UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
or
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 1-13283
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 23-1184320 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
FOUR RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 200
100 MATSONFORD ROAD
RADNOR, PA 19087
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(610) 687-8900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
THREE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 300
100 MATSONFORD ROAD
RADNOR, PENNSYLVANIA 19087
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
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Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No
As of April 30, 2010, 45,452,962 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
Table of Contents
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PART I. | | Financial Information | | |
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Item 1. | | Financial Statements | | |
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| | Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 | | 1 |
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| | Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 | | 2 |
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| | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 | | 3 |
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| | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | 4 |
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Forward-Looking Statements | | 21 |
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Item 2. | | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | | 23 |
| | Overview of Business | | 23 |
| | Results of Operations | | 25 |
| | Liquidity and Capital Resources | | 35 |
| | Environmental Matters | | 43 |
| | Critical Accounting Estimates | | 43 |
| | New Accounting Standards | | 43 |
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Item 3. | | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | | 43 |
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Item 4. | | Controls and Procedures | | 46 |
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PART II. | | Other Information | | |
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Item 6. | | Exhibits | | 47 |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 Financial Statements
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – unaudited
(in thousands, except per share data)
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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Revenues | | | | | | |
Natural gas | | $ | 47,988 | | | $ | 52,821 | |
Crude oil | | | 13,846 | | | | 6,328 | |
Natural gas liquids (NGLs) | | | 4,866 | | | | 3,370 | |
Natural gas midstream | | | 151,764 | | | | 95,206 | |
Coal royalties | | | 28,226 | | | | 30,630 | |
Other | | | 8,821 | | | | 10,805 | |
Total revenues | | | 255,511 | | | | 199,160 | |
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Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Cost of midstream gas purchased | | | 123,660 | | | | 79,398 | |
Operating | | | 20,521 | | | | 22,702 | |
Exploration | | | 6,029 | | | | 21,312 | |
Taxes other than income | | | 6,848 | | | | 6,432 | |
General and administrative | | | 23,291 | | | | 18,486 | |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | | | 47,574 | | | | 57,073 | |
Impairments | | | - | | | | 1,196 | |
Loss on sale of assets | | | 465 | | | | - | |
Total expenses | | | 228,388 | | | | 206,599 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | | 27,123 | | | | (7,439 | ) |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | (19,506 | ) | | | (12,502 | ) |
Derivatives | | | 22,309 | | | | 10,255 | |
Other | | | 1,573 | | | | 1,573 | |
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Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | | | 31,499 | | | | (8,113 | ) |
Income tax benefit (expense) | | | (8,559 | ) | | | 4,562 | |
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Net income (loss) | | | 22,940 | | | | (3,551 | ) |
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | (9,346 | ) | | | (3,658 | ) |
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Income (loss) attributable to Penn Virginia Corporation | | $ | 13,594 | | | $ | (7,209 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted: | | | | | | | | |
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Penn Virginia Corporation | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | | | 45,465 | | | | 41,922 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | | | 45,761 | | | | 41,922 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – unaudited
(in thousands, except share data)
| | March 31, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
Assets | | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 279,220 | | | $ | 98,331 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | | | 126,742 | | | | 124,804 | |
Derivative assets | | | 31,216 | | | | 17,572 | |
Inventory | | | 10,336 | | | | 12,204 | |
Assets held for sale | | | 2,482 | | | | 38,282 | |
Other current assets | | | 5,062 | | | | 8,049 | |
Total current assets | | | 455,058 | | | | 299,242 | |
Property and equipment | | | | | | | | |
Oil and gas properties (successful efforts method) | | | 2,033,406 | | | | 1,960,140 | |
Other property and equipment | | | 1,156,424 | | | | 1,146,973 | |
Total property and equipment | | | 3,189,830 | | | | 3,107,113 | |
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization | | | (801,181 | ) | | | (754,755 | ) |
Net property and equipment | | | 2,388,649 | | | | 2,352,358 | |
Equity investments | | | 87,159 | | | | 87,601 | |
Intangibles, net | | | 82,043 | | | | 83,741 | |
Derivative assets | | | 7,461 | | | | 3,630 | |
Other assets | | | 59,611 | | | | 61,935 | |
