form10q.htm


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 10-Q

T QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

OR

£ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-12295

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
76-0513049
(State or other jurisdictions of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
919 Milam, Suite 2100, Houston, TX
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(713) 860-2500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes T   No £
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes o   No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer £
Accelerated filer T
Non-accelerated filer £
Smaller reporting company £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2) of the Exchange Act).

Yes £   No T

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  Common Units outstanding as of November 9, 2009:  39,482,971
 


 
 

 
 
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.

Form 10-Q

INDEX


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements
Page
     
 
3
     
 
4
     
 
5
     
 
6
     
 
7
     
 
8
     
     
Item 2.
33
     
Item 3.
48
     
Item 4.
49
     
     
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
     
Item 1.
49
     
Item 1A.
49
     
Item 2.
49
     
Item 3.
50
     
Item 4.
50
     
Item 5.
50
     
Item 6.
50
     
     
51

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 8,700     $ 18,985  
Accounts receivable - trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,915 and $1,132 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    126,533       112,229  
Accounts receivable - related party
    2,330       2,875  
Inventories
    38,825       21,544  
Net investment in direct financing leases, net of unearned income -current portion - related party
    4,088       3,758  
Other
    9,096       8,736  
Total current assets
    189,572       168,127  
                 
FIXED ASSETS, at cost
    370,607       349,212  
Less:  Accumulated depreciation
    (83,857 )     (67,107 )
Net fixed assets
    286,750       282,105  
                 
NET INVESTMENT IN DIRECT FINANCING LEASES, net of unearned income - related party
    174,108       177,203  
CO2 ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization
    21,169       24,379  
EQUITY INVESTEES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
    20,129       19,468  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization
    144,659       166,933  
GOODWILL
    325,046       325,046  
OTHER ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization
    6,836       15,413  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 1,168,269     $ 1,178,674  
                 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable - trade
  $ 97,186     $ 96,454  
Accounts payable - related party
    3,499       3,105  
Accrued liabilities
    28,568       26,713  
Total current liabilities
    129,253       126,272  
                 
LONG-TERM DEBT
    384,400       375,300  
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
    16,707       16,806  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    3,079       2,834  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 17)
               
                 
PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
               
Common unitholders, 39,483 and 39,457 units issued and outstanding, at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    595,698       616,971  
General partner
    16,205       16,649  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (908 )     (962 )
Total Genesis Energy, L.P. partners' capital
    610,995       632,658  
Noncontrolling interests
    23,835       24,804  
Total partners' capital
    634,830       657,462  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
  $ 1,168,269     $ 1,178,674  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
REVENUES:
                       
Supply and logistics:
                       
Unrelated parties
  $ 355,604     $ 554,838     $ 833,658     $ 1,552,559  
Related parties
    846       1,558       3,218       3,432  
Refinery services
    30,006       61,306       112,894       160,945  
Pipeline transportation, including natural gas sales:
                               
Transportation services - unrelated parties
    4,009       5,062       11,442       16,139  
Transportation services - related parties
    7,977       8,205       24,175       13,372  
Natural gas sales revenues
    435       1,158       1,667       4,085  
CO2 marketing:
                               
Unrelated parties
    3,712       4,039       9,821       10,895  
Related parties
    800       753       2,211       2,217  
Total revenues
    403,389       636,919       999,086       1,763,644  
                                 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                               
Supply and logistics costs:
                               
Product costs - unrelated parties
    324,162       521,779       751,524       1,471,254  
Product costs - related parties
    -       -       1,754       -  
Operating costs
    22,894       20,927       60,766       55,294  
Refinery services operating costs
    17,160       48,265       73,711       116,700  
Pipeline transportation costs:
                               
Pipeline transportation operating costs
    2,852       2,647       7,984       7,493  
Natural gas purchases
    395       1,136       1,519       3,990  
CO2 marketing costs:
                               
Transportation costs - related party
    1,603       1,488       4,251       4,121  
Other costs
    16       15       47       45  
General and administrative
    10,128       9,239       27,188       26,929  
Depreciation and amortization
    15,806       18,100       47,358       51,610  
Net loss (gain) on disposal of surplus assets
    17       (58 )     (141 )     36  
Total costs and expenses
    395,033       623,538       975,961       1,737,472  
OPERATING INCOME
    8,356       13,381       23,125       26,172  
                                 
Equity in (losses) earnings of joint ventures
    (788 )     216       1,382       378  
Interest income
    18       118       55       352  
Interest expense
    (3,436 )     (4,601 )     (9,881 )     (8,543 )
Income before income taxes
    4,150       9,114       14,681       18,359  
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (253 )     1,504       (1,661 )     1,233  
NET INCOME
    3,897       10,618       13,020       19,592  
                                 
