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EQT Reports Third Quarter 2010 Earnings; Third Consecutive Quarter of Over 30% Production Sales Growth

PITTSBURGH, Oct 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) today announced third quarter 2010 earnings of $36.5 million, $33.6 million higher than the $2.9 million earned in the third quarter 2009 (quarter-over-quarter). Operating cash flow was $137.4 million; 119% higher quarter-over-quarter. Earnings per diluted share were $0.24 for the third quarter 2010, up from the $0.02 reported last year.

Highlights include:

EQT's third quarter 2010 operating income was $88.2 million, representing a $48.3 million increase quarter-over-quarter. The company's net operating revenues, which exclude purchased gas cost, increased by $43.7 million to $248.5 million, as a result of higher sales volumes at EQT Production and higher rates and volumes at EQT Midstream. Net operating expenses fell $4.5 million to $160.3 million, a decrease attributable to lower selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A), partially offset by higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expense (DD&A). SG&A decreased as a result of long-term incentive compensation expense that was $24.7 million lower than the $28.2 million reported in the third quarter 2009.

Quarterly Results by Business

EQT Production

EQT Production achieved sales of produced natural gas of 34.0 Bcfe, representing a 35% increase over the third quarter 2009, and 6.5% sequential growth over the second quarter 2010, driven by horizontal drilling in the Marcellus and Huron / Berea shale plays. Approximately 48% of EQT's sales of produced natural gas came from horizontal shale wells, up from 30% in the third quarter last year. Daily production from Marcellus wells was 96 MMcfd at the end of the third quarter and is expected to exceed 140 MMcfd by year-end 2010.

Production operating income totaled $39.8 million, 26% higher quarter-over-quarter. Operating revenues were $115.2 million, or 25% higher, as a result of increased sales of produced natural gas, partially offset by lower average wellhead sales prices. The average wellhead sales price was $3.32 per Mcfe; 6.5% lower than the $3.55 realized a year ago as a result of lower hedge gains for the quarter, partially offset by higher NYMEX prices for unhedged natural gas sales.

Operating expenses rose $15.0 million to $75.4 million in the third quarter 2010. Consistent with the company's growth, DD&A was $16.8 million higher and SG&A was $2.1 million higher. Partially offsetting these increases was a $3.6 million decrease in exploration expense. Per unit LOE was $0.22; 31% lower than last year, primarily as a result of production sales volume growth.

The company drilled 130 gross wells during the third quarter 2010. Of these wells, 66 were horizontal wells; 17 targeting the Marcellus play with a typical length of pay of 4,000 feet; and 49 targeting the Huron / Berea play with a typical length of pay of 4,300 feet. The company also drilled 44 vertical wells in its coalbed methane play.

Marcellus Well Results

On September 29, 2010, EQT announced results from two prolific Marcellus wells. The first well, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, had an average 30-day production rate of 22 MMcfe per day, with an estimated ultimate recovery of 18 Bcfe. The well had a total lateral length of 9,000 feet with 8,411 feet of stimulated pay and was completed using a 28-stage frac. The second well, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, reported a 24-hour IP of 15 MMcfe from 4,060 feet of stimulated pay.

EQT Midstream

EQT Midstream earned $51.7 million of operating income; 36% higher than the third quarter 2009. Net operating revenues were $109.1 million, representing a 25% increase. Net gathering revenues increased by $11.3 million, or 26%, driven by a 22% increase in gathering volumes associated with EQT Production's drilling program and a 7% increase in average gathering fees. Processing net revenues were $23.7 million, or 57% higher, as a result of a 28% increase in the average NGL sales price and a 25% increase in liquids volume, nearly all of which were produced from EQT Production's horizontal Huron / Berea wells.

Operating expenses increased $7.7 million quarter-over-quarter, to $57.4 million. The increase is primarily attributable to a $5.2 million increase in operating and maintenance (O&M) costs, which includes a $2.6 million impairment for compressor decommissioning and a $1.6 million increase in property taxes. Per unit gathering and compression expense decreased 5% quarter-over-quarter, as gathering volumes increased at a faster rate than operational costs. DD&A increased $2.2 million as a result of increased investment in gathering, processing and transmission infrastructure.

