Income

Fort Worth-based Quicksilver Resources Inc. reported 2010 net income of $435.1 million ($2.45/share) compared to a net loss of $557.5 million (minus $3.30 share) for 2009. The 2009 net loss was primarily attributable to a $656 million after-tax impairment charge on oil and gas properties. For 2010 production averaged 355.2 MMcfe/d, up 9% from 2009, primarily driven by higher volumes from the Barnett Shale. The 2010 production volumes were 79% natural gas, 20% natural gas liquids (NGL) and 1% crude oil and condensate. Sales of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil totaled $856.3 million, up about 7% from 2009, mainly due to a 9% increase in production coupled with increased realized prices for NGLs and crude oil, which were offset in part by lower gas prices. The company is active in the Barnett Shale of North Texas, The greater Green River Basin in Colorado and Wyoming and the Wind River Formation in Oklahoma, as well as in northwestern Montana, Alberta coalbed methane and the Horn River Basin in British Columbia.

Look for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to spend more on liquids-rich plays, such as the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, while Appalachia’s Marcellus Shale is the only play where the company is still drilling dry gas wells, Anadarko executives said during an earnings conference call Tuesday.

Thanks to strong growth in all five of its business segments, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) reported 4Q2010 net income of $413 million, a 29% jump over the $320 million recorded for 4Q2009.

Thanks to strong growth in all five of its business segments, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) reported 4Q2010 net income of $413 million, a 29% jump over the $320 million recorded for 4Q2009.

Keyera Facilities Income Fund said it will construct its Carlos pipeline from the Keyera Rimbey gas plant into the Hoadley region of central Alberta. The pipeline will allow area producers to deliver liquids-rich gas to the Rimbey plant, which is equipped to remove a high percentage of natural gas liquids from the gas stream. The Hoadley area is undergoing active development as multiple producers target liquids-rich natural gas reserves found in the Glauconite geological zone, Keyera said. The 45-kilometer (28-mile), 12-inch diameter raw gas gathering pipeline is expected to be in service in the second quarter of 2011.

Keyera Facilities Income Fund said it will construct its Carlos pipeline from the Keyera Rimbey gas plant into the Hoadley region of central Alberta. The pipeline will allow area producers to deliver liquids-rich gas to the Rimbey plant, which is equipped to remove a high percentage of natural gas liquids (NGL) from the gas stream.

Natural gas pipeline giant El Paso Corp. on Wednesday said quarterly net income rose 86% from a year ago to $147 million (21 cents/share), compared with $79 million (11 cents) in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $1.4 billion from $1 billion.

Stronger performance from its distribution operations, retail energy operations and wholesale services segments helped drive AGL Resources Inc.’s 1Q2010 net income to $134 million ($1.74 cents/share), an increase of 12.6% compared with $119 million ($1.55) in 1Q2009, the Atlanta-based company said.

Stronger performance from its distribution operations, retail energy operations and wholesale services segments helped drive AGL Resources Inc.’s 1Q2010 net income to $134 million ($1.74 cents/share), an increase of 12.6% compared with $119 million ($1.55) in 1Q2009, the Atlanta-based company said.