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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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, 2001
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 1-3551
EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
PENNSYLVANIA 25-0464690
(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
ONE OXFORD CENTRE, SUITE 3300, 301 GRANT STREET, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15219
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 553-5700
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NONE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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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. Yes X No_____
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Outstanding at
Class July 31, 2001
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Common stock, no par value 64,198,811 shares
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INDEX
Page No.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited):
Statements of Consolidated Income for the Three and
Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 2
Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows
for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, June 30, 2001,
and December 31, 2000 4 - 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6 - 9
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 10 - 26
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 26
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 27
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 27
Item 5. Other Information 27
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 27
SIGNATURE 28
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Operating revenues $345,544 $332,497 $1,196,701 $707,374
Cost of sales 216,838 195,140 882,404 404,079
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Net operating revenues 128,706 137,357 314,297 303,295
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
Operation and maintenance 20,580 21,708 41,227 41,543
Production and exploration 9,544 13,013 19,224 23,271
Selling, general and administrative 30,405 25,030 60,263 55,343
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 17,404 26,935 34,537 56,719
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Total operating expenses 77,933 86,686 155,251 176,876
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Operating income 50,773 50,671 159,046 126,419
Other loss -- (6,951) -- (6,951)
Equity in nonconsolidated investments:
Westport 3,477 -- 14,467 --
Other 3,362 990 5,303 2,424
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6,839 (5,961) 19,770 (4,527)
EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST & TAXES (EBIT) 57,612 44,710 178,816 121,892
Interest charges 9,345 19,239 20,812 35,034
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Income before income taxes 48,267 25,471 158,004 86,858
Income taxes 16,830 9,246 55,301 31,530
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NET INCOME $ 31,437 $ 16,225 $ 102,703 $ 55,328
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EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:
Basic:
Weighted average common shares outstanding 64,636 65,274 64,711 65,274
Net income $ 0.49 $ 0.25 $ 1.59 $ 0.85
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Diluted:
Weighted average common shares outstanding 66,677 66,304 66,538 66,242
Net income $ 0.47 $ 0.24 $ 1.54 $ 0.84
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(THOUSANDS)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income from continuing operations $ 31,437 $ 16,225 $ 102,703 $ 55,328
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Provision for doubtful accounts 2,983 1,715 10,230 5,537
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 17,404 26,935 34,537 56,719
Recognition of deferred revenue (26,912) (2,683) (46,762) (6,313)
Deferred income taxes 17,506 1,213 18,293 116
Increase in undistributed earnings from
nonconsolidated investments (5,663) (1,583) (15,998) (2,540)
Changes in other assets and liabilities 1,099 (9,845) 25,747 (23,541)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 37,854 31,977 128,750 85,306
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (30,250) (19,937) (44,475) (44,132)
Acquisition of Statoil production assets -- -- -- (672,022)
Proceeds from Gulf asset merger -- 158,214 -- 158,214
Production monetization -- 148,526 -- 148,526
(Increase) decrease in equity of unconsolidated
entities 662 (126,066) (49) (129,451)
Proceeds from sale of contract receivables 1,323 -- 31,287 --
Proceeds from sale of property 1,620 -- 4,525 498
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (26,645) 160,737 (8,712) (538,367)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase (decrease) in short-term loans (39,805) (73,369) (105,810) 562,791
Dividends paid (10,390) (9,628) (19,957) (19,301)
Purchase of treasury stock (46,206) (17,814) (46,206) (17,814)
Proceeds from exercises under employee compensation
plans 1,778 5,006 3,352 8,966
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (94,623) (95,805) (168,621) 534,642
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (83,414) 96,909 (48,583) 81,581
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 86,854 2,703 52,023 18,031
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 3,440 $ 99,612 $ 3,440 $ 99,612
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CASH PAID DURING THE PERIOD FOR:
Interest, net of amount capitalized $ 8,662 $ 18,353 $ 22,273 $ 39,208
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Income taxes paid, net of refund $ 23,198 $ 13,572 $ 10,280 $ 17,876
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2001 2000
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(THOUSANDS)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,440 $ 52,023
Accounts receivable 191,426 300,399
Unbilled revenues 71,055 80,157
Inventory 64,886 85,246
Derivative commodity instruments, at fair value 123,526 31,220
Prepaid expenses and other 16,643 34,691
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Total current assets 470,976 583,736
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EQUITY IN NONCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS 246,698 230,651
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 2,250,854 2,226,421
Less accumulated depreciation and depletion 824,566 806,992
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Net property, plant and equipment 1,426,288 1,419,429
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OTHER ASSETS 168,355 191,098
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Total $2,312,317 $2,424,914
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2001 2000
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(THOUSANDS)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 10,100 $ 10,100
Current portion of nonrecourse project financing 17,000 461
Short-term loans 196,457 302,267
Accounts payable 123,685 285,723
Prepaid gas forward sale 55,705 55,705
Derivative commodity instrument, at fair value 30,698 30,243
Other current liabilities 189,065 161,082
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Total current liabilities 622,710 845,581
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LONG-TERM DEBT:
Debentures and medium-term notes 271,250 271,250
Nonrecourse project financing -- 16,539
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Total long-term debt 271,250 287,789
DEFERRED AND OTHER CREDITS:
Deferred income taxes 278,479 247,833
Deferred investment tax credits 14,877 15,411
Prepaid gas forward sale 125,395 153,589
Deferred revenue 9,917 30,232
Other 63,952 25,784
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Total deferred and other credits 492,620 472,849
Preferred trust securities 125,000 125,000
CAPITALIZATION:
Common stockholders' equity
Common stock, no par value, authorized 160,000 shares;
shares issued June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, 74,504 281,364 281,100
Treasury stock, shares at cost June 30, 2001, 10,325
December 31, 2000, 9,426 (191,668) (151,167)
Retained earnings 646,501 563,755
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes 64,540 7
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Total common stockholders' equity 800,737 693,695
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Total $2,312,317 $2,424,914
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
A. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by generally
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Operating results for the three and six- month periods ended
June 30, 2001 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 2001.
The balance sheet at December 31, 2000 has been derived from the audited
financial statements at that date but does not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements
and footnotes thereto included in the Equitable Resources' Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 as well as the
"Information Regarding Forward Looking Statements" on page 26 of this
document.
B. Business Combinations/Dispositions - On February 15, 2000, Equitable
Resources, Inc. (Equitable or the Company), through its subsidiary, ERI
Investments, Inc., acquired the Appalachian oil and gas properties of
Statoil Energy, Inc. for $630 million plus working capital adjustments
for a total of $677 million. The Company acquired all of the issued and
outstanding shares and interests of Eastern States Oil & Gas, Inc. and
Eastern States Exploration Co. (collectively "Statoil"), subsidiaries of
Statoil Energy, Inc. The acquisition was initially funded through
commercial paper and was replaced with transactions designed to monetize
the oil and gas properties. This acquisition has been accounted for under
the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the allocation of the
cost of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed has been made on the
basis of the estimated fair value. The consolidated financial statements
include the operating results of Statoil from the date of acquisition.
The following summarized unaudited pro forma financial information
assumes that the Statoil acquisition occurred on January 1, 2000.
Adjustments have been made for DD&A and certain other adjustments
together with related income tax effects.
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2000
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(Thousands, except per
share amounts)
Revenue $734,807
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Net income $ 56,998
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Earnings per share:
Basic $ 0.87
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Diluted $ 0.86
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This information is not necessarily indicative of the results the Company
would have obtained had these events actually occurred on January 1,
2000, or of the Company's actual or future results of operations of the
combined companies.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
C. Segment Disclosure - The Company reports operations in three segments
which reflect its lines of business. The Equitable Utilities segment's
activities are comprised of the operations of the Company's
state-regulated local distribution company, natural gas transportation,
storage and marketing activities involving the Company's interstate
natural gas pipelines, and supply and transportation services for the
natural gas and electricity markets. The Equitable Production segment's
activities are comprised of the development, production, gathering and
sale of natural gas. The NORESCO segment's activities are comprised of
cogeneration and power plant development, performance contracting,
central facility plant operations and the development and implementation
of energy and water efficiency programs.
Operating segments are evaluated on their contribution to the Company's
consolidated results, based on earnings before interest and taxes.
Interest charges and income taxes are managed on a consolidated basis and
allocated pro forma to operating segments. Headquarters costs are billed
to operating segments based on a fixed allocation of the annual
headquarters' operating budget. Differences between budget and actual
headquarters expenses are not allocated to operating segments, but
included as a reconciling item to consolidated earnings from continuing
operations.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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(THOUSANDS)
REVENUES FROM EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS:
Equitable Utilities $236,979 $219,089 $ 968,536 $496,800
Equitable Production 73,254 77,332 158,390 143,898
NORESCO 35,311 36,076 69,775 66,676
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Total $345,544 $332,497 $1,196,701 $707,374
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INTERSEGMENT REVENUES:
Equitable Utilities $ 37,860 $ 36,495 $ 91,534 $ 67,166
Equitable Production 2,302 6,145 7,653 13,519
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Total $ 40,162 $ 42,640 $ 99,187 $ 80,685
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SEGMENT EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES:
Equitable Utilities $ 5,737 $ 9,654 $ 54,968 $ 56,814
Equitable Production 44,377 32,108 103,924 63,569
NORESCO 4,644 4,025 7,456 4,321
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Total operating segments $ 54,758 $ 45,787 $ 166,348 $124,704
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RECONCILING ITEMS:
Equity earnings in Westport $ 3,477 $ -- $ 14,467 $ --
Headquarters operating expenses (623) (1,077) (1,999) (2,812)
Interest expense (9,345) (19,239) (20,812) (35,034)
Income tax expenses (16,830) (9,246) (55,301) (31,530)
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Net income $ 31,437 $ 16,225 $ 102,703 $ 55,328
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
C. Segment Disclosure (Continued)
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2001 2000
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(THOUSANDS)
SEGMENT ASSETS:
Equitable Utilities $ 917,087 $1,115,960
Equitable Production 1,055,393 975,523
NORESCO 188,497 143,030
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Total operating segments 2,160,977 2,234,513
Headquarters assets, including cash and short-term
investments and net intercompany accounts receivable 151,340 190,401
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Total $2,312,317 $2,424,914
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D. Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting
Accounting Policy for Derivative Instruments - Effective January 1, 2001,
the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB)
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133) as amended by
SFAS 137, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -
Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133" and by SFAS
138, "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging
Activities, an amendment of Statement 133." SFAS 133, as amended,
establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments
and for hedging activities. This statement requires the Company to
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the balance
sheet and measure the effectiveness of the hedges, or the degree that the
gain/(loss) for the hedging instrument offsets the loss/(gain) on the
hedged item, at fair value each reporting period. The intended use of the
derivatives and their designation as either a fair value hedge or a cash
flow hedge will determine when the gains or losses on the derivatives are
to be reported in earnings and when they are to be reported as a
component of other comprehensive income, until the hedged item is
recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of the derivative's
change in fair value is required to be recognized in earnings
immediately. The time value of options, which is excluded from the
assessment of hedge effectiveness, and the amount of the hedge's
ineffectiveness, decreased earnings by $0.3 million and is included in
Operating Revenue in the Statement of Consolidated Income.
Cash Flow Hedges - The derivative financial instruments that comprise the
cumulative effect recorded in other comprehensive income have been
designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. These instruments hedge the
Company's exposure to variability in expected future cash flows and
relate primarily to the Company's use of derivative financial instruments
to manage a portion of the market risk associated with the fluctuations
in the price of natural gas, oil and propane. The asset and liability for
all of the Company's derivative financial instruments was $92.6 million
and $1.3 million, respectively at June 30, 2001, and is reflected on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet as a component of Derivative Commodity
Instruments at fair value. The difference between these derivatives and
the amounts reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet represent the
Company's derivative contracts held for trading purposes.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
D. Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting (Continued)
At June 30, 2001, the Company expects to recognize $16.0 million of net
gains on derivative instruments from accumulated other comprehensive
income to earnings during the next twelve months due to physical
settlements.
The Company has derivatives with maturities that extend through December
2008.
E. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - The components of
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are as follows shown net of
tax (in thousands):
Accumulated other comprehensive income, January 1, 2001 $ 7
Cumulative effect of FAS 133 adoption (37,023)
Net change of current period hedging transactions 101,556
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss, June 30, 2001 $ 64,540
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F. In September 2000, the FASB issued Statement No. 140, "Accounting for
Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities," that replaces in its entirety, FASB Statement No. 125.
Although Statement 140 has changed many of the rules regarding
securitizations, it continues to require an entity to recognize the
financial and servicing assets it controls and the liabilities it has
incurred and to derecognize financial assets when control has been
surrendered in accordance with the criteria provided in the Statement. As
required, the Company began applying the new rules prospectively to
transactions beginning in the second quarter 2001. Based on the Company's
current circumstances, the application of this new statement does not
have a material impact on the financial statements and footnote
disclosures.
G. In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement No. 141, "Business Combinations"
and Statement No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," both of
which are effective for fiscal year 2002. Statement No. 141 eliminates
the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations
initiated after June 30, 2001 and further clarifies the criteria to
recognize intangible assets separately from goodwill. Under Statement No.
142, goodwill and indefinite intangible assets are no longer amortized
but are reviewed annually for impairment. Separable intangible assets
that are not deemed to have an indefinite life will continue to be
amortized over their useful lives. Application of the nonamortization
provisions of Statement No. 142 is expected to result in an increase in
net income of approximately $2.9 million ($0.04 per share) per year.
During 2002, the Company will perform the first of the required
impairment tests of goodwill and has not yet determined what the effect
of these tests will be on the earnings and financial position of the
Company.
H. In July 2001, the FASB unanimously approved the issuance of Statement No.
143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," which will be
effective for fiscal year 2003. This Statement requires asset retirement
obligations to be measured at fair value and to be recognized at the time
the obligation is incurred. During 2002, management will assess the
impact of this pronouncement and has not yet determined the impact, if
any, on the earnings and financial position of the Company.
I. Reclassification - Certain previously reported amounts have been
reclassified to conform with the 2001 presentation.
J. Stock Split - On April 19, 2001, the Board of Directors of Equitable
Resources declared a two for one stock split payable on June 11, 2001 to
shareholders of record on May 11, 2001. Earnings per share of common
stock and weighted average common shares outstanding have been adjusted
for the two for one stock split.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
Equitable's consolidated net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2001
totaled $31.4 million or $0.47 per diluted share as compared to the $0.24 per
share earnings on net income of $16.2 million reported for the same period a
year ago. Excluding earnings from Westport Resources, consolidated net income
was $29.2 million, or $0.44 per diluted share.
The earnings improvement for the June 2001 quarter is attributable to
higher commodity prices and reduced unit operating costs within the production
segment. These improvements were partially offset by a one-time charge related
to a workforce reduction within the pipeline operations of the utilities
segment.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
EQUITABLE UTILITIES
Equitable Utilities' operations are comprised of the sale and
transportation of natural gas to retail customers at state-regulated rates,
interstate transportation and storage of natural gas subject to federal
regulation, and the unregulated marketing of natural gas.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA
Capital expenditures $ 9,170 $ 6,119 $ 16,737 $ 11,509
Total expenses/net revenues (%) 86.99% 78.43% 58.04% 56.28%
FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Utility revenues $ 64,285 $ 54,501 $ 277,928 $189,867
Marketing revenues 210,554 201,083 782,142 374,099
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Total operating revenues 274,839 255,584 1,060,070 563,966
Purchased gas costs and revenue related taxes 230,736 210,831 929,070 434,011
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Net operating revenues 44,103 44,753 131,000 129,955
Operating and maintenance expense 14,765 14,850 29,647 29,711
Selling, general and administrative expense 17,195 12,542 33,695 28,047
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 6,406 7,707 12,690 15,383
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Total expenses 38,366 35,099 76,032 73,141
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EBIT $ 5,737 $ 9,654 $ 54,968 $ 56,814
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE UTILITIES (CONTINUED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Total net revenues decreased $0.7 million, or 1% for the three months
ended June 30, 2001 compared to the prior year quarter due to warmer weather
than the year ago quarter, which was partially offset by increased revenue from
gas marketing. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) decreased $4.0 million
to $5.7 million for the current period compared to $9.7 million for the same
period in 2000. Results for the June 2001 quarter included a one-time charge of
$4.3 million related to the pipeline operations workforce reduction. This charge
is expected to result in ongoing savings of approximately $2.0 million per year.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Total net revenues slightly increased to $131.0 million in 2001
compared to the prior year. The increase is related to higher distribution
revenues, primarily in the first quarter due mainly to colder weather. Earnings
before interest and taxes decreased 3% to $55.0 million for the current period
compared to $56.8 million for the same period in 2000. Excluding the one-time
charge related to the pipeline operations, EBIT increased $2.5 million or 4% due
principally to higher net revenues within the distribution operations.