During the third quarter, EQT Midstream completed the Ingram gathering project and added compression at the Jupiter Station in Greene County, Pennsylvania, providing EQT Production with 70 MMcfe per day of additional gathering capacity and bringing the total Pennsylvania gathering capacity to 120 MMcfe per day.

Distribution

Distribution's operating income totaled $0.6 million, $2.6 million lower than the third quarter 2009, mainly attributable to lower residential sales and off-system and energy services revenues and an increase in operating expenses. The vast majority of Distribution's profits are earned from heating demand in the first and fourth quarters of each year.

Hedging

EQT recognized an $18.1 million net gain from its production hedges in the quarter. There were no changes to the company's production hedge position in the quarter. The company's total hedge position for the fourth quarter 2010 through 2012 production is:



                                      2010**          2011         2012
    Swaps
       Total Volume (Bcf)                   6           19            -
       Average Price per Mcf
        (NYMEX)*                        $5.12        $5.10           $-

    Puts
       Total Volume (Bcf)                   1            3            -
       Average Floor Price per
        Mcf (NYMEX)*                    $7.35        $7.35           $-

    Collars
       Total Volume (Bcf)                   6           21           21
       Average Floor Price per
        Mcf (NYMEX)*                    $6.72        $6.53        $6.51
       Average Cap Price per Mcf
        (NYMEX)*                       $12.14       $11.91       $11.83



* The above price is based on a conversion rate of 1.05 MMBtu/Mcf

**Fourth quarter

Natural Gas Liquids

Natural gas liquids (NGLs), excluding ethane, comprised approximately 10% of EQT Production's sales of produced natural gas in the third quarter. EQT Midstream bought the NGLs from EQT Production at natural gas market prices and sold the NGLs at higher NGL market prices, capturing a higher margin to EQT Corporation. EQT Corporation realized an average premium over the NYMEX natural gas price of $1.08 per Mcfe as a result of its liquids rich production; $0.49 per Mcfe is recognized as production revenue and $0.59 per Mcfe as processing net revenue at EQT Midstream.

Price Reconciliation

EQT Production's average wellhead sales price is calculated by allocating some revenues to EQT Midstream for the gathering, processing and transportation of the produced gas and NGLs. EQT Production's average wellhead sales price for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 
                                   Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                   ------------------      -----------------
                                     September 30,           September 30,
                                     -------------           -------------
                                   2010          2009    2010           2009
                                   ----          ----    ----           ----

    Average NYMEX price ($ /
     MMBtu)                       $4.38         $3.39   $4.59          $3.93
    Average Btu premium            0.42          0.37    0.43           0.37
                                   ----          ----    ----           ----
    Average NYMEX price ($ /
     Mcfe)                         4.80          3.76    5.02           4.30
    Average net liquids
     revenue                       0.66          0.56    0.71           0.41
    Average basis                  0.05             -    0.14           0.07
    Hedge impact                   0.53          1.81    0.44           1.38
       Average hedge adjusted
        price ($ /Mcfe)            6.04          6.13    6.31           6.16
                                   ----          ----    ----           ----

    Gathering, processing
     and transportation
     revenues to EQT
     Midstream ($ /Mcfe)         $(1.72)       $(1.68)                $(1.69)
                                                       $(1.72)
    Average net liquids
     revenues to EQT
     Midstream ($ /Mcfe)          (0.59)        (0.50)  (0.65)         (0.37)
    Third party gathering,
     processing and
     transportation ($ /
     Mcfe)                        (0.41)        (0.40)  (0.41)         (0.34)
                                  -----         -----   -----          -----
        Total revenue deductions
         ($ /Mcfe)                (2.72)        (2.58)  (2.78)         (2.40)
                                  -----         -----   -----          -----
    Average wellhead sales
     price to EQT Production
     ($ /Mcfe)                    $3.32                 $3.53
                                  =====                 =====
                                                $3.55                  $3.76
                                                =====                      =

    EQT Revenue ($/ Mcfe)
    Revenues to EQT
     Midstream                     2.31          2.18    2.37           2.06
    Revenues to EQT
     Production                   $3.32         $3.55   $3.53           3.76
                                  =====         =====   =====           ====
    Average wellhead sales
     price to EQT
     Corporation                  $5.63         $5.73   $5.90          $5.82
                                  =====         =====   =====          =====



Unit Costs

EQT's unit costs to produce, gather, process and transport EQT's produced natural gas and NGLs, excluding the compressor decommissioning charge recognized this quarter, continue to improve as higher volumes outpaced the increase in operating costs. The unit costs were:

