UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 10-Q


[X]

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


For the quarter ended June 30, 2007


[  ]

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 0-30321


QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


STATE OF UTAH

87-0287750

(State or other jurisdiction of                                                            (I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)                                                          Identification No.)


180 East 100 South Street, P.O. Box 45601 Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0601

(Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (801) 324-2600


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

 Large accelerated filer [  ]                Accelerated filer [  ]                 Non-accelerated filer [X]


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


On July 31, 2007, 4,309,427 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $1.00 par value, were outstanding (all shares are owned by Questar Corporation).


Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H (1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format.





Questar Market Resources, Inc.

Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS



Page

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

3


Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended

   June 30, 2007 and 2006

3


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007

   and December 31, 2006

4


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended

   June 30, 2007 and 2006

5


Notes Accompanying the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6


ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

9


ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

15


ITEM 4T

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

18


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

18


ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

19


Signatures

19











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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

  From unaffiliated customers

$384.6 

$384.1 

$818.5 

$799.2 

  From affiliated companies

46.0 

40.2 

90.8 

92.6 

    Total Revenues

430.6 

424.3 

909.3 

891.8 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

  Cost of natural gas and other products sold

82.6 

140.3 

227.5 

303.4 

  Operating and maintenance

47.0 

42.2 

94.3 

87.6 

  General and administrative

24.7 

15.5 

43.9 

32.1 

  Production and other taxes

21.5 

20.3 

45.3 

48.2 

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization

74.4 

54.6 

147.4 

107.6 

  Exploration

3.1 

10.1 

5.1 

13.4 

  Abandonment and impairment

2.1 

1.8 

4.1 

3.5 

  Wexpro Agreement-oil income sharing

2.0 

1.2 

3.1 

2.8 

    Total Operating Expenses

257.4 

286.0 

570.7 

598.6 

Net gain (loss) on asset sales

(0.1)

0.3 

 

0.4 

    OPERATING INCOME

173.1 

138.6 

338.6 

293.6 

Interest and other income

1.5 

2.1 

3.3 

3.2 

Income from unconsolidated affiliates

2.2 

1.7 

4.4 

3.5 

Net mark-to-market gain (loss) on basis-only swaps

(6.6)

(5.6)

5.2 

(5.6)

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

(1.7)

 

(1.7)

Interest expense

(8.7)

(9.7)

(17.0)

(17.5)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

161.5 

125.4 

334.5 

275.5 

Income taxes

59.4 

46.1 

122.9 

101.6 

    NET INCOME

$102.1 

$  79.3 

$211.6 

$173.9 


See notes accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements





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QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

(Unaudited)

2006

 

(in millions)

ASSETS

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

  Cash and cash equivalents

 

$     18.2 

  Notes receivable from Questar

$    98.2 

69.8 

  Accounts receivable, net

201.1 

237.3 

  Accounts receivable from affiliates

18.2 

21.8 

  Fair value of derivative contracts

109.9 

155.5 

  Gas and oil storage

12.0 

27.7 

  Materials and supplies

28.3 

28.7 

  Prepaid expenses and other

18.2 

22.5 

    Total Current Assets

485.9 

581.5 

Property, Plant and Equipment

4,204.8 

3,808.5 

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

(1,435.0)

(1,309.7)

    Net Property, Plant and Equipment

2,769.8 

2,498.8 

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

45.2 

37.5 

Goodwill

60.9 

60.9 

Fair value of derivative contracts

3.4 

49.0 

Other noncurrent assets

23.6 

21.9 

    Total Assets

$3,388.8 

$3,249.6 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

  Checks outstanding in excess of cash

$     15.5 

 

  Notes payable to Questar

131.7 

$   142.6 

  Accounts payable and accrued expenses

276.7 

357.5 

  Accounts payable to affiliates

19.0 

17.3 

  Fair value of derivative contracts

2.4 

0.6 

  Deferred income taxes – current

22.7 

41.7 

    Total Current Liabilities

468.0 

559.7 

Long-term debt

399.3 

399.2 

Deferred income taxes

638.3 

579.0 

Asset retirement obligations

136.7 

128.3 

Fair value of derivative contracts

17.2 

0.2 

Other long-term liabilities

49.3 

38.4 

 

 

 

COMMON SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

  Common stock

4.3 

4.3 

  Additional paid-in capital

126.1 

122.0 

  Retained earnings

1,493.4 

1,290.4 

  Accumulated other comprehensive income

56.2 

128.1 

    Total Common Shareholder’s Equity

1,680.0 

1,544.8 

    Total Liabilities and Common Shareholder’s Equity

$3,388.8 

$3,249.6 


See notes accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements




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QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)


 

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

 

 

Net income 

$211.6 

$173.9 

  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 

 

 

    provided from operating activities: 

 

 

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization 

147.8 

109.0 

  Deferred income taxes 

83.9 

42.4 

  Share-based compensation 

4.1 

2.5 

  Abandonment and impairment 

4.1 

3.5 

  Dry exploratory-well expenses 

 

9.9 

  Net (gain) from asset sales 

 

(0.4)

  Income from unconsolidated affiliates 

(4.4)

(3.5)

  Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates 

3.2 

2.8 

  Net mark-to-market (gain) loss on basis-only swaps 

(5.2)

5.6 

  Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

1.7 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities 

(22.9)

1.7 

  NET CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

422.2 

349.1 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

 

 

Capital expenditures 

 

 

  Property, plant and equipment 

(405.3)

(312.8)

  Other investments 

(6.5)

(2.5)

    Total capital expenditures 

(411.8)

(315.3)

  Proceeds from disposition of assets 

3.8 

2.6 

  NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

(408.0)

(312.7)

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

 

 

Change in notes receivable from Questar 

(28.4)

20.9 

Change in notes payable to Questar 

(10.9)

(104.7)

Long-term debt issued, net of issue costs

 

247.0 

Long term debt repaid

 

(200.0)

Early extinguishment of debt costs

 

(1.7)

Checks outstanding in excess of cash 

15.5 

6.3 

Dividends paid 

(8.6)

(8.6)

  NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

(32.4)

(40.8)

Change in cash and cash equivalents 

(18.2)

(4.4)

Beginning cash and cash equivalents 

18.2 

4.4 

Ending cash and cash equivalents 

$        - 

$     - 


See notes accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements





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QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.