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA
Degree days (normal = Qtr - 712, YTD - 3,728) 504 541 3,322 3,113
O & M per customer $ 66.55 $ 65.29 $146.30 $140.29
Volumes (MMcf)
Residential 3,077 3,681 16,193 15,414
Commercial and industrial 4,239 6,077 14,606 17,618
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Total gas sales and transportation 7,316 9,758 30,799 33,032
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FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Net operating revenues $26,223 $27,599 $92,725 $88,001
Operating costs 19,047 18,778 41,488 40,322
Depreciation and amortization 4,315 4,443 8,589 8,868
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EBIT $ 2,861 $ 4,378 $42,648 $38,811
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EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE UTILITIES (CONTINUED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Heating degree days in the June 2001 quarter were 504 or 7% warmer than
the 541 degree days recorded in the prior year quarter. The heating degree days
were 29% warmer than the 30-year normal of 712, based on the 30-year average
determined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The warmer
weather resulted in a net revenue reduction of approximately $2.0 million
compared to the prior year quarter. Residential volumes decreased by 16% due to
the warmer than normal weather in April 2001. Commercial and industrial volumes
were 30% lower than the same quarter last year primarily due to economic decline
in the domestic steel industry. The margin from large industrial business is
low, and consequently the decrease in volume had no material impact on the
quarter's results.
Total operating expenses of $23.4 million for the 2001 quarter slightly
increased compared to the June 2000 quarter operating expenses of $23.2 million.
The increase primarily relates to an increase in provisions for doubtful
accounts attributable to higher gas prices.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Weather in the distribution service territory for the six months ended
June 30, 2001, was 11% warmer than normal, but 7% colder than last year
primarily associated with weather in the first quarter 2001. Residential volumes
increased 5% from prior year, while commercial and industrial volumes decreased
17% in the current year. Despite the decrease in commercial and industrial
volumes, net revenue did not proportionately decrease due to the relatively low
margins on industrial customer volumes.
Net operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2001,
increased to $92.7 million from $88.0 million, or 5% from the same period last
year. This increase is primarily due to the 7% colder weather than last year as
well as to increased natural gas delivery margins.
Total operating expenses for the six-month period increased $0.9
million, or 2%, from the same period in 2000. The increase in operating expenses
is related to a $1.8 million increase in provisions for doubtful accounts
attributable to higher gas prices, partially offset by the benefit of continued
Utility process improvement initiatives.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE UTILITIES (CONTINUED)
PIPELINE OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA
Transportation throughput (MMbtu) 18,290 15,846 36,776 39,079
FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Net operating revenues $12,900 $13,784 $31,103 $33,058
Operating costs 11,270 6,708 18,229 13,760
Depreciation and amortization 1,996 3,214 3,952 6,419
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(Loss before interest and taxes) EBIT $ (366) $ 3,862 $ 8,922 $12,879
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THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Net operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2001, were
$12.9 million compared to $13.8 million for the same quarter in 2000. Second
quarter 2000 net operating revenues included $1.6 million for the recovery of
stranded costs in rates. Excluding the impact of the cost recovery, net
operating revenues for the current period increased $0.7 million, or 6%,
compared to the same quarter a year ago. This increase in net operating revenues
was primarily due to increased short-term storage services over the prior year
quarter.
Total operating expenses were $13.3 million for the 2001 quarter
compared to $9.9 million for the 2000 quarter, an increase of $3.4 million. As
previously described, the 2001 operating expenses include a one-time $4.3
million charge related to the pipeline operations workforce reduction. The
operating expenses for 2000 included $1.3 million of amortization expense
related to the recovery of stranded costs in rates. Excluding these items in
both periods, normalized operating expenses were $9.0 million in the 2001
quarter as compared to $8.6 million for the same quarter a year ago.
Excluding the impact of the one-time charge for workforce reductions
and the rate case settlement in the respective periods, earnings before interest
and taxes of $3.9 million for the current quarter increased $0.3 million from
2000. This increase is due primarily to the increased short-term storage
services in the June 2001 quarter.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE UTILITIES (CONTINUED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Net operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2001, were
$31.1 million compared to $33.1 million for the same period in 2000. Included in
the prior year net operating revenues was $3.2 million for the recovery of
stranded costs in rates. Excluding the impact of this rate settlement, net
operating revenues for the 2001 period increased $1.2 million compared to the
same period a year ago. This increase in net operating revenues is primarily due
to increased natural gas delivery margins and increased short-term storage
services.
Total operating expenses were $22.2 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2001 compared to operating expenses of $20.2 million for the same
period in 2000, an increase of $2.0 million. Excluding the $4.3 million one-time
charge for the workforce reductions in 2001 and the $2.6 million of amortization
expense related to the recovery of stranded costs in rates in 2000, operating
expenses of $17.9 million are comparable to $17.6 million of operating expenses
for the same period last year.
EQUITABLE MARKETING
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA
Marketed gas sales (MMbtu) 44,658 54,908 130,407 115,377
Net operating revenues/MMbtu $0.1115 $0.0614 $ 0.0550 $ 0.0771
FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Net operating revenues $ 4,979 $ 3,370 $ 7,171 $ 8,896
Operating costs 1,643 1,906 3,624 3,676
Depreciation and amortization 94 50 149 96
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EBIT $ 3,242 $ 1,414 $ 3,398 $ 5,124
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE UTILITIES (CONTINUED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
The $1.6 million increase in net operating revenues over the 2000
quarter is primarily attributable to increased marketing fees and a
concentration on higher unit margin/lower volume business.
Total operating expenses for the current quarter of $1.7 million
decreased from the 2000 quarter by $0.3 million primarily due to the prior year
quarter including outside consulting costs associated with the implementation of
SFAS 133.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Net operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2001 decreased
$1.7 million from the same period last year. This decrease is attributable to
the $2.6 million loss on transactions marked to market that were previously
treated as hedges. Excluding the marked to market loss, unit margins remained
flat.