 
                                       Three Months              Nine Months
                                          Ended                     Ended
                                       ------------          -----------
                                      September 30,             September 30,
                                      -------------             -------------
                                    2010        2009        2010        2009
                                    ----        ----        ----        ----
    Production segment costs:
     ($ /Mcfe)
       LOE                         $0.22       $0.32       $0.24       $0.28
       Production taxes             0.21        0.26        0.23        0.30
       SG&A                         0.35        0.39        0.42        0.38
                                    ----        ----        ----        ----
                                    0.78        0.97        0.89        0.96
    Midstream segment costs: ($
     /Mcfe)
       Gathering, processing and
        transmission                0.54        0.56        0.53        0.55
       SG&A                         0.17        0.18        0.18        0.18
                                    ----        ----        ----        ----
                                    0.71        0.74        0.71        0.73
                                    ----        ----        ----        ----
    Total                          $1.49       $1.71       $1.60       $1.69
                                   =====       =====       =====       =====



Operating Income

The company reports operating income by segment in this press release. Both interest and income taxes are controlled on a consolidated, corporate-wide basis, and are not allocated to the segments.

The following table reconciles operating income by segment as reported in this press release to the consolidated operating income reported in the company's financial statements:

 
                             Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                             ------------------         -----------------
                               September 30,              September 30,
                               -------------              -------------
                              2010           2009      2010           2009

    Operating income
     (thousands):
      EQT Production       $39,827        $31,522  $122,097       $109,587
      EQT Midstream         51,682         37,878   177,963        119,660
      Distribution             644          3,230    52,353         56,435
      Unallocated expenses  (3,971)       (32,698)  (16,589)       (42,100)
                            ------        -------   -------        -------
        Operating income   $88,182        $39,932  $335,824       $243,582
                           =======        =======  ========       ========



Unallocated expenses are primarily due to certain incentive compensation and administrative costs in excess of budget that are not allocated to the operating segments. For each period presented, the difference between equity in earnings of nonconsolidated investments as reported on the company's statements of consolidated income and on EQT Midstream's operational and financial report is the earnings from the company's ownership interest in Appalachian Natural Gas Trust. Other segment financial measures identified in this press release are reconciled to the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) below and on the attached operational and financial reports.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Operating Cash Flows

Operating cash flow is presented as an accepted indicator of an oil and gas exploration and production company's ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur additional debt. The company has also included this information because changes in operating assets and liabilities relate to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that the company may not control and may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. Operating cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net cash provided by operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below reconciles operating cash flow with net cash provided by operating activities as derived from the statements of condensed consolidated cash flows to be included in the company's Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

 
                               Three Months              Nine Months
                                   Ended                    Ended
                                ------------               -----------
                                 September                September
                                      30,                        30,
                                 ----------                 ----------
    (thousands)                2010         2009          2010          2009

    Net Income:             $36,522       $2,909      $154,587      $101,547
      Add back
       (deduct):
      Deferred income
       taxes                 32,774       11,921        99,205        94,799
      Depreciation,
       depletion, and
       amortization          68,548       49,706       195,644       140,483
      Other items,
       net                     (412)      (1,909)        5,383        (3,383)
                               ----       ------         -----        ------
    Operating cash
     flow:                 $137,432      $62,627      $454,819      $333,446
                           ========      =======      ========      ========
      Add back
       (deduct):
      Changes in
       operating
       assets and
       liabilities            7,036       21,913       166,228       219,539
                              -----       ------       -------       -------
      Net cash
       provided by
       operating
       activities          $144,468      $84,540      $621,047      $552,985
                           ========      =======      ========      ========



Net Operating Revenues and Net Operating Expenses

Net operating revenues and net operating expenses, both of which exclude purchased gas costs, are presented because they are important analytical measures used by management to evaluate period-to-period comparisons of revenue and operating expenses. Purchased gas cost, which is subject to commodity price volatility and a significant portion of which is passed on to customers with no income impact, is typically excluded by management in such analyses.