Total assets | | $ | 3,079,981 | | | $ | 2,888,507 | |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 143,517 | | | $ | 137,388 | |
Derivative liabilities | | | 18,617 | | | | 16,147 | |
Deferred taxes | | | 2,820 | | | | - | |
Income taxes payable | | | 90,628 | | | | - | |
Total current liabilities | | | 255,582 | | | | 153,535 | |
Other liabilities | | | 42,907 | | | | 43,463 | |
Derivative liabilities | | | 6,227 | | | | 6,745 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 286,878 | | | | 328,238 | |
Long-term debt of the Company | | | 500,537 | | | | 498,427 | |
Long-term debt of PVR | | | 618,100 | | | | 620,100 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) | | | - | | | | - | |
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Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock of $100 par value - 100,000 shares authorized; none issued | | | | | | | | |
Common stock of $0.01 par value – 64,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding of 45,445,257 and 45,386,004 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively | | | 266 | | | | 265 | |
Paid-in capital | | | 659,149 | | | | 590,846 | |
Retained earnings | | | 330,205 | | | | 319,167 | |
Deferred compensation obligation | | | 2,580 | | | | 2,423 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (1,520 | ) | | | (1,286 | ) |
Treasury stock – 119,891 and 113,858 shares of common stock, at cost, as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively | | | (3,097 | ) | | | (3,327 | ) |
Total Penn Virginia Corporation shareholders' equity | | | 987,583 | | | | 908,088 | |
Noncontrolling interests of subsidiaries | | | 382,167 | | | | 329,911 | |
Total shareholders’ equity | | | 1,369,750 | | | | 1,237,999 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 3,079,981 | | | $ | 2,888,507 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – unaudited
(in thousands)
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 22,940 | | | $ | (3,551 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | | | 47,574 | | | | 57,073 | |
Impairments | | | - | | | | 1,196 | |
Derivative contracts: | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative gains | | | (21,728 | ) | | | (9,801 | ) |
Cash receipts to settle derivatives | | | 6,788 | | | | 19,148 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (9,000 | ) | | | (4,634 | ) |
Loss on the sale of property and equipment, net | | | 254 | | | | - | |
Dry hole and unproved leasehold expense | | | 5,029 | | | | 10,504 | |
Non-cash interest expense | | | 4,498 | | | | 2,711 | |
Other | | | 3,647 | | | | 780 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | 19,265 | | | | 29,593 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 79,267 | | | | 103,019 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | | | |
Acquisitions | | | (27,379 | ) | | | (3,073 | ) |
Additions to property and equipment | | | (45,099 | ) | | | (136,213 | ) |
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment, net | | | 23,273 | | | | - | |
Other | | | 272 | | | | 254 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (48,933 | ) | | | (139,032 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Dividends paid | | | (2,556 | ) | | | (2,349 | ) |
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest holders | | | (22,501 | ) | | | (18,455 | ) |
Repayments of bank borrowings | | | - | | | | (7,542 | ) |
Proceeds from Company borrowings | | | - | | | | 58,000 | |
Proceeds from PVR borrowings | | | 10,000 | | | | 27,000 | |
Repayments of PVR borrowings | | | (12,000 | ) | | | - | |
Net proceeds from the sale of PVG units | | | 177,000 | | | | - | |
Debt issuance costs paid | | | - | | | | (9,258 | ) |
Other | | | 612 | | | | - | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 150,555 | | | | 47,396 | |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | 180,889 | | | | 11,383 | |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | 98,331 | | | | 18,338 | |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | $ | 279,220 | | | $ | 29,721 | |
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Supplemental disclosures: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for: | | | | | | | | |
Interest (net of amounts capitalized) | | $ | 7,214 | | | $ | 10,286 | |
Income taxes (net of refunds received) | | $ | (110 | ) | | $ | 2,269 | |
Noncash investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Property received as consideration in asset disposition transaction | | $ | 8,204 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – unaudited
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2010
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Penn Virginia Corporation (“Penn Virginia,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the development, exploration and production of natural gas and oil in various domestic onshore regions including East Texas, the Mid-Continent, Appalachia and Mississippi. We also indirectly own partner interests in Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (“PVR”), a publicly traded limited partnership formed by us in 2001. Our ownership interests in PVR are held principally through our general partner interest and limited partner interest in Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (“PVG”), a publicly traded limited partnership formed by us in 2006. On April 28, 2010, our limited partner interest in PVG was reduced to 22.6% (see Note 4). As of March 31, 2010, PVG owned an approximately 37% limited partner interest in PVR and 100% of the general partner of PVR, which holds a 2% general partner interest in PVR and all of the incentive distribution rights.
We are engaged in three primary business segments: (i) oil and gas, (ii) coal and natural resource management and (iii) natural gas midstream. We directly operate our oil and gas segment, and PVR operates our coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream segments.
Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Penn Virginia and all of its subsidiaries, including PVG and PVR. Investments in non-controlled entities over which we exercise significant influence are accounted for using the equity method. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements involve the use of estimates and judgments where appropriate. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial statements have been included. Our consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.
Management has evaluated all activities of the Company through the date upon which the Consolidated Financial Statements were issued and concluded that, except for the additional reduction in our partner interest in PVG as referenced above and discussed further in Note 4 and the PVR note offering discussed below, no subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosure in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On April 27, 2010, PVR completed an offering for $300 million of its 8.25% Senior Notes (the “PVR Senior Notes”), which mature in 2018. The net proceeds of $292.6 million from the PVR Senior Notes were used to pay down amounts outstanding under PVR’s revolving credit agreement (the “PVR Revolver”). Obligations under the PVR Senior Notes are non-recourse to Penn Virginia.
3. | Fair Value Measurements |
We apply the authoritative accounting provisions for measuring fair value of both our financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities. Fair value is an exit price representing the expected amount we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with market participants at the measurement date. We have followed consistent methods and assumptions to estimate the fair values as more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Our financial instruments that are subject to fair value disclosure consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, derivatives and long-term debt. At March 31, 2010, the carrying values of all of these financial instruments, except the portion of long-term debt with fixed interest rates, approximated fair value.
The fair value of floating-rate debt approximates the carrying amount because the interest rates paid are based on short-term maturities. The fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt is estimated based on the published market prices for the same or similar issues. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the fair value of our fixed-rate debt was $543.3 million and $545.7 million, respectively.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Certain assets and liabilities, including our derivatives, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following tables summarize the valuation of our assets and liabilities for the periods presented:
| | As of March 31, 2010 | |
| | Fair Value | | | Fair Value Measurement Classification | |
Description | | Measurement | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Publicly traded equity securities | | $ | 6,022 | | | $ | 6,022 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Interest rate swap assets - current | | | 1,642 | | | | - | | | | 1,642 | | | | - | |
Interest rate swap assets - noncurrent | | | 186 | | | | - | | | | 186 | | | | - | |
Commodity derivative assets - current | | | 29,575 | | | | - | | | | 29,575 | | | | - | |
Commodity derivative assets - noncurrent | | | 7,275 | | | | - | | | | 7,275 | | | | - | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred compensation - noncurrent liability | | | (6,359 | ) | | | (6,359 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Interest rate swap liabilities - current | | | (9,348 | ) | | | - | | | | (9,348 | ) | | | - | |
Interest rate swap liabilities - noncurrent | | | (3,886 | ) | | | - | | | | (3,886 | ) | | | - | |
Commodity derivative liabilities - current | | | (9,270 | ) | | | - | | | | (9,270 | ) | | | - | |
Commodity derivative liabilities - noncurrent | | | (2,341 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,341 | ) | | | - | |
Totals | | $ | 13,496 | | | $ | (337 | ) | | $ | 13,833 | | | $ | - | |
| | As of December 31, 2009 | |
| | Fair Value | | | Fair Value Measurement Classification | |
Description | | Measurement | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Publicly traded equity securities | | $ | 5,904 | | | $ | 5,904 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Interest rate swap assets - current | | | 1,463 | | | | - | | | | 1,463 | | | | - | |
Interest rate swap assets - noncurrent | | | 1,266 | | | | - | | | | 1,266 | | | | - | |
Commodity derivative assets - current | | | 16,109 | | | | - | | | | 16,109 | | | | - | |
Commodity derivative assets - noncurrent | | | 2,364 | | | | - | | | | 2,364 | | | | - | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred compensation - noncurrent liability | | | (6,564 | ) | | | (6,564 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Interest rate swap liabilities - current | | | (10,123 | ) | | | - | | | | (10,123 | ) | | | - | |
Interest rate swap liabilities - noncurrent | | | (5,575 | ) | | | - | | | | (5,575 | ) | | | - | |
Commodity derivative liabilities - current | | | (6,024 | ) | | | - | | | | (6,024 | ) | | | - | |
Commodity derivative liabilities - noncurrent | | | (1,170 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,170 | ) | | | - | |
Totals | | $ | (2,350 | ) | | $ | (660 | ) | | $ | (1,690 | ) | | $ | - | |
We used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair values:
| • | Publicly traded equity securities: Our publicly traded equity securities consist of various publicly traded equities that are held as assets for funding certain deferred compensation obligations. The fair values are based on quoted market prices, which are level 1 inputs. |
| • | Commodity derivatives: We determine the fair values of our oil and gas derivative agreements based on discounted cash flows derived from third-party quoted forward prices for NYMEX Henry Hub gas and West Texas Intermediate crude oil closing prices as of March 31, 2010. PVR determines the fair values of its commodity derivative agreements based on discounted cash flows based on quoted forward prices for the respective commodities. We generally use the income approach, using valuation techniques that convert future cash flows to a single discounted value. Each of these is a level 2 input. See Note 5 for the effects of the derivative instruments on our Consolidated Statements of Income. |
| • | Interest rate swaps: We use an income approach using valuation techniques that connect future cash flows to a single discounted value. We estimate the fair value of the swaps based on published interest rate yield curves as of the date of the estimate. Each of these is a level 2 input. |
| • | Deferred compensation: Certain of our deferred compensation obligations are ultimately to be settled in cash based on the underlying fair value of certain publicly traded equity securities. The fair values of these obligations are based on quoted market prices, which are level 1 inputs. |
4. Divestitures
PVG Unit Offering
In March 2010, we sold 10 million common units of PVG owned by us for proceeds of $177 million, net of offering costs, resulting in a reduction of our limited partner interest in PVG from 51.4% to 25.8%. The transaction resulted in a $62.3 million increase in noncontrolling interests and a $70.3 million increase to additional paid-in capital, net of $44.4 million for income tax effects.
