Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- SEC Letter dated March 22, 2002

In compliance with Temporary Note 3T to Article 3 of Regulation S-X, I am writing to inform you that Arthur Andersen LLP (“Andersen”) has represented to Penn Virginia Corporation (“PVA”) that Andersen’s audit of the consolidated balance sheets of PVA and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2001, was subject to Andersen’s quality control system for the U.S. accounting and auditing practice to provide reasonable assurance that the engagement was conducted in compliance with professional standards and that there was appropriate continuity of Andersen personnel working on the audit, availability of national office consultation and availability of personnel at foreign affiliates of Andersen to conduct the relevant portions of the audit.