Total operating expenses for the 2001 six-month period were flat
compared to the same period a year ago.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE PRODUCTION
Production operations comprise the production, gathering,
transportation and sale of natural gas. In April 2000, the company merged its
Equitable Production - Gulf business with Westport Oil and Gas Company to form
Westport Resources Corporation (Westport). The operations of Equitable
Production - Gulf through the date of the merger are presented separately after
the operations of Equitable Production (Appalachian).
EQUITABLE PRODUCTION (APPALACHIAN)
In February 2000, Equitable Production acquired the Appalachian
Production assets of Statoil for $630 million plus working capital adjustments
for a total of $677 million. Statoil's operations consisted of approximately 1.2
trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves and 6,500 natural gas wells
in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
In June and December 2000, Equitable sold approximately 200 Bcfe of
reserves to a partnership and a trust for proceeds of $378 million and an
interest in the partnership and the trust. Also during 2000, the Company entered
into two natural gas advance sales contracts for 48.7 MMcf of reserves for
proceeds of $208.8 million. The Company is required to sell and deliver certain
quantities of natural gas during the term of the contracts. As such, these
contracts were recorded as prepaid gas forward sale and are being recognized in
income as deliveries occur.
The net result of the acquisition and subsequent monetizations on 2001
production and service volumes are as follows: net equity sales of natural gas
and equivalents decreased 15.7 Bcfe, due to the monetization in subsequent
months of wells produced by the Company in 2000; monetized sales increased 5.7
Bcfe, due to current year sales under the two natural gas advance sales
contracts completed in 2000; and operated and gathered volumes increased 2.2
Bcfe and 8.1 Bcfe, respectively, as the Statoil properties were operated for 90
days in the first quarter 2001 compared to 45 days in the same period of 2000.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE PRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA (EXCLUDING GULF OPERATIONS)
Production:
Net equity sales, natural gas and equivalents (MMcfe) 9,632 19,709 18,593 34,248
Average (well-head) sales price ($/Mcfe) $ 3.63 $ 3.01 $ 4.34 $ 2.83
Monetized sales (MMcfe) 5,699 2,845 11,380 5,699
Average (well-head) sales price ($/Mcfe) $ 4.07 $ 1.79 $ 4.20 $ 1.79
Company usage (MMcfe) 1,284 1,926 2,482 3,346
Lease operating expense excluding severance tax ($/Mcfe) $ 0.34 $ 0.33 $ 0.35 $ 0.32
Severance tax ($/Mcfe) $ 0.19 $ 0.14 $ 0.21 $ 0.12
Depletion ($/Mcfe) $ 0.38 $ 0.53 $ 0.39 $ 0.50
PRODUCTION SERVICES:
Gathered volumes (MMcfe) 27,665 25,543 52,420 44,336
Average gathering fee ($/Mcfe) $ 0.52 $ 0.60 $ 0.59 $ 0.61
Gathering and compression expense ($/Mcfe) $ 0.21 $ 0.27 $ 0.22 $ 0.27
Gathering and compression depreciation ($/Mcfe) $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.11
Total operated volumes (MMcfe) 23,003 24,480 45,529 43,293
Volumes handled (MMcfe) 31,166 28,241 59,023 49,558
Selling, general and administrative ($/Mcfe handled) $ 0.21 $ 0.23 $ 0.22 $ 0.23
Capital expenditures (excludes Statoil Acquisition)
(thousands) $20,792 $13,841 $ 27,260 $ 23,135
FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Revenue from Production $58,175 $64,482 $128,522 $106,954
Services:
Revenue from gathering fees 14,310 15,204 30,812 27,178
Other revenues 3,071 3,791 6,709 6,330
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Total revenues 75,556 83,477 166,043 140,462
Gathering and compression expenses 5,815 6,863 11,580 11,820
Lease operating expense 5,695 7,965 11,234 13,860
Severance tax 3,227 3,316 6,888 5,214
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 9,518 17,633 18,866 31,501
Selling, general and administrative 6,498 6,712 12,994 11,558
Exploration, including dry hole expense 622 1,929 1,102 2,415
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Total operating expenses 31,375 44,418 62,664 76,368
Equity earnings from nonconsolidated investments 196 -- 545 --
Other income (expense) -- (6,951) -- (6,951)
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EBIT from operations $44,377 $32,108 $103,924 $ 57,143
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE PRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Equitable Production (Appalachian) earnings before interest and taxes
for the three months ended June 30, 2001, were $44.4 million compared to $32.1
million for the three months ended June 30, 2000. The segment's results were
favorably affected by higher market prices for natural gas and continuing
improvements in operating efficiency.
During the three months ended June 30, 2001, the Company's average
equity well-head sales price realized on produced volumes rose to $3.63 per
thousand cubic feet equivalent (Mcfe), compared to $3.01 per Mcfe in the second
quarter of 2000. The $20.6 million increase in revenue due to commodity prices
is partially offset by a decline in production primarily as a result of the two
asset sales described above. The June and December 2000 asset sales (6.4 Bcfe)
resulted in a decrease of $22.5 million in production revenues, $1.6 million in
LOE expenses and $6.5 million in depletion expense in the second quarter of
2001. Gathering and compression expenses were unaffected by these monetizations,
as the monetized volumes are still gathered and compressed by the Company.
Operating expenses for the June 2001 quarter were $31.4 million
compared to $44.4 million for the 2000 quarter. The $13.0 million, or 29%,
decline is primarily a result of lower depletion expense coupled with operating
improvements at the Kentucky West pipeline unit.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
Equitable Production (Appalachian) earnings before interest and taxes
for the six months ended June 30, 2001, were $103.9 million compared to $57.1
million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. The segment's results were
favorably affected by higher market prices for natural gas, higher gathering and
service volumes, resulting primarily from the Statoil acquisition and continuing
improvements in operating efficiency.
During the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company's average equity
well-head sales price realized on produced volumes rose to $4.34 per Mcfe,
compared to $2.83 per Mcfe in the same period in 2000. The $49.2 million
increase in revenue due to commodity prices is partially offset by a $1.7
million increase in severance taxes and a $1.4 million additional provision for
uncollectible accounts.
As described above, a number of significant transactions during 2000
subsequently impacted the volumes realized in natural gas sales, gathering fees,
other revenues and various operating expenses in 2001 compared to 2000.
Increased production volumes due to a full year ownership of the Statoil assets
(4.3 Bcfe) is offset by the June and December 2000 asset sales (13.1 Bcfe). In
addition, wells shut-in or damaged during the fourth quarter 2000 work stoppage
produced 0.6 Bcfe less in 2001 than for the comparable period in 2000. The
maintenance and repair of these facilities was completed during March and
production volumes returned to pre-strike levels by April 1, 2001. The net
reduction from sale of assets resulted in a decrease of $37.2 million in
production revenues, $3.2 million in LOE expenses and $7.3 million in depletion
expense in 2001.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITABLE PRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
Gathering fee revenues increased $3.6 million, of which $2.7 million is
attributed to Statoil volumes and $0.9 million relates to increased gathering
rates for certain monetized volumes. Gathering and compression expenses declined
slightly despite the $1.3 million increase due to the additional 45 days
ownership of Statoil properties in 2001 and were unaffected by the
monetizations, as the monetized volumes are still gathered and compressed by the
Company.
Operating expenses for the period ended June 30, 2001 totaled $62.7
million compared to $76.4 million last year. Operating expenses declined despite
inflationary pressures on the price of services throughout the industry,
resulting from strong commodity prices. Operating improvements in the Kentucky
West pipeline unit and lower depletion expense were partially offset by
increased operating costs from the Statoil acquisition, in addition to the
severance tax increases and additional provisions for uncollectible accounts
described above.
PRODUCTION - GULF OPERATIONS
As described above, the Equitable Production - Gulf operations were
merged into Westport effective April 1, 2000. The following includes results
prior to the merger.
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA
Production:
Net sales, natural gas and equivalents (Mmcfe) 6,087
Average sales price ($/Mcfe) $ 2.77
LOE ($/Mcfe) $ 0.24
SG&A ($/Mcfe) $ 0.27
Depletion ($/Mcfe) $ 1.11
Capital expenditures (Thousands) $ 9,034
FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Revenue from Production $16,885
Other revenues 70
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Total revenues 16,955
Gathering and compression expense 17
Lease operating expense 1,454
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 6,891
Selling, general and administrative expense 1,643
Exploration and dry hole expense 524
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Total operating expenses $10,529
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EBIT $ 6,426
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
NORESCO
NORESCO provides energy and energy related products and services that
are designed to reduce its customers' operating costs and improve their
productivity. The segment's activities are comprised of private power,
cogeneration, and central plant development, ownership, and operation;
performance contracting; and the development and implementation of energy and
water efficiency programs. NORESCO's customers include governmental,
institutional, commercial, and industrial end-users. NORESCO's energy
infrastructure group develops and operates facilities in the U.S. and operates
private power plants in selected international countries.
NORESCO provides a range of integrated energy management services
within its projects, including: project development, design and engineering
analysis; permitting; construction; equipment procurement; project management;
project financing; project ownership; equipment operation and maintenance; and
energy savings metering, monitoring and verification.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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OPERATIONAL DATA (THOUSANDS)
Revenue backlog, end of period $90,844 $64,962 $90,844 $64,962
Construction completed $21,487 $16,647 $42,209 $36,638
Capital expenditures $ 136 $ 1,041 $ 330 $ 1,382
Gross profit margin 25.6% 25.9% 24.7% 24.2%
SG&A as a % of revenue 17.4% 14.0% 16.8% 17.5%
Project Development expenses as a % of
revenue 2.6% 3.5% 2.9% 4.4%
FINANCIAL RESULTS (THOUSANDS)
Energy service contract revenues $35,311 $36,076 $69,775 $66,676
Energy service contract costs 26,263 26,749 52,521 50,553
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Net operating revenues 9,048 9,327 17,254 16,123
Selling, general and administrative expenses 6,145 5,053 11,689 11,693
Amortization of goodwill 954 1,041 1,918 1,978
Depreciation and depletion 471 198 950 555
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Total expenses 7,570 6,292 14,557 14,226
Equity earnings from nonconsolidated investments 3,166 990 4,759 2,424
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EBIT $ 4,644 $ 4,025 $ 7,456 $ 4,321
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
NORESCO (CONTINUED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
The NORESCO segment's earnings before interest and taxes increased $0.6
million to $4.6 million from $4.0 million in the same period last year. This
increase in EBIT is primarily attributable to increased equity earnings of
nonconsolidated investments. Total revenue decreased by 2% to $35.3 million
compared to $36.1 million in 2000, due to a decrease in performance contracting
construction activity. This decrease, however, is in line with the segment's
strategic focus on the energy infrastructure business.
Revenue backlog in the current year increased $25.9 million from $64.9
at June 30, 2000 to $90.8 million at June 30, 2001 due to increased backlog in
energy infrastructure projects.
NORESCO's second quarter 2001 gross margin decreased slightly to $9.0
million compared to $9.3 million during the second quarter 2000. Gross margin as
a percentage of revenue remained essentially flat in the second quarter 2001
compared to the same quarter in 2000.