On April 28, 2010, the underwriters for the offering transaction exercised an option to acquire an additional 1.25 million common units of PVG. We received $22.1 million, net of offering costs, resulting in a further reduction of our limited partner interest in PVG to 22.6%. The accounting effect of this transaction will be recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
Oil and Gas Properties
On December 23, 2009, we entered into purchase and sale agreements with Hilcorp Energy I, L.P. (“Hilcorp”) which resulted in the transfer of all of our oil and gas properties in the Gulf Coast region (southern Texas and Louisiana) in exchange for net cash proceeds of $32 million and oil and gas properties located in the Gwinville field in northern Mississippi, excluding transaction costs and purchase and sale adjustments. The fair value of the properties received from Hilcorp was $8.2 million. The fair values of the Gulf Coast oil and gas properties, as well as liabilities attributable to the disposal group, were reflected as assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2009. An initial deposit of $2.3 million was received from Hilcorp in December 2009. This amount was reflected in accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2009. The transaction provided for certain purchase and sale adjustments based upon the collection of revenues and the payment of expenses attributable to the properties that took place after an effective date of October 1, 2009 and prior to the closing which occurred on January 29, 2010. Upon the closing of the transaction in January 2010, we received total net proceeds of $23.2 million plus the aforementioned Mississippi oil and gas properties valued at $8.2 million, reflecting all actual purchase and sale adjustments prior to the closing. A loss on the sale was recognized as a component of operating expenses in connection with the closing for approximately $0.5 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, we committed to the disposition of certain oil and gas properties in North Dakota. The fair value of these properties was $2.5 million as of March 31, 2010, which we expect to realize during 2010. The fair value of the North Dakota oil and gas properties has been reflected as an asset held for sale and included in current assets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
The fair value of the disposal groups, consisting of the underlying properties and related assets and liabilities, was derived using a market approach based on agreements of sale for our Gulf Coast properties and indications of interest from potential third-party purchasers of the North Dakota properties, adjusted for working capital and closing costs. Because these significant fair value inputs are typically not observable, we have categorized the amounts as level 3 inputs.
The following table reflects the fair values on our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these properties for the periods presented:
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| | March 31, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
Assets held for sale | | | | | | |
Fair value of oil and gas properties | | $ | 2,482 | | | $ | 38,282 | |
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Liabilities held for sale | | | | | | | | |
Asset retirement obligations | | $ | - | | | $ | 500 | |
5. | Derivative Financial Instruments |
We and PVR utilize derivative financial instruments to mitigate our exposure to natural gas, crude oil and NGL price volatility as well as interest rates. The derivative financial instruments, which are placed with financial institutions that we and PVR believe are acceptable credit risks, generally take the form of swaps and collars. All derivative financial instruments are recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value (see Note 3).
Commodity Derivatives
Oil and Gas Segment
We determine the fair values of our oil and gas derivative agreements using both third-party quoted forward prices for NYMEX Henry Hub gas and West Texas Intermediate crude oil as of the end of the reporting period and discount rates adjusted for the credit risk of our counterparties if the derivative in an asset position and our own credit risk if the derivative is in a liability position. The following table sets forth our oil and gas derivative positions as of March 31, 2010: