    $ 19,658    (2 )%

Revenues. Natural gas midstream revenues increased to $114.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $95.4 million for the same period in 2006, or 20%, due to a more favorable pricing environment combined with increased system throughput volumes. Revenues included residue gas sold from processing plants after NGLs were removed, NGLs sold after being removed from system throughput volumes received, condensate collected and sold, gathering and other fees primarily from natural gas volumes connected to our gas processing plants and the purchase and resale of natural gas not connected to our gathering systems and processing plants.

Producer services revenues increased by $1.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to same period in 2006 due to an increase in marketed gas volumes.

Expenses. Operating costs and expenses primarily consisted of the cost of midstream gas purchased and also included operating expenses, taxes other than income, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization.

Cost of midstream gas purchased consisted of amounts payable to third-party producers for natural gas purchased under percentage of proceeds and keep-whole contracts. Cost of midstream gas purchased increased primarily due to increased system throughput volumes.

 

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The gross processing margin for our natural gas midstream operations remained relatively constant from the three months ended June 30, 2006 to the same period in 2007. System throughput volumes at our gas processing plants and gathering systems increased to 185 MMcfd for the three months ended June 30, 2007, from 159 MMcfd for the same period in 2006, an increase of 26 MMcfd, or 16%, primarily due to higher average daily system throughput volumes resulting from pipeline acquisitions, successful drilling of local producers and expansion of our current facilities. Our natural gas midstream business generates revenues primarily from gas purchase and processing contracts with natural gas producers and from fees charged for gathering natural gas volumes and providing other related services. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, our natural gas midstream business generated a majority of its gross margin from contractual arrangements under which its 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.

The following table shows a summary of the effects of derivative activities on natural gas midstream processing margin:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Gross processing margin, as reported

   $ 19,330     $ 19,658  

Derivatives (gains) losses included in gross processing margin

     1,285       711  
                

Gross processing margin before impact of derivatives

     20,615       20,369  

Cash settlements on derivatives

     (2,189 )     (5,139 )
                

Gross processing margin, adjusted for derivatives

   $ 18,426     $ 15,230  
                

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to increased expenses associated with the pipeline obtained as part of a June 2006 acquisition.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

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 periods indicated:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
   %
Change
 
     2007    2006   
     (in thousands)       

Financial Highlights

     

Revenues

        

Residue gas

   $ 129,064    $ 136,688    (6 )%

Natural gas liquids

     73,150      62,228    18 %

Condensate

     6,073      4,842    25 %

Gathering and transportation fees

     1,438      773    86 %
                

Total natural gas midstream revenues

     209,725      204,531    3 %

Producer services

     1,725      870    98 %
                

Total revenues

     211,450      205,401    3 %
                

Expenses

        

Cost of midstream gas purchased

     174,808      174,343    0 %

Operating

     6,342      5,351    19 %

Taxes other than income

     856      725    18 %

General and administrative

     6,043      5,705    6 %

Depreciation and amortization

     9,145      8,138    12 %
                

Total operating expenses

     197,194      194,262    2 %
                

Operating income

   $ 14,256    $ 11,139    28 %
                

Operating Statistics

        

System throughput volumes (MMcf)

     32,919      28,648    15 %

Gross processing margin

   $ 34,917    $ 30,188    16 %

Revenues. Natural gas midstream revenues increased to $209.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $204.5 million for the same period in 2006, or 3%, due to a more favorable pricing environment, combined with increased system throughput volumes. Revenues included residue gas sold from processing plants after NGLs were removed, NGLs sold after being removed from system throughput volumes received, condensate collected and sold, gathering and other fees primarily from natural gas volumes connected to our gas processing plants and the purchase and resale of natural gas not connected to our gathering systems and processing plants.

Expenses. Operating costs and expenses primarily consisted of the cost of midstream gas purchased and also included operating expenses, taxes other than income, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization.

Cost of midstream gas purchased consisted of amounts payable to third-party producers for natural gas purchased under percentage of proceeds and keep-whole contracts. Cost of midstream gas purchased increased slightly primarily due to an increase in system throughput volumes. This increase in system throughput volumes was partially offset by a $4.6 million non-cash charge recorded to reserves in the six months ended June 30, 2006 for amounts related to balances assumed as part of the acquisition of our natural gas midstream business in 2005.