Noncontrolling interests
    402       145       1,025       144  
                                 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
                               
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
  $ 4,299     $ 10,763     $ 14,045     $ 19,736  

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS - CONTINUED
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                         
                         
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
                       
PER COMMON UNIT:
                       
BASIC
  $ 0.14     $ 0.25     $ 0.43     $ 0.45  
DILUTED
  $ 0.14     $ 0.25     $ 0.43     $ 0.45  
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE OUTSTANDING
                               
COMMON UNITS:
                               
BASIC
    39,480       39,452       39,467       38,796  
DILUTED
    39,614       39,524       39,600       38,853  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                         
Net income
  $ 3,897     $ 10,618     $ 13,020     $ 19,592  
Change in fair value of derivatives:
                               
Current period reclassification to earnings
    224       (5 )     514       (5 )
Changes in derivative financial instruments - interest rate swaps
    (315 )     (211 )     (400 )     (211 )
Comprehensive income
    3,806       10,402       13,134       19,376  
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    46       110       (60 )     110  
Comprehensive income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P.
  $ 3,852     $ 10,512     $ 13,074     $ 19,486  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
(In thousands)

   
Partners' Capital
 
   
Number of Common Units
   
Common Unitholders
   
General Partner
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
Non- Controlling Interests
   
Total Capital
 
                                     
Partners' capital, January 1, 2009
    39,457     $ 616,971     $ 16,649     $ (962 )   $ 24,804     $ 657,462  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net income
    -       17,892       (3,847 )     -       (1,025 )     13,020  
Interest rate swap losses reclassified to interest expense
    -       -       -       251       263       514  
Interest rate swap loss
    -       -       -       (197 )     (203 )     (400 )
Cash contributions
    -       -       7       -       -       7  
Cash distributions
    -       (39,958 )     (4,191 )     -       (4 )     (44,153 )
Contribution for executive compensation (See Note 12)
    -       -       7,587       -       -       7,587  
Unit based compensation expense
    26       793       -       -       -       793  
Partners' capital, September 30, 2009
    39,483     $ 595,698     $ 16,205     $ (908 )   $ 23,835     $ 634,830  


   
Partners' Capital
 
   
Number of Common Units
   
Common Unitholders
   
General Partner
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
Non- Controlling Interests
   
Total Capital
 
                                     
Partners' capital, January 1, 2008
    38,253     $ 615,265     $ 16,539     $ -     $ 570     $ 632,374  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net income
    -       17,972       1,764       -       (144 )     19,592  
Interest rate swap loss reclassified to interest expense
    -       -       -       (2 )     (3 )     (5 )
Interest rate swap loss
    -       -       -       (104 )     (107 )     (211 )
Cash contributions
    -       -       510       -       25,505       26,015  
Cash distributions
    -       (34,805 )     (2,017 )     -       (4 )     (36,826 )
Issuance of units
    2,037       41,667       -       -       -       41,667  
Redemption of units
    (838 )     (16,667 )     -       -       -       (16,667 )
Partners' capital, September 30, 2008
    39,452     $ 623,432     $ 16,796     $ (106 )   $ 25,817     $ 665,939  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income
  $ 13,020     $ 19,592  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -
               
Depreciation and amortization
    47,358       51,610  
Amortization of credit facility issuance costs
    1,448       962  
Amortization of unearned income and initial direct costs on direct financing leases
    (13,606 )     (6,342 )
Payments received under direct financing leases
    16,390       6,056  
Equity in earnings of investments in joint ventures
    (1,382 )     (378 )
Distributions from joint ventures - return on investment
    800       971  
Non-cash effect of unit-based compensation plans
    10,345       (1,342 )
Deferred and other tax liabilities
    1,084       (3,388 )
Other non-cash items
    (283 )     (1,031 )
Net changes in components of operating assets and liabilities (See Note 13)
    (19,343 )     (10,480 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    55,831       56,230  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Payments to acquire fixed and intangible assets
    (28,656 )     (29,890 )
CO2 pipeline transactions and related costs
    -       (228,891 )
Distributions from joint ventures - return of investment
    -       886  
Investments in joint ventures and other investments
    (83 )     (2,210 )
Acquisition of Grifco assets
    -       (65,693 )
Other, net
    500       (213 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (28,239 )     (326,011 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Bank borrowings
    174,300       490,900  
Bank repayments
    (165,200 )     (179,500 )
Credit facility issuance fees
    -       (2,255 )
Redemption of common units for cash
    -       (16,667 )
General partner contributions
    7       510  
Net noncontrolling interest (distributions) contributions
    (4 )     25,501  
Distributions to common unitholders
    (39,958 )     (34,805 )
Distributions to general partner interest
    (4,191 )     (2,017 )
Other, net
    (2,831 )     (1,366 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (37,877 )     280,301  
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (10,285 )     10,520  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    18,985       11,851  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 8,700     $ 22,371  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  Organization and Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Organization