 
                           Three Months              Nine Months
                               Ended                    Ended
                             ------------               -----------
                          September 30,            September 30,
                          -------------            -------------
      (thousands)          2010          2009          2010         2009

      Net
       operating
       revenues        $248,497      $204,784      $812,721     $668,629
      Plus:
       purchased
       gas cost           8,838        13,573       138,769      257,171
                          -----        ------       -------      -------
      Operating
       revenues        $257,335      $218,357      $951,490     $925,800

      Net
       operating
       expenses        $160,315      $164,852      $476,897     $425,047
      Plus:
       purchased
       gas cost           8,838        13,573       138,769      257,171
                          -----        ------       -------      -------
      Operating
       expenses        $169,153      $178,425      $615,666      682,218
                       ========      ========      ========      =======



EQT's conference call with securities analysts, which begins at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, will be broadcast live via EQT's web site, http://www.eqt.com and on the Investor information page from the company's web site which is available at http://ir.eqt.com, and will be available for seven days.

From time to time, EQT management speaks to investors. Slides for these discussions will be available online via EQT's web site. The slides may be updated periodically.

Cautionary Statements

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved, probable and possible reserves that a company anticipates as of a given date to be economically and legally producible and deliverable by application of development projects to known accumulations. We use certain terms, such as "EUR" (estimated ultimate recovery), that the SEC's guidelines prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. This measure is by its nature more speculative than estimates of reserves prepared in accordance with SEC definitions and guidelines and accordingly is less certain.

Total sales volumes per day (or daily production) is an operational estimate of the daily sales volume on a typical day (excluding curtailments).

Unit development costs (or unit costs) are calculated as the direct costs to drill a well (or costs per well) divided by the gross expected EUR of the well. Direct well costs do not include capitalized overhead.

The company is unable to provide a reconciliation of its projected operating cash flow to projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, because of uncertainties associated with projecting future net income and changes in assets and liabilities.

Disclosures in this press release and/or made during the third-quarter earnings conference call contain certain forward-looking statements. Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives, and growth and anticipated financial and operational performance of the company and its subsidiaries, including guidance regarding the company's drilling and infrastructure programs (including the Equitrans expansion project) and technology, transactions, including asset sales and/or joint ventures involving the company's assets, the timing of construction of public-access natural gas refueling stations, production and sales volumes, revenue projections, reserves, EUR, internal rates of return (IRR), the expected ATAX returns per well, midstream costs, F&D costs, operating costs, well costs, the expected decline curve, the expected feet of pay, capital expenditures, financing requirements and availability, projected operating cash flows, hedging strategy, the effects of government regulation and tax position. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The company has based these forward-looking statements on current expectations and assumptions about future events. While the company considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the company's control. 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, those set forth under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as updated by any subsequent Form 10-Qs.

Any forward-looking statement applies only as of the date on which such statement is made and the company does not intend to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

EQT is an integrated energy company with emphasis on Appalachian area natural gas production, gathering, processing, transmission and distribution. Additional information about the company can be obtained through the company's web site, http://www.eqt.com. Investor information is available on EQT's web site at http://ir.eqt.com. EQT uses its web site as a channel of distribution of important information about the company, and routinely posts financial and other important information regarding the company and its financial condition and operations on the Investors web pages.

                            EQT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (UNAUDITED)
                          (Thousands except per share amounts)


                                     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
                                        September 30,     September 30,
                                         2010       2009     2010       2009
                                         ----       ----     ----       ----

    Operating revenues               $257,335   $218,357 $951,490   $925,800

    Operating expenses:
        Purchased gas costs             8,838     13,573  138,769    257,171
      Operation and maintenance        41,232     35,149  113,094    102,148
      Production                       15,261     15,565   46,844     44,927
      Exploration                         941      4,526    3,354     12,252
      Selling, general and
       administrative                  34,333     59,906  117,961    125,237
      Depreciation, depletion and
       amortization                    68,548     49,706  195,644    140,483
                                       ------     ------  -------    -------
         Total operating expenses     169,153    178,425  615,666    682,218
                                      -------    -------  -------    -------

    Operating income                   88,182     39,932  335,824    243,582

    Other income                          278        511      958      1,799
    Equity in earnings of
     nonconsolidated investments        2,646      1,950    7,593      4,682
    Interest expense                   33,861     32,393  102,075     78,096
                                       ------     ------  -------     ------
    Income before income taxes         57,245     10,000  242,300    171,967
    Income taxes                       20,723      7,091   87,713     70,420
                                       ------      -----              ------
    Net income                        $36,522     $2,909 $154,587   $101,547
                                      =======     ====== ========   ========