NOTES ACCOMPANYING THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1 – Nature of Business


Questar Market Resources, Inc. (Market Resources or the Company) is a natural gas-focused energy company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Questar Corporation (Questar) and Questar’s primary growth driver. Market Resources is a subholding company with four principal subsidiaries:

·

Questar Exploration and Production Company (Questar E&P) acquires, explores for, develops and produces natural gas, oil, and NGL;

·

Wexpro Company (Wexpro) manages, develops and produces cost-of-service reserves for gas utility affiliate, Questar Gas;

·

Questar Gas Management Company (Gas Management) provides midstream field services including natural gas-gathering and processing services for affiliates and third parties; and

·

Questar Energy Trading Company (Energy Trading) markets equity and third-party gas and oil, provides risk-management services, and owns and operates an underground gas-storage reservoir.


Note 2 – Basis of Presentation of Interim Consolidated Financial Statements


The interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain the accounts of Market Resources and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries. The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and with the instructions for quarter reports on Form 10-Q and Regulations S-X and S-K. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments and accruals that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. Interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for audited annual consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Certain reclassifications were made to prior-period financial statements to conform with the current presentation.


The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in conformity with GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from estimates. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.


All dollar amounts in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q are in millions, except where noted otherwise.


Note 3 – Share-Based Compensation


Questar issues stock options and restricted shares to certain officers, employees and non-employee directors under its Long-term Stock Incentive Plan (LTSIP) and accounts for the transactions according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 123R “Share-Based Payment.” Questar has granted and continues to grant share-based compensation to certain Market Resources employees. First-half share-based compensation expense amounted to $4.1 million in 2007 compared with $2.5 million in 2006. A two-for-one stock split declared by Questar’s board of directors was distributed June 18, 2007. Historical share and per-share amounts have been restated for the stock split. Unvested stock options held by employees of Market Resources increased by 60,000 shares in the first six months of 2007. Stock-option transactions under the terms of the LTSIP are summarized below:


 


Outstanding

Options



Price Range

Weighted-

average

Price

Balance at January 1, 2007

1,438,142 

$7.50 – $38.57 

 $15.97 

Granted

60,000 

41.08 

 41.08 

Exercised

(152,314)

8.50 –  17.55 

 12.69 

Employee transferred

(16,064)

10.69 

 10.69 

Balance at June 30, 2007

1,329,764 

$7.50 – $41.08 

 $17.55 





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Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Unvested Options




Range of exercise

prices




Number

outstanding at June 30, 2007


Weighted-average remaining term in years



Weighted-average exercise price




Number exercisable at June 30, 2007



Weighted-average exercise price




Number unvested at June 30, 2007



Weighted-average exercise price

$7.50 -   $8.50

137,628 

2.2

$  7.95 

137,628 

$  7.95

 

 

  9.56 -   11.98

391,642 

4.5

11.67 

391,642 

11.67

 

 

  13.56 -   14.86

519,418 

5.0

13.70 

519,418 

13.70

 

 

17.55 -   24.33

21,076 

6.8

17.55 

8,576 

17.55

12,250 

$17.55 

$38.57 - $41.08

260,000 

5.9

39.15 

 

 

260,000 

39.15 

 

1,329,764 

4.8

$17.55 

1,057,264 

$12.23

272,500 

$38.16 


Restricted share grants vest in equal installments over a three to five year period from the grant date. Several grants vest in a single installment after a specified period. The weighted-average vesting period of unvested restricted shares at June 30, 2007, was 18 months. Transactions involving restricted shares in the LTSIP are summarized below:


 

Restricted

 

Weighted-average

 

Shares

Price Range

Price

Balance at January 1, 2007

459,746 

$14.36 – $44.77 

$29.54 

Granted

184,070 

38.96 –   55.42 

43.10 

Distributed

(125,220)

14.36 –   40.74 

22.01 

Forfeited

(10,572)

18.45 –   45.65 

36.41 

Balance at June 30, 2007

508,024 

$14.36 $55.42 

$36.16 


Note 4 – Operations by Line of Business


Market Resources has four primary reportable segments: Questar E&P, Wexpro, Gas Management and Energy Trading. Line of business information is presented according to management’s basis for evaluating performance including differences in the nature of products and services. Certain intersegment sales include intercompany profits. Following is a summary of operations by line of business:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

Revenues from Unaffiliated Customers

 

 

 

Questar E&P

$239.0 

$198.4 

$468.8 

$409.2 

Wexpro

4.9 

3.7 

11.4 

10.0 

Gas Management

49.4 

40.5 

93.4 

81.7 

Energy Trading and other

91.3 

141.5 

244.9 

298.3 

 

$384.6 

$384.1 

$818.5 

$799.2 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from Affiliated Companies

 

 

 

Wexpro

$  42.1 

$  36.5 

$  82.8 

$  75.2 

Gas Management

3.9 

3.4 

7.9 

7.0 

Energy Trading and other

 

0.3 

0.1 

10.4 

 

$  46.0 

$  40.2 

$  90.8 

$  92.6 

 

 

 

 

 




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Operating Income

 

 

 

 

Questar E&P

$119.9 

$104.2 

$237.0 

$223.0 

Wexpro

22.5 

18.3 

43.9 

36.5 

Gas Management

22.8 

15.3 

41.6 

30.0 

Energy Trading and other

7.9 

0.8 

16.1 

4.1 

 

$173.1 

$138.6 

$338.6 

$293.6 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

Questar E&P

$  66.7 

$  56.1 

$143.9 

$126.6 

Wexpro

14.7 

12.0 

28.6 

23.9 

Gas Management

14.9 

10.2 

27.3 

19.9 

Energy Trading and other

5.8 

1.0 

11.8 

3.5 

 

$102.1 

$  79.3 

$211.6 

$173.9 


Note 5 – Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO)


Market Resources recognizes ARO in accordance with SFAS 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” SFAS 143 addresses the financial accounting and reporting of the fair value of legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. The Company’s ARO applies primarily to abandonment costs associated with gas and oil wells and certain other properties. The fair value of abandonment costs are estimated and depreciated over the life of the related assets. The ARO liability is adjusted to present value each period through an accretion calculation using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. Changes in ARO were as follows:


 

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

ARO liability at January 1,

$128.3 

$74.3 

Accretion

4.0 

2.3 

Liabilities incurred

4.1 

3.4 

Revisions

1.3 

 

Liabilities settled

(1.0)

(0.6)

ARO liability at June 30,

$136.7 

$79.4 


Note 6 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes


In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). The interpretation applies to all tax positions related to income taxes subject to FASB Statement 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 provides guidance for the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold for a tax position to be reflected in the financial statements. If recognized, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Market Resources adopted the provisions of FIN 48 January 1, 2007. Management has considered the amounts and the probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement and believes that it is more-likely-than-not that the Company’s recorded income tax benefits will be fully realized. There were no unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning or at the end of the six-month period ended June 30, 2007. Questar’s federal income tax returns for the years 1999 through 2004 are currently under examination.


