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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period
from to
Commission file number 1-7320
ANR Pipeline Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization) |
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38-1281775
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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El Paso Building
1001 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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77002
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Telephone Number: (713) 420-2600
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares
outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common stock, par value
$1 per share. Shares outstanding on May 11, 2005: 1,000
ANR PIPELINE COMPANY MEETS THE
CONDITIONS OF GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) TO
FORM 10-Q AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS REPORT WITH A
REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT AS PERMITTED BY SUCH INSTRUCTION.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I Financial Information
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements
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Item 2.
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
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Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the Safe
Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
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Item 3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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PART II Other Information
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Item 3.
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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Item 4.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.
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Other Information
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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Signatures
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We have not included a response to this item in this document
since no response is required pursuant to the reduced disclosure
format permitted by General Instruction H to Form 10-Q. |
Below is a list of terms that are common to our industry and
used throughout this document:
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/d
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= per day
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BBtu
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= billion British thermal units
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MMcf
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= million cubic feet
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When we refer to cubic feet measurements, all measurements are
at a pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch.
When we refer to us, we,
our, or ours, we are describing ANR
Pipeline Company and/or our subsidiaries.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Quarter Ended | |
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2004 | |
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Operating revenues
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184 |
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138 |
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Operating expenses
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Operation and maintenance
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64 |
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58 |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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11 |
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9 |
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Taxes, other than income taxes
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7 |
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82 |
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74 |
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Operating income
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102 |
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64 |
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Earnings from unconsolidated affiliate
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17 |
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Interest and debt expense
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(18 |
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Affiliated interest income, net
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2 |
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Income before income taxes
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104 |
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68 |
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Income taxes
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38 |
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25 |
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Net income
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$ |
66 |
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$ |
43 |
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See accompanying notes.
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ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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ASSETS |
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Current assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Accounts and notes receivable
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Customer, net of allowance of $2 in 2005 and $3 in 2004
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69 |
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63 |
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Affiliates
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Other
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Materials and supplies
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21 |
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Deferred income taxes
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16 |
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Other
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Total current assets
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119 |
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113 |
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Property, plant and equipment, at cost
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3,692 |
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3,715 |
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Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
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2,150 |
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2,149 |
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Total property, plant and equipment, net
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1,542 |
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1,566 |
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Other assets
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Note receivable from affiliate
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550 |
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467 |
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Investment in unconsolidated affiliate
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308 |
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316 |
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Other
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868 |
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793 |
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Total assets
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2,529 |
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2,472 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities
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Accounts payable
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Trade
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38 |
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Affiliates
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17 |
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Other
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25 |
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22 |
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Current maturities of long-term debt
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75 |
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75 |
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Taxes payable
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73 |
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Accrued interest
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17 |
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Contractual deposits
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13 |
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18 |
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Other
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Total current liabilities
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258 |
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272 |
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Long-term debt, less current maturities
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733 |
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733 |
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Other liabilities
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Deferred income taxes
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363 |
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353 |
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Payable to affiliates
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180 |
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180 |
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Other
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572 |
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567 |
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Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders equity
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Common stock, par value $1 per share; 1,000 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding
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Additional paid-in capital
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597 |
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597 |
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Retained earnings
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369 |
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303 |
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Total stockholders equity
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966 |
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900 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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2,529 |
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2,472 |
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See accompanying notes.
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ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities
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Net income
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66 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating
activities
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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Deferred income taxes
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12 |
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Earnings from unconsolidated affiliate, adjusted for cash
distributions
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Asset and liability changes
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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92 |
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Cash flows from investing activities
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Additions to property, plant and equipment
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Net change in affiliate advances
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Net cash used in investing activities
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Beginning of period
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End of period
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25 |
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See accompanying notes.
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ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting
Policies
We are an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of El Paso
Corporation (El Paso). We prepared this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q under the rules and regulations of the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Because this is
an interim period filing presented using a condensed format, it
does not include all of the disclosures required by generally
accepted accounting principles. You should read it along with
our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes a
summary of our significant accounting policies and other
disclosures. The financial statements as of March 31, 2005,
and for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004,
are unaudited. We derived the balance sheet as of
December 31, 2004, from the audited balance sheet
filed in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In our
opinion, we have made all adjustments which are of a normal,
recurring nature to fairly present our interim period results.
Due to the seasonal nature of our business, information for
interim periods may not be indicative of our results of
operations for the entire year.
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Significant Accounting Policies |
Our significant accounting policies are consistent with those
discussed in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
New Accounting Pronouncements Issued But
Not Yet Adopted
As of March 31, 2005, there were several accounting
standards and interpretations that had not yet been adopted by
us. Below is a discussion of a significant standard that may
impact us.
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. In March
2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 47, Accounting for
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations. FIN No. 47
requires companies to record a liability for those asset
retirement obligations in which the timing or amount of
settlement of the obligation are uncertain. These conditional
obligations were not addressed by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 143, which we adopted on
January 1, 2003. FIN No. 47 will require us to accrue
a liability when a range of scenarios indicate that the
potential timing and settlement amounts of our conditional asset
retirement obligations can be determined. We will adopt the
provisions of this standard in the fourth quarter of 2005 and
have not yet determined the impact, if any, that this
pronouncement will have on our financial statements.
2. Debt and Credit Facilities
Debt
Our current maturities of long-term debt consist of
$75 million, 7.00% debentures due 2025. We classified this
debt as current maturities because the holders had until
May 2, 2005 to require us to redeem their debentures at par
value on June 1, 2005. Holders of approximately
$68 million of the debentures have exercised their option
to redeem their debentures. The remaining $7 million of the
debentures were not redeemed and will be reclassified as
long-term debt in the second quarter of 2005.
Credit Facilities
We are an eligible borrower under El Pasos $3 billion
credit agreement. At March 31, 2005, El Paso had
$1.2 billion outstanding under the term loan and
$1.4 billion of letters of credit issued under the credit
agreement, none of which was borrowed by or issued on behalf of
us. For a further discussion of El Pasos
$3 billion credit agreement and our restrictive covenants,
see our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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3. Commitments and Contingencies
Grynberg. In 1997, we and a number of our affiliates were
named defendants in actions brought by Jack Grynberg on behalf
of the U.S. Government under the False Claims Act. Generally,
these complaints allege an industry-wide conspiracy to
underreport the heating value as well as the volumes of the
natural gas produced from federal and Native American lands,
which deprived the U.S. Government of royalties. The plaintiff
in this case seeks royalties that he contends the government
should have received had the volume and heating value been
differently measured, analyzed, calculated and reported,
together with interest, treble damages, civil penalties,
expenses and future injunctive relief to require the defendants
to adopt allegedly appropriate gas measurement practices. No
monetary relief has been specified in this case. These matters
have been consolidated for pretrial purposes (In re: Natural Gas
Royalties Qui Tam Litigation, U.S. District Court for the
District of Wyoming, filed June 1997). Motions to dismiss have
been briefed and argued and the parties are awaiting the
courts ruling. Our costs and legal exposure related to
these lawsuits and claims are not currently determinable.
Will Price (formerly Quinque). We and a number of our
affiliates are named defendants in Will Price, et al. v. Gas
Pipelines and Their Predecessors, et al., filed in 1999 in
the District Court of Stevens County, Kansas. Plaintiffs allege
that the defendants mismeasured natural gas volumes and heating
content of natural gas on non-federal and non-Native American
lands and seek to recover royalties that they contend they
should have received had the volume and heating value of natural
gas produced from their properties been differently measured,
analyzed, calculated and reported, together with prejudgment and
postjudgment interest, punitive damages, treble damages,
attorneys fees, costs and expenses, and future injunctive
relief to require the defendants to adopt allegedly appropriate
gas measurement practices. No monetary relief has been specified
in this case. Plaintiffs motion for class certification of
a nationwide class of natural gas working interest owners and
natural gas royalty owners was denied in April 2003.
Plaintiffs were granted leave to file a Fourth Amended Petition,
which narrows the proposed class to royalty owners in wells in
Kansas, Wyoming and Colorado and removes claims as to heating
content. A second class action petition has since been filed as
to the heating content claim. Motions for class certification
have been briefed and argued in both proceedings, and the
parties are awaiting the courts ruling. Our costs and
legal exposure related to these lawsuits and claims are not
currently determinable.
In addition to the above matters, we are also named defendants
in numerous lawsuits and governmental proceedings that arise in
the ordinary course of our business.
For each of our outstanding legal matters, we evaluate the
merits of the case, our exposure to the matter, possible legal
or settlement strategies and the likelihood of an unfavorable
outcome. If we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable
and can be estimated, we establish the necessary accruals. As
further information becomes available, or other relevant
developments occur, we adjust our accrual amounts accordingly.
While there are still uncertainties related to the ultimate
costs we may incur, based upon our evaluation and experience to
date, we believe our current reserves are adequate. At
March 31, 2005, we had less than $1 million accrued
for our outstanding legal matters.
