8-K 1 a06-11804_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

 

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) May 10, 2006

 

MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 

 

001-14841

 

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

 

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written Communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-Commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-Commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

SECTION 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

 

ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 10, 2006, MarkWest Pinnacle L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (“the Partnership”), entered into a gas gathering agreement with Chesapeake Exploration, L.P. (“Chesapeake”) pursuant to which Chesapeake granted the Partnership certain rights to gather, compress and process natural gas produced from dedicated acreage located adjacent to MarkWest’s Appleby Gathering System. This agreement will remain in force and effect until April 30, 2016. The Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2006

By:

/s/ NANCY K. MASTEN

 

 

Nancy K. Masten

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

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