The gross processing margin for our natural gas midstream operations increased 16%, from $30.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $34.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007. This increase was due primarily to a more favorable pricing environment in the six months ended 2007 compared to the same period in

 

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2006. System throughput volumes at our gas processing plants and gathering systems increased to 182 MMcfd for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 158 in the same period in 2006, an increase of 24 MMcfd, or 15%, primarily due to pipeline acquisitions, successful drilling of local producers and expansion of our current facilities. Our natural gas midstream business generates revenues primarily from gas purchase and processing contracts with natural gas producers and from fees charged for gathering natural gas volumes and providing other related services. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the natural gas midstream business generated a majority of its gross margin from contractual arrangements under which its 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.

The following table shows a summary of the effects of derivative activities on natural gas midstream processing margin:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2007     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Gross processing margin, as reported

   $ 34,917     $ 30,188  

Derivatives (gains) losses included in gross processing margin

     2,128       450  
                

Gross processing margin before impact of derivatives

     37,045       30,638  

Cash settlements on derivatives

     (4,261 )     (8,061 )
                

Gross processing margin, adjusted for derivatives

   $ 32,784     $ 22,577  
                

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased primarily due to increased expenses associated with the pipeline obtained as part of a June 2006 acquisition.

Other

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $1.3 million from $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to $7.2 million for the same period in 2007, or 15%. Interest expense decreased by $0.8 million from $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 to $3.6 for the same period in 2007, or 18%. The decreases in both periods were primarily due to us making a $114.6 million principal payment on our revolving credit facility in December 2006.

Derivatives. Derivative losses decreased to $7.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $11.9 million for the same period in 2006, or 36%. Derivative losses decreased to $10.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $18.1 million for the same period in 2006, or 44%. The decreases in both periods were primarily due to mark-to-market adjustments.

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. We consider the following to be the most critical accounting policies which involve the judgment of our management.

Natural Gas Midstream Revenues

Revenues from the sale of NGLs and residue gas are recognized when the NGLs and residue gas produced at our gas processing plants are sold. Gathering and transportation revenues are recognized based upon actual volumes delivered. Due to the time needed to gather information from various purchasers and measurement locations and then calculate volumes delivered, the collection of natural gas midstream revenues may take up to 30 days following

 

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the month of production. Therefore, accruals for revenues and accounts receivable and the related cost of midstream gas purchased and accounts payable are made based on estimates of natural gas purchased and NGLs and natural gas sold, and our financial results include estimates of production and revenues for the period of actual production. Any differences, which we do not expect to be significant, between the actual amounts ultimately received or paid and the original estimates are recorded in the period they become finalized.

Coal Royalty Revenues

Coal royalty revenues are recognized on the basis of tons of coal sold by our lessees and the corresponding revenues from those sales. Since we do not operate any coal mines, we do not have access to actual production and revenues information until approximately 30 days following the month of production. Therefore, our financial results include estimated revenues and accounts receivable for the month of production. Any differences, which we do not expect to be significant, between the actual amounts ultimately received and the original estimates are recorded in the period they become finalized.

Derivative Activities

We historically have entered into derivative financial instruments that would qualify for hedge accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. Hedge accounting affects the timing of revenue recognition and cost of midstream gas purchased in our condensed consolidated statements of income, as a majority of the gain or loss from a contract qualifying as a cash flow hedge is deferred until the related hedged transaction settles. Because during the first quarter of 2006 our natural gas derivatives and a large portion of our NGL derivatives no longer qualified for hedge accounting and to increase clarity in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we elected to discontinue hedge accounting prospectively for our remaining and future commodity derivatives beginning May 1, 2006. Consequently, from that date forward, we began recognizing mark-to-market gains and losses in earnings currently, rather than deferring such amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (partners’ capital). Because we no longer use hedge accounting for our commodity derivatives, we could experience significant changes in the estimate of derivative gain or loss recognized in revenues and cost of midstream gas purchased due to swings in the value of these contracts. These fluctuations could be significant in a volatile pricing environment.

The net mark-to-market loss on our outstanding derivatives at April 30, 2006, which was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), will be reported in earnings through 2008 as the original hedged transactions settle. In the natural gas midstream segment, we expect to recognize hedging losses of $2.5 million for the remainder of 2007 and $5.5 million for 2008 for amounts currently included in AOCI. This change in reporting will have no impact on our reported cash flows, although future results of operations will be affected by the potential volatility of mark-to-market gains and losses which fluctuate with changes in NGL, oil and gas prices.

Depletion

Coal properties are depleted on an area-by-area basis at a rate based on the cost of the mineral properties and the number of tons of estimated proven and probable coal reserves contained therein. Proven and probable coal reserves have been estimated by our own geologists and outside consultants. Our estimates of coal reserves are updated annually and may result in adjustments to coal reserves and depletion rates that are recognized prospectively.