    Earnings per share of common
     stock:
    Basic:
      Weighted average common shares
       outstanding                    149,133    130,850  143,048    130,806
      Net income                        $0.24      $0.02    $1.08      $0.78
                                        =====      =====    =====      =====

    Diluted:
      Weighted average common shares
       outstanding                    149,775    131,505  143,806    131,450
      Net income                        $0.24      $0.02    $1.07      $0.77
                                        =====      =====    =====      =====



    (A)  Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's natural gas
    distribution and storage businesses, and the volatility of commodity
    prices, the interim statements for the three and nine month periods
    are not indicative of results for a full year.

                                     EQT PRODUCTION
                            OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT


                                    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                       September 30,         September 30,
                                        2010       2009      2010      2009
                                        ----       ----      ----      ----

         OPERATIONAL DATA

    Natural gas and oil
     production (MMcfe)               35,334     26,722    99,520    76,705
    Company usage, line loss
     (MMcfe)                          (1,346)    (1,566)   (3,617)   (4,207)
                                      ------     ------    ------    ------
    Total sales volumes (MMcfe)       33,988     25,156    95,903    72,498

    Average (well-head) sales
     price ($/Mcfe)                    $3.32      $3.55     $3.53     $3.76

    Sales of Produced Natural
     Gas detail (MMcfe)
      Horizontal Huron /Berea
       Play                            9,953      6,938    28,075    18,710
      Horizontal Marcellus Play        6,372        531    15,134     1,283
      CBM Play                         3,513      3,172    10,007     9,188
      Other (vertical non-CBM)        14,150     14,515    42,687    43,317
                                      ------     ------    ------    ------
        Total sales of produced
         natural gas                  33,988     25,156    95,903    72,498

    Lease operating expenses,
     excluding production taxes
     ($/Mcfe)                          $0.22      $0.32     $0.24     $0.28
    Production taxes ($/Mcfe)          $0.21      $0.26     $0.23     $0.30
    Production depletion
     ($/Mcfe)                          $1.26      $1.04     $1.26     $1.03

    Production depletion             $44,609    $27,734  $125,113   $79,165
    Other depreciation,
     depletion and amortization        2,049      2,122     5,923     4,559
                                       -----      -----     -----     -----
      Total depreciation,
       depletion and amortization    $46,658    $29,856  $131,036   $83,724

    Capital expenditures
     (thousands)                    $267,154   $144,497  $929,225  $446,813

         FINANCIAL DATA (Thousands)

    Total operating revenues        $115,218    $91,922  $345,163  $279,570

    Operating expenses:
      Lease operating expense
       excluding production taxes      7,856      8,633    24,056    21,845
      Production taxes                 7,405      6,932    22,788    23,082
      Exploration expense                941      4,527     3,354    12,252
      Selling, general and
       administrative                 12,531     10,452    41,832    29,080
      Depreciation, depletion and
       amortization                   46,658     29,856   131,036    83,724
                                      ------     ------   -------    ------
        Total operating expenses      75,391     60,400   223,066   169,983

    Operating income                 $39,827    $31,522  $122,097  $109,587



    (a)  Average (well-head) sales price is calculated as market price
    adjusted for hedging activities. In addition, EQT Production
    allocates some revenues to EQT Midstream for gathering, processing
    and transportation of the produced gas and NGLs. EQT Midstream
    revenues totaled $2.31 and $2.18 per Mcfe for the three months ended
    September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively; and $2.37 and $2.06 per
    Mcfe for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
    respectively. Average (well-head) sales price totaled $5.63 and
    $5.73 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and
    2009, respectively; and $5.90 and $5.82 per Mcfe for the nine months
    ended September 2010 and 2009, respectively.

    (b)   Capital expenditures for the nine month period ended September
    30, 2010 and 2009 include $310.9 million and $5.2 million,
    respectively, for undeveloped property acquisitions, primarily
    within the Marcellus shale play. This amount includes $230.7 million
    of undeveloped property, which was acquired with EQT stock in the
    second quarter of 2010.