We are a growth-oriented limited partnership focused on the midstream segment of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf Coast area of the United States.  We conduct our operations through our operating subsidiaries and joint ventures.  We manage our businesses through four divisions:

 
·
Pipeline transportation of crude oil and carbon dioxide;

 
·
Refinery services involving processing of high sulfur (or “sour”) gas streams for refineries to remove the sulfur, and sale of the related by-product, sodium hydrosulfide (or NaHS, commonly pronounced nash);

 
·
Supply and logistics services, which includes terminaling, blending, storing, marketing, and transporting by trucks and barges of crude oil and petroleum products; and

 
·
Industrial gas activities, including wholesale marketing of CO2 and processing of syngas through a joint venture.

Our 2% general partner interest is held by Genesis Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect subsidiary of Denbury Resources Inc.  Denbury and its subsidiaries are hereafter referred to as Denbury.  Our general partner and its affiliates also own 10.2% of our outstanding common units.

Our general partner manages our operations and activities and employs our officers and personnel, who devote 100% of their efforts to our management.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end and the results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year.  The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Accordingly, they reflect all adjustments (which consist solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial results for interim periods.  Certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  However, we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when read in conjunction with the information contained in the periodic reports we file with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Except per unit amounts, or as noted within the context of each footnote disclosure, the dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within these footnote disclosures are stated in thousands of dollars.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes present our consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and our results of operations and changes in comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and cash flows and changes in partners’ capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.  Intercompany transactions have been eliminated.  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include Genesis Energy, L.P. and its operating subsidiaries, Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. and Genesis NEJD Holdings, LLC, and their subsidiaries.

We participate in three joint ventures:  DG Marine Transportation, LLC (DG Marine), T&P Syngas Supply Company (T&P Syngas) and Sandhill Group, LLC (Sandhill).  We acquired our interest in DG Marine in July 2008, and, since then DG Marine has been consolidated in our financial statements.  We account for our 50% investments in T&P Syngas and Sandhill by the equity method of accounting.

Our general partner owns a 0.01% general partner interest in Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. and TD Marine, LLC (TD Marine), a related party, owns a 51% economic interest in DG Marine.  The net interest of our general partner and TD Marine in our results of operations and financial position are reflected in our financial statements as noncontrolling interests.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Subsequent Events

We have considered subsequent events through November 9, 2009, the date of issuance, in preparing the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

2.  Recent Accounting Developments

Pending

Measuring Liabilities and Fair Value

In August 2009, the FASB issued guidance that provides clarification to the valuation techniques required to measure the fair value of liabilities. The guidance also provides clarification around required inputs to the fair value measurement of a liability and definition of a Level 1 liability. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after August 2009. We will adopt this standard beginning with our financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2009. We do not anticipate that our adoption of this standard will have a material effect on our financial statements.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to amend the manner in which entities evaluate whether consolidation is required for VIEs.  The model for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary of a VIE has changed significantly under the new guidance.  Previously, variable interest holders had to determine whether they had a controlling interest in a VIE based on a quantitative analysis of the expected gains and/or losses of the entity.  In contrast, the new guidance requires an enterprise with a variable interest in a VIE to qualitatively assess whether it has a controlling interest in the entity, and if so, whether it is the primary beneficiary.  Furthermore, this guidance requires that companies continually evaluate VIEs for consolidation, rather than assessing based upon the occurrence of triggering events.  This revised guidance also requires enhanced disclosures about how a company’s involvement with a VIE affects its financial statements and exposure to risks.  This guidance is effective for us beginning January 1, 2010.  We are currently assessing the impacts this guidance may have on our financial statements.

Implemented

Accounting Standards Codification

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162,” (The Codification).  The Codification establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) as the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities.  The Codification reorganizes GAAP pronouncements by topic and modifies the GAAP hierarchy to include only two levels: authoritative and non-authoritative.  All of the content in the Codification carries the same level of authority.  This statement was effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  We adopted the Codification on September 30, 2009.  Thus, subsequent references to GAAP in our consolidated financial statements will refer exclusively to the Codification.

Recognized and Non-Recognized Subsequent Events

In May 2009, the FASB issued new guidance for accounting for subsequent events.  The new guidance, which is now part of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 855, “Subsequent Events”, establishes the accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether that date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued.  See “Subsequent Events” included in “Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation and Consolidation” for the related disclosure. The new guidance was applied prospectively beginning in the second quarter of 2009 and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance regarding interim disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments.  The new guidance, which is now part of ASC 825, “Financial Instruments”, requires fair value disclosures on an interim basis for financial instruments that are not reflected in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Previously, the fair values of those financial instruments were only disclosed on an annual basis. We adopted the new guidance for our quarter ended June 30, 2009, and there was no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Business Combinations

In December 2007, the FASB issued revised guidance for the accounting of business combinations.  The revised guidance, which is now part of ASC 805, “Business Combinations”, retains the purchase method of accounting used in business combinations but replaces superseded guidance by establishing principles and requirements for the recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities and goodwill, including the requirement that most transaction costs and restructuring costs be charged to expense as incurred.  In addition, the revised guidance requires disclosures to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination.  The revised guidance will apply to acquisitions we make after December 31, 2008.  The impact to us will be dependent on the nature of the business combination.

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance regarding noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. The new guidance, which is now a part of ASC 810, “Consolidation”, establishes accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interests, which were referred to as minority interests in prior literature.  A noncontrolling interest is the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent company.  The new guidance requires, among other things, that (i) ownership interests of noncontrolling interests be presented as a component of equity on the balance sheet (i.e. elimination of the mezzanine “minority interest” category); (ii) elimination of minority interest expense as a line item on the statement of operations and, as a result, that net income be allocated between the parent and the noncontrolling interests on the face of the statement of operations; and (iii) enhanced disclosures regarding noncontrolling interests.  The provisions of the new guidance were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  On January 1, 2009, we adopted the new guidance which changed the presentation of the interests in Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. held by our general partner and the interests in DG Marine held by our joint venture partner in our consolidated financial statements.  Amounts for prior periods have been changed to be consistent with the presentation required by the new guidance.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 In March 2008, the FASB issued new guidance regarding disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities. The new guidance, which is now a part of ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging Activities”, require enhanced disclosures about our derivative and hedging activities. This guidance was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. We adopted the guidance on January 1, 2009 and have included the enhanced disclosures in Note 15.

Application of the Two-Class Method to Master Limited Partnerships

In March 2008, the FASB issued new guidance in ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”, regarding the application of the two-class method to Master Limited Partnerships.  Under this guidance, the computation of earnings per unit will be affected by the incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”) we are contractually obligated to distribute at the end of the each reporting period.  In periods when earnings are in excess of cash distributions, we will reduce net income or loss for the current reporting period (for purposes of calculating earnings or loss per unit only) by the amount of available cash that will be distributed to our limited partners and general partner for its general partner interest and incentive distribution rights for the reporting period, and the remainder will be allocated to the limited partner and general partner in accordance with their ownership interests.  When cash distributions exceed current-period earnings, net income or loss (for purposes of calculating earnings or loss per unit only) will be reduced (or increased) by cash distributions, and the resulting excess of distributions over earnings will be allocated to the general partner and limited partner based on their respective sharing of losses.  The new guidance was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  We adopted ASC 260 on January 1, 2009 and have reflected the calculation of earnings per unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 in accordance with its provisions.  See Note 9.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets

In April 2008, the FASB issued revised guidance, which is now a part of ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other”, regarding the determination of the useful life of intangible assets.  The revised guidance amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of an intangible asset under superseded guidance.  The purpose of the revised guidance is to develop consistency between the useful life assigned to intangible assets and the cash flows from those assets.  The revised guidance was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008.  We adopted the provisions of the revised guidance on January 1, 2009, and adoption had no effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurements

We adopted new guidance issued by the FASB regarding fair value measurements for our financial assets and financial liabilities on January 1, 2008, which is now a part of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.”  The adoption or financial assets and financial liabilities did not have a material impact on us.  With regard to our non-recurring non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, we adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2009.  This includes applying the provisions to (i) nonfinancial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in business combinations; (ii) reporting units or nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in conjunction with goodwill impairment testing, (iii) other nonfinancial assets measured at fair value in conjunction with impairment assessments; and (iv) asset retirement obligations initially measured at fair value.  The adoption for non-financial assets and liabilities does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.  The adoption of the guidance for non-financial assets and liabilities as described above had no material impact on us.  See Note 16 for further information regarding fair-value measurements.

3.  Consolidated Joint Venture – DG Marine

DG Marine is a joint venture we formed with TD Marine. TD Marine owns (indirectly) a 51% economic interest in DG Marine, and we own (directly and indirectly) a 49% economic interest.  This joint venture gives us the capability to provide transportation services of petroleum products by barge and complements our other supply and logistics operations.

We have entered into a subordinated loan agreement with DG Marine whereby we may (at our sole discretion) lend up to $25 million to DG Marine.  The loan agreement provides for DG Marine to pay us interest on any loans at the prime rate plus 4%.  Those loans will mature on January 31, 2012.  Under that subordinated loan agreement, DG Marine is required to make monthly payments to us of principal and interest to the extent DG Marine has any available cash that otherwise would have been distributed to the owners of DG Marine in respect of their equity interest.  DG Marine also has a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions that includes restrictions on DG Marine’s ability to make specified payments under our subordinated loan agreement and distributions in respect of our equity interest.  At December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under the subordinated loan agreement.   At September 30, 2009, $17 million was outstanding under the subordinated loan agreement; however this amount was eliminated in consolidation.  In October 2009, we loaned an additional $8 million to DG Marine.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, our unaudited consolidated balance sheets included the following amounts related to DG Marine:

   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Cash
  $ 1,308     $ 623  
Accounts receivable - trade
    3,176       2,812  
Other current assets
    2,432       859  
Fixed assets, at cost
    124,276       110,214  
Accumulated depreciation
    (7,492 )     (3,084 )
Intangible assets, net
    1,871       2,208  
Other assets
    1,535       2,178  
Total assets
  $ 127,106     $ 115,810  
                 
Accounts payable
  $ 1,448     $ 1,072  
Accrued liabilities
    10,853       9,258  
Long-term debt
    49,400       55,300  
Other long-term liabilities
    906       1,393  
Total liabilities
  $ 62,607     $ 67,023  

4.  Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market.  The costs of inventories did not exceed market values at September 30, 2009. The costs of inventories at December 31, 2008 exceeded market values by approximately $1.2 million, and are reflected below at those market values.  The major components of inventories were as follows:

   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Crude oil
    16,358       1,878  
Petroleum products
    18,781       5,589  
Caustic soda
    993       7,139  
NaHS
    2,677       6,923  
Other
    16       15  
Total inventories
  $ 38,825     $ 21,544  

5.  Fixed Assets and Asset Retirement Obligations

Fixed assets consisted of the following:

   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Land, buildings and improvements
  $ 13,635     $ 13,549  
Pipelines and related assets
    153,379       139,184  
Machinery and equipment
    26,533       22,899  
Transportation equipment
    32,811       32,833  
Barges and push boats
    122,913       96,865  
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures
    4,295       4,401  
Construction in progress
    4,488       27,906  
Other
    12,553       11,575  
Subtotal
    370,607       349,212  
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
    (83,857 )     (67,107 )
Total
  $ 286,750     $ 282,105  

Depreciation expense was $6.3 million and $19.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, depreciation expense was $6.5 million and $16.8 million, respectively.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table summarizes the changes in our asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2008
  $ 1,430  
Liabilities incurred and assumed in the period
    726  
Liabilities settled in the period
    (117 )
Accretion expense
    91  
Asset retirement obligations as of September 30, 2009
    2,130  
Less current portion included in accrued liabilities
    (150 )
Long-term asset retirement obligations as of September 30, 2009
  $ 1,980  

Certain of our unconsolidated affiliates have asset retirement obligations recorded at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 relating to contractual agreements.  These amounts are immaterial to our financial statements.

6.  Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets being amortized at the dates indicated:

         
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Weighted Amortization Period in Years
   
Gross Carrying Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Carrying Value
   
Gross Carrying Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Carrying Value
 
                                           
Customer relationships:
                                         
Refinery services
  5     $ 94,654     $ 37,592     $ 57,062     $ 94,654     $ 26,017     $ 68,637  
Supply and logistics
  5       35,430       14,109       21,321       35,430       9,957       25,473  
Supplier relationships -
                                                     
Refinery services
  2       36,469       27,534       8,935       36,469       24,483       11,986  
Licensing Agreements -
                                                     
Refinery services
  6       38,678       10,555       28,123       38,678       7,176       31,502  
Trade names -
                                                     
Supply and logistics
  7       18,888       4,863       14,025       18,888       3,118       15,770  
Favorable lease -
                                                     
Supply and logistics
  15       13,260       1,026       12,234       13,260       671       12,589  
Other
  5       3,823       864       2,959       1,322       346       976  
Total
  5     $ 241,202     $ 96,543     $ 144,659     $ 238,701     $ 71,768     $ 166,933  

We are recording amortization of our intangible assets based on the period over which the asset is expected to contribute to our future cash flows.  Generally, the contribution to our cash flows of the customer and supplier relationships, licensing agreements and trade name intangible assets is expected to decline over time, such that greater value is attributable to the periods shortly after the acquisition was made.  The favorable lease and other intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis.  Amortization expense on intangible assets was $8.3 million and $24.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.  Amortization expense on intangible assets was $11.6 million and $34.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Estimated amortization expense for each of the five subsequent fiscal years is expected to be as follows:

Year Ended December 31
 
Amortization Expense to be Recorded
 
Remainder of 2009
  $ 8,328  
2010
  $ 26,635  
2011
  $ 21,918  
2012
  $ 18,261  
2013
  $ 14,264  
2014
  $ 11,790  

Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill by business segment at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $302.0 million to refinery services and $23.1 million to supply and logistics.

7.  Equity Investees and Other Investments

T&P Syngas Supply Company

We are accounting for our 50% ownership in T&P Syngas under the equity method of accounting.  We received distributions from T&P Syngas of $0.8 million and $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  During the first quarter of 2009, “Equity in earnings of joint ventures” included $1.7 million of non-cash items related to T&P Syngas that increased earnings.

The tables below reflect summarized financial information for T&P Syngas:

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                         
Revenues
  $ 1,217     $ 1,054     $ 3,368     $ 3,487  
Operating expenses and depreciation
    (2,809 )     (392 )     (3,907 )     (1,124 )
Other income (expense)
    (12 )     (11 )     1       4  
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,604 )   $ 651     $ (538 )   $ 2,367  


   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
             
Current assets
  $ 3,016     $ 3,131  
Non-current assets
    17,728       18,906  
Total assets
  $ 20,744     $ 22,037  
                 
Current liabilities
  $ 1,372     $ 543  
Non-current liabilities
    213       198  
Partners' capital
    19,159       21,296  
Total liabilities and partners' capital
  $ 20,744     $ 22,037  

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

8.  Debt

At September 30, 2009, our obligations under credit facilities consisted of the following:

   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
             
Genesis Credit Facility
  $ 335,000     $ 320,000  
DG Marine Credit Facility
    49,400       55,300  
Total Long-Term Debt
  $ 384,400     $ 375,300  

Genesis Credit Facility

We have a $500 million credit facility, $100 million of which can be used for letters of credit, with a group of banks led by Fortis Capital Corp. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.  Due to the revolving nature of loans under our credit facility, we may repay and re-borrow amounts until the maturity date of November 15, 2011.  Our borrowing base is recalculated quarterly and at the time of material acquisitions.  Our borrowing base represents the amount that we can borrow or utilize for letters of credit, and it is calculated based on our EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), as defined in accordance with the provisions of our credit facility.  Our borrowing base may be increased to the extent of pro forma additional EBITDA, (as defined in the credit agreement), attributable to acquisitions or internal growth projects with approval of the lenders.

As of September 30, 2009, our borrowing base was $419 million, and we had $335 million borrowed and $4.1 million in letters of credit outstanding.  Thus, our total remaining availability at September 30, 2009 was $79.9 million under our credit facility.  As discussed above, our borrowing base may be increased up to $500 million for material acquisitions and internal growth projects.

DG Marine Credit Facility

DG Marine has a $90 million revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by SunTrust Bank and BMO Capital Markets Financing, Inc. That facility, which matures on July 18, 2011, is secured by all of the equity interests issued by DG Marine and substantially all of DG Marine’s assets.  Other than the pledge of our equity interest in DG Marine, that facility is non-recourse to us.  At September 30, 2009, our Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet included $127.1 million of DG Marine’s assets in our total assets.

At September 30, 2009, DG Marine had $49.4 million outstanding under its credit facility.   As DG Marine has completed its capital expenditures for its fleet expansion, DG Marine reduced the maximum amount that may be borrowed under its facility to $54 million in November 2009.

In August 2008, DG Marine entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate on $32.9 million of its borrowings under its credit facility through July 18, 2011. The fixed interest rates in the swap agreements range from the three-month interest rate of 3.60% in effect at September 30, 2009 to 4.68% at July 18, 2011.
 
Fair Value of our Debt

We have estimated the total fair value of our long-term debt under our credit agreement and the DG Marine credit facility to be approximately $371.4 million, or $13.0 million less than the carrying value of that debt.  As a result of the current credit environment, we believe that the fair value of our debt does not approximate its carrying value as of September 30, 2009 because the applicable interest rate  margin on our debt was below the market rates as of that date.

9.  Partners’ Capital and Distributions

Partners’ Capital

Partner’s capital at September 30, 2009 consists of 39,482,971 common units, including 4,028,096 units owned by our general partner and its affiliates, representing a 98% aggregate ownership interest in the Partnership and its subsidiaries (after giving effect to the general partner interest), and a 2% general partner interest.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our general partner owns all of our general partner interest, our incentive distribution rights, and all of the 0.01% general partner interest in Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. (which is reflected as a noncontrolling interest in our Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets) and operates our business.

Without obtaining unitholder approval, we may issue an unlimited number of additional limited partner interests and other equity securities, the proceeds from which could be used to provide additional funds for acquisitions or other needs.

Distributions

We will distribute 100% of our available cash (as defined by our partnership agreement) within 45 days after the end of each quarter to unitholders of record and to our general partner.  Available cash consists generally of all of our cash receipts less cash disbursements adjusted for net changes to reserves.

Pursuant to our partnership agreement, our general partner receives incremental incentive cash distributions when unitholders’ cash distributions exceed certain target thresholds.  The allocations of distributions between our common unitholders and our general partner (including its general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights) are as follows:

   
Unitholders
   
General Partner
 
Quarterly Cash Distribution per Common Unit:
           
Up to and including $0.25 per Unit
    98.00 %     2.00 %
First Target - $0.251 per Unit up to and including $0.28 per Unit
    84.74 %     15.26 %
Second Target - $0.281 per Unit up to and including $0.33 per Unit
    74.53 %     25.47 %
Over Second Target - Cash distributions greater than $.033 per Unit
    49.02 %     50.98 %

We paid or will pay the following distributions in 2008 and 2009:

Distribution For
 
Date Paid
 
Per Unit Amount
   
Limited Partner Interests Amount
   
General Partner Interest Amount
   
General Partner Incentive Distribution Amount
   
Total Amount
 
                                   
Second quarter 2008
 
August 2008
  $ 0.3150     $ 12,427     $ 254     $ 633     $ 13,314  
Third quarter 2008
 
November 2008
  $ 0.3225     $ 12,723     $ 260     $ 728     $ 13,711  
Fourth quarter 2008
 
February 2009
  $ 0.3300     $ 13,021     $ 266     $ 823     $ 14,110  
First quarter 2009
 
May 2009
  $ 0.3375     $ 13,317     $ 271     $ 1,125     $ 14,713  
Second quarter 2009
 
August 2009
  $ 0.3450     $ 13,621     $ 278     $ 1,427     $ 15,326  
Third quarter 2009
 
November 2009 (1)
  $ 0.3525     $ 13,918     $ 284     $ 1,729     $ 15,931  

(1)  This distribution will be paid on November 13, 2009 to our general partner and unitholders of record as of November 2, 2009.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Net Income Allocation to Partners

Net income is allocated to our partners in the Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Capital as follows:

 
·
To our general partner – income in the amount of the incentive distributions paid in the period.

 
·
To our general partner – expense in the amount of the executive compensation expense to be borne by our general partner (See Note 12).

 
·
To our limited partners and general partner – the remainder of net income in the ratio of 98% to the limited partners and 2% to our general partner.

Net Income Per Common Unit

Our net income is first allocated to our general partner based on the amount of incentive distributions to be paid for the quarter.  New accounting guidance issued by the FASB, effective January 1, 2009 for us, resulted in a change in the calculation of net income per common unit by changing the amount of the incentive distributions to be considered in the calculation from the distributions paid during the quarter to the distributions to be paid with respect to the quarter.  As required by the new accounting guidance, we have retrospectively applied the provisions of the new accounting guidance to the calculation of net income per common unit for the periods in 2008 in the table below.  As a result, basic and diluted net income per common unit remained the same as compared to amounts previously reported for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  However, basic and diluted net income decreased by $0.02 and $0.01, respectively, from the amounts previously reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

We then allocate to our general partner the expense related to the Class B Membership Awards to our executive officers, as our general partner will bear the cash cost of those awards.  The remainder of our net income is then allocated 98% to our limited partners and 2% to our general partner.  Basic net income per limited partner unit is determined by dividing net income attributable to limited partners by the weighted average number of outstanding limited partner units during the period.  Diluted net income per common unit is calculated in the same manner, but also considers the impact to common units for the potential dilution from phantom units outstanding. (See Note 12 for discussion of phantom units.)

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common unit.

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Numerators for basic and diluted net income per common unit:
                       
Net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P.
  $ 4,299     $ 10,763     $ 14,045     $ 19,736  
Less: General partner's incentive distribution to to be paid for the period
    (1,729 )     (728 )     (4,281 )     (1,790 )
Add:  Expense for Class B Membership
                               
Awards (Note 12)
    3,088       -       7,587       -  
Subtotal
    5,658       10,035       17,351       17,946  
Less: General partner 2% ownership
    (113 )     (201 )     (347 )     (359 )
Income available for common unitholders
  $ 5,545     $ 9,834     $ 17,004     $ 17,587  
                                 
Denominator for basic per common unit:
                               
Common Units
    39,480       39,452       39,467       38,796  
                                 
Denominator for diluted per common unit:
                               
Common Units
    39,480       39,452       39,467       38,796  
Phantom Units
    134       72       133       57  
      39,614       39,524       39,600       38,853  
                                 
Basic net income per common unit
  $ 0.14     $ 0.25     $ 0.43     $ 0.45  
Diluted net income per common unit
  $ 0.14     $ 0.25     $ 0.43     $ 0.45  

10.  Business Segment Information

Our operations consist of four operating segments:  (1) Pipeline Transportation – interstate and intrastate crude oil and CO2; (2) Refinery Services – processing high sulfur (or “sour”) gas streams as part of refining operations to remove the sulfur and selling the related by-product; (3) Supply and Logistics – terminaling, blending, storing, marketing, gathering and transporting crude oil and petroleum products by truck and barge, and (4) Industrial Gases – the sale of CO2 acquired under volumetric production payments to industrial customers and our investment in a syngas processing facility. Substantially all of our revenues are derived from, and substantially all of our assets are located in the United States.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we revised the manner in which we internally evaluate our segment performance.  As a result, we changed our definition of segment margin to include within segment margin all costs that are directly associated with the business segment.  Segment margin now includes costs such as general and administrative expenses that are directly incurred by the business segment.  Segment margin also includes all payments received under direct financing leases.  In order to improve comparability between periods, we exclude from segment margin the non-cash effects of our stock-based compensation plans which are impacted by changes in the market price for our common units.  Segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 has been retrospectively revised to conform to this segment presentation.  We now define segment margin as revenues less cost of sales, operating expenses (excluding non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization), and segment general and administrative expenses, plus our equity in distributable cash generated by our joint ventures.  Our segment margin definition also excludes the non-cash effects of our stock-based compensation plans, and includes the non-income portion of payments received under direct financing leases.  Our chief operating decision maker (our Chief Executive Officer) evaluates segment performance based on a variety of measures including segment margin, segment volumes where relevant and maintenance capital investment.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   
Pipeline Transportation
   
Refinery Services
   
Supply &Logistics
   
Industrial Gases (a)
   
Total
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
                             
Segment margin (b)
  $ 10,269     $ 12,694     $ 9,423     $ 2,893     $ 35,279  
                                         
Maintenance capital expenditures
  $ 451     $ 162     $ 723     $ -     $ 1,336  
                                         
Revenues:
                                       
External customers
  $ 10,729     $ 31,365     $ 356,783     $ 4,512     $ 403,389  
Intersegment (d)
    1,692       (1,359 )     (333 )     -       -  
Total revenues of reportable segments
  $ 12,421     $ 30,006     $ 356,450     $ 4,512     $ 403,389  
                                         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                       
Segment margin (b)
  $ 11,474     $ 11,486     $ 9,754     $ 3,906     $ 36,620  
                                         
Maintenance capital expenditures
  $ 261     $ 351     $ 1,371     $ -     $ 1,983  
                                         
Revenues:
                                       
External customers
  $ 11,836     $ 63,492     $ 556,799     $ 4,792     $ 636,919  
Intersegment (d)
    2,589       (2,186 )     (403 )     -       -  
Total revenues of reportable segments
  $ 14,425     $ 61,306     $ 556,396     $ 4,792     $ 636,919  

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   
Pipeline Transportation
   
Refinery Services
   
Supply &Logistics
   
Industrial Gases (a)
   
Total
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
                             
Segment margin (b)
  $ 30,841     $ 38,643     $ 21,979     $ 8,785     $ 100,248  
                                         
Capital expenditures (c)
  $ 2,963     $ 2,029     $ 22,274     $ 83     $ 27,349  
Maintenance capital expenditures
  $ 1,201     $ 704     $ 1,853     $ -     $ 3,758  
                                         
Revenues:
                                       
External customers
  $ 32,927     $ 117,193     $ 836,934     $ 12,032     $ 999,086  
Intersegment (d)
    4,357       (4,299 )     (58 )     -       -  
Total revenues of reportable segments
  $ 37,284     $ 112,894     $ 836,876     $ 12,032     $ 999,086  
                                         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                       
Segment margin (b)
  $ 23,396     $ 40,195     $ 21,595     $ 10,791     $ 95,977  
                                         
Capital expenditures (c)
  $ 80,926     $ 2,700     $ 111,575     $ 2,210     $ 197,411  
Maintenance capital expenditures
  $ 463     $ 856     $ 1,648     $ -     $ 2,967  
                                         
Revenues:
                                       
External customers
  $ 27,509     $ 167,824     $ 1,555,199     $ 13,112     $ 1,763,644  
Intersegment (d)
    6,087       (6,879 )     792       -       -  
Total revenues of reportable segments
  $ 33,596     $ 160,945     $ 1,555,991     $ 13,112     $ 1,763,644  

 
a)
Industrial gases includes our CO2 marketing operations and our equity income from our investments in T&P Syngas and Sandhill.
 
b)
A reconciliation of segment margin to income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests for the periods presented is as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                         
Segment margin
  $ 35,279     $ 36,620     $ 100,248     $ 95,977  
Corporate general and administrative expenses
    (9,141 )     (4,743 )     (24,218 )     (15,729 )