Goodwill

Under SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill recorded in connection with a business combination is not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually. Accordingly, we do not amortize goodwill. We test goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

 

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Intangibles

Intangible assets are primarily associated with assumed contracts, customer relationships and rights-of-way. These intangible assets are amortized over periods of up to 15 years, the period in which benefits are derived from the contracts, relationships and rights-of-way, and are reviewed for impairment under SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

Environmental Matters

The operations of our coal lessees and our natural gas midstream segment 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 for all environmental and reclamation liabilities arising under those laws and regulations on the relevant lessees. The lessees are bonded and have indemnified us against any and all future environmental liabilities. We regularly visit coal properties under lease to monitor lessee compliance with environmental laws and regulations and to review mining activities. Our management believes that the operations of our coal lessees and our natural gas midstream segment comply with existing regulations and does not expect any material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

As of June 30, 2007, our environmental liabilities included $1.5 million, which represents our best estimate of our liabilities as of that date related to our coal 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.

To dispose of mining overburden generated by their surface mining activities, our lessees need to obtain government approvals, including Federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”) Section 404 permits to construct valley fills and sediment control ponds. Two CWA Section 404 permits issued to Alex Energy, Inc. (“Alex Energy”), one of our surface coal mine lessees in West Virginia, were recently challenged in a lawsuit, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (“OVEC”) v. United States Army Corps of Engineers. On March 23, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia rescinded and remanded the permit authorizing several valley fills and sediment ponds that may be constructed at the Republic No. 2 Mine and enjoined Alex Energy from taking any further actions under this permit. The district court has yet to rule on whether the other CWA Section 404 permit for the construction of valley fills and associated sediment ponds at the Republic No. 1 Mine was also invalidly issued. Although portions of the Republic No. 2 Mine continue to operate based on a subsequent order allowing the mine to fully utilize and complete some of its partially constructed valley fills, the construction of new valley fills at other portions of the Republic No. 2 Mine is enjoined pending a final outcome of this litigation. On June 13, 2007, the district court also issued a declaratory judgment indicating that the mining companies subject to the OVEC decision may also be required to obtain new, separate CWA Section 402 permit authorizations for the stream segments located between the toes of their valley fills and their respective sediment pond embankments.

The district court’s March 23, 2007 decision is currently on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. While we are still reviewing the district court’s ruling, our lessees may not be able to obtain or may experience delays in securing additional CWA Section 404 permits for surface mining operations. Unless the OVEC decision is overturned or further limited in subsequent proceedings, the ruling and its collateral consequences could ultimately have an adverse effect on our coal royalty revenues.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 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 (the “Exchange Act”). 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:

 

   

our ability to generate sufficient cash from our natural gas midstream and coal businesses to pay the minimum quarterly distribution to our general partner and our unitholders;

 

   

energy prices generally and specifically, the price of natural gas, NGLs and coal;

 

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the relationship between natural gas and NGL prices;

 

   

the price of coal and its comparison to the price of natural gas;

 

   

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

 

   

the projected demand for coal, natural gas and NGLs;

 

   

the projected supply of coal, natural gas and NGLs;

 

   

our ability to successfully manage our relatively new natural gas midstream business;

 

   

our ability to acquire new coal reserves or natural gas midstream assets on satisfactory terms;

 

   

the price for which we can acquire coal reserves;

 

   

our ability to continually find and contract for new sources of natural gas supply;

 

   

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

 

   

our ability to lease new and existing coal reserves;

 

   

the ability of our lessees to produce sufficient quantities of coal on an economic basis from our reserves;

 

   

the ability of our lessees to obtain favorable contracts for coal produced from our reserves;

 

   

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

 

   

our exposure to the credit risk of our coal lessees and natural gas midstream customers;

 

   

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

 

   

hazards or operating risks incidental to natural gas midstream operations;

 

   

unanticipated geological problems;

 

   

the dependence of our natural gas midstream business on having connections to third party pipelines;

 

   

the availability of production equipment and materials;

 

   

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

 

   

the failure of our infrastructure and our lessees’ mining equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations;

 

   

delays in anticipated start-up dates of our lessees’ mining operations and related coal infrastructure projects;

 

   

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;

 

   

the risks associated with having or not having price risk management programs;

 

   

labor relations and costs;

 

   

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 and interest rates) and political conditions (including the impact of potential terrorist attacks);

 

   

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

 

   

our ability to expand our natural gas midstream business by constructing new gathering systems, pipelines and processing facilities on an economic basis and in a timely manner;

 

   

coal handling joint venture operations;

 

   

changes in financial market conditions; and

 

   

other risks set forth in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our press releases and public periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. 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 NGL, crude oil, natural gas and coal price risks and interest rate risk.