The Company records interest earned on income-tax refunds in interest and other income and penalties and interest charged on tax deficiencies in interest expense. As of the date of adoption, there were no amounts accrued for penalties or interest related to unrecognized tax benefits.





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Note 7 – Comprehensive Income


Comprehensive income is the sum of net income as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) includes changes in the market value of gas and oil-price derivatives. Changes in the market value of derivatives during the period result from contracts realized or otherwise settled, changes in energy prices and new derivative contracts. Comprehensive income is shown below:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

Net income

$102.1 

$  79.3 

$211.6 

$ 173.9 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

  Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives

7.1 

44.4 

(115.5)

283.3 

  Income taxes

(2.7)

(16.8)

43.6 

(107.3)

    Net other comprehensive income (loss)

4.4 

27.6 

(71.9)

176.0 

    Total comprehensive income

$106.5 

$106.9 

$139.7 

$349.9 


ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.


The following discussion updates information as to Market Resources financial condition provided in its previous Form 10-K filing, and analyzes the changes in the results of operations between the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. For definitions of commonly used gas and oil terms found in this report on Form 10-Q, please refer to the “Glossary of Commonly Used Terms” provided in the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Following are comparisons of net income by line of business:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

 

(in millions)

Market Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Questar E&P

$66.7 

 $56.1 

 $10.6 

$143.9 

 $126.6 

$17.3 

  Wexpro

14.7 

 12.0 

 2.7 

28.6 

 23.9 

4.7 

  Gas Management

14.9 

 10.2 

 4.7 

27.3 

 19.9 

7.4 

  Energy Trading and other

5.8 

 1.0 

 4.8 

11.8 

 3.5 

8.3 

    Net income

$102.1 

 $79.3 

 $22.8 

$211.6 

 $173.9 

$37.7 


Market Resources, which conducts natural gas and oil exploration, development and production, gas gathering and processing, wholesale gas and oil marketing and gas storage, reported $102.1 million of net income for second quarter of 2007 compared with $79.3 million in the second quarter of 2006, a 29% increase and $211.6 million net income in the first half of 2007 compared with $173.9 million in the 2006 period. Operating income increased $34.5 million or 25% in the 2007 second quarter and was 15% higher in the 2007 first half compared to the 2006 periods due primarily to increased natural gas production at Questar E&P, increased gas-gathering volumes driven by an increase in third-party volumes at Gas Management and an increased investment base at Wexpro. Net mark-to-market gains (losses) on natural gas basis-only swaps increased first half 2007 net income $3.3 million and decreased first half 2006 net income by $3.5 million. Following is a summary of Market Resources financial and operating results:




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3 Months Ended June 30

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

OPERATING INCOME

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

  Natural gas sales

$200.2 

$165.3 

$396.1 

$344.1 

  Oil and NGL sales

44.7 

36.3 

82.7 

73.0 

  Cost-of-service gas operations

40.2 

34.9 

82.3 

74.5 

  Energy marketing

91.9 

142.1 

245.7 

309.3 

  Gas gathering, processing and other

53.6 

45.7 

102.5 

90.9 

        Total revenues

430.6 

424.3 

909.3 

891.8 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

  Energy purchases

82.6 

140.3 

227.5 

303.4 

  Operating and maintenance

47.0 

42.2 

94.3 

87.6 

  General and administrative

24.7 

15.5 

43.9 

32.1 

  Production and other taxes

21.5 

20.3 

45.3 

48.2 

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization

74.4 

54.6 

147.4 

107.6 

  Exploration

3.1 

10.1 

5.1 

13.4 

  Abandonment and impairment

2.1 

1.8 

4.1 

3.5 

  Wexpro Agreement – oil-income sharing

2.0 

1.2 

3.1 

2.8 

        Total operating expenses

257.4 

286.0 

570.7 

598.6 

Net gain (loss) from asset sales

(0.1)

0.3 

 

0.4 

        Operating income

$173.1 

$138.6 

$338.6 

$293.6 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING STATISTICS

 

 

 

 

Questar E&P production volumes

 

 

 

 

  Natural gas (Bcf)

30.9 

27.5 

61.8 

56.1 

  Oil and NGL (MMbbl)

0.7 

0.6 

1.4 

1.2 

    Total production (Bcfe)

35.5 

31.3 

70.4 

63.6 

  Average daily production (MMcfe)

389.9 

343.8 

389.1 

351.2 

Questar E&P average realized price, net to the well (including hedges)

 

 

 

 

  Natural gas (per Mcf)

$6.47 

$6.00 

$6.41 

$6.13 

  Oil and NGL (per bbl)

$50.55 

$50.11 

$49.63 

$50.27 

Wexpro investment base at June 30, net

 

 

 

 

    of depreciation and deferred income taxes (millions)

$267.2 

$220.1 

 

 

Natural gas processing volumes

 

 

 

 

  NGL sales (MMgal)

20.2 

21.9 

38.0 

44.5 

  Fee-based processing (millions of MMBtu)

33.4 

26.5 

64.0 

56.6 

Natural gas processing revenues

 

 

 

 

  NGL sales price (per gal)

$0.95 

$0.89 

$0.92 

$0.88 

  Fee-based processing (per MMBtu)

$0.15 

$0.14 

$0.15 

$0.14 

Natural gas gathering volumes (millions of MMBtu)

 

 

 

 

  For unaffiliated customers

44.4 

28.3 

83.9 

53.7 

  For affiliated customers

31.3 

34.2 

68.9 

70.0 

    Total gathering

75.7 

62.5 

152.8 

123.7 

  Gathering revenue (per MMBtu)

$0.33 

$0.29 

$0.31 

$0.29 

Natural gas and oil marketing volumes (MMdthe)

 

 

 

 




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  For unaffiliated customers

24.4 

25.8 

50.0 

55.3 

  For affiliated customers

23.6 

24.3 

50.9 

49.9 

    Total marketing

48.0 

50.1 

100.9 

105.2 


Questar E&P

Questar E&P reported net income of $66.7 million in the second quarter, up 19% from $56.1 million in the 2006 quarter. Net income for the first six months of 2007 rose 14% to $143.9 million compared to $126.6 million a year earlier. The impact of growing production combined with increased realized prices for natural gas was offset by a higher average production cost structure. Net mark-to-market losses on natural gas basis-only swaps reduced net income $4.1 million in the 2007 quarter and $3.5 million in the 2006 quarter. For the first six months of 2007, net mark-to-market gains (losses) on natural gas basis-only swaps increased net income $3.3 million compared to a reduction of $3.5 million in the 2006 period.


