Discontinued Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Discontinued Operations

17.    Discontinued Operations

Prior to June 2010, we indirectly owned partner interests in Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (“PVR”), a publicly traded limited partnership formed by us in 2001. Our ownership interests in PVR were held principally through our general and limited partner interests in PVG. During June 2010, we disposed of our remaining ownership interests in PVG and, indirectly, our interests in PVR.

Income from discontinued operations represents the results of operations of PVG, which include the results of operations of PVR. Previously, the results of operations of PVG and PVR were presented as our coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream segments. The table below reflects the results of operations of PVG for the periods presented.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
Revenues	$	-	$	115,573		$	-	$	303,206
Income from discontinued operations before taxes	$	-	$	22,877		$	-	$	36,832
Income tax expense 1		-		(1,569	)		-		(3,350	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	-	$	21,308		$	-	$	33,482

1 Determined by applying the effective tax rate attributable to discontinued operations to the income from discontinued operations less noncontrolling interests that are fully attributable to PVG's operations.

PVR continues to provide marketing and gas gathering and processing services to the Company under a number of existing agreements with various remaining terms. We continue to sell gas to PVR for resale at PVR’s Crossroads plant in east Texas.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein that are not descriptions of historical facts are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act.  Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following:

• the volatility of commodity prices for natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil;

• our ability to develop, explore for, acquire and replace oil and gas reserves and sustain production;

• any impairments, write-downs or write-offs of our reserves or assets;

• the projected demand for and supply of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil;

• reductions in the borrowing base under our revolving credit facility;

• our ability to contract for drilling rigs, supplies and services at reasonable costs;

• our ability to obtain adequate pipeline transportation capacity for our oil and gas production at reasonable costs and to sell the production at, or at reasonable discounts to, market prices;

• the uncertainties inherent in projecting future rates of production for our wells and the extent to which actual production differs from estimated proved oil and gas reserves;

• drilling and operating risks;

• our ability to compete effectively against other independent and major oil and natural gas companies;

• uncertainties related to expected benefits from acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties;

• environmental liabilities that are not covered by an effective indemnity or insurance;

• the timing of receipt of necessary regulatory permits;

• the effect of commodity and financial derivative arrangements;

• our ability to maintain adequate financial liquidity and to access adequate levels of capital on reasonable terms;

• the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions, including force majeure events;

• our ability to retain or attract senior management and key technical employees;

• counterparty risk related to their ability to meet their future obligations;

• changes in governmental regulations or enforcement practices, especially with respect to environmental, health and safety matters;

• uncertainties relating to general domestic and international economic and political conditions; and

• other risks set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our press releases and public periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Many of the factors that will determine our future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s views only as of the date hereof.  We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.