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)  June 10, 1999 (June 9, 1999)

                           MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                            
        Delaware                                   1-11566                          84-1352233
(State or other jurisdiction of             (Commission File Number)              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                                                    Identification Number)





         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



ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

On June 9, 1999, MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. issued the following press release:


                         MARKWEST HYDROCARBON CONTRACTS
              TO SUPPLY LONG-TERM NATURAL GAS PROCESSING SERVICES


     DENVER - June 9, 1999 - MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (AMEX:NRG), today
announced it has entered into a long-term natural gas processing services
contract with a producer in Kentucky.  Beginning early next year, the producer
will consolidate its gas and liquids volumes into existing and expanded MarkWest
facilities and a new 75 million cubic feet per day, mechanical refrigeration,
natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction plant to be built by MarkWest.  This
project will increase NGL production and add fee-based business.

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     MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. provides natural gas processing and related
services.  The Company provides compression, gathering, treatment and natural
gas liquids (NGLs) extraction services to natural gas producers and pipeline
companies and fractionates NGLs into marketable products.  MarkWest also
purchases, stores and markets natural gas and NGLs and conducts strategic
exploration for new natural gas sources for its processing services.  MarkWest
is Appalachia's largest natural gas processor, is rapidly expanding its presence
in Michigan and expanding its service offerings in the Rocky Mountains.
MarkWest also explores for and produces natural gas in the Rocky Mountains and
Michigan.


     Forward-Looking Statement.

     This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.  Although these statements are based on data available at
the time this material was prepared and although MarkWest believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurances that
its goals will be achieved, or that its conclusions will be supported by actual
future events or success.  Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the
timing and extent of changes in commodity prices and the availability of raw
natural gas supply.  Refer to the Company's latest Form 10-K for additional
risks and conditions.


                                   SIGNATURES

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 HYDROCARBON, INC.
                                                (Registrant)

Date:   June 10, 1999                  BY: /s/ Gerald A. Tywoniuk
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                                              Gerald A. Tywoniuk
                                        Chief Financial Officer and
                                         Vice President of Finance
                                   (On Behalf of the Registrant and as
                                   Principal Financial and Accounting
                                                 Officer)