Questar E&P production volumes increased to 35.5 Bcfe in the second quarter of 2007, a 13% increase compared to the year-earlier period.  For the first six months of 2007 production volumes increased to 70.4 Bcfe, an 11% increase compared to the year-earlier period. Questar E&P shut in approximately 1 Bcfe (net) of unhedged June natural gas and associated liquid hydrocarbon production in response to low regional market prices for natural gas in the Rocky Mountain producing area. Natural gas is Questar E&P’s primary focus. On an energy-equivalent basis, natural gas comprised approximately 87% of Questar E&P 2007 production. A comparison of natural gas-equivalent production by major operating area is shown in the following table:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

 

(in Bcfe)

Pinedale Anticline

11.4 

8.2 

3.2 

23.6 

17.9 

5.7 

Uinta Basin

6.7 

6.2 

0.5 

12.6 

12.4 

0.2 

Rockies Legacy

4.9 

*4.9 

 

9.4 

**10.0 

(0.6)

    Rocky Mountain total

23.0 

19.3 

3.7 

45.6 

40.3 

5.3 

Midcontinent

12.5 

12.0 

0.5 

24.8 

23.3 

1.5 

      Total Questar E&P

35.5 

31.3 

4.2 

70.4 

63.6 

6.8 


*Includes 0.3 Bcfe working interest adjustment.

**Includes 0.7 Bcfe gas-imbalance settlement and 0.3 Bcfe working interest adjustment.


Questar E&P production from the Pinedale Anticline in western Wyoming grew 32% to 23.6 Bcfe in the first six months of 2007 as a result of ongoing development drilling. Pinedale production growth is influenced by seasonal access restrictions imposed by the Bureau of Land Management that limit the company’s ability to drill and complete wells during the mid-November to early May period.


Questar E&P Rockies Legacy properties include all of the company’s Rocky Mountain region properties except the Pinedale Anticline and the Uinta Basin. Rockies Legacy year-to-date 2007 production of 9.4 Bcfe was 0.6 Bcfe lower than a year ago. The 2006 production included a gas-imbalance settlement of 0.7 Bcfe.


In the Midcontinent, year-to-date production grew 6% to 24.8 Bcfe in 2007, driven by ongoing infill-development drilling in Elm Grove field in northwestern Louisiana. Net production from Elm Grove field increased to 7.8 Bcfe in the first six months of 2007, compared to 6.7 Bcfe in the year-earlier period.


For the first six months of 2007, the weighted-average realized natural gas price for Questar E&P (including the impact of hedging) was $6.41 per Mcf compared to $6.13 per Mcf for the same period in 2006, a 5% increase. Realized oil and NGL prices in the first six months of 2007 averaged $49.63 per bbl, compared with $50.27 per bbl during the prior year period, a 1% decrease. A regional comparison of average realized prices, including hedges, are shown in the following table:




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3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Rocky Mountains

$  5.86 

$  5.64 

$  0.22 

$  5.88 

$  5.84 

$ 0.04 

  Midcontinent

7.58 

6.54 

1.04 

7.37 

6.63 

0.74 

    Volume-weighted average

6.47 

6.00 

0.47 

6.41 

6.13 

0.28 

Oil and NGL (per bbl)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Rocky Mountains

$51.81 

$48.57 

$  3.24 

$50.01 

$48.65 

$ 1.36 

  Midcontinent

48.21 

53.57 

(5.36)

48.88 

53.94 

(5.06)

    Volume-weighted average

50.55 

50.11 

0.44 

49.63 

50.27 

(0.64)


Approximately 70% of 2007 and 67% of 2006 first half gas production was hedged or pre-sold. Hedging increased Questar E&P gas revenues by $90.1 million in 2007 and $2.8 million in 2006. Approximately 64% of 2007 and 79% of 2006 first half Questar E&P oil production was hedged or pre-sold. Oil hedges reduced revenues $0.7 million in 2007 and $10.4 million in 2006.


Questar E&P may hedge up to 100 percent of forecasted production from proved reserves to lock in acceptable returns on invested capital and to protect returns, cash flow and net income from a decline in commodity prices. During the second quarter of 2007, Questar E&P hedged additional production through 2010. In the second quarter of 2006, the company began using basis-only swaps to protect cash flows and net income from widening natural gas-price basis differentials that may result from capacity constraints on regional gas pipelines. Net mark-to-market losses on natural gas basis-only swaps reduced second quarter 2007 net income $4.1 million compared to a $3.5 million reduction in the prior-year period. Derivative positions as of June 30, 2007, are summarized in Item 3 of Part I in this quarterly report.


Questar E&P production costs (the sum of depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, lease operating expense, general and administrative expense, allocated-interest expense and production taxes) per Mcfe of production increased 17% to $3.36 per Mcfe in the second quarter of 2007 versus $2.86 per Mcfe in 2006. Questar E&P production costs are summarized in the following table:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

 

(per Mcfe)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

$1.71 

$1.38 

$0.33 

$1.70 

$1.33 

$ 0.37 

Lease operating expense

0.62 

0.54 

0.08 

0.61 

0.54 

0.07 

General and administrative expense

0.44 

0.27 

0.17 

0.40 

0.31 

0.09 

Allocated interest expense

0.18 

0.26 

(0.08)

0.18 

0.23 

(0.05)

Production taxes

0.41 

0.41 

 

0.43 

0.46 

(0.03)

   Total production costs

$3.36 

$2.86 

$0.50 

$3.32 

$2.87 

$ 0.45


Production volume-weighted average depreciation, depletion and amortization rate increased due to higher costs for drilling, completion and related services, increased cost of steel casing, other tubulars and wellhead equipment, the ongoing depletion of older, lower-cost reserves and the increasing component of Questar E&P production derived from higher-cost fields such as Elm Grove in the Midcontinent and Vermillion Basin in the Rockies. Lease operating expense per Mcfe increased due to increased costs of materials and consumables, increased produced-water disposal costs and increased well-workover activity. General and administrative expense per Mcfe grew due to increased labor and legal expenses in the 2007 quarter and the reversal of a legal expense accrual in the year-earlier quarter. Allocated interest expense per unit of production decreased in the 2007 period due to increased current year production and refinancing costs incurred in the second quarter of 2006.