We are also indirectly exposed to the credit risk of our customers and lessees. If our customers or lessees become financially insolvent, they may not be able to continue to operate or meet their payment obligations.

Price Risk Management

Our price risk management program permits the utilization of derivative financial instruments (such as futures, forwards, option contracts and swaps) 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 business. The derivative financial instruments are placed with major financial institutions that we believe are of minimum credit risk. The fair value of our price risk management assets is significantly affected by fluctuations in the prices of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, we reported a net $10.2 million derivative loss for mark-to-market adjustments. Because during the first quarter of 2006 our natural gas derivatives and a large portion of our NGL derivatives no longer qualified for hedge accounting and to increase clarity in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we elected to discontinue hedge accounting prospectively for our remaining and future commodity derivatives beginning May 1, 2006. Consequently, from that date forward, we began recognizing mark-to-market gains and losses in earnings currently, rather than deferring such amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (partners’ capital). The net mark-to-market loss on our outstanding derivatives at April 30, 2006, which was included in accumulated other comprehensive income, will be reported in future earnings through 2008 as the original hedged transactions settle. We expect to recognize hedging losses of $2.5 million for the remainder of 2007 and $5.5 million for 2008 related to such settlements. The discontinuation of hedge accounting will have no impact on our reported cash flows, although future results of operations will be affected by the potential volatility of mark-to-market gains and losses which fluctuate with changes in NGL, oil and gas prices. See the discussion and tables in Note 4 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our derivative program.

 

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The following table lists our open mark-to-market derivative agreements and their fair values as of June 30, 2007:

 

    

Average
Volume

Per Day

   

Weighted

Average

Price

    Weighted Average
Collars
   Estimated Fair
Value
 
       Put    Call   

Ethane Swaps

   (in gallons )     (per gallon )           (in thousands)  

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   34,440     $ 0.5050           $ (1,421 )

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   34,440     $ 0.4700             (2,344 )

Propane Swaps

   (in gallons )     (per gallon )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   26,040     $ 0.7550             (1,952 )

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   26,040     $ 0.7175             (3,820 )

Crude Oil Swaps

   (in barrels )     (per barrel )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   560     $ 50.80             (2,071 )

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   560     $ 49.27             (4,473 )

Natural Gas Swaps

   (in MMbtu )     (per MMbtu )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   4,000     $ 6.97             2,258  

Natural Gasoline Swap/Crude Oil Swap

   (in gallons / in barrels )     (per gallon /per barrel )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   23,520 /560     $ 1.265 / 57.12             (294 )

Ethane Collar

   (in gallons )       (per gallon)   

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   5,000       $ 0.6100    $ 0.7125      (52 )

Propane Collar

   (in gallons )       (per gallon)   

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   9,000       $ 1.0300    $ 1.1640      (72 )

Natural Gasoline Collar

   (in gallons )       (per gallon)   

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   6,300       $ 1.4800    $ 1.6465      (380 )

Crude Oil Collar

   (in barrels )       (per barrel)   

First Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2008

   400       $ 65.00    $ 75.25      (226 )

Frac Spread

   (in MMbtu )     (per MMbtu )        

Third Quarter 2007 through Fourth Quarter 2007

   7,128     $ 4.299             (2,196 )

Settlements to be paid in subsequent period

               (1,026 )
                  

Natural gas midstream segment commodity derivatives—net liability

  

          $ (18,069 )
                  

Interest Rate Risk

As of June 30, 2007, we had $205.2 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolver, which carries a variable interest rate throughout its term. We entered into the Revolver Swaps in September 2005 to effectively convert the interest rate on $60 million of the amount outstanding under the Revolver from a LIBOR-based floating rate to a weighted average fixed rate of 4.22% plus the applicable margin. The Revolver Swaps are accounted for as cash flow hedges in accordance with SFAS No. 133. A 1% increase in short-term interest rates on the floating rate debt outstanding under the Revolver (net of amounts fixed through hedging transactions) at June 30, 2007 would cost us approximately $1.5 million in additional interest expense.

 

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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, 2007. 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, 2007, 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 during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

In July 2007, we migrated our financial accounting and reporting system to a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system. In connection with the implementation of our ERP system, we could experience control and implementation issues impacting our financial reporting. In the event that the preceding occurs, we may implement additional manual procedures to address these financial reporting issues. We will continue to monitor and test the new system as part of our evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting for 2007.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.

 

Item 6 Exhibits

 

12.1    Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Calculation.
31.1    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, 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 2, 2007   By:  

/s/ Frank A. Pici

    Frank A. Pici
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 2, 2007   By:  

/s/ Forrest W. McNair

    Forrest W. McNair
    Vice President and Controller

 

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