ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC. - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
X
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the Fiscal Year ended December 31,
2006
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OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
Transition Period from ___to __
Commission
File Number 1-7908
ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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74-1753147
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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4400
Post Oak Parkway Ste. 2700
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Houston,
Texas
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77027
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(Address
of Principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(713) 881-3600
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Title
of each class
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock, $.10 Par Value
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American
Stock Exchange
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES
___NO
_X_
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant
to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. YES
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NO _X_
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 the filing requirements
for the
past 90 days. YES_X_
NO
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this
Form 10-K. ______
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer” and “larger accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer ____ Accelerated
filer ____ Non-accelerated
filer _X_
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule
12b-2 of the Act).
YES
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The
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates as of June
30,
2006 based on the closing price of the common stock on the American Stock
Exchange for such date was $67,588,696. A total of 4,217,596 shares of Common
Stock were outstanding at March 10, 2007.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions
of the Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May
21,
2007 is incorporated by reference in Part III.
PART
I
ITEMS
1
and 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
Forward-Looking
Statements -Safe Harbor Provisions
This
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 contains
certain
forward-looking statements covered by the safe harbors provided under Federal
securities law and regulations. To the extent such statements are not
recitations of historical fact, forward-looking statements involve risks
and
uncertainties. In particular, statements under the captions (a) Production
and
Reserve Information, (b) Regulatory Status and Potential Environmental
Liability, (c) Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, (d) Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates,
(e) Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, (f) Income
Taxes, (g) Concentration of Credit Risk, (h) Price Risk Management Activities,
and (i) Commitments and Contingencies, among others, contain forward-looking
statements. Where the Company expresses an expectation or belief regarding
future results of events, such expression is made in good faith and believed
to
have a reasonable basis in fact. However, there can be no assurance that
such
expectation or belief will actually result or be achieved.
With
the
uncertainties of forward looking statements in mind, the reader should consider
the risks discussed elsewhere in this report and other documents filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time and the following important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the
Company.
Business
Activities
Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") are engaged in
the business of marketing crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products;
tank
truck transportation of liquid chemicals; and oil and gas exploration and
production. Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is a Delaware corporation
organized in 1973. The revenues, operating results and identifiable assets
of
each industry segment for the three years ended December 31, 2006 are set
forth
in Note (10) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere
herein.
Crude
Oil, Natural Gas and Refined Products Marketing
The
Company’s subsidiary, Gulfmark Energy, Inc. (“Gulfmark”), purchases crude oil
and arranges sales and deliveries to refiners and other customers. Activity
is
concentrated primarily onshore in Texas and Louisiana with additional operations
in Michigan. During 2006, Gulfmark purchased approximately 61,800 barrels
per
day of crude oil at the wellhead or lease level. Gulfmark also operates 70
tractor-trailer rigs and maintains over 50 pipeline inventory locations or
injection stations. Gulfmark has the ability to barge oil from nine oil storage
facilities along the intercoastal waterway of Texas and Louisiana and maintains
120,000 barrels of storage capacity at certain of the dock facilities in
order
to access waterborne markets for its products. Gulfmark arranges transportation
for sales to customers or enters into exchange transactions with third parties
when the cost of the exchange is less than the alternate cost incurred in
transporting or storing the crude oil.
The
Company’s subsidiary, Adams Resources Marketing, Ltd. (“ARM”), operates as a
wholesale purchaser, distributor and marketer of natural gas. ARM’s focus is on
the purchase of natural gas at the producer level. During 2006, ARM purchased
approximately 354,000 mmbtu’s of natural gas per day at the wellhead and
pipeline pooling points. Business is concentrated among approximately 60
independent producers with the primary production areas being the Louisiana
and
Texas Gulf Coast and the offshore Gulf of Mexico region. ARM provides value
added services to its customers by providing access to common carrier pipelines
and handling daily volume balancing requirements as well as risk management
services.
1
The
Company’s subsidiary, Ada Resources, Inc. (“Ada”), markets branded and unbranded
refined petroleum products, such as motor fuels and lubricants. Ada makes
purchases based on the supplier’s established distributor prices, with such
prices generally being lower than Ada’s sales price to its customers. Motor fuel
sales include automotive gasoline, aviation gasoline, distillates and jet
fuel.
Lubricants consist of passenger car motor oils as well as a full complement of
industrial oils and greases. Ada is also involved in the railroad servicing
industry, including fueling and lubricating locomotives as well as performing
routine maintenance on the power units. Further, the United States Coast
Guard
has certified Ada as a direct-to-vessel approved marine fuel and lube vendor.
In
addition, the Internal Revenue Service has approved Ada as a Certified Biodiesel
Blender, which provides enhanced margin opportunities. Ada’s marketing area
primarily includes the Texas Gulf Coast and southern Louisiana. The primary
product distribution and warehousing facility is located on 5.5 Company-owned
acres in Houston, Texas. The property includes a 60,000 square foot warehouse,
11,000 square feet of office space and bulk storage for 320,000 gallons of
lubricating oil.
Generally,
as the Company purchases physical quantities of crude oil and natural gas,
it
establishes a margin by selling the product for delivery to third parties,
such
as independent refiners, utilities and/or major energy companies and other
industrial concerns. Through these transactions, the Company seeks to maintain
a
position that is substantially balanced between commodity purchase volumes
versus sales or future delivery obligations (a “balanced book”). Crude oil and
natural gas are generally purchased at indexed prices that fluctuate with
market
conditions. The product is transported and either sold outright at the field
level, or buy-sell arrangements (trades) are made in order to minimize
transportation costs or maximize the sales price. Except where matching fixed
price arrangements are in place, the contracted sales price is also tied
to an
index that fluctuates with market conditions. This reduces the Company's
loss
exposure from sudden changes in commodity prices. A key element of profitability
is the differential between market prices at the field level and at the various
sales points. Such price differentials vary with local supply and demand
conditions. Unforeseen fluctuations can impact financial results either
favorably or unfavorably. In addition to maintaining a “balanced book” set of
transactions, the Company may also purchase or sell hydrocarbon commodities
for
speculative purposes (a “spec book”). The Company’s spec book activity is
conducted under a set of internal guidelines designed to monitor and control
such activity. The estimated market value of spec book transactions is
calculated and reported in the accompanying financial statements under the
caption “Risk Management Assets and Risk Management Liabilities”. While the
Company's policies are designed to minimize market risk, some degree of exposure
to unforeseen fluctuations in market conditions remains.
Operating
results are sensitive to a number of factors. Such factors include commodity
location, grades of product, individual customer demand for grades or location
of product, localized market price structures, availability of transportation
facilities, actual delivery volumes that vary from expected quantities and
timing and costs to deliver the commodity to the customer. The term “basis risk”
is used to describe the inherent market price risk created when a commodity
of a
certain location or grade is purchased, sold or exchanged versus a purchase,
sale or exchange of a like commodity of varying location or grade. The Company
attempts to reduce its exposure to basis risk by grouping its purchase and
sale
activities by geographical region in order to stay balanced within such
designated region. However, there can be no assurance that all basis risk
is or
will be eliminated.
Tank
Truck Transportation
The
Company’s subsidiary, Service Transport Company (“STC”), transports liquid
chemicals on a "for hire" basis throughout the continental United States
and
Canada. Transportation service is provided to over 400 customers under multiple
load contracts in addition to loads covered under STC’s standard price list.
Pursuant to regulatory requirements, STC holds a Hazardous Materials Certificate
of Registration issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Presently,
STC
operates 314 truck tractors of which 29 are independent owner-operator units.
The Company also maintains 446 tank trailers. In addition, STC maintains
truck
terminals in Houston, Corpus Christi, and Nederland, Texas as well as Baton
Rouge (St. Gabriel), Louisiana and Mobile (Saraland), Alabama. Transportation
operations are headquartered at a Houston terminal facility situated on 22
Company-owned acres and includes maintenance facilities, an office building,
tank wash rack facilities and a water treatment system. The St. Gabriel,
Louisiana terminal is situated on 11.5 Company-owned acres and includes an
office building, maintenance bays and tank cleaning facilities.
2
STC
is
compliant with ISO 9001:2000 Standard. The scope of this Quality System
Certificate covers the carriage of bulk liquids throughout the Company’s area of
operations as well as the tank trailer cleaning facilities and equipment
maintenance. STC’s quality management process is one of its major assets. The
practice of using statistical process control covering safety, on-time
performance and customer satisfaction aids continuous improvement in all
areas
of quality service. In addition to its ISO 9001:2000 practices, the American
Chemistry Council recognizes STC as a Responsible CareÓ
Partner.
Responsible CareÓ
Partners
are those companies that serve the chemical industry and implement and monitor
the seven Codes of Management Practices. The seven codes address compliance
and
continuing improvement in (1) Community Awareness and Emergency Response,
(2)
Pollution Prevention, (3) Process Safety, (4) Distribution, (5) Employee
Health
and Safety, (6) Product Stewardship and (7) Security.
Oil
and
Gas Exploration and Production
The
Company’s subsidiary, Adams Resources Exploration Corporation, is actively
engaged in the exploration and development of domestic oil and gas properties
primarily along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast. Exploration offices are
maintained at the Company's headquarters in Houston and the Company holds
an
interest in 316 wells of which 42 are Company operated.
Producing
Wells--The
following table sets forth the Company's gross and net productive wells as
of
December 31, 2006. Gross wells are the total number of wells in which the
Company has an interest, while net wells are the sum of the fractional interests
owned.
Oil
Wells
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Gas
Wells
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Total
Wells
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Texas
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57
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13.02
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65
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4.59
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122
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17.61
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Louisiana
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24
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1.36
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48
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4.37
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72
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5.73
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Other
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73
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1.75
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49
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6.64
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122
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8.39
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154
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16.13
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162
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15.60
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316
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31.73
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Acreage--The
following table sets forth the Company's gross and net developed and undeveloped
acreage as of December 31, 2006. Gross acreage represents the Company’s direct
ownership and net acreage represents the sum of the fractional interests
owned.
Developed
Acreage
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Undeveloped
Acreage
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Texas
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68,436
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11,909
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121,770
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13,677
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Louisiana
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7,550
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622
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3,228
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216
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Other
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4,261
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754
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16,307
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2,402
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80,247
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13,285
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141,305
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16,295
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Drilling
Activity--The
following table sets forth the Company's drilling activity for each of the
three
years ended December 31, 2006. All drilling activity was onshore in Texas,
Louisiana and Alabama.
2006
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2005
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2004
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Exploratory
wells drilled
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-
Productive
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6
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.52
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4
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.33
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12
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.59
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-
Dry
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3
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.35
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6
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.58
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6
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.44
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Development
wells drilled
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-
Productive
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26
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1.89
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20
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1.12
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8
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.42
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-
Dry
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2
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.08
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5
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.44
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1
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.01
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3
Production
and Reserve Information--The
Company's estimated net quantities of proved oil and gas reserves and the
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows calculated at a
10%
discount rate for the three years ended December 31, 2006, are presented
in the
table below (in thousands).
December
31,
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2006
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2005
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2004
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Crude
oil (barrels)
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396
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396
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436
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Natural
gas (mcf)
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8,300
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9,643
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10,950
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Standardized
measure of discounted future
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net
cash flows from oil and gas reserves
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$
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18,770
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$
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29,960
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$
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22,797
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The
estimated value of oil and gas reserves and future net revenues from oil
and gas
reserves was made by the Company's independent petroleum engineers. The reserve
value estimates provided at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are based on
year-end market prices of $57.00, $57.45 and $40.50 per barrel for crude
oil and
$5.58, $9.12 and $6.06 per mcf for natural gas, respectively.
Reserve
estimates are based on many subjective factors. The accuracy of reserve
estimates depends on the quantity and quality of geological data, production
performance data, the current prices being received and reservoir engineering
data, as well as the skill and judgment of petroleum engineers in interpreting
such data. The process of estimating reserves requires frequent revision
of
estimates (usually on an annual basis) as additional information is made
available through drilling, testing, reservoir studies and acquiring historical
pressure and production data. In addition, the discounted present value of
estimated future net revenues should not be construed as the fair market
value
of oil and gas producing properties. Such estimates do not necessarily portray
a
realistic assessment of current value or future performance of such properties.