Environmental Matters
We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations
governing environmental quality and pollution control. These
laws and regulations require us to remove or remedy the effect
on the environment of the disposal or release of specified
substances at current and former operating sites. At
March 31, 2005, we had accrued approximately $26 million
for expected remediation costs and associated onsite, offsite
and groundwater technical studies and for related environmental
legal costs, which we anticipate incurring through
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2027. Our accrual was based on the most likely outcome that can
be reasonably estimated. Below is a reconciliation of our
accrued liability from January 1, 2005 to March 31,
2005 (in millions):
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Balance at January 1, 2005.
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Payments for remediation activities
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Balance at March 31, 2005
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For the remainder of 2005, we estimate that our total
remediation expenditures will be approximately $6 million,
which primarily will be expended under government directed
clean-up plans. In addition, we expect to make capital
expenditures for environmental matters of approximately
$14 million in the aggregate for the years 2005 through
2009. These expenditures primarily relate to compliance with
clean air regulations.
CERCLA Matters. We have received notice that we could be
designated, or have been asked for information to determine
whether we could be designated, as a Potentially Responsible
Party (PRP) with respect to two active sites under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) or state equivalents. We have sought to
resolve our liability as a PRP at these sites through
indemnification by third parties and settlements which provide
for payment of our allocable share of remediation costs. As of
March 31, 2005, we have estimated our share of the
remediation costs at these sites to be approximately
$1 million. Since the clean-up costs are estimates and are
subject to revision as more information becomes available about
the extent of remediation required and because in some cases we
have asserted a defense to any liability, our estimates could
change. Moreover, liability under the federal CERCLA statute is
joint and several, meaning that we could be required to pay in
excess of our pro rata share of remediation costs. Our
understanding of the financial strength of other PRPs has been
considered, where appropriate, in estimating our liabilities.
Accruals for these matters are included in the environmental
reserve discussed above.
It is possible that new information or future developments could
require us to reassess our potential exposure related to
environmental matters. We may incur significant costs and
liabilities in order to comply with existing environmental laws
and regulations. It is also possible that other developments,
such as increasingly strict environmental laws and regulations
and claims for damages to property, employees, other persons and
the environment resulting from our current or past operations,
could result in substantial costs and liabilities in the future.
As this information becomes available, or other relevant
developments occur, we will adjust our accrual amounts
accordingly. While there are still uncertainties relating to the
ultimate costs we may incur, based upon our evaluation and
experience to date, we believe our reserves are adequate.
Rates and Regulatory Matters
Cashout Proceeding. In May 2002, we filed a
reconciliation of the costs and revenues associated with
operating our cashout program, which involves the sale and
purchase of natural gas to satisfy shipper imbalances. In
October 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
accepted the filing and allowed our proposed cashout surcharge
to go into effect, but found that the existing cashout mechanism
was no longer just and reasonable and set the case
for hearing to establish a replacement mechanism. A hearing was
held and an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an Initial
Decision.
In November 2004, the FERC issued an order on the Initial
Decision that affirmed the ALJs determination to allow us
to utilize high-low pricing as part of our cashout mechanism to
develop the amount of cash payment that must be made to resolve
imbalances. Under this mechanism, we will cashout shortages by
selling gas to imbalance shippers at the highest weekly index
price during the month and will purchase overages at the lowest
weekly index price during the month. The FERC also found that
with respect to the imbalances of Plant Thermal Reduction
shippers, they, not us, should retain primary responsibility for
obtaining plant data needed to monitor and control these
imbalances. In December 2004, we made a compliance filing to
implement and revise the mechanism and notified the FERC and
shippers as to how we intend to make up past amounts owed to us
under the cashout program. Additionally, certain parties sought
rehearing of the order. In April 2005, the FERC issued an order
on the compliance filing and rehearing
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requests, which largely affirmed the prior order and accepted
the compliance filing, subject to us filing certain minor tariff
changes and clarifications.
Accounting for Pipeline Integrity Costs In November 2004,
the FERC issued a proposed accounting release that may impact
certain costs we incur related to our pipeline integrity
program. If the release is enacted as written, we would be
required to expense certain future pipeline integrity costs
instead of capitalizing them as part of our property, plant and
equipment. Although we continue to evaluate the impact that this
potential accounting release will have on our consolidated
financial statements, we currently estimate that we would be
required to expense an additional amount of pipeline integrity
expenditures in the range of approximately $3 million to
$9 million annually over the next eight years.
Selective Discounting Notice of Inquiry. In
November 2004, the FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI)
seeking comments on its policy regarding selective discounting
by natural gas pipelines. The FERC seeks comments regarding
whether its practice of permitting pipelines to adjust their
ratemaking throughput downward in rate cases to reflect
discounts given by pipelines for competitive reasons is
appropriate when the discount is given to meet competition from
another natural gas pipeline. We, along with several of our
affiliated pipelines, filed comments on the NOI in
March 2005. The final outcome of this inquiry cannot be
predicted with certainty, nor can we predict the impact that the
final rule will have on us.
While the outcome of our outstanding rates and regulatory
matters cannot be predicted with certainty, based on current
information, we do not expect the ultimate resolution of these
matters to have a material adverse effect on our financial
position, operating results or cash flows. However, it is
possible that new information or future developments could
require us to reassess our potential exposure related to these
matters, which could have a material effect on our results of
operations, our financial position, and our cash flows in the
periods these events occur.
4. Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate and
Transactions with Affiliates
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Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate |
Our investment in unconsolidated affiliate consists of our
equity ownership interest in Great Lakes. Summarized income
statement information of our proportionate share of the income
of this investment for the quarters ended March 31 is as
follows:
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Operating results data:
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Operating revenues
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35 |
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36 |
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Operating expenses
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15 |
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income(1)
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11 |
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13 |
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Our proportionate share of Great Lakes net income includes
our share of taxes recorded by Great Lakes. Our earnings from
unconsolidated affiliate recognized in our income statements are
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Transactions with Affiliates |
Cash Management Program. We participate in El Pasos
cash management program which matches short-term cash surpluses
and needs of participating affiliates, thus minimizing total
borrowings from outside sources. At March 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2004, we had advanced $550 million and
$467 million to El Paso. The interest rate at
March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was 3.5% and
2.0%. This receivable is due upon demand; however, at
March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we have
classified this advance as a non-current note receivable from
affiliates because we do not anticipate settlement within the
next twelve months.
Taxes. We are a party to a tax accrual policy with El
Paso whereby El Paso files U.S. and certain state tax returns on
our behalf. In certain states, we file and pay directly to the
state taxing authorities. We have income taxes payable of
$59 million at March 31, 2005 and $36 million at
December 31, 2004, which are
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included in taxes payable on our balance sheets. The majority of
these balances will become payable to El Paso.
Other Affiliate Balances. The following table shows other
balances with our affiliates:
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Accounts receivable
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Accounts payable
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17 |
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Contractual deposits
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Non-current liabilities
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180 |
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Affiliate Revenues and Expenses. The following table
shows revenues and charges from our affiliates for the quarters
ended March 31:
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Operations and maintenance expenses from affiliates
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27 |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations |
The information contained in Item 2 updates, and should be
read in conjunction with, the information disclosed in our 2004
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the financial statements
and notes presented in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Our management, as well as El Pasos management, uses
earnings before interest expense and income taxes (EBIT) to
assess the operating results and effectiveness of our business.
We define EBIT as net income adjusted for (i) items that do
not impact our income from continuing operations,
(ii) income taxes, (iii) interest and debt expense and
(iv) affiliated interest income. Our business consists of
consolidated operations as well as an investment in an
unconsolidated affiliate. We exclude interest and debt expense
from this measure so that our management can evaluate our
operating results without regard to our financing methods. We
believe the discussion of our results of operations based on
EBIT is useful to our investors because it allows them to more
effectively evaluate the operating performance of both our
consolidated business and our unconsolidated investment using
the same performance measure analyzed internally by our
management. EBIT may not be comparable to measurements used by
other companies. Additionally, EBIT should be considered in
conjunction with net income and other performance measures such
as operating income or operating cash flows.
The following is a reconciliation of EBIT to net income for the
quarters ended March 31:
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184 |
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138 |
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Operating expenses
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Operating income
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102 |
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64 |
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Earnings from unconsolidated affiliate
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17 |
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20 |
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EBIT
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119 |
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84 |
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Interest and debt expense
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Net income
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66 |
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43 |
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Throughput volumes
(BBtu/d)(1)
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6,077 |
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Throughput volumes include billable transportation throughput
volumes for storage withdrawal and volumes associated with our
proportionate share of our 50 percent equity investment in
Great Lakes L.P. |
The following items contributed to our overall EBIT increase of
$35 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 as
compared to the same period in 2004:
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Contract restructuring
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29 |
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$ |
29 |
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Gas not used in operations and other natural gas sales
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