Questar E&P exploration expense decreased $7.0 million or 69% in the second quarter of 2007 and $8.3 million or 62% in the first six months compared to the 2006 periods as the result dry-hole costs incurred in 2006. Abandonment and impairment expense increased $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2007 and $0.6 million for the first six months of 2007.





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Major Operating Areas


Pinedale Anticline

As of June 30, 2007, Market Resources (including both Questar E&P and Wexpro) operated and had working interests in 213 producing wells on the Pinedale Anticline compared to 149 a year earlier. Of the 213 producing wells, Questar E&P has working interests in 191 wells, overriding royalty interests in an additional 21 Wexpro-operated wells, and no interest in one well operated by Wexpro. Wexpro has working interests in 66 of the 213 producing wells.


In 2005, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved 10-acre-density drilling for Lance Pool wells on about 12,700 acres of Market Resources 18,208 acre (gross) Pinedale leasehold. The area approved for increased density corresponds to the currently estimated productive limits of Market Resources core acreage in the field. At December 31, 2006, Questar E&P had booked 316 proved undeveloped locations on a combination of 10- and 20-acre density and reported estimated net proved reserves at Pinedale of 931.9 Bcfe, or 57% of Questar E&P’s total proved reserves. With 10-acre-density drilling, the company currently estimates up to 932 wells will be required to fully develop the Lance Pool on its acreage.


Uinta Basin

As of June 30, 2007, Questar E&P had a working interest in 861 producing wells in the Uinta Basin of eastern Utah, compared to 758 at June 30, 2006. At December 31, 2006, Questar E&P had booked 109 proved undeveloped locations and reported estimated net proved reserves in the Uinta Basin of 248.3 Bcfe or 15% of Questar E&P’s total proved reserves. Uinta Basin proved reserves are found in a series of vertically stacked, laterally discontinuous reservoirs at depths of 5,000 feet to deeper than 16,000 feet. Questar E&P owns interests in over 242,000 gross leasehold acres in the Uinta Basin.


Rockies Legacy

The remainder of Questar E&P Rocky Mountain region leasehold interests, productive wells and proved reserves are distributed over a number of fields and properties managed as the company’s Rockies Legacy division. Most of the properties are located in the Greater Green River Basin of western Wyoming. In aggregate, Rockies Legacy properties comprised 142.3 Bcfe or 9% of Questar E&P total proved reserves at December 31, 2006. In the Vermillion Basin on the southwestern Wyoming-northwestern Colorado state line, Market Resources companies continue to evaluate the potential of several formations under 146,000 net leasehold acres. As of June 30, 2007, Market Resources had recompleted two older wells, drilled and completed 18 new wells, and one well was waiting on completion. The targets are the Baxter Shale, a thick, overpressured shale found at depths of about 9,500 to about 13,000 feet and deeper Frontier and Dakota tight-sand formations at depths to about 14,000 feet.


Midcontinent

Questar E&P Midcontinent properties are distributed over a large area, including the Anadarko basin of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, the Arkoma basin of Oklahoma and western Arkansas, and the Ark-La-Tex region of Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. With the exception of the Elm Grove field in northwest Louisiana, Questar E&P Midcontinent leasehold interests are highly fragmented, with no significant concentration of property interests. In aggregate, Midcontinent properties comprised 308.9 Bcfe or 19% of Questar E&P total proved reserves at December 31, 2006.


Questar E&P continues a two-rig infill-development project on its largest single Midcontinent asset, the Elm Grove field in northwest Louisiana. As of June 30, 2007, Questar E&P operated or had working interests in 263 producing wells in the Elm Grove field compared to 211 at June 30, 2006. At December 31, 2006, Questar E&P had 30 proved undeveloped locations and reported estimated net proved reserves at Elm Grove of 80 Bcfe, or 5% of the company’s total proved reserves.


Wexpro

Wexpro reported net income of $14.7 million, in the second quarter of 2007 compared to $12.0 in the 2006 quarter, a 23% increase. For the first six months of 2007, Wexpro net income was $28.6 million compared to $23.9 million in the prior year period, a 20% increase. Pursuant to the Wexpro Agreement, Wexpro recovers its costs and receives an unlevered after-tax return of approximately 19% to 20% on its investment in commercial wells and related facilities – adjusted for working capital and reduced for deferred income taxes and depreciation (investment base). Wexpro investment base at June 30, 2007, was $267.2 million, an increase of $47.1 million or 21% since June 30, 2006. Wexpro produced 9.6 Bcf of cost-of-service gas for delivery to affiliate Questar Gas in the second quarter of 2007.


Gas Management

Gas Management grew net income to $14.9 million in the second quarter of 2007 compared to $10.2 million in the 2006 period, a 46% increase. Net income for the first six months of 2007 increased 37% to $27.3 million compared to $19.9 million in the 2006 period, driven by higher gathering and processing volumes.


Gathering volumes increased 29.1 million MMBtu, or 24% to 152.8 million MMBtu in the first six months of 2007. New projects serving third parties in the Uinta Basin and expanded Pinedale production contributed to a 56% increase in third-party volumes




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during the first half. Total gathering margins (revenues minus direct expenses) during the first six months of 2007 increased 53% to $34.1 million compared to $22.3 million in 2006. Gas Management gas-gathering volumes and revenues are summarized in the following table:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

Gathering volumes (millions of MMBtu)

 

  For unaffiliated customers

44.4 

28.3 

16.1 

83.9 

53.7 

30.2 

  For affiliated customers

31.3 

34.2 

(2.9)

68.9 

70.0 

(1.1)

    Total gathering volumes

75.7 

62.5 

13.2 

152.8 

123.7 

29.1 

Gathering revenue (per MMBtu)

$0.33 

$0.29 

$0.04 

$0.31 

$0.29 

$0.02 


Fee-based gas-processing volumes were 33.4 million MMBtu in the second quarter of 2007, a 26% increase compared to the 2006 period. Fee-based gas-processing revenues increased 36% or $1.3 million, while gross margin from keep-whole processing increased 45% or $3.6 million in the 2007 quarter. Approximately 74% of Gas Management net operating revenue (total revenue less processing plant-shrink) is derived from fee-based contracts, compared to 75% in the 2006 period. For the first six months of 2007, fee based gas-processing volumes were 64.0 million MMBtu compared to 56.6 million MMBtu in the 2006 period, a 13% increase. Gas Management uses forward sales contracts to reduce margin volatility associated with keep-whole contracts. Forward sales contracts reduced NGL revenues by $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2007 and $0.1 million for the first six months of 2007 compared to a reduction of $0.4 million in the 2006 quarter and an increase of $1.3 million for the first six months of 2006. Gas Management gas-processing volumes and revenues are summarized in the following table:


 

3 Months Ended June 30,

6 Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

NGL sales (MMgal)

20.2 

21.9 

(1.7)

38.0 

44.5 

(6.5)

Fee-based processing (millions of MMBtu)

33.4 

26.5 

6.9 

64.0 

56.6 

7.4 

NGL sales price (per gal)

$0.95 

$0.89 

$0.06 

$0.92 

$0.88 

$0.04 

Fee-based processing (per MMBtu)

$0.15 

$0.14 

$0.01 

$0.15 

$0.14 

$0.01 


During the first quarter of 2007, Gas Management placed a 20.8-mile 20-inch-diameter pipeline between Gas Management’s Blacks Fork gas-processing plant and Kern River Transmission Co.’s Muddy Creek compressor station into service. The FERC-regulated Rendezvous Pipeline Co., LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gas Management, is able to deliver up to 300 MMcf of natural gas per day to markets in California and Nevada served by Kern River Pipeline.


Energy Trading and Other

Energy Trading grew net income 480% to $5.8 million in the second quarter of 2007, driven primarily by increased trading margins. For the first six months of 2007, net income was $11.8 million compared to $3.5 million for the same period of 2007, a 237% increase. Gross marketing margin (gross revenues less costs for gas and oil purchases, transportation and gas storage) totaled $18.2 million for the first six months of 2007 compared to $5.9 million a year ago.


Consolidated Results after Operating Income


Income from unconsolidated affiliates

Income before income tax from Gas Management’s interests in unconsolidated affiliates Rendezvous Gas Services and Uintah Basin Field Services was $4.3 million for the first six months of 2007 compared to $3.3 million in 2006. Rendezvous Gas Services provides gas-gathering services for the Pinedale and Jonah producing areas. Uintah Basin Field Services provides gas-gathering services for the Flat Rock area in southern Uinta Basin.


Interest expense

Interest expense declined 10% in the second quarter and 3% in the first half of 2007 compared to the 2006 periods. Second quarter 2006 interest expense included charges associated with Market Resources refinancing activities.


Net mark-to-market gain (loss) on basis-only swaps

The Company uses basis-only swaps to protect cash flows and net income from widening natural gas-price basis differentials that may result from capacity constraints on regional gas pipelines. The Company recognized a net mark-to-market gain of $5.2




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million on the NYMEX/Rockies basis-only swaps in the first half of 2007 compared with a net mark-to-market loss of $5.6 million in the first half of 2006.


Income taxes

The effective combined federal and state income tax rate was 36.7 % in the first half of 2007 compared with 36.9% in the 2006 period.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.


Market Resources primary market-risk exposures arise from changes in the market price for natural gas, oil and NGL, and volatility in interest rates. Energy Trading has long-term contracts for pipeline capacity and is obligated to pay for transportation services with no guarantee that it will be able to recover the full cost of these transportation commitments.


Commodity-Price Risk Management

Market Resources uses gas and oil-price-derivatives in the normal course of business to reduce, or hedge, the risk of adverse commodity-price movements. However these same arrangements typically limit future gains from favorable price movements. Derivative contracts are currently in place for a significant share of Questar E&P-owned gas and oil production, a portion of Energy Trading gas and oil-marketing transactions and some of Gas Management’s NGL sales.


Market Resources has established policies and procedures for managing commodity-price risks through the use of derivatives. These policies and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Finance and Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Natural gas and oil-price hedging supports Market Resources rate of return and cash-flow targets and protects earnings from downward movements in commodity prices. The volume of hedged production and the mix of derivative instruments are regularly evaluated and adjusted by management in response to changing market conditions. Market Resources may hedge up to 100% of forecast production from proved reserves when prices meet earnings and cash-flow objectives. Market Resources does not enter into derivative arrangements for speculative purposes.


Market Resources uses fixed-price swaps to realize a known price for a specific volume of production delivered into a regional sales point. A fixed-price swap is a derivative instrument that exchanges or “swaps” the “floating” or daily price of a specified volume of natural gas, oil or NGL, over a specified period, for a fixed price for the specified volume over the same period (typically three months or longer). In the normal course of business, the Company sells its equity natural gas, oil and NGL production to third parties at first-of-the-month or daily “floating” prices related to indices reported in industry publications. The fixed-price swap price is reduced by gathering costs and adjusted for product quality to determine the net-to-the-well price. Swap agreements do not require the physical transfer of gas between the parties at settlement. Swap transactions are settled in cash with one party paying the other for the net difference in prices, multiplied by the relevant volume, for the settlement period.


Market Resources enters into commodity-price derivative arrangements with banks and energy-trading firms having investment-grade credit ratings. Collateral deposits are not required with the exception of one arrangement that extends credit up to a threshold amount above which Market Resources is required to deposit collateral for out-of-the-money derivative contracts. The amount of credit available may vary depending on the credit ratings assigned to Market Resources debt. In addition to the counterparty arrangements, Market Resources has a $182.0 million long-term revolving-credit facility with banks with no borrowings outstanding at June 30, 2007.


Generally, derivative instruments are matched to equity gas and oil production, thus qualifying as cash-flow hedges under the accounting provisions of SFAS 133 as amended and interpreted. Changes in the fair value of cash-flow hedges are recorded on the balance sheet and in other comprehensive income (loss) until the underlying gas or oil is produced. Gas hedges are typically structured as fixed-price swaps into regional pipelines, locking in basis and hedge effectiveness. The ineffective portion of cash-flow hedges is immediately recognized in the determination of net income.


Market Resources began using natural gas basis-only swaps in 2006 to manage the risk of a widening of basis differentials in the Rocky Mountains. These contracts are marked-to-market with any change in the valuation recognized in the determination of net income.





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A summary of Market Resources derivative positions for equity production as of June 30, 2007, is shown below:


 

 

Rocky

 

 

 

Rocky

 

 

Time Periods

Mountains

Midcontinent

Total

 

Mountains

Midcontinent

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Gas (Bcf) Fixed-price Swaps

 

Average price per Mcf, net to the well

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second half

28.6

17.4

46.0

 

$6.72

$7.76

$7.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

22.0

17.3

39.3

 

$7.18

$7.93

$7.51

Second half

23.0

17.5

40.5

 

7.16

7.93

7.49

12 months

45.0

34.8

79.8

 

7.17

7.93

7.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

20.1

12.0

32.1

 

$7.11

$7.66

$7.31

Second half

20.5

12.2

32.7

 

7.11

7.66

7.31

12 months

40.6

24.2

64.8

 

7.11

7.66

7.31

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

3.3

6.9

10.2

 

$6.95

$7.58

$7.37

Second half

3.4

6.9

10.3

 

6.95

7.58

7.37

12 months

6.7

13.8

20.5

 

6.95

7.58

7.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Gas (Bcf) Basis-only Swaps

 

Average basis per Mcf, net to the well

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second half

5.1

 

5.1

 

$2.40

 

$2.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

15.3

 

15.3

 

$1.63

 

$1.63

Second half

15.4

 

15.4

 

1.63

 

1.63

12 months

30.7

 

30.7

 

1.63

 

1.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

10.1

 

10.1

 

$1.15

 

$1.15

Second half

10.3

 

10.3

 

1.15

 

1.15

12 months

20.4

 

20.4

 

1.15

 

1.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Oil (Mbbl) Fixed-price Swaps

 

Average price per bbl, net to the well

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second half

534

202

736

 

$52.01

$57.91

$53.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

218

146

364

 

$60.93

$66.93

$63.33

Second half

221

147

368

 

60.93

66.93

63.33

12 months

439

293

732

 

60.93

66.93

63.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First half

217

145

362

 

$60.55

$66.55

$62.95

Second half

221

147

368

 

60.55

66.55

62.65

12 months

438

292

730

 

60.55

66.55

62.95


As of June 30, 2007, Market Resources held commodity-price hedging contracts covering about 310.6 million MMBtu of natural gas, 2.2 MMbbl of oil and 16.4 million gallons of NGL. A year earlier Market Resources hedging contracts covered 171.6 million MMBtu of natural gas, 2.7 MMbbl of oil and 33.8 million gallons of NGL. Market Resources has also entered into basis-only swaps on an additional 60.4 million MMBtu of natural gas as of June 30, 2007 compared with 42.4 million MMBtu in 2006. Changes in the fair value of derivative contracts from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007 are presented below:


 

Fixed-price

Basis-only

 

 

Swaps

Swaps

Total

 

(in millions)

Net fair value of gas and oil-derivative contracts outstanding at December 31, 2006

$205.6 

($ 1.9)

$203.7 

Contracts realized or otherwise settled 

(99.8)

1.2 

(98.6)

Change in gas and oil prices on futures markets 

(12.8)

5.4 

(7.4)

Contracts added since December 31, 2006

(2.6)

(2.3)

(4.9)

Contracts re-designated as fixed-price swaps

 

0.9 

0.9 

Net fair value of gas and oil-derivative contracts

   outstanding at June 30, 2007

$ 90.4 

$3.3 

$ 93.7 


About $107.5 million of the fair value of all contracts will settle in the next twelve months and the fair value of cash-flow hedges will be reclassified from other comprehensive income. The net fair value of gas and oil-derivative contracts as of June 30, 2007, is shown below:


 

Fixed-price

Basis-only

 

 

Swaps

Swaps

Total

 

(in millions)

Contracts maturing by June 30, 2008

$103.6 

$3.9 

$107.5 

Contracts maturing between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009

(0.8) 

(0.6) 

(1.4) 

Contracts maturing between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010

(10.7) 

 

(10.7) 

Contracts maturing after June 30, 2010

(1.7) 

 

(1.7) 

 

$90.4 

$3.3 

$93.7 


The following table shows sensitivity of fair value of gas and oil-derivative contracts and basis-only swaps to changes in the market price of gas and oil and basis differentials:


 

June 30,

 

2007

2006

 

(in millions)

Net fair value – asset (liability)

$  93.7 

($  41.2)

Value if market prices of gas and oil and basis differentials decline by 10% 

261.2 

87.8 

Value if market prices of gas and oil and basis differentials increase by 10% 

($73.8)

($171.3)





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Interest-Rate Risk Management

As of June 30, 2007, Market Resources had $399.3 million of fixed-rate long-term debt.


Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report may contain or incorporate by reference information that includes or is based upon “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, prospective services or products, future performance or results of current and anticipated services or products, exploration efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, trends in operations and financial results.


Any or all forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many such factors will be important in determining actual future results. These statements are based on current expectations and the current economic environment. They involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Among factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:


·

the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006;

·

general economic conditions, including the performance of financial markets and interest rates;

·

changes in industry trends;

·

changes in laws or regulations; and

·

other factors, most of which are beyond control.


Market Resources undertakes no obligation to publicly correct or update the forward-looking statements in this quarterly report, in other documents, or on the Web site to reflect future events or circumstances. All such statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.


ITEM 4T.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by the report (the Evaluation Date). The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was assessed using criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them on a timely basis to material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, required to be included in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer also concluded that the controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management including its principal executive and financial officers or persons performing similar functions as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.


Changes in Internal Controls.

Since the Evaluation Date, there have not been any changes in the Company’s internal controls or other factors during the most recent fiscal quarter that could materially affect such controls.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS


Questar may be subject to future greenhouse gas regulation. On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, in which the Court held that carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is a pollutant regulated under the Clean Air Act and that EPA has a duty to make a determination regarding whether emissions of carbon dioxide from mobile sources




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endanger health and the environment. Although the decision addresses mobile source emissions, it is already being cited in other pending litigation as support for the proposition that EPA should promulgate National Ambient Air Quality Standards for carbon dioxide with attendant direct restrictions on emissions of carbon dioxide from stationary sources of air emissions. In addition to this legal development, there are a number of bills pending in Congress which would regulate greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system under which emitters of greenhouse gases would be allocated or sold allowances to permit emissions of greenhouse gases. While it is likely that there will be regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the next few years, it is too early to predict with any certainty how this regulation will affect Questar’s business, operations or financial results.


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS.


The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report:


Exhibit No.

Exhibits


10.1.

Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 25, 2007, by and among Questar Market Resources, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. and other lenders.


31.1.

Certification signed by C. B. Stanley, Questar Market Resources, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


31.2.

Certification signed by S. E. Parks, Questar Market Resources, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


32.

Certification signed by C. B. Stanley and S. E. Parks, Questar Market Resources, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*Exhibits so marked have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the referenced filing and are incorporated herein by reference.


SIGNATURES


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.


QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.

(Registrant)



August 3, 2007

/s/C. B. Stanley

C. B. Stanley

President and Chief Executive Officer



August 3, 2007

/s/S. E. Parks

S. E. Parks

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibits List

Exhibits


10.1.

Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 25, 2007, by and among Questar Market Resources, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. and other lenders.


31.1.

Certification signed by C. B. Stanley, Questar Market Resources, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


31.2.

Certification signed by S. E. Parks, Questar Market Resources, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.





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32.

Certification signed by C. B. Stanley and S. E. Parks, Questar Market Resources, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*Exhibits so marked have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the referenced filing and are incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit 10.1.


FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT


THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (herein called the “Amendment”) made as of July 25, 2007 by and among QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC., a Utah corporation (“Borrower”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually and as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), and the Lenders party to the Original Agreement defined below (“Lenders”).


W I T N E S S E T H:


WHEREAS, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004, (as amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005, (iii) that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 20, 2005, and (vi) that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 27, 2006, the “Original Agreement”), for the purpose and consideration therein expressed, whereby Lenders became obligated to make loans to Borrower as therein provided; and


WHEREAS, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders desire to further amend the Original Agreement in order to extend the Maturity Date by one year as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Original Agreement, in consideration of the loans which may hereafter be made by Lenders to Borrower, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:


ARTICLE I.


DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES


§ 1.1.

Terms Defined in the Original Agreement.  Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, the terms defined in the Original Agreement shall have the same meanings whenever used in this Amendment.


§ 1.2.

Other Defined Terms.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms when used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.2.


Amendment” means this Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement.


Credit Agreement” means the Original Agreement as amended hereby.


ARTICLE II.


AMENDMENT TO ORIGINAL AGREEMENT


§ 2.1.

Defined Terms.  The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Original Agreement are hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows:


Maturity Date” means August 9, 2012.





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ARTICLE III.


CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS


§ 3.1.

Effective Date.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written (the “Effective Date”) when and only when:


(a)

Administrative Agent shall have received all of the following, at Administrative Agent's office, duly executed and delivered and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent:


(i)

this Amendment;


(ii)

an opinion of counsel with respect to the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Amendment, and the enforceability of the Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment, by and against the Borrower and covering such other matters as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in a form acceptable to Administrative Agent;


(iii)

a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower dated the date of this Amendment certifying: (i) that resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by Borrower and the extension of the Maturity Date as provided in this Amendment; (ii) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Amendment; (iii) that all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Original Agreement are true and correct at and as of the Effective Date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date); (iv) that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at and as of the Effective Date and no Default or Event of Default shall occur as a result of the extension of the Maturity Date by this Amendment; and (v) no event has occurred since the date of the most recent audited financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and (b) of the Original Agreement that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; and


(iv)

such other supporting documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.


(b)

Borrower shall have paid, in connection with such Loan Documents, all recording, handling, amendment and other fees and reimbursements required to be paid to Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Documents, or otherwise due Administrative Agent and including fees and disbursements of Administrative Agent’s attorneys.


ARTICLE IV.


REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES


§ 4.1.

Representations and Warranties of Borrower.  In order to induce each Lender to enter into this Amendment, Borrower represents and warrants to each Lender that:


(a)

The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Original Agreement are true and correct at and as of the time of the effectiveness hereof, (or if any such representation or warranty is made as of a specific date as of such specific date).


(b)

Borrower is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow monies and to perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement. Borrower has duly taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment and to authorize the performance of the obligations of Borrower hereunder.


(c)

The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment, the performance by Borrower of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation or of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Borrower, or of any material agreement, judgment, license, order or permit applicable to or binding upon Borrower, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets or properties of Borrower.  Except for those which have been obtained, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.





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(d)

When duly executed and delivered, each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement will be a legal and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors' rights and by equitable principles of general application.


(e)

The audited annual consolidated financial statements of Borrower dated as of December 31, 2006 and the unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements of Borrower dated as of March 31, 2007 fairly present the consolidated financial position at such dates and the consolidated results of operations and the changes in consolidated financial position for the periods ending on such dates for Borrower.  Copies of such consolidated financial statements have heretofore been delivered to each Lender.  Since such dates no material adverse change has occurred in the consolidated financial condition or businesses of Borrower.


ARTICLE V.


MISCELLANEOUS


§ 5.1.

Ratification of Agreements.  The Original Agreement as hereby amended is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Any reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Original Agreement as hereby amended.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment  shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Lenders under the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document.


§ 5.2.

Survival of Agreements.  All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Borrower herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance hereof, including without limitation the making or granting of the Loans, and shall further survive until all of the Obligations are paid in full.  All statements and agreements contained in any certificate or instrument delivered by Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement to any Lender shall be deemed to constitute representations and warranties by, and/or agreements and covenants of, Borrower under this Amendment and under the Credit Agreement.


§ 5.3.

Loan Documents.  This Amendment is a Loan Document, and all provisions in the Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto.


§ 5.4.

Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance the laws of the State of New York and any applicable laws of the United States of America in all respects, including construction, validity and performance.


§ 5.5.

Counterparts; Fax.  This Amendment may be separately executed in counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Amendment.  This Amendment may be validly executed by facsimile or other electronic transmission.


THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.


[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed as of the date first above written.


QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.


By:  

Name:  C. B. Stanley

Title:    President and CEO


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent


By:  

Name:  




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Title:  


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and L/C Issuer


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


BMO CAPITAL MARKETS

FINANCING, INC., as a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, as

Co-Syndication Agent and a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


SUNTRUST BANK, as

Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD., as a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  


THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender


By:  

Name:  

Title:  





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Exhibit 31.1.


CERTIFICATION


I, C. B. Stanley, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report of Questar Market Resources, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2007;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:


a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):


a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


August 3, 2007

/s/C. B. Stanley

C. B. Stanley

President and Chief Executive Officer





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Exhibit 31.2.


CERTIFICATION


I, S. E. Parks, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report of Questar Market Resources, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2007;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:


a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):


a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


August 3, 2007

/s/S. E. Parks

S. E. Parks

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





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Exhibit No. 32.



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Quarterly Report of Questar Market Resources, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), C. B. Stanley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and S. E. Parks, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:


(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.




August 3, 2007

/s/C. B. Stanley

C. B. Stanley

President and Chief Executive Officer



August 3, 2007

/s/S. E. Parks

S. E. Parks

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer






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