Such revenue calculations are based on estimates as to the timing of oil
and gas
production, and there is no assurance that the actual timing of production
will
conform to or approximate such estimates. Also, certain assumptions have
been
made with respect to pricing. The estimates assume prices will remain constant
from the date of the engineer's estimates, except for changes reflected under
natural gas sales contracts. There can be no assurance that actual future
prices
will not vary as industry conditions, governmental regulation and other factors
impact the market price for oil and gas.
The
Company's oil and gas production for the three years ended December 31, 2006
was
as follows:
Years
Ended
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Crude
Oil
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Natural
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December
31,
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(barrels)
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Gas
(mcf)
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2006
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75,900
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1,604,000
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2005
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66,600
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1,388,000
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2004
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71,300
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1,309,000
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Certain
financial information relating to the Company's oil and gas activities is
summarized as follows:
Years
Ended December 31,
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2006
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2005
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2004
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Average
oil and condensate
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sales
price per barrel
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$
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64.26
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$
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54.76
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$
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39.48
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Average
natural gas
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sales
price per mcf
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$
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7.53
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$
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8.43
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$
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6.09
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Average
production cost, per equivalent
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barrel,
charged to expense
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$
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12.40
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$
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9.48
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$
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10.30
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For
comparative purposes, prices received by the Company’s oil and gas division at
varying points in time during 2006 were as follows:
Crude
Oil
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Natural
Gas
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Average
Annual Price for 2006
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$
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64.26
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$
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7.53
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Average
Price for December 2006
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$
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60.35
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$
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7.84
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Average
Price on December 31, 2006
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$
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57.00
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$
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5.58
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4
North
Sea Exploration Licenses--
In the
United Kingdom’s Central Sector of the North Sea, the Company holds an undivided
30 percent working interest in Blocks 21-1b, 21-2b and 21-3d. These Blocks
are
located approximately 200 miles east of Aberdeen, Scotland not far from the
Forties and Buchan Fields. Together with its joint interest partners, the
Company obtained its interests through the United Kingdom’s “Promote License”
program and the license was awarded in February 2007. A Promote License affords
the opportunity to analyze and assess the licensed acreage for an initial
two-year period without the stringent financial requirements of the more
traditional Exploration License. The two-year licensing period should provide
sufficient time to promote the actual drilling of a well to potential third
party investors. The Company and its joint interest partners expect to confirm
the existence of an exploration prospect to promote to other investors prior
to
drilling. The Company also holds an approximate nine percent equity interest
in
a promote licensing right to Block 42-27b located in the Southern Sector
of the
U. K. North Sea. None of the Company’s joint interest partners are affiliates of
the Company.
The
Company has had no reports to federal authorities or agencies of estimated
oil
and gas reserves except for a required report on the Department of Energy’s
“Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves.” The Company is not obligated
to provide any fixed and determinable quantities of oil or gas in the future
under existing contracts or agreements associated with its oil and gas
exploration and production segment.
Reference
is made to Note (12) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
additional disclosures relating to oil and gas exploration and production
activities.
Environmental
Compliance and Regulation
The
Company is subject to an extensive variety of evolving United States federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations governing the storage,
transportation, manufacture, use, discharge, release and disposal of product
and
contaminants into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection
of
the environment. Presented below is a non-exclusive listing of the environmental
laws that potentially impact the Company’s activities. Also presented is
additional discussion about the regulatory environment of the Company.
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The
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation
and
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended.
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Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"
or "Superfund"), as amended.
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The
Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended.
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Federal
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended.
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The
Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended.
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The
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as
amended.
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The
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act.
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The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as
amended.
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Texas
Clean Air Act.
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Texas
Solid Waste Disposal Act.
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Texas
Water Code.
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Texas
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991, as amended.
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Railroad
Commission of Texas (“RRC”)--The
RRC
regulates, among other things, the drilling and operation of oil and gas
wells,
the operation of oil and gas pipelines, the disposal of oil and gas production
wastes and certain storage of unrefined oil and gas. RRC regulations govern
the
generation, management and disposal of waste from such oil and gas operations
and provide for the clean up of contamination from oil and gas operations.
The
RRC has promulgated regulations that provide for civil and/or criminal penalties
and/or injunctive relief for violations of the RRC regulations.
5
Louisiana
Office of Conservation (“LOC”)--has
primary statutory responsibility for regulation and conservation of oil,
gas,
and other natural resources. The LOC’s objectives are to (i) regulate the
exploration and production of oil, gas and other hydrocarbons; (ii) control
and
allocate energy supplies and distribution; and (iii) protect public safety
and
the State’s environment from oilfield waste, including regulation of underground
injection and disposal practices.
State
and Local Government Regulation--Many
states are authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to enforce
regulations promulgated under various federal statutes. In addition, there
are
numerous other state and local authorities that regulate the environment,
some
of which impose more stringent environmental standards than federal laws
and
regulations. The penalties for violations of state law vary, but typically
include injunctive relief, recovery of damages for injury to air, water or
property and fines for non-compliance.
Oil
and Gas Operations--The
Company's oil and gas drilling and production activities are subject to laws
and
regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. One
aspect
of the Company's oil and gas operation is the disposal of used drilling fluids,
saltwater, and crude oil sediments. In addition, low-level naturally occurring
radiation may, at times, occur with the production of crude oil and natural
gas.
The Company's policy is to comply with environmental regulations and industry
standards. Environmental compliance has become more stringent and the Company,
from time to time, may be required to remediate past practices. Management
believes that such required remediation in the future, if any, will not have
a
material adverse impact on the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
All
states in which the Company owns producing oil and gas properties have statutory
provisions regulating the production and sale of crude oil and natural gas.
Regulations typically require permits for the drilling of wells and regulate
the
spacing of wells, the prevention of waste, protection of correlative rights,
the
rate of production, prevention and clean-up of pollution and other
matters.
Marketing
Operations--The
Company's marketing facilities are subject to a number of state and federal
environmental statutes and regulations, including the regulation of underground
fuel storage tanks. While the Company does not own or operate underground
tanks
as of December 31, 2006, historically, the Company has been an owner and
operator of underground storage tanks. The EPA's Office of Underground Tanks
and
applicable state laws establish regulations requiring owners or operators
of
underground fuel tanks to demonstrate evidence of financial responsibility
for
the costs of corrective action and the compensation of third parties for
bodily
injury and property damage caused by sudden and non-sudden accidental releases
arising from operating underground tanks. In addition, the EPA requires the
installation of leak detection devices and stringent monitoring of the ongoing
condition of underground tanks. Should leakage develop in an underground
tank,
the operator is obligated for clean up costs. During the period when the
Company
was an operator of underground tanks, it secured insurance covering both
third
party liability and clean up costs.
Transportation
Operations--The
Company's tank truck operations are conducted pursuant to authority of the
United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and various state regulatory
authorities. The Company's transportation operations must also be conducted
in
accordance with various laws relating to pollution and environmental control.
Interstate motor carrier operations are subject to safety requirements
prescribed by DOT. Matters such as weight and dimension of equipment are
also
subject to federal and state regulations. DOT regulations also require mandatory
drug testing of drivers and require certain tests for alcohol levels in drivers
and other safety personnel. The trucking industry is subject to possible
regulatory and legislative changes such as increasingly stringent environmental
regulations or limits on vehicle weight and size. Regulatory change may affect
the economics of the industry by requiring changes in operating practices
or by
changing the demand for common or contract carrier services or the cost of
providing truckload services. In addition, the Company’s tank wash facilities
are subject to increasingly more stringent local, state and federal
environmental regulations.
6
The
Company has implemented security procedures for drivers and terminal facilities.
Satellite tracking transponders installed in the power units are used to
communicate en route emergencies to the Company and to maintain constant
information as to the unit’s location. If necessary, the Company’s terminal
personnel will notify local law enforcement agencies. The “Track and Trace”
feature of the Company’s website is able to advise a customer of the status and
location of their loads. Remote cameras and better lighting coverage in the
staging and parking areas have augmented terminal security.
Regulatory
Status and Potential Environmental Liability--The
operations and facilities of the Company are subject to numerous federal,
state
and local environmental laws and regulations including those described above,
as
well as associated permitting and licensing requirements. The Company regards
compliance with applicable environmental regulations as a critical component
of
its overall operation, and devotes significant attention to providing quality
service and products to its customers, protecting the health and safety of
its
employees, and protecting the Company’s facilities from damage. Management
believes the Company has obtained or applied for all permits and approvals
required under existing environmental laws and regulations to operate its
current business. Management has reported that the Company is not subject
to any
pending or threatened environmental litigation or enforcement action(s),
which
could materially and adversely affect the Company's business. While the Company
has, where appropriate, implemented operating procedures at each of its
facilities designed to assure compliance with environmental laws and regulation,
the Company, given the nature of its business, is subject to environmental
risks
and the possibility remains that the Company's ownership of its facilities
and
its operations and activities could result in civil or criminal enforcement
and
public as well as private action(s) against the Company, which may necessitate
or generate mandatory clean up activities, revocation of required permits
or
licenses, denial of application for future permits, or significant fines,
penalties or damages, any and all of which could have a material adverse
effect
on the Company. At December 31, 2006, the Company is unaware of any unresolved
environmental issues for which additional accounting accruals are
necessary.
Employees
At
December 31, 2006 the Company employed 748 persons, 14 of whom were employed
in
the exploration and production of oil and gas, 264 in the marketing of crude
oil, natural gas and petroleum products, 456 in transportation operations,
and
14 in administrative capacities. None of the Company's employees are represented
by a union. Management believes its employee relations are
satisfactory.
Federal
and State Taxation
The
Company is subject to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended (the “Code”). In accordance with the Code, the Company computes its
income tax provision based on a 34 percent tax rate. The Company's operations
are, in large part, conducted within the State of Texas. As such, the Company
is
subject to a 4.5 percent state tax on corporate net taxable income as computed
for federal income tax purposes. Oil and gas activities are also subject
to
state and local income, severance, property and other taxes. Management believes
the Company is currently in compliance with all federal and state tax
regulations.
Available
Information
As
a
public company, the Company is required to file periodic reports, as well
as
other information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within
established deadlines. Any document filed with the SEC may be viewed or copied
at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. Additional information regarding the Public Reference Room can be
obtained by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The Company’s SEC filings are
also available to the public through the SEC’s web site located at http://www.sec.gov.
7
The
Company maintains a corporate website at http://www.adamsresources.com,
on
which investors may access free of charge the annual report on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments
to
those reports as soon as is reasonably practicable after filing or furnishing
such material with the SEC. The information contained on or accessible from
the
Company’s website does not constitute a part of this report and is not
incorporated by reference herein. The Company will also provide a printed
copy
of any of these aforementioned documents free of charge upon request.
ITEM
1A
RISK FACTORS
Fluctuations
in oil and gas prices could have an effect on the Company.
The
Company’s future financial condition, revenues, results of operations and future
rate of growth are materially affected by oil and gas prices. Oil and gas
prices
historically have been volatile and are likely to continue to be volatile
in the
future. Moreover, oil and gas prices depend on factors outside the control
of
the Company. These factors include:
· |
supply
and demand for oil and gas and expectations regarding supply and
demand;
|
· |
political
conditions in other oil-producing countries, including the possibility
of
insurgency or war in such areas;
|
· |
economic
conditions in the United States and worldwide;
|
· |
governmental
regulations;
|
· |
the
price and availability of alternative fuel
sources;
|
· |
weather
conditions; and
|
· |
market
uncertainty.
|
Revenues
are generated under contracts that must be periodically
renegotiated.
Substantially
all of the Company’s revenues are generated under contracts which expire
periodically or which must be frequently renegotiated, extended or replaced.
Whether these contracts are renegotiated, extended or replaced is often times
subject to factors beyond the Company’s control. Such factors include sudden
fluctuations in oil and gas prices, counterparty ability to pay for or accept
the contracted volumes and most importantly, an extremely competitive
marketplace for the services offered by the Company. There is no assurance
that
the costs and pricing of the Company’s services can remain competitive in the
marketplace or that the Company will be successful in renegotiating its
contracts.
Anticipated
or scheduled volumes will differ from actual or delivered
volumes.
The
Company’s crude oil and natural gas marketing operation purchases initial
production of crude oil and natural gas at the wellhead under contracts
requiring the Company to accept the actual volume produced. The resale of
such
production is generally under contracts requiring a fixed volume to be
delivered. The Company estimates its anticipated supply and matches such
supply
estimate for both volume and pricing formulas with committed sales volumes.
Since actual wellhead volumes produced will never equal anticipated supply,
the
Company’s marketing margins may be adversely impacted. In many instances, any
losses resulting from the difference between actual supply volumes compared
to
committed sales volumes must be absorbed by the Company.
Environmental
liabilities and environmental regulations may have an adverse effect on the
Company.
The
Company’s business is subject to environmental hazards such as spills, leaks or
any discharges of petroleum products and hazardous substances. These
environmental hazards could expose the Company to material liabilities for
property damage, personal injuries and/or environmental harms, including
the
costs of investigating and rectifying contaminated properties.
8
Environmental
laws and regulations govern several aspects of the Company’s business, such as
drilling and exploration, production, transportation and waste management.
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations can require significant
costs
or may require a decrease in production. Moreover, noncompliance with these
laws
and regulations could subject the Company to significant administrative,
civil
or criminal fines or penalties.
Counterparty
credit default could have an adverse effect on the Company.
The
Company’s revenues are generated under contracts with various counterparties.
Results of operations would be adversely affected as a result of non-performance
by any of these counterparties of their contractual obligations under the
various contracts. A counterparty’s default or non-performance could be caused
by factors beyond the Company’s control. A default could occur as a result of
circumstances relating directly to the counterparty, or due to circumstances
caused by other market participants having a direct or indirect relationship
with such counterparty. The Company seeks to mitigate the risk of default
by
evaluating the financial strength of potential counterparties; however, despite
our mitigation efforts, defaults by counterparties may occur from time to
time.
The
Company’s business is dependent on the ability to obtain credit.
The
Company’s future development and growth depends in part on its ability to
successfully enter into credit arrangements with banks, suppliers and other
parties. Credit agreements are relied upon as a significant source of liquidity
for capital requirements not satisfied by operating cash flow. If the Company
is
unable to obtain credit on reasonable and competitive terms, its ability
to
continue exploration, pursue improvements, make acquisitions and continue
future
growth will be limited. There is no assurance that the Company will be able
to
enter into such future credit arrangements on commercially reasonable
terms.
Operations
could result in liabilities that may not be fully covered by
insurance.
The
oil
and gas business involves certain operating hazards such as well blowouts,
explosions, fires and pollution. Any of these operating hazards could cause
serious injuries, fatalities or property damage, which could expose the Company
to liability. The payment of any of these liabilities could reduce, or even
eliminate, the funds available for exploration, development, and acquisition,
or
could result in a loss of the Company’s properties and may even threaten
survival of the enterprise.
Consistent
with the industry standard, the Company’s insurance policies provide limited
coverage for losses or liabilities relating to pollution, with broader coverage
for sudden and accidental occurrences. Insurance might be inadequate to cover
all liabilities. Moreover, from time to time, obtaining insurance for the
Company’s line of business can become difficult and costly. Typically, when
insurance cost escalates, the Company may reduce its level of coverage and
more
risk may be retained to offset cost increases. If substantial liability is
incurred and damages are not covered by insurance or exceed policy limits,
the
Company’s operation and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
Changes
in tax laws or regulations could adversely affect the Company.
The
Internal Revenue Service, the United States Treasury Department and Congress
frequently review federal income tax legislation. The Company cannot predict
whether, when or to what extent new federal tax laws, regulations,
interpretations or rulings will be adopted. Any such legislative action may
prospectively or retroactively modify tax treatment and, therefore, may
adversely affect taxation of the Company.
9
The
Company’s business is subject to changing government
regulations.
Federal,
state or local government agencies may impose environmental, labor or other
regulations that increase costs and/or terminate or suspend operations. The
Company’s business is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations.
These regulations relate to, among other things, the exploration, development,
production and transportation of oil and gas. Existing laws and regulations
could be changed, and any changes could increase costs of compliance and
costs
of operations.
Estimating
reserves, production and future net cash flow is difficult.
Estimating
oil and gas reserves is a complex process that involves significant
interpretations and assumptions. It requires interpretation of technical
data
and assumptions relating to economic factors, such as future commodity prices,
production costs, severance and excise taxes, capital expenditures and remedial
costs, and the assumed effect of governmental regulation. As a result, actual
results may differ from our estimates. Also, the use of a 10 percent discount
factor for reporting purposes, as prescribed by the SEC, may not necessarily
represent the most appropriate discount factor, given actual interest rates
and
risks to which the Company’s business is subject. Any significant variations
from the Company’s estimates could cause the estimated quantities and net
present value of the Company’s reserves to differ materially.
The
reserve data included in this report is only an estimate. The reader should
not
assume that the present values referred to in this report represent the current
market value of the Company’s estimated oil and gas reserves. The timing of the
production and the expenses from development and production of oil and gas
properties will affect both the timing of actual future net cash flows from
the
Company’s proved reserves and their present value.
The
Company’s business is dependent on the ability to replace
reserves.
Future
success depends in part on the Company’s ability to find, develop and acquire
additional oil and gas reserves. Without successful acquisition or exploration
activities, reserves and revenues will decline as a result of current reserves
being depleted by production. The successful acquisition, development or
exploration of oil and gas properties requires an assessment of recoverable
reserves, future oil and gas prices and operating costs, potential environmental
and other liabilities, and other factors. These assessments are necessarily
inexact. As a result, the Company may not recover the purchase price of a
property from the sale of production from the property, or may not recognize
an
acceptable return from properties acquired. In addition, exploration and
development operations may not result in any increases in reserves. Exploration
or development may be delayed or canceled as a result of inadequate capital,
compliance with governmental regulations or price controls or mechanical
difficulties. In the future, the cost to find or acquire additional reserves
may
become unacceptable.
Fluctuations
in commodity prices could have an adverse effect on the
Company.
Revenues
depend on volumes and rates, both of which can be affected by the prices
of oil
and gas. Decreased prices could result in a reduction of the volumes purchased
or transported by the Company’s customers. The success of the Company’s
operations is subject to continued development of additional oil and gas
reserves. A decline in energy prices could precipitate a decrease in these
development activities and could cause a decrease in the volume of reserves
available for processing and transmission. Fluctuations in energy prices
are
caused by a number of factors, including:
· |
regional,
domestic and international supply and
demand;
|
· |
availability
and adequacy of transportation
facilities;
|
· |
energy
legislation;
|
· |
federal
and state taxes, if any, on the sale or transportation of natural
gas;
|
· |
abundance
of supplies of alternative energy sources;
|
· |
political
unrest among oil producing countries; and
|
· |
opposition
to energy development in environmentally sensitive
areas.
|
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Revenues
are dependent on the ability to successfully complete drilling
activity.
Drilling
and exploration are one of the main methods of replacing reserves. However,
drilling and exploration operations may not result in any increases in reserves
for various reasons. Drilling and exploration may be curtailed, delayed or
cancelled as a result of:
· |
lack
of acceptable prospective acreage;
|
· |
inadequate
capital resources;
|
· |
weather;
|
· |
title
problems;
|
· |
compliance
with governmental regulations; and
|
· |
mechanical
difficulties.
|
Moreover,
the costs of drilling and exploration may greatly exceed initial estimates.
In
such a case, the Company would be required to make additional expenditures
to
develop its drilling projects. Such additional and unanticipated expenditures
could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations.
Current
and future litigation could have an adverse effect on the
Company.
The
Company is currently involved in several administrative and civil legal
proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. Moreover, as incident
to
operations, the Company sometimes becomes involved in various lawsuits and/or
disputes. Lawsuits and other legal proceedings can involve substantial costs,
including the cost associated with investigation, litigation and possible
settlement, judgment, penalty or fine. Although insurance is maintained to
mitigate these costs, there can be no assurance that costs associated with
lawsuits or other legal proceedings will not exceed the limits of insurance
policies. The Company’s results of operations could be adversely affected if a
judgment, penalty or fine is not fully covered by insurance.
Item
3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In
March
2004, a suit styled Le
Petit Chateau De Luxe, et. al. vs Great Southern Oil & Gas Co., et.
al.
was
filed in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish, Louisiana against the
Company and its subsidiary, Adams Resources Exploration Corporation, among
other
defendants. The suit alleges that certain property in Acadia Parish, Louisiana
was environmentally contaminated by oil and gas exploration and production
activities during the 1970s and 1980s. An alleged amount of damage has not
been
specified. Management believes the Company has consistently conducted its
oil
and gas exploration and production activities in accordance with all
environmental rules and regulations in effect at the time of operation.
Management notified its insurance carrier about this claim, and thus far
the
insurance carrier has declined to offer coverage. The Company intends to
litigate this matter with its insurance carrier if this matter is not resolved
to the Company’s satisfaction. In any event, management does not believe the
outcome of this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial position or results of operations.
From
time
to time as incident to its operations, the Company becomes involved in various
lawsuits and/or disputes. Primarily as an operator of an extensive trucking
fleet, the Company is a party to motor vehicle accidents, worker compensation
claims and other items of general liability as would be typical for the
industry. Except as disclosed herein, management of the Company is presently
unaware of any claims against the Company that are either outside the scope
of
insurance coverage, or that may exceed the level of insurance coverage, and
could potentially represent a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial
position or results of operations.
Item
4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTER TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
11
PART
II
Item
5. MARKET
FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK, RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
REPURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The
Company's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange. The following
table sets forth the high and low sales prices of the common stock as reported
by the American Stock Exchange for each calendar quarter since January 1,
2005.
American
Stock Exchange
|
|||||||
High
|
Low
|
||||||
2005
|
|||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
25.55
|
$
|
17.10
|
|||
Second
Quarter
|
22.90
|
15.00
|
|||||
Third
Quarter
|
23.99
|
18.20
|
|||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
23.45
|
18.60
|
|||||
2006
|
|||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
29.00
|
$
|
22.70
|
|||
Second
Quarter
|
44.60
|
25.30
|
|||||
Third
Quarter
|
44.33
|
33.00
|
|||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
39.30
|
28.73
|
At
March
21, 2007, there were 328 holders of record of the Company's common stock
and the
closing stock price was $37.50 per share. The Company has no securities
authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans. The Company made
no
repurchases of its stock during 2005 and 2006.
On
December 15, 2006, the Company paid an annual cash dividend of $.42 per common
share to common stockholders of record on December 1, 2006. On December 15,
2005, the Company paid an annual cash dividend of $.37 per common share to
common stockholders of record on December 2, 2005 On December 15, 2004, the
Company paid an annual cash dividend of $.30 per common share to common
stockholders of record on December 2, 2004. Such dividends totaled $1,771,390,
$1,560,510 and $1,265,276 for each of 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
The
terms
of the Company's bank loan agreement require the Company to maintain
consolidated net worth in excess of $52,001,000. Should the Company’s net worth
fall below this threshold, the Company may be restricted from payment of
additional cash dividends on the Company's common stock.
12
Performance
Graph
The
performance graph shown below was prepared under the applicable rules of
the
Securities and Exchange Commission based on data supplied by Standard &
Poor’s Compustat. The purpose of the graph is to show comparative total
stockholder returns for the Company versus other investment options for a
specified period of time. The graph was prepared based upon the following
assumptions:
1. |
$100.00
was invested on December 31, 2001 in the Company’s common stock, the
S&P 500 Index, and the S&P 500 Integrated Oil and Gas
Index.
|
2. |
Dividends
are reinvested on the ex-dividend dates.
|
Note:
The
stock price performance shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative
of future price performance.
INDEXED
RETURNS
|
||||||
Base
|
Years
Ending
|
|||||
Period
|
||||||
Company
/ Index
|
Dec01
|
Dec02
|
Dec03
|
Dec04
|
Dec05
|
Dec06
|
ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY INC
|
100
|
68.96
|
181.00
|
239.62
|
315.42
|
421.59
|
S&P
500 INDEX
|
100
|
77.90
|
100.25
|
111.15
|
116.61
|
135.03
|
S&P
500 INTEGRATED OIL & GAS
|
100
|
87.80
|
111.25
|
143.32
|
168.59
|
227.32
|
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Item
6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
FIVE
YEAR REVIEW OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
(In
thousands, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||||
Marketing
|
$
|
2,167,502
|
$
|
2,292,029
|
$
|
2,010,968
|
$
|
1,676,727
|
$
|
1,725,042
|
||||||
Transportation
|
62,151
|
57,458
|
47,323
|
35,806
|
36,406
|
|||||||||||
Oil
and gas
|
16,950
|
15,346
|
10,796
|
8,395
|
4,750
|
|||||||||||
$
|
2,246,603
|
$
|
2,364,833
|
$
|
2,069,087
|
$
|
1,720,928
|
$
|
1,766,198
|
|||||||
Operating
Earnings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Marketing
|
$
|
12,975
|
$
|
22,481
|
$
|
13,597
|
$
|
12,117
|
$
|
10,471
|
||||||
Transportation
|
5,173
|
5,714
|
5,687
|
973
|
2,142
|
|||||||||||
Oil
and gas
|
5,355
|
6,765
|
2,362
|
2,310
|
(633
|
)
|
||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
(8,536
|
)
|
(9,668
|
)
|
(7,867
|
)
|
(6,299
|
)
|
(7,259
|
)
|
||||||
14,967
|
25,292
|
13,779
|
9,101
|
4,721
|
||||||||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
965
|
188
|
62
|
362
|
115
|
|||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(159
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
(107
|
)
|
(108
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
||||||||||||||||
before
income taxes and cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
effect
of accounting change
|
15,773
|
25,352
|
13,734
|
9,355
|
4,719
|
|||||||||||
Income
tax provision
|
5,290
|
8,583
|
4,996
|
3,013
|
1,615
|
|||||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
10,483
|
16,769
|
8,738
|
6,342
|
3,104
|
|||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from discontinued
|
||||||||||||||||
operations,
net of taxes
|
-
|
872
|
(130
|
)
|
(3,148
|
)
|
(1,652
|
)
|
||||||||
Earnings
before cumulative effect
|
||||||||||||||||
of
accounting change
|
10,483
|
17,641
|
8,608
|
3,194
|
1,452
|
|||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of accounting
|
||||||||||||||||
change,
net of taxes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(92
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
$
|
10,483
|
$
|
17,641
|
$
|
8,608
|
$
|
3,102
|
$
|
1,452
|
||||||
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
|
||||||||||||||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
2.49
|
$
|
3.97
|
$
|
2.07
|
$
|
1.50
|
$
|
.73
|
||||||
From
discontinued operations
|
-
|
.21
|
(.03
|
)
|
(.74
|
)
|
(.39
|
)
|
||||||||
Cumulative
effect of
|
||||||||||||||||
accounting
change
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.02
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Basic
earnings per share
|
$
|
2.49
|
$
|
4.18
|
$
|
2.04
|
$
|
.74
|
$
|
.34
|
||||||
Dividends
per common share
|
$
|
.42
|
$
|
.37
|
$
|
.30
|
$
|
.23
|
$
|
.13
|
||||||
Financial
Position
|
||||||||||||||||
Working
capital
|
$
|
35,208
|
$
|
39,321
|
$
|
35,789
|
$
|
32,758
|
$
|
30,628
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
289,287
|
312,662
|
238,854
|
210,607
|
202,120
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt, net of
|
||||||||||||||||
current
maturities
|
3,000
|
11,475
|
11,475
|
11,475
|
11,475
|
|||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
74,368
|
65,656
|
49,575
|
42,232
|
40,100
|
|||||||||||
Dividends
on common shares
|
1,771
|
1,560
|
1,265
|
970
|
548
|
________________________________
Notes:
- |
In
2002, oil and gas operating earnings sustained a loss of $633,000.
This
loss includes $1.7 million in dry hole costs and property valuation
write-down.
|
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Item
7.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Results
of Operations
-
Marketing
Marketing
segment revenues, operating earnings and depreciation are as follows (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
2,167,502
|
$
|
2,292,029
|
$
|
2,010,968
|
||||
Operating
earnings
|
$
|
12,975
|
$
|
22,481
|
$
|
13,597
|
||||
Depreciation
|
$
|
1,344
|
$
|
1,252
|
$
|
1,211
|
Marketing
segment revenues result from sales of crude oil, natural gas and refined
products such as gasoline and diesel. Required reporting for certain sales
transactions is on a gross revenue basis as title passes to the customer,
while
other transactions are reported on a net revenue basis (i.e. the commodity
acquisition cost is netted against gross sales value). Components of marketing
segment revenues are as follows (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Crude
oil sales, net of proceeds from buy/sell
|
||||||||||
arrangements
|
$
|
1,975,972
|
$
|
1,427,388
|
$
|
1,149,745
|
||||
Crude
oil sales proceeds from buy/sell arrangements
|
-
|
690,190
|
735,476
|
|||||||
Natural
gas sales
|
13,621
|
13,063
|
8,675
|
|||||||
Refined
product sales
|
177,909
|
161,388
|
117,072
|
|||||||
Total
marketing revenues
|
$
|
2,167,502
|
$
|
2,292,029
|
$
|
2,010,968
|
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, proceeds from transactions involving crude oil buy/sell
arrangements were reported on a gross revenue basis. Beginning in 2006, such
buy/sell transactions are reported on a net revenue basis. The table above
shows
comparative revenues. This required accounting change for the presentation
of
revenue transactions has no impact on net earnings or reported earnings from
operations.
Crude
oil
sales, net of proceeds from buy/sell arrangements, increased by 38 percent
to
$1,975,972,000 for 2006. The revenue increase was due, in part to a 17 percent
increase in average crude oil prices as shown in the table below. Also
contributing to the revenue increase was an increase in crude oil sale volumes
at major trade locations in order to support the Company’s wellhead level crude
oil purchasing business. During 2006, future month crude oil prices tended
to
exceed current or “spot” month sales. In order to retain its supplier base, the
Company increasingly offered to purchase wellhead volumes based on future
month’s crude oil pricing scenarios. This pricing strategy necessitated
increasing crude oil sales volumes at trade locations in order to profitably
respond to this marketing need.
Natural
gas transactions are presented on a net revenue or gross margin basis and
margins for 2006 at $13,621,000 were consistent with 2005 results. The refined
product sales increase to $177,909,000 for the current period reflects higher
commodity prices consistent with the trend for crude oil partially offset
by
reduced sales volumes as the Company improved its operating earnings by reducing
sales to marginal accounts.
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Supplemental
volume and price information is:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Field
Level Purchases per day (1)
|
||||||||||
-
Crude Oil
|
61,800
bbls
|
66,900
bbls
|
76,000
bbls
|
|||||||
-
Natural Gas
|
354,000
mmbtu
|
289,000
mmbtu
|
294,000
mmbtu
|
|||||||
Average
Purchase Price
|
||||||||||
-
Crude Oil
|
$
|
62.40/bbl
|
$
|
53.51/bbl
|
$
|
39.88/bbl
|
||||
-
Natural Gas
|
$
|
6.62/mmbtu
|
$
|
7.98/mmbtu
|
$
|
5.75/mmbtu
|
(1) Reflects
the volume purchased from third parties at the oil and gas field level and
pipeline pooling points.
The
components of marketing segment operating earnings (loss) are as follows
(in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Crude
oil
|
$
|
5,088
|
$
|
13,489
|
$
|
10,684
|
||||
Natural
gas
|
6,558
|
8,436
|
3,810
|
|||||||
Refined
products
|
1,329
|
556
|
(897
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
12,975
|
$
|
22,481
|
$
|
13,597
|
Crude
oil
operating earnings are reduced in 2006 relative to 2005 for a combination
of
reasons. First, during 2005 the Company recognized as a reduction in operating
expenses $3,565,000 due to the reversal of certain previously recorded accrual
items following the final “true-up” of the accounting for such items as well as
a $2,716,000 expense reduction resulting from the cash collection of certain
previously disputed and fully reserved items. Such items did not recur in
2006.
Second, during 2005, crude oil prices rose from the $43 per barrel range
in
December 2004 to the $59 per barrel range in December 2005 producing a gain
of
approximately $3,255,000 during 2005 as the Company liquidated relatively
lower
priced inventory into a higher priced market. During 2006, crude oil prices
fluctuated with limited net impact or valuation during the year. However,
as of
December 31, 2006, the Company recognized a $718,000 lower of cost or market
write-down on the carrying value of its crude oil inventory as crude oil
prices
fell from the $59 per barrel level at year-end 2005 to an estimated market
value
at the $53 per barrel level for year end 2006 valuation purposes. As of December
31, 2006, the Company held 113,755 barrels of crude oil inventory valued
at
$52.60 per barrel. The adverse items affecting 2006 as described above were
partially offset by improved per unit sales margins within the crude oil
segment
for 2006.
Natural
gas operating earnings declined to $6,558,000 in 2006 compared to $8,436,000
in
2005 because the marketplace in 2005 offered improved margins due to a
tightening of supply. Results for 2006 benefited, however, due to increased
volumes as shown in the table above. Refined products operating earnings
improved to $1,329,000 in 2006 as the Company enhanced its capability to
deliver
biodiesel to the marketplace during a period of strong demand for such
product.
In
comparing 2005 operating earnings to 2004, the crude oil component benefited
in
2005 from the $3,565,000 reversal of certain accrual items as discussed above.
The natural gas and refined products business improved in 2005 relative to
2004
due to product shortages which served to boost margins in 2005.
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- Transportation
The
transportation segment revenues and operating earnings were as follows
(in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Change(1)
|
Amount
|
Change(1)
|
Amount
|
Change(1)
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
62,151
|
8
|
%
|
$
|
57,458
|
21
|
%
|
$
|
47,323
|
32
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
earnings
|
$
|
5,173
|
(9
|
)%
|
$
|
5,714
|
-
|
$
|
5,687
|
484
|
%
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
$
|
4,538
|
45
|
%
|
$
|
3,130
|
47
|
%
|
$
|
2,125
|
2
|
%
|
______________
(1) Represents
the percentage increase (decrease) from the prior year.
Beginning
in April 2004, the Company experienced increased demand for its petrochemical
trucking services. This demand surge continued for the remainder of 2004
and
remained strong into the fourth quarter of 2006. The demand increase boosted
comparative 2006 revenues by 21 percent in 2005 and an additional 8 percent
in
2006 to $62,151,000 for the year. Although revenues increased in 2006, operating
earnings were reduced by 9 percent to $5,173,000. This apparently contradictory
result was caused by a shortage of available qualified drivers for Company
owned
trucks. The driver shortage caused the Company to sub-contract more of its
business to truck owner-operators, while Company owned trucks remained idle.
Thus, higher fixed costs such as depreciation were not being absorbed by
higher
revenues. The increase in depreciation expense as shown above for 2006 resulted
from new equipment additions over the course of the last three years in
anticipation of expanded sales activity.
Based
on
the current level of infrastructure, the Company’s transportation segment is
designed to maximize efficiency when revenues are in the $60 million per
year
range. Demand for the Company’s trucking service is closely tied to the domestic
petrochemical industry and has generally remained strong with some weakness
in
recent months. The Company’s business is spurred by a relatively strong United
States and world economy coupled with a relatively weak exchange value for
the
U.S. dollar. Other important factors include reduced levels of competition
as
the trucking industry has experienced a general “shake-out” in recent years
coupled with the competing railroad industry experiencing intermittent service
delays. An additional important factor is a general lack of available qualified
drivers limiting the Company’s ability to expand in its market areas. Thus far
in 2007, due to reduced customer demand, the Company’s transportation business
is operating somewhat below its target level for maximizing
efficiency.
- Oil
and Gas
Oil
and
gas segment revenues and operating earnings are primarily derived from crude
oil
and natural gas production volumes prices. Comparative oil and gas segment
revenues and operating earnings were as follows (in
thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Change(1)
|
Amount
|
Change(1)
|
Amount
|
Change(1)
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
16,950
|
10
|
%
|
$
|
15,346
|
42
|
%
|
$
|
10,796
|
29
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
earnings
|
5,355
|
(21
|
)%
|
6,765
|
186
|
%
|
2,362
|
2
|
%
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and depletion
|
3,603
|
35
|
%
|
2,678
|
(9
|
)%
|
2,949
|
36
|
%
|
______________
(1) Represents
the percentage increase (decrease) from the prior year.
17
Oil
and
gas revenues improved during the three year period presented as a result
of
generally improving prices as well as increased production sales volumes
from
recent exploration efforts. Operating earnings generally improved consistent
with revenues but were reduced in 2006 relative to 2005. As shown above,
for
2006, the Company experienced an increased rate of depreciation and depletion
due to a reduction in projected future oil and gas volumes as a result of
reduced pricing for natural gas in the Company’s year-end reserve estimate.
Operating earnings for 2006 were also burdened by an impairment provision
of
$841,000 on certain producing properties where drilling costs incurred and
capitalized exceeded the estimated fair value of the properties. Similar
impairment provision for 2005 and 2004 totaled $429,000 and $309,000,
respectively.
Crude
oil
and natural gas production volumes and comparative prices were as
follows:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Production
Volumes
|
||||||||||
-
Crude Oil
|
75,900
bbls
|
66,600
bbls
|
71,300
bbls
|
|||||||
-
Natural Gas
|
1,604,000
mcf
|
1,388,000
mcf
|
1,309,000
mcf
|
|||||||
Average
Price
|
||||||||||
-
Crude Oil
|
$
|
64.26/bbl
|
$
|
54.76/bbl
|
$
|
39.48/bbl
|
||||
-
Natural Gas
|
$
|
7.53/mcf
|
$
|
8.43/mcf
|
$
|
6.09/mcf
|
An
important item impacting operating earnings is the amount of exploration
expenses incurred. During 2006, exploration expense totaled $2,895,000 compared
to $3,078,000 for 2005 and $2,504,000 for 2004. Such expenses included $564,000,
$391,000 and $616,000, respectively, of impairment provision on non-producing
properties as well as $2,331,000, $2,687,000 and $1,888,000 of dry hole and
geophysical costs for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Additionally, 2005
operating earnings benefited from a $601,000 gain from the sale of certain
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana oil and gas producing properties.
During
2006, the Company participated in the drilling of thirty-seven wells. Thirty-two
wells were successfully completed with five dry holes. Converting natural
gas
volumes to equate with crude oil volumes at a ratio of six to one, oil and
gas
production and proved reserve volumes summarize as follows on an equivalent
barrel (Eq. Bbls) basis:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(Eq.
Bbls.)
|
(Eq.
Bbls.)
|
(Eq.
Bbls.)
|
||||||||
Beginning
of year
|
2,003,000
|
2,261,000
|
1,933,000
|
|||||||
Estimated
reserve additions
|
577,000
|
320,000
|
649,000
|
|||||||
Production
|
(343,000
|
)
|
(298,000
|
)
|
(289,000
|
)
|
||||
Reserves
sold
|
-
|
(135,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
(458,000
|
)
|
(145,000
|
)
|
(32,000
|
)
|
||||
End
of year
|
1,779,000
|
2,003,000
|
2,261,000
|
During
2006 and in total for the three year period ended December 31, 2006, estimated
reserve additions represented 168 percent and 166 percent, respectively,
of
production volumes. The 458,000 equivalent barrel downward reserve revision
in
2006 reflects the impact of lower natural gas prices as of December 31, 2006
that were used as the basis for the year-end oil and gas reserve estimate.
As
used for oil and gas reserve valuation purposes, natural gas prices at year-end
2006 were $5.58 compared to $9.12 per mcf at year-end 2005.
18
The
Company’s current drilling and exploration efforts are primarily focused as
follows:
Eaglewood
Project
The
Eaglewood project area encompasses a ten county area from South Texas along
the
Gulf Coast and into East Texas. In this area, the Company purchased existing
3-D
seismic data and reprocessed it using proprietary techniques. During 2006,
four
wells were successfully drilled in the Brushy Creek area of this project
with
four additional Wilcox test wells planned for 2007.
Calcasieu
Parish
This
area
includes the Sugar Cane, Louisiana Five and GED prospect areas of Louisiana.
To
date, nine wells have been drilled with six successful and three dry holes.
In
addition to a successful Hackberry formation play, exploration has been expanded
to include the Deep Yegua. Seismic evaluation continues with eight additional
prospects identified for drilling in 2007.
Southern
Alabama
During
2006, three wells were spud in this area to test the Smackover formation
with
one productive well and two dry holes. Seismic interpretation continues to
determine Smackover viability in this area. One well is currently drilling
in
the area to test the Norphlet formation with a second well planned for later
in
2007.
Elm
Grove
During
2006, ten successful wells were drilled in the Elm Grove Field in North
Louisiana. This activity is in-field development of the Cotton Valley formation
and provides very low risk opportunities. Five additional wells are planned
for
drilling in 2007.
James
Lime Project
Beginning
in 2006, the Company agreed to participate in this geological trend play
of
Nacogdoches County, East Texas. This trend play covers over 33,000 acres
extending into adjacent counties. Five marginally successful wells were drilled
in this area during 2006. The Company remains very optimistic about this
area
and refinements in exploitation technique continue with four additional wells
planned for 2007.
Seismic
Surveys
The
company is currently participating in a number of other seismic surveys and
interpretation efforts. Specific projects include a 3-D seismic survey of
the
Napoleonville Salt Dome and reprocessing of 3-D seismic data covering the
Sorrento Dome, both located in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. The Company
is also
participating in the purchase and reprocessing of seismic data in several
counties in South Texas as well as Liberty and Montgomery Counties of Texas.
In
the
peripheral fault trend of southwestern Arkansas, the Company is participating
in
two 3-D seismic surveys. The first survey has been completed with interpretation
currently in process and drilling planned for later in 2007. Field work has
also
begun on the second survey.
19
United
Kingdom North Sea
Previously,
the Company held exploration licenses in the United Kingdom’s North Sea Block
21-1b and Block 48-16c. Over the last three years, the Company expended
approximately $950,000 on seismic evaluation of these two prospective areas.
Evaluations of Block 48-16c were completed without identifying a commercially
viable prospect and hence the Block was relinquished in January 2007. For
Block
21-1b, the Company was unable to fully complete its evaluation and
identification of a financing partner prior to expiration of the two-year
license period. Although the 21-1b block was relinquished in 2006, the Company
continued its evaluation efforts and reapplied for licensing. In February
2007,
the Company together with its joint interest partners was awarded a promote
license in Blocks 21-1b, 21-2b, and 21-3d. The Company holds a 30 percent
equity
interest in these blocks located in the Central Sector of the North Sea.
The
Company has two years to confirm an exploration prospect and identify a partner
to finance, on a promoted basis, the drilling of the first well on the Block.
The terms of the license do not include a well commitment. In connections
with
the acquisition of these blocks, the Company also acquired an approximate
nine
percent equity interest in a promote licensing right to Block 42-27b, located
in
the Southern Sector of the U.K. North Sea.
- |
General
and administrative, interest income and income
tax
|
General
and administrative expenses were elevated in 2005 relative to both 2006 and
2004
due to accounting compliance costs totaling $1,085,000 resulting from the
use of
consultants to assist in the implementation of accounting procedure
documentation as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Based on the
Company’s current market capitalization, the Company expects to be fully
Sarbanes-Oxley compliant as of December 31, 2008 and $400,000 of such costs
were
incurred in 2006. Substantial additional costs will continue to be incurred
in
connection with the Company’s ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley effort.
Interest
income is increased in 2006 due to larger cash balances available during
the
year for overnight investment coupled with interest earned on its insurance
related cash deposits. The provision for income taxes is based on Federal
and
State tax rates and variations are consistent with taxable income in the
respective accounting periods.
- |
Discontinued
operations
|
Effective
September 30, 2005, the Company sold its ownership in its offshore Gulf of
Mexico crude oil gathering pipeline. The sale was completed to eliminate
abandonment obligations and because the Company was no longer purchasing
crude
oil in the affected region. The pipeline was sold for $550,000 in cash, plus
assignment of future abandonment obligations. The Company recognized a $451,000
pre-tax gain from the sale. The activities for this operation including the
gain
on sale are included with discontinued operations.
In
October 2005, certain oil and gas properties held by the Company’s Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer achieved “payout status”. This event caused the Company
to earn a pre-tax gain of $942,000 for the value of certain residual interests
held by the Company in the properties. This gain is non-recurring and has
been
included in discontinued operations for 2005. See also Note (3) of Notes
to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
20
- Outlook
Hydrocarbon
commodity prices have been in a period of high volatility but are generally
holding strong. Given these conditions, marketing segment earnings are expected
to remain consistent with 2006 while oil and gas segment earnings are expected
to improve somewhat as additional production comes on line. For the
transportation segment, the United States economy appears to be slowing and
availability of qualified drivers remains a concern. Given these conditions
for
transportation, management remains optimistic in its ability to maintain
transportation earnings near the 2006 level. The Company has the following
major
objectives for 2007:
- |
Maintain
marketing operating earnings at the $13 million
level.
|
- |
Maintain
transportation operating earnings at the $5 million
level.
|
- |
Increase
oil and gas operating earnings to the $6 million level and replace
110
percent of 2006 production with current reserve additions.
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
During
2006, 2005 and 2004 net cash provided by operating activities totaled
$28,015,000, $18,282,000 and $2,490,000, respectively. Management generally
balances the cash flow requirements of the Company’s investment activity with
available cash generated from operations. Over time, cash utilized for property
and equipment additions, tracks with earnings from continuing operations
plus
the non-cash provision for depreciation, depletion and amortization. Presently,
management intends to restrict investment decisions to available cash flow.
Significant, if any, additions to debt are not anticipated. A summary of
this
relationship follows (in
thousands):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
$
|
10,483
|
$
|
16,769
|
$
|
8,738
|
$
|
35,990
|
|||||
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
9,485
|
7,060
|
6,285
|
22,830
|
|||||||||
Property
and equipment additions
|
(14,602
|
)
|
(19,128
|
)
|
(12,161
|
)
|
(45,891
|
)
|
|||||
Debt
repayment
|
(8,475
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(8,475
|
)
|
|||||||
Cash
available (used) for other uses
|
$
|
(3,109
|
)
|
$
|
4,701
|
$
|
2,862
|
$
|
4,454
|
Banking
Relationships
The
Company’s bank loan agreement with Bank of America provides for two separate
lines of credit with interest at the bank’s prime rate minus ¼ of one percent.
The working capital loan provides for borrowings up to $10 million based
on 80
percent of eligible accounts receivable and 50 percent of eligible inventories.
Available capacity under the line is calculated monthly and as of December
31,
2006 was established at $10 million. The oil and gas production loan provides
for flexible borrowings subject to a borrowing base established semi-annually
by
the bank. The borrowing base was established at $10 million as of December
31,
2006 with no amounts outstanding. The line of credit loans are scheduled
to
expire on October 31, 2008, with the then present balance outstanding converting
to a term loan payable in eight equal quarterly installments. As of December
31,
2006, bank debt outstanding under the Company’s two revolving credit facilities
totaled $3 million and such debt was repaid in full on January 2,
2007.
21
The
Bank
of America loan agreement, among other things, places certain restrictions
with
respect to additional borrowings and the purchase or sale of assets, as well
as
requiring the Company to comply with certain financial covenants, including
maintaining a 1.0 to 1.0 ratio of consolidated current assets to consolidated
current liabilities, maintaining a 3.0 to 1.0 ratio of pre-tax net income
to
interest expense, and consolidated net worth in excess of $52,001,000. Should
the Company’s net worth fall below this threshold, the Company may be restricted
from payment of additional cash dividends on its common stock. The Company
was
in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2006.
The
Company’s Gulfmark subsidiary maintains a separate banking relationship with BNP
Paribas in order to support its crude oil purchasing activities. In addition
to
providing up to $60 million in letters of credit, the facility also finances
up
to $6 million of crude oil inventory and certain accounts receivable associated
with crude oil sales. Such financing is provided on a demand note basis with
interest at the bank’s prime rate plus one percent. As of December 31, 2006, the
Company had $3.5 million of eligible borrowing capacity under this facility
and
no working capital advances were outstanding. Letters of credit outstanding
under this facility totaled approximately $25.9 million as of December 31,
2006.
The letter of credit and demand note facilities are secured by substantially
all
of Gulfmark’s and ARM’s assets. Under this facility, BNP Paribas has the right
to discontinue the issuance of letters of credit without prior notification
to
the Company.
The
Company’s ARM subsidiary also maintains a separate banking relationship with BNP
Paribas in order to support its natural gas purchasing activities. In addition
to providing up to $25 million in letters of credit, the facility finances
up to
$4 million of general working capital needs. Such financing is provided on
a
demand note basis with interest at the bank’s prime rate plus one percent. No
working capital advances were outstanding under this facility as of December
31,
2006. Letters of credit outstanding under this facility totaled approximately
$5.8 million as of December 31, 2006. The letter of credit and demand note
facilities are secured by substantially all of Gulfmark’s and ARM’s assets.
Under this facility, BNP Paribas has the right to discontinue the issuance
of
letters of credit without prior notification to the Company.
Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements
The
Company maintains certain operating lease arrangements to provide tractor
and
trailer equipment for the Company’s truck fleet. All such operating lease
commitments qualify for off-balance sheet treatment as provided by Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, “Accounting for Leases”. The Company has
operating lease arrangements for tractors, trailers, office space, and other
equipment and facilities. Rental expense for the years ended December 31,
2006,
2005, and 2004 was $9,887,000, $8,121,000, and $6,650,000, respectively.
At
December 31, 2006, commitments under long-term non-cancelable operating leases
for the next five years and thereafter are payable as follows: 2007 -
$4,060,000; 2008 - $3,861,000; 2009 - $1,539,000; 2010 - $548,000; 2011 -
$186,000 and thereafter - $104,000.
Contractual
Cash Obligations
In
addition to its banking relationships and obligations, the Company enters
into
certain operating leasing arrangements for tractors, trailers, office space
and
other equipment and facilities. The Company has no capital lease obligations.
A
summary of the payment periods for contractual debt and lease obligations
is as
follows (in thousands)
22
:
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
375
|
$
|
1,500
|
$
|
1,125
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,000
|
||||||||
Interest
Rate Payments (1)
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
4,060
|
3,861
|
1,538
|
548
|
186
|
104
|
10,297
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
4,061
|
$
|
4,236
|
$
|
3,038
|
$
|
1,673
|
$
|
186
|
$
|
104
|
$
|
13,298
|
(1)
On
January 2, 2007, the Company fully repaid the outstanding balance on its
working
capital loan. As a result, no amounts of interest are shown for future
periods.
In
addition to its bank debt and lease financing obligations, the Company is
also
committed to purchase certain quantities of crude oil and natural gas in
connection with its marketing activities. Such commodity purchase obligations
are the basis for commodity sales, which generate the cash flow necessary
to
meet such purchase obligations. Approximate commodity purchase obligations
as of
December 31, 2006 are as follows (in
thousands):
January
|
Remaining
|
||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Crude
Oil
|
$
|
191,752
|
$
|
56,037
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
247,789
|
|||||||
Natural
Gas
|
70,000
|
39,824
|
24,265
|
-
|
-
|
134,089
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
261,752
|
$
|
95,861
|
$
|
24,265
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
381,878
|
Investment
Activities
During
2006, the Company invested approximately $13,250,000 for oil and gas projects,
of which $10,348,000 was capitalized as additional property with $2,902,000
expensed as exploration costs. An additional $2,912,000 and $1,342,000 was
expended during 2006 for equipment additions for the marketing and
transportation businesses, respectively. Oil and gas exploration and development
efforts continue, and the Company plans to invest approximately $13 million
toward such projects in 2007, including $1.5 million of seismic costs to
be
expensed during the year. An additional approximate $2 million is projected
in
2007 for equipment additions and replacements within the Company’s marketing and
transportation businesses.
Insurance
From
time
to time, the marketplace for all forms of insurance enters into periods of
severe cost increases. In the past, during such cyclical periods, the Company
has seen costs escalate to the point where desired levels of insurance were
either unavailable or unaffordable. The Company’s primary insurance needs are in
the areas of worker’s compensation, automobile and umbrella coverage for its
trucking fleet and medical insurance for employees. During 2006 and 2005,
insurance cost stabilized and totaled $9.5 million and $9.9 million,
respectively. Overall insurance cost may experience renewed rate increases
during 2007. Since the Company is generally unable to pass on such cost
increases, any increase will need to be absorbed by existing
operations.
Competition
In
all
phases of its operations, the Company encounters strong competition from
a
number of entities. Many of these competitors possess financial resources
substantially in excess of those of the Company. The Company faces competition
principally in establishing trade credit, pricing of available materials
and
quality of service. In its oil and gas operation, the Company also competes
for
the acquisition of mineral properties. The Company's marketing division competes
with major oil companies and other large industrial concerns that own or
control
significant refining and marketing facilities. These major oil companies
may
offer their products to others on more favorable terms than those available
to
the Company. From time to time in recent years, there have been supply
imbalances for crude oil and natural gas in the marketplace. This in turn
has
led to significant fluctuations in prices for crude oil and natural gas.
As a
result, there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding both the future market
price for crude oil and natural gas and the available margin spread between
wholesale acquisition costs and sales realization.
23
Critical
Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Fair
Value Accounting
As
an
integral part of its marketing operation, the Company enters into certain
forward commodity contracts that are required to be recorded at fair value
in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and related accounting
pronouncements. Management believes this required accounting, known as
mark-to-market accounting, creates variations in reported earnings and the
reported earnings trend. Under mark-to-market accounting, significant levels
of
earnings are recognized in the period of contract initiation rather than
the
period when the service is provided and title passes from supplier to customer.
As it affects the Company’s operation, management believes mark-to-market
accounting impacts reported earnings and the presentation of financial condition
in three important ways.
1. |
Gross
margins, derived from certain aspects of the Company’s ongoing business,
are front-ended into the period in which contracts are executed.
Meanwhile, personnel and other costs associated with servicing accounts
as
well as substantially all risks associated with the execution of
contracts
are incurred during the period of physical product flow and title
passage.
|
2. |
Mark-to-market
earnings are calculated based on stated contract volumes. A significant
risk associated with the Company’s business is the conversion of stated
contract or planned volumes into actual physical commodity movement
volumes without a loss of margin. Again, any planned profit from
such
commodity contracts is bunched and front-ended into one period while
the
risk of loss associated with the difference between actual versus
planned
production or usage volumes falls in a subsequent
period.
|
3. |
Cash
flows, by their nature, match physical movements and passage of title.
Mark-to-market accounting, on the other hand, creates a mismatch
between
reported earnings and cash flows. This complicates and confuses the
picture of stated financial conditions and
liquidity.
|
The
Company attempts to mitigate the identified risks by only entering into
contracts where current market quotes in actively traded, liquid markets
are
available to determine the fair value of contracts. In addition, substantially
all of the Company’s forward contracts are less than 18 months in duration.
However, the reader is cautioned to develop a full understanding of how fair
value or mark-to-market accounting creates reported results that differ from
those presented under conventional accrual accounting.
Trade
Accounts
Accounts
receivable and accounts payable typically represent the most significant
assets
and liabilities of the Company. Particularly within the Company’s energy
marketing, oil and gas exploration, and production operations, there is a
high
degree of interdependence with and reliance upon third parties, (including
transaction counterparties) to provide adequate information for the proper
recording of amounts receivable or payable. Substantially all such third
parties
are larger firms providing the Company with the source documents for recording
trade activity. It is commonplace for these entities to retroactively adjust
or
correct such documents. This typically requires the Company to either absorb,
benefit from, or pass along such corrections to another third
party.
Due
to
the volume of and complexity of transactions and the high degree of
interdependence with third parties, this is a difficult area to control and
manage. The Company manages this process by participating in a monthly
settlement process with each of its counterparties. Ongoing account balances
are
monitored monthly and the Company attempts to gain the cooperation of such
counterparties to reconcile outstanding balances. The Company also places
great
emphasis on collecting cash balances due and paying only bonafide and properly
supported claims. In addition, the Company maintains and monitors its bad
debt
allowance. Nevertheless a degree of risk remains, however, due to the custom
and
practices of the industry.
24
Oil
and Gas Reserve Estimate
The
value
of capitalized cost of oil and gas exploration and production related assets
are
dependent on underlying oil and gas reserve estimates. Reserve estimates
are
based on many subjective factors. The accuracy of reserve estimates depends
on
the quantity and quality of geological data, production performance data
and
reservoir engineering data, changing prices, as well as the skill and judgment
of petroleum engineers in interpreting such data. The process of estimating
reserves requires frequent revision of estimates (usually on an annual basis)
as
additional information becomes available. Calculations of estimated future
oil
and gas revenues are also based on estimates of the timing of oil and gas
production, and there are no assurances that the actual timing of production
will conform to or approximate such estimates. Also, certain assumptions
must be
made with respect to pricing. The Company’s estimates assume prices will remain
constant from the date of the engineer’s estimates, except for changes reflected
under natural gas sales contracts. There can be no assurance that actual
future
prices will not vary as industry conditions, governmental regulation, political
conditions, economic conditions, weather conditions, market uncertainty and
other factors impact the market price for oil and gas.
The
Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting, so only costs
(including development dry hole costs) associated with producing oil and
gas
wells are capitalized. Estimated oil and gas reserve quantities are the basis
for the rate of amortization under the Company’s units of production method for
depreciating, depleting and amortizing of oil and gas properties. Estimated
oil
and gas reserve values also provide the standard for the Company’s periodic
review of oil and gas properties for impairment.
Contingencies
From
time
to time as incident to its operations, the Company becomes involved in various
accidents, lawsuits and/or disputes. Primarily as an operator of an extensive
trucking fleet, the Company is a party to motor vehicle accidents, worker
compensation claims or other items of general liability as are typical for
the
industry. In addition, the Company has extensive operations that must comply
with a wide variety of tax laws, environmental laws and labor laws, among
others. Should an incident occur, management evaluates the claim based on
its
nature, the facts and circumstances and the applicability of insurance coverage.
To the extent management believes that such event may impact the financial
condition of the Company, management will estimate the monetary value of
the
claim and make appropriate accruals or disclosure as provided in the guidelines
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for
Contingencies”.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company’s crude oil, natural gas and refined products marketing customers are
invoiced based on contractually agreed upon terms on an at least monthly
basis.
Revenue is recognized in the month in which the physical product is delivered
to
the customer. Where required, the Company also recognizes fair value or
mark-to-market gains and losses related to its commodity activities. A detailed
discussion of the Company’s risk management activities is included in Note (1)
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Transportation
segment customers are invoiced, and the related revenue is recognized as
the
service is provided. Oil and gas revenue from the Company’s interests in
producing wells is recognized as title and physical possession of the oil
and
gas passes to the purchaser.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment”, which established accounting standards for all transactions in which
an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services. SFAS No.
123(R) focuses primarily on accounting for such transactions with employees.
As
of December 31, 2006 the Company had no stock-based employee compensation
plans,
nor any other share-based payment arrangements.
25
In
November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs”. This statement
clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight,
handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). SFAS No. 151 requires that
these
items be charged to expense regardless of whether they meet the “so abnormal”
criterion outlined in Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43. This statement
was
effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after
June
15, 2005. The adoption of this statement did not have any effect on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
May
2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”.
This statement establishes new standards on the accounting for and reporting
of
changes in accounting principles and error corrections. SFAS No. 154 requires
retrospective application to the financial statements of prior periods for
all
such changes, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS No. 154 became effective
for the Company in the first quarter of 2006.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN
48 addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in
an
enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting
for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes specific criteria for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of the tax effects of a position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance
on de-recognition of previously recognized tax benefits, classification of
tax
liabilities on the balance sheet, recording interest and penalties on tax
underpayments, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure requirements.
FIN
48 is effective for fiscal period beginning after December 15, 2006 and
management does not believe the impact of adjusting FIN 48 will be material.
ITEM
7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The
Company’s exposure to market risk includes potential adverse changes in interest
rates and commodity prices.
Interest
Rate Risk
Total
long-term debt at December 31, 2006 included $3 million of floating rate
debt.
As a result, the Company’s annual interest costs fluctuate based on interest
rate changes. Because the interest rate on the Company’s long-term debt is a
floating rate, the fair value approximates carrying value as of December
31,
2006. A hypothetical 10 percent adverse change in the floating rate would
not
have had a material effect on the Company’s results of operations for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006.
Commodity
Price Risk
The
Company’s major market risk exposure is in the pricing applicable to its
marketing and production of crude oil and natural gas. Realized pricing is
primarily driven by the prevailing spot prices applicable to oil and gas.
Commodity price risk in the Company’s marketing operations represents the
potential loss that may result from a change in the market value of an asset
or
a commitment. From time to time, the Company enters into forward contracts
to
minimize or hedge the impact of market fluctuations on its purchases of crude
oil and natural gas. The Company may also enter into price support contracts
with certain customers to secure a floor price on the purchase of certain
supply. In each instance, the Company locks in a separate matching price
support
contract with a third party in order to minimize the risk of these financial
instruments. Substantially all forward contracts fall within a six-month
to
one-year term with no contracts extending longer than three years in duration.
The Company monitors all commitments and positions and endeavors to maintain
a
balanced portfolio.
26
Certain
forward contracts are recorded at fair value, depending on management’s
assessments of numerous accounting standards and positions that comply with
generally accepted accounting principles. The fair value of such contracts
is
reflected on the Company’s balance sheet as risk management assets and
liabilities. The undiscounted revaluation of such contracts is recognized
on a
net basis in the Company’s results of operations. Current market price quotes
from actively traded liquid markets are used in all cases to determine the
contracts’ fair value. Regarding net risk management assets, all of the
presented values as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 were based on readily
available market quotations. Risk management assets and liabilities are
classified as short-term or long-term depending on contract terms. The estimated
future net cash inflow based on year-end market prices is $1,464,000 with
substantially all to be received in 2007. The estimated future cash inflow
approximates the net fair value recorded in the Company’s risk management assets
and liabilities.
The
following table illustrates the factors impacting the change in the net value
of
the Company’s risk management assets and liabilities for the year ended December
31, 2006 (in thousands).
2006
|
||||
Net
fair value on January 1,
|
$
|
1,781
|
||
Activity
during 2006
|
||||
-
Cash received from settled contracts
|
(2,121
|
)
|
||
-
Net realized gain from prior years’ contracts
|
472
|
|||
-
Net unrealized gain from current year contracts
|
1,332
|
|||
Net
fair value on December 31,
|
$
|
1,464
|
Historically,
prices received for oil and gas production have been volatile and unpredictable.
Price volatility is expected to continue. From January 1, 2005 through December
31, 2006 natural gas price realizations ranged from a monthly low of $3.42
mmbtu
to a monthly high of $15.22 per mmbtu. Oil prices ranged from a low of $46.45
per barrel to a high of $73.64 per barrel during the same period. A hypothetical
10 percent adverse change in average natural gas and crude oil prices, assuming
no changes in volume levels, would have reduced earnings by approximately
$2,293,000 and $2,527,000, respectively, for the comparative years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005.
27
ITEM
8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
|
||||
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
30
|
|||
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS:
|
||||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
31
|
|||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended
|
||||
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
32
|
|||
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended
|
||||
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
33
|
|||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
|
||||
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
34
|
|||
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
35
|
28
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Shareholders of Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.:
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Adams Resources and
Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based
on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required
to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control
over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidences supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
As
discussed in Note 1, effective January 1, 2006, the Company changed its method
of accounting for buy/sell arrangements.
In
our
opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the each of
the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE
& TOUCHE LLP
Houston,
Texas
March
29,
2007
29
ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands)
December
31,
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
20,668
|
$
|
18,817
|
|||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
|
|||||||
$225
and $608, respectively
|
194,097
|
217,727
|
|||||
Inventories
|
7,950
|
11,692
|
|||||
Risk
management receivables
|
13,140
|
13,324
|
|||||
Income
tax receivable
|
1,396
|
1,304
|
|||||
Prepayments
|
4,539
|
7,586
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
241,790
|
270,450
|
|||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT:
|
|||||||
Marketing
|
14,051
|
14,332
|
|||||
Transportation
|
32,068
|
32,319
|
|||||
Oil
and gas (successful efforts method)
|
61,003
|
52,111
|
|||||
Other
|
99
|
99
|
|||||
107,221
|
98,861
|
||||||
Less
- Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
(63,905
|
)
|
(58,965
|
)
|
|||
43,316
|
39,896
|
||||||
OTHER
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Risk
management assets
|
644
|
47
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
3,537
|
2,269
|
|||||
$
|
289,287
|
$
|
312,662
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
185,735
|
$
|
213,668
|
|||
Risk
management payables
|
11,897
|
11,542
|
|||||
Accrued
and other liabilities
|
7,897
|
4,790
|
|||||
Current
deferred income taxes
|
1,053
|
1,129
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
206,582
|
231,129
|
|||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT
|
3,000
|
11,475
|
|||||
OTHER
LIABILITIES:
|
|||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
1,152
|
1,058
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes and other
|
3,762
|
3,296
|
|||||
Risk
management liabilities
|
423
|
48
|
|||||
214,919
|
247,006
|
||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 8)
|
|||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $1.00 par value, 960,000 shares authorized,
|
|||||||
none
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.10 par value, 7,500,000 shares authorized,
|
|||||||
4,217,596
issued and outstanding
|
422
|
422
|
|||||
Contributed
capital
|
11,693
|
11,693
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
62,253
|
53,541
|
|||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
74,368
|
65,656
|
|||||
$
|
289,287
|
$
|
312,662
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
30
ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share data)
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
REVENUES:
|
||||||||||
Marketing
|
$
|
2,167,502
|
$
|
2,292,029
|
$
|
2,010,968
|
||||
Transportation
|
62,151
|
57,458
|
47,323
|
|||||||
Oil
and gas
|
16,950
|
15,346
|
10,796
|
|||||||
2,246,603
|
2,364,833
|
2,069,087
|
||||||||
COSTS
AND EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||
Marketing
|
2,153,183
|
2,268,296
|
1,996,160
|
|||||||
Transportation
|
52,440
|
48,614
|
39,511
|
|||||||
Oil
and gas
|
7,992
|
5,903
|
5,485
|
|||||||
General
and administrative
|
8,536
|
9,668
|
7,867
|
|||||||
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
9,485
|
7,060
|
6,285
|
|||||||
2,231,636
|
2,339,541
|
2,055,308
|
||||||||
Operating
Earnings
|
14,967
|
25,292
|
13,779
|
|||||||
Other
Income (Expense):
|
||||||||||
Interest
income
|
965
|
188
|
62
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(159
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
(107
|
)
|
||||
Earnings
from continuing operations before income tax
|
||||||||||
and
cumulative effect of accounting change
|
15,773
|
25,352
|
13,734
|
|||||||
Income
Tax Provision:
|
||||||||||
Current
|
4,878
|
7,765
|
4,603
|
|||||||
Deferred
|
412
|
818
|
393
|
|||||||
5,290
|
8,583
|
4,996
|
||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
10,483
|
16,769
|
8,738
|
|||||||
Earnings
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
||||||||||
(provision)
benefit of zero, $(443) and $67, respectively
|
-
|
872
|
(130
|
)
|
||||||
Net
Earnings
|
$
|
10,483
|
$
|
17,641
|
$
|
8,608
|
||||
EARNINGS
(LOSS) PER SHARE:
|
||||||||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
2.49
|
$
|
3.97
|
$
|
2.07
|
||||
From
discontinued operations
|
-
|
.21
|
(.03
|
)
|
||||||
Basic
and diluted net earnings per share
|
$
|
2.49
|
$
|
4.18
|
$
|
2.04
|
||||
DIVIDENDS
PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
.42
|
$
|
.37
|
$
|
.30
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In
thousands)
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common
|
Contributed
|
Retained
|
Shareholders’
|
||||||||||
Stock
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
Equity
|
||||||||||
BALANCE,
January 1, 2004
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
11,693
|
$
|
30,117
|
$
|
42,232
|
|||||
Net
earnings
|
-
|
-
|
8,608
|
8,608
|
|||||||||
Dividends
paid on common stock
|
-
|
-
|
(1,265
|
)
|
(1,265
|
)
|
|||||||
BALANCE,
December 31, 2004
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
11,693
|
$
|
37,460
|
$
|
49,575
|
|||||
Net
earnings
|
-
|
-
|
17,641
|
17,641
|
|||||||||
Dividends
paid on common stock
|
-
|
-
|
(1,560
|
)
|
(1,560
|
)
|
|||||||
BALANCE,
December 31, 2005
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
11,693
|
$
|
53,541
|
$
|
65,656
|
|||||
Net
earnings
|
-
|
-
|
10,483
|
10,483
|
|||||||||
Dividends
paid on common stock
|
-
|
-
|
(1,771
|
)
|
(1,771
|
)
|
|||||||
BALANCE,
December 31, 2006
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
11,693
|
$
|
62,253
|
$
|
74,368
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
CASH
PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
$
|
10,483
|
$
|
16,769
|
$
|
8,738
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings to net cash
|
||||||||||
provided
by (used in) operating activities-
|
||||||||||
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
9,485
|
7,060
|
6,285
|
|||||||
Gains
on property sales
|
(101
|
)
|
(1,159
|
)
|
(1,438
|
)
|
||||
Impairment
of oil and gas properties
|
1,405
|
391
|
616
|
|||||||
Other,
net
|
262
|
(157
|
)
|
(188
|
)
|
|||||
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable
|
23,630
|
(55,842
|
)
|
(26,579
|
)
|
|||||
Decrease
(increase) in inventories
|
3,742
|
(320
|
)
|
(5,072
|
)
|
|||||
Risk
management activities
|
317
|
(1,151
|
)
|
62
|
||||||
Decrease
(increase) in tax receivable
|
(92
|
)
|
(1,304
|
)
|
1,310
|
|||||
Decrease
(increase) in prepayments
|
3,047
|
759
|
(3,475
|
)
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable
|
(27,682
|
)
|
53,200
|
15,138
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in accrued liabilities
|
3,107
|
(1,114
|
)
|
2,540
|
||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
412
|
818
|
393
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) continuing operations
|
28,015
|
17,950
|
(1,670
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by discontinued operations
|
-
|
332
|
4,160
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
28,015
|
18,282
|
2,490
|
|||||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||
Property
and equipment additions
|
(14,602
|
)
|
(19,128
|
)
|
(12,161
|
)
|
||||
Insurance
and tax deposits
|
(1,458
|
)
|
(1,787
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from property sales
|
142
|
2,078
|
2,536
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in continuing operations
|
(15,918
|
)
|
(18,837
|
)
|
(9,625
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale of discontinued operations
|
-
|
990
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(15,918
|
)
|
(17,847
|
)
|
(9,625
|
)
|
||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||
Net
repayments under credit agreements
|
(8,475
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Dividend
payments
|
(1,771
|
)
|
(1,560
|
)
|
(1,265
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(10,246
|
)
|
(1,560
|
)
|
(1,265
|
)
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
1,851
|
(1,125
|
)
|
(8,400
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
18,817
|
19,942
|
28,342
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
20,668
|
$
|
18,817
|
$
|
19,942
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries (the "Company") after elimination of all significant intercompany
accounts and transactions.
Nature
of Operations
The
Company is engaged in the business of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum
products marketing, as well as tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals
and
oil and gas exploration and production. Its primary area of operation is
within
a 1,000-mile radius of Houston, Texas.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents include any treasury bill, commercial paper, money market
fund
or federal fund with a maturity of 30 days or less.
Inventories
Crude
oil
and petroleum product inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market.
Petroleum products inventory includes gasoline, lubricating oils and other
petroleum products purchased for resale and are valued at cost determined
on the
first-in, first-out basis, while crude oil inventory is valued at average
cost.
Components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):
DDecember
31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Crude
oil
|
$
|
5,983
|
$
|
9,924
|
|||
Petroleum
products
|
1,967
|
1,768
|
|||||
$
|
7,950
|
$
|
11,692
|
Property
and Equipment
Expenditures
for major renewals and betterments are capitalized, and expenditures for
maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Interest costs incurred
in
connection with major capital expenditures are capitalized and amortized
over
the lives of the related assets. When properties are retired or sold, the
related cost and accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
("DD&A") is removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in
earnings.
Oil
and
gas exploration and development expenditures are accounted for in accordance
with the successful efforts method of accounting. Direct costs of acquiring
developed or undeveloped leasehold acreage, including lease bonus, brokerage
and
other fees, are capitalized. Exploratory drilling costs are initially
capitalized until the properties are evaluated and determined to be either
productive or nonproductive. Such evaluations are made on a quarterly basis.
If
an exploratory well is determined to be nonproductive, the capitalized costs
of
drilling the well are charged to expense. Costs incurred to drill and complete
development wells, including dry holes, are capitalized. As of December 31,
2006, the Company had no unevaluated or suspended drilling
costs.
34
Producing
oil and gas leases, equipment and intangible drilling costs are depleted
or
amortized over the estimated proved producing reserves using the
units-of-production method. Other property and equipment is depreciated using
the straight-line method over the estimated average useful lives of three
to
twenty years for marketing, three to fifteen years for transportation and
ten to
twenty years for all others.
The
Company is required to periodically review long-lived assets for impairment
whenever there is evidence that the carrying value of such assets may not
be
recoverable. This consists of comparing the carrying value of the asset with
the
asset’s expected future undiscounted cash flows without interest costs.
