UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 10, 2006
MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-14841 | | 84-1352233 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | | | Identification Number) |
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155 Inverness Drive West, Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112-5000 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-290-8700
Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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SECTION 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 10, 2006, MarkWest Pinnacle L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (“the Partnership”), entered into a gas gathering agreement with Chesapeake Exploration, L.P. (“Chesapeake”) pursuant to which Chesapeake granted the Partnership certain rights to gather, compress and process natural gas produced from dedicated acreage located adjacent to MarkWest’s Appleby Gathering System. This agreement will remain in force and effect until April 30, 2016. The Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. |
| (Registrant) |
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Date: May 10, 2006 | By: | /s/ NANCY K. MASTEN |
| | Nancy K. Masten |
| | Chief Accounting Officer |
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