                                   EQT MIDSTREAM
                          OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT


                                     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
                                       September 30,      September 30,
                                         2010       2009     2010     2009
                                         ----       ----     ----     ----

         OPERATIONAL DATA

    Gathered volumes (BBtu)            49,990     40,849  142,074  118,918
    Average gathering fee
     ($/MMBtu)                          $1.12      $1.05    $1.10    $1.04
    Gathering and compression
     expense ($/MMBtu)                  $0.40      $0.42    $0.38    $0.41
    NGLs Sold (Mgal) (a)               37,348     29,948  107,077   89,836
    Average NGL sales price
     ($/gal)                            $1.00      $0.78    $1.07    $0.69
    Transmission pipeline
     throughput (BBtu)                 27,138     21,471   76,196   61,003

    Net operating revenues
     (thousands):
      Gathering                       $54,014    $42,725 $153,777 $122,178
      Processing                       23,699     15,076   72,040   31,823
      Transmission                     19,497     18,006   59,057   55,551
      Storage, marketing and other     11,849     11,737   52,402   51,758
                                       ------     ------   ------   ------
        Total net operating revenues $109,059    $87,544 $337,276 $261,310

    Capital expenditures
     (thousands)                      $59,499    $39,817 $138,479 $155,334

         FINANCIAL DATA (Thousands)

    Total operating revenues         $175,227   $124,065 $528,766 $366,939
    Purchased gas costs                66,168     36,521  191,490  105,629
                                       ------     ------  -------  -------
      Total net operating revenues    109,059     87,544  337,276  261,310

    Operating expenses:
      Operating and maintenance       $30,140    $24,957  $79,694  $70,597
      Selling, general and
       administrative                  11,532     11,232   33,379   32,551
      Depreciation and amortization    15,705     13,477   46,240   38,502
        Total operating expenses       57,377     49,666  159,313  141,650
                                       ------     ------  -------  -------

    Operating income                  $51,682    $37,878 $177,963 $119,660

    Other income                         $193       $342     $452   $1,247
    Equity in earnings of
     nonconsolidated investments       $2,607     $1,946   $7,472   $4,608



    (a)  NGLs sold includes NGLs recovered at the Company's processing
    plant and transported to a fractionation plant owned by a third-
    party for separation into commercial components, net of volumes
    retained, as well as equivalent volumes sold at liquid component
    prices under the Company's contractual processing arrangements with
    third parties.

                                     DISTRIBUTION
                           OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT


                                     Three Months
                                             Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                         September 30,     September 30,
                                        2010        2009     2010     2009
                                        ----        ----     ----     ----

         OPERATIONAL DATA

    Heating degree days (30-yr
     average: QTR -124; YTD -
     3,759)                               73          81    3,350    3,521

    Residential sales and
     transportation volume (MMcf)      1,131       1,282   15,234   15,915
    Commercial and industrial
     volume (MMcf)                     3,990       5,178   20,820   21,813
                                       -----       -----   ------   ------
      Total throughput (MMcf) -
       Distribution                    5,121       6,460   36,054   37,728

    Net operating revenues
     (thousands):
      Residential                    $13,642     $14,044  $80,605  $77,039
      Commercial & industrial          6,374       6,353   33,862   34,170
      Off-system and energy services   4,206       4,921   15,816   16,854
                                       -----       -----   ------   ------
        Total net operating revenues $24,222     $25,318 $130,283 $128,063

    Capital expenditures
     (thousands)                      $9,382      $9,844  $21,107  $25,337

         FINANCIAL DATA (Thousands)

    Total operating revenues         $53,208     $54,599 $338,812 $425,865
    Purchased gas costs               28,986      29,281  208,529  297,802
                                      ------      ------  -------  -------
      Net operating revenues          24,222      25,318  130,283  128,063

    Operating expenses:
      Operating and maintenance       11,027      10,158   32,607   30,588
      Selling, general and
       administrative                  6,494       6,405   27,256   24,591
      Depreciation and amortization    6,057       5,525   18,067   16,449
                                       -----       -----   ------   ------
        Total operating expenses      23,578      22,088   77,930   71,628
                                      ------      ------   ------   ------

    Operating income                    $644      $3,230  $52,353  $56,435



    Analysts:      Patrick Kane
                   Chief Investor Relations Officer
                   412.553.7833
                   pkane@eqt.com

    Media:         Karla Olsen
                   Public Relations Manager
                   412.553.5726
                   kolsen@eqt.com


SOURCE EQT Corporation (EQT-IR)

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