SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): APRIL 22, 2003
NORTHERN BORDER PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-12202 93-1120873
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
13710 FNB PARKWAY 68154-5200
OMAHA, NEBRASKA (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(402) 492-7300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
During our quarterly earnings call today, we stated that our
expectations for total volume growth on our Powder River Basin gathering
systems at year end would be between 2.5% and 5% above our first quarter
levels. This would result in our Powder River Basin gathering volumes averaging
885 to 910 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) by year-end 2003. This
expectation assumes that the record of decision on the environmental impact
statement ("EIS") is issued in the near future. We had previously stated
expectations for volume growth in 2003 to be 10% to 15% over the average volume
gathered in 2002 which would be equivalent to approximately 1,085 to 1,110
MMcfd by year-end 2003. Our expectations were, and continue to be, based on
the pace of production development, producer response to the basin-wide EIS and
water-discharge permitting. While those factors continue to impact our
expectations, additional factors including the decline in drilling, decline in
the issuance of drilling permits, greater depletion rates in existing wells
and the delay in issuance of the EIS have resulted in the modification of our
expectations announced today. We did reiterate that for full year 2003, we
expect earnings per unit in the range of $2.55 to $2.65 per unit.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, this
information is being furnished under Item 9 of Form 8-K and is not deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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.
Northern Border Partners, L.P.
( A Delaware Limited Partnership)
Dated: April 22, 2003 By: /s/ Jerry L. Peters
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Jerry L. Peters
Chief Financial & Accounting Officer