Total expenses for second quarter 2001 were $7.6 million compared to
$6.3 million in the second quarter 2000. After adjusting for an additional $1.0
million provision for uncollectible accounts, expenses increased $0.3 million
over last year's quarter, resulting from increased business development and
marketing activities.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
NORESCO's earnings before interest and taxes increased $3.2 million to
$7.5 million from $4.3 million in the same period last year. This increase is
primarily attributable to increased equity earnings. Total revenue increased by
5% to $69.8 million compared to $66.7 million in 2000, which is due to
additional construction activity resulting from NORESCO's backlog increase.
NORESCO's first half 2001 gross margin increased to $17.3 million
compared to $16.1 million during the first half 2000. The gross margin increase
is due to the increase in construction revenue coupled with an increase in gross
margin as a percentage of revenue. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was
24.7% in the first half of 2001 compared to 24.2% during the same period in
2000, representing a 2% increase.
Total expenses for first half of 2001 were $14.6 million compared to
$14.2 million in the same period of 2000. Total expenses in 2000 included $1.0
million in costs to discontinue developing international energy infrastructure
projects. Excluding the impact of the additional provision for uncollectible
accounts in 2001 and the 2000 costs described above, total expenses increased
$0.4 million due to higher depreciation expense.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
EQUITY IN NONCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS
In March 2000, the Company announced the combination of its Production
- Gulf assets with Westport Oil and Gas Company, a private oil and gas
exploration company based in Denver. The transaction was completed on April 10,
2000. The Company received $50 million in cash and approximately 49% interest in
the combined company, Westport. Equitable currently owns 13.9 million shares, or
approximately 36% interest in the Company. The fair market value of Equitable's
investment in Westport was $292 million as of June 30, 2001 on a pre-tax basis.
On June 9, 2001, Westport Resources entered into a definitive merger
agreement with Belco Oil & Gas. Belco shareholders will receive 13.7 million
shares of Westport Resources. The merger is expected to be completed in the
third quarter of 2001, at which time the Company's ownership interest will
decrease from the current 36% to approximately 27%.
The NORESCO segment has equity ownership interests in independent power
plant (IPP) projects located domestically and in select international countries.
Long-term power purchase agreements (PPA's) are signed with the customer whereby
they agree to purchase the energy generated by the plant. The length of these
contracts range from 5 to 30 years. These projects generally are financed on a
project basis with non-recourse financings established at the foreign subsidiary
level.
During the 2001 second quarter, a domestic Energy Infrastructure
project, included within Equity in Nonconsolidated Investments, experienced a
performance default on a Creditor's Agreement. The Creditors have agreed to
temporarily delay enforcement of their remedies to provide an opportunity for
resolution of the default. The Company has fully reserved for this project
during the second quarter.
NORESCO indirectly owns a 50% interest in a Panamanian thermal electric
generation project. The project had previously agreed to retrofit the plant to
conform with applicable environmental noise standards by a target date of August
31, 2001. The retrofit is not expected to be completed until October 31, 2001
due to unforeseen and unavoidable delays. The project is seeking extensions to
the original agreed upon target dates from the lender and currently believes the
extension will be granted.
The Production segment maintains two 1% equity ownership interests in a
partnership and trust, respectively. The partnership and trust hold natural gas
producing properties, which qualify for nonconventional fuels tax credit.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
The results of operations of Equitable are impacted by the seasonal
nature of Equitable Utilities' distribution operations and the volatility of oil
and gas commodity prices.
Cash flows from operating activities in the first half of 2001
increased $43.4 million over the prior year period. This increase is largely
attributable to increased consolidated net income, which is primarily the result
of higher commodity gas prices. Items included in net income but not affecting
operating cash flows include increased undistributed earnings from the Company's
minority interest in Westport Resources and increased deferred revenue
recognition associated with the December 2000 prepaid gas forward sales.
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash flows used by investing activities in the first half of 2001 were
$8.7 million compared to $538.4 million in the prior year, which included the
purchase of the Appalachian Production assets of Statoil. The decrease in cash
used by investing activities is also a result of $31.3 million of proceeds from
the sale of contract receivables. Capital expenditures of $44.5 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2001 were comparable to the $44.1 million spent in
the prior year period. Expenditures in both years represent growth projects in
the Equitable Production segment, and replacements, improvements and additions
to plant assets in the Equitable Utilities segment. Production and Utilities
accounted for $27.3 million and $16.7 million, respectively, of the expenditures
in 2001.
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash flows used in financing activities during the first six months of
2001 were $168.6 million compared to cash provided of $534.6 million in the
prior year period. This fluctuation from prior year is also due to the first
quarter 2000 Statoil acquisition. In 2001, Equitable continued to reduce its
short-term debt through the use of cash provided by the operating activities and
the sale of receivables by the NORESCO segment.
During the 2001 second quarter, the Company bought back $46.2 million
of its outstanding shares of common stock compared to $17.8 million purchased
during the 2000 six-month period.
During the first quarter of 2001, a Jamaican Energy Infrastructure
project experienced defaults relating to various loan covenants. Consequently,
the Company reclassified the nonrecourse project financing from long-term debt
to current liabilities as the Company currently intends to refinance or
restructure the debt within the next twelve months.
The Company maintains a revolving credit agreement with a group of
banks providing $650 million of available credit, which $325 million expires in
2001 and $325 million in 2003. In connection with the expiration of a portion of
the credit limit, the Company intends to evaluate the terms of the revolver.
The Company has adequate borrowing capacity to meet its financing
requirements.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY (CONTINUED)
HEDGING
The Company's overall objective in its hedging program is to protect
earnings from undue exposure to the risk of changing commodity prices. Since
Equitable is primarily a natural gas company, this leads to different approaches
to hedging natural gas than for crude oil and natural gas liquids.
With respect to hedging the Company's exposure to changes in natural
gas commodity prices, management's objective is to provide price protection for
the majority of expected production for the years 2001 and 2005, and over 25% of
expected equity production for the years 2006 through 2008. Its preference is to
use derivative instruments that create a price floor, in order to provide
downside protection while allowing the Company to participate in upward price
movements. This is accomplished with the use of a mix of costless collars,
straight floors and some fixed price swaps. This mix allows the Company to
participate in a range of prices, while protecting shareholders from significant
price deterioration. Due to the increased volatility of the market in 2001, the
Company has opted to rely more heavily on price swaps.
STOCK SPLIT
On April 19, 2001, the Board of Directors of Equitable Resources
declared a two for one stock split payable on June 11, 2001 to shareholders of
record on May 11, 2001. Earnings per share of common stock and weighed average
common shares outstanding have been adjusted for the two for one stock split.
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
In February 2000, the Company acquired the Appalachian production
assets of Statoil Energy Inc. for $630 million plus working capital adjustments
for a total of $677 million. The Company initially funded this acquisition
through short-term debt, which was replaced by a combination of financings and
cash from asset sales.
In March 2000, the Company announced the combination of its Gulf
operations with Westport Oil and Gas Company, a private oil and gas exploration
company based in Denver, as described above.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain certain
forward-looking statements related to such matters as anticipated financial
performance including gains on derivative instruments and future savings from
the pipeline operation workforce reduction; the energy hedges and derivative's
strategy; and other operational matters. The Company notes that a variety of
factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's
forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the
operations, performance and results of the Company's business and
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
weather conditions, commodity prices for natural gas and crude oil and
associated hedging activities including future changes in the hedging strategy,
the ability to complete gas monetization transactions, creditworthiness of
counterparties, availability of financing, changes in interest rates, changes in
the status of labor negotiations, implementation and execution of cost
restructuring initiatives, curtailments or disruptions in production, timing and
availability of regulatory and governmental approvals, timing and extent of the
Company's success in acquiring utility companies and natural gas and crude oil
properties, the ability of the Company to discover, develop and produce
reserves, the ability of the Company to acquire and apply technology to its
operations, the impact of competitive factors on profit margins in various
markets in which the Company competes, financial results achieved by Westport
Resources, and other factors discussed in other reports (including Form 10-K)
filed from time to time.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company's primary market risk exposure is the volatility of future
prices for natural gas, crude oil and propane, which can affect the operating
results of Equitable through the Equitable Production segment and the
unregulated marketing group within the Equitable Utilities segment. The Company
uses simple, nonleveraged derivative instruments that are placed with major
institutions whose creditworthiness is continually monitored. The Company also
enters into energy trading contracts to leverage its assets and limit the
exposure to shifts in market prices. The Company's use of these derivative
financial instruments is implemented under a set of policies approved by the
Company's Corporate Risk Committee and Board of Directors.
With respect to energy derivatives held by the Company for purposes
other than trading, during the second quarter of 2001, the Company continued to
execute its hedging strategy by utilizing price swaps with volumes of about
139.6 MMcf of natural gas. Some of these derivatives have hedged expected equity
production through 2008. A decrease of 10% in the market of natural gas and
crude oil would increase the fair value of natural gas instruments by
approximately $50.1 million and would increase the fair value of crude oil
instruments by approximately $0.5 million. A 10% decrease would have a minimal
impact on the fair value of the propane instruments.
With respect to derivative contracts held by the Company for trading
purposes, there has not been any material changes regarding quantitative and
qualitative disclosures about market risk regarding the volatility of future
prices for natural gas, crude oil and propane from the information reported in
the Company's 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In May 1998, the jury in U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc. v. Equitable
Resources Marketing Company, a breach of contract action filed in
the judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas, in July 1996,
returned a verdict against the Company in the amount of $4.36
million. On motion by the Company, the judge subsequently reduced
the award to $762,000 on which final judgment was entered, with
$580,000 in attorney's fees and $446,000 in interest. After the
Company's appeal was denied by the Texas Court of Appeals on May
21, 2001, a final settlement was negotiated for $1.55 million.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
a). The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 17, 2001.
c). Brief description of matters voted upon:
(1) Elected the named directors to serve three-year terms
as follows:
Director Shares Voted For Shares Withheld
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Murry S. Gerber 28,308,410 169,511
George L. Miles, Jr. 28,282,205 195,716
Donald I. Moritz 27,371,110 1,106,811
J. Michael Talbert 28,303,075 174,846
The following Directors terms continue after the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders:
until 2002 - Phyllis A. Domm, James E. Rohr, David S.
Shapira;
until 2003 - E. Lawrence Keyes, Jr., Thomas A. McConomy,
Malcolm M. Prine.
(2) Approved the Equitable Resources, Inc. Executive
Short-Term Incentive Plan. Vote was 23,307,039 shares
for; 802,655 shares against and 158,176 shares
abstained.
(3) Ratified appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP, as
independent auditors for the year ended December 31,
2001. Vote was 27,299,608 shares for; 1,148,166 shares
against and 30,147 shares abstained.
Item 5. Other Information
On May 17, 2001, the Board of Directors, at a regular meeting of
the Board, approved the issuance of up to 2,500,000 pre-split
shares of Common Stock of the Company to the 1999 Stock Option
Plan.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
10.1 The Equitable Resources, Inc. Executive Short-Term
Incentive Plan.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended June 30, 2001:
Form 8-K current report dated April 30, 2001 making available
quarterly historical financial information reclassified to
conform to year-end year 2000 presentation.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC.
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(Registrant)
/s/ DAVID L. PORGES
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David L. Porges
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 10, 2001
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Document Description
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10.1 Equitable Resources, Inc. Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan Filed Herewith