Estimates of expected future cash flows represent management’s best estimate
based on reasonable and supportable assumptions. Proved oil and gas properties
are reviewed for impairment on a field-by-field basis. Any impairment recognized
is permanent and may not be restored. In addition, management evaluates the
carrying value of non-producing properties and may deem them impaired for
lack
of drilling activity. Such evaluations are made on a quarterly basis.
Accordingly, impairment provisions on non-producing properties totaling
$564,000, $391,000 and $616,000 were recorded as additional operating expense
in
2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Also for 2006, 2005 and 2004 impairment
provision on producing oil and gas properties totaling $841,000, $429,000
and
$309,000, respectively, were recorded as additional operating expense as
a
result of relatively high costs incurred on certain properties relative to
their
oil and gas reserve valuations.
Other
Assets
Other
assets primarily consist of cash deposits associated with the Company’s business
activities. The Company established certain deposits to support its
participation in its liability insurance program and such deposits totaled
$2,275,000 and $817,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In
addition, the Company maintains deposits to support the collection and
remittance of state crude oil severance taxes. Such deposits totaled $795,000
and $970,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Revenue
Recognition
Commodity
purchases and sales associated with the Company’s natural gas marketing
activities qualify as derivative instruments under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133. Therefore, natural gas purchases and
sales are recorded on a net revenue basis in the accompanying financial
statements in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 02-3 “Issues
Involved in Accounting for Derivative Contracts Held for Trading Purposes
and
Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities”. In
contrast, a significant portion of crude oil purchases and sales qualify,
and
have been designated as, normal purchases and sales. Therefore, such crude
oil
purchases and sales are recorded on a gross revenue basis in the accompanying
financial statements. Those purchases and sales of crude oil that do not
qualify
as “normal purchases and sales” are recorded on a net revenue basis in the
accompanying financial statements. For “normal purchase and sale” activities,
the Company’s customers are invoiced monthly based on contractually agreed upon
terms and revenue is recognized in the month in which the physical product
is
delivered to the customer. Where required, the Company recognizes fair value
or
mark-to-market gains and losses related to its natural gas and crude oil
trading
activities. A detailed discussion of the Company’s risk management activities is
included later in this footnote.
Substantially
all of the Company’s petroleum products marketing activity qualify as a “normal
purchase and sale” and revenue is recognized in the period when the customer
physically takes possession and title to the product upon delivery at their
facility. The Company recognizes fair value or mark to market gains and losses
on refined product marketing activities that do not qualify as “normal purchases
and sales”.
Transportation
customers are invoiced, and the related revenue is recognized, as the service
is
provided. Oil and gas revenue from the Company’s interests in producing wells is
recognized as title and physical possession of the oil and gas passes to
the
purchaser.
35
Included
in 2005 and 2004 reported marketing segment revenues and costs is the gross
proceeds and costs associated with certain crude oil buy/sell arrangements.
Crude oil buy/sell arrangements result from a single contract or concurrent
contracts with a single counterparty to provide for similar quantities of
crude
oil to be bought and sold at two different locations. Such contracts may
be
entered into for a variety of reasons including to effect the transportation
of
the commodity, to minimize credit exposure, and to meet the competitive demands
of the customer. In September 2005, the EITF of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) reached consensus in the issue of accounting for
buy/sell arrangements as part of its EITF Issue No. 04-13, “Accounting for
Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty” (“Issue 04-13”). As
part of Issue 04-13, the EITF is required that all buy/sell arrangements
be
reflected on a net basis, such that the purchase and sale are netted and
shown
as either a net purchase or a net sale in the income statement. This requirement
affected new arrangements, and modifications or renewals of existing
arrangements, and the Company adopted Issue 04-13 effective January 1, 2006.
Prior period amounts for marketing revenues and marketing costs and expenses
in
the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations were not
restated to reflect the requirements of Issue 04-13. Such buy/sell amounts
totaled approximately $690,190,000 and $735,476,000 for marketing revenues
and
costs during 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Statement
of Cash Flows
Interest
paid totaled $158,000, $120,000 and $120,000 during the years ended December
31,
2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Income taxes paid during these same periods
totaled $4,941,000, $10,855,000 and $2,957,000, respectively. Federal tax
refunds received totaled $2,200,000 during 2005. Non-cash investing activities
for property and equipment in accounts payable were $172,000 and $283,000 as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. There were no significant non-cash
financing activities in any of the periods reported.
Earnings
Per Share
The
Company computes and presents earnings per share in accordance with SFAS
No.
128, “Earnings Per Share”, which requires the presentation of basic earnings per
share and diluted earnings per share for potentially dilutive securities.
Earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of shares of
common
stock and potentially dilutive common stock shares outstanding during the
period. The weighted average number of shares outstanding averaged 4,217,596
for
2006, 2005 and 2004. There were no potentially dilutive securities during
2006,
2005 and 2004.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. Examples of significant estimates used in the accompanying
Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounting for depreciation,
depletion and amortization, oil and gas property impairments, the provision
for
bad debts, income taxes, contingencies and price risk management
activities.
Price
Risk Management Activities
SFAS
No.
133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, as amended
by SFAS No. 137 and No. 138, establishes accounting and reporting standards
that
require every derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts) be recorded on the balance sheet as either an
asset
or liability measured at its fair value, unless the derivative qualifies
and has
been designated as a normal purchase or sale. Changes in fair value are
recognized immediately in earnings unless the derivatives qualify for, and
the
Company elects, cash flow hedge accounting. The Company had no contracts
designated for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133 during any current reporting
periods.
36
The
Company’s trading and non-trading transactions give rise to market risk, which
represents the potential loss that may result from a change in the market
value
of a particular commitment. The Company closely monitors and manages its
exposure to market risk to ensure compliance with the Company’s risk management
policies. Such policies are regularly assessed to ensure their appropriateness
given management’s objectives, strategies and current market
conditions.
Crude
oil, natural gas and refined products energy trading contracts that do not
qualify as “normal purchase and sales” are recorded at fair value, depending on
management’s assessments of the numerous accounting standards and positions that
comply with generally accepted accounting principles. The undiscounted fair
value of such contracts is reflected on the Company’s balance sheet as risk
management assets and liabilities. The revaluation of such contracts is
recognized in the Company’s results of operations. Current market price quotes
from actively traded liquid markets are used in all cases to determine the
contracts’ fair value. Risk management assets and liabilities are classified as
short-term or long-term depending on contract terms. The estimated future
net
cash inflow based on market prices as of December 31, 2006 is $1,464,000
with
substantially all to be received in 2007. The estimated future cash inflow
approximates the net fair value recorded in the Company’s risk management assets
and liabilities.
The
following table illustrates the factors impacting the change in the net value
of
the Company’s risk management assets and liabilities for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Net
fair value on January 1,
|
$
|
1,781
|
$
|
630
|
|||
Activity
during 2006
|
|||||||
-
Cash received from settled contracts
|
(2,121
|
)
|
(913
|
)
|
|||
-
Net realized gain from prior years’ contracts
|
472
|
283
|
|||||
-
Net unrealized gain from current years’ contracts
|
1,332
|
1,781
|
|||||
Net
fair value on December 31,
|
$
|
1,464
|
$
|
1,781
|
Asset
Retirement Obligations
SFAS
No.
143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” established an accounting
model for accounting and reporting obligations associated with retirement
of
tangible long-lived assets and associated retirement costs. SFAS No. 143
requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset's retirement obligation
be recorded in the period in which it is incurred and the corresponding cost
capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset.
The liability is accreted to its then present value each period, and the
capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset.
If
the liability is settled for an amount other than the recorded amount, a
gain or
loss is recognized.
A
summary
of the recording of the estimated fair value of the Company’s asset retirement
obligations is presented as follows (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Balance
on January 1,
|
$
|
1,058
|
$
|
723
|
|||
Liabilities
incurred
|
46
|
50
|
|||||
Accretion
of discount
|
62
|
63
|
|||||
Liabilities
settled
|
(14
|
)
|
(103
|
)
|
|||
Revisions
to estimates
|
-
|
325
|
|||||
Balance
on December 31,
|
$
|
1,152
|
$
|
1,058
|
37
In
addition to an accrual for asset retirement obligations, the Company maintains
$75,000 in escrow cash, which is legally restricted for the potential purpose
of
settling asset retirement costs in accordance with certain state regulations.
Such cash deposits are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”, which
established accounting standards for all transactions in which an entity
exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services. SFAS No. 123(R)
focuses
primarily on accounting for such transactions with employees. As of December
31,
2006, the Company had no stock-based employee compensation plans, nor any
other
share-based payment arrangements.
In
November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs.” This statement
clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight,
handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). SFAS No. 151 requires that
these
items be charged to expense regardless of whether they meet the “so abnormal”
criterion outlined in Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43. This statement
was
effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after
June
15, 2006. The adoption of this statement did not have any effect on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
May
2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”.
This statement establishes new standards on the accounting for and reporting
of
changes in accounting principles and error corrections. SFAS No. 154 requires
retrospective application to the financial statements of prior periods for
all
such changes, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS No. 154 is effective
for
the Company in the first quarter of 2006.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes -
an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 addresses the accounting
for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial
statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN
48 prescribes specific criteria for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of the tax effects of a position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of
previously recognized tax benefits, classification of tax liabilities on
the
balance sheet, recording interest and penalties on tax underpayments, accounting
in interim periods, and disclosure requirements. FIN 48 is effective for
fiscal
periods beginning after December 15, 2006 and management does not believe
the
impact of adopting FIN 48 will be material.
(2)
Long-Term Debt
The
Company's bank loan agreement with Bank of America provides for two separate
lines of credit with interest at the bank's prime rate minus ¼ of one percent.
The working capital loan provides for borrowings up to $10 million based
on the
total of 80 percent of eligible accounts receivable and 50 percent of eligible
inventories. Available capacity under the working capital line is calculated
monthly and as of December 31, 2006 was established at $10 million with $3
million of such amount outstanding at December 31, 2006. The oil and gas
production loan provides for flexible borrowings, subject to a borrowing
base
established semi-annually by the bank. The borrowing base was established
at $10
million as of December 31, 2006 with no amount outstanding. The working capital
loans also provide for the issuance of letters of credit. The amount of each
letter of credit obligation is deducted from the borrowing capacity. As of
December 31, 2006, letters of credit under this facility totaled $25,000.
The
line of credit loans are scheduled to expire on October 31, 2008, with the
then
present balance outstanding converting to a term loan payable in eight equal
quarterly installments.
38
Long-term
debt is summarized as follows (in thousands):
December
31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Bank
lines of credit, secured by substantially all of the Company’s
|
|||||||
assets
(excluding Gulfmark and ARM), due in eight quarterly
|
|||||||
installments
commencing on October 31, 2008
|
3,000
|
11,475
|
|||||
Less
- current maturities
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Long-term
debt
|
$
|
3,000
|
$
|
11,475
|
The
Bank
of America loan agreement, among other things, places certain restrictions
with
respect to additional borrowings and the purchase or sale of assets, as well
as
requiring the Company to comply with certain financial covenants, including
maintaining a 1.0 to 1.0 ratio of consolidated current assets to consolidated
current liabilities, maintaining a 3.0 to 1.0 ratio of pre-tax net income
to
interest expense, and consolidated net worth in excess of $52,001,000. Should
the Company’s net worth fall below this threshold, the Company may be restricted
from payment of additional cash dividends on its common stock. At December
31,
2006, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. Further, all such
debt
was repaid in full on January 2, 2007.
A
subsidiary of the Company, Gulfmark Energy, Inc. (“Gulfmark”), maintains a
separate banking relationship with BNP Paribas in order to provide up to
$60
million in letters of credit and to provide financing for up to $6 million
of
crude oil inventories and certain accounts receivable associated with sales
of
crude oil. Such financing is provided on a demand note basis with interest
at
the bank's prime rate plus one percent. The letter of credit and demand note
facilities are secured by substantially all of Gulfmark's and ARM’s assets. At
year-end 2006 and 2005, Gulfmark had no amounts outstanding under the
inventory-based line of credit. Gulfmark had approximately $25.9 million
and
$24.9 million in letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and
2005,
respectively, in support of its crude oil purchasing activities. As of December
31, 2006, the Company had $3.5 million of eligible borrowing capacity under
the
Gulfmark facility. Under this facility, BNP Paribas has the right to discontinue
the issuance of letters of credit without prior notification to the
Company.
The
Company’s Adams Resources Marketing, Ltd. subsidiary (“ARM”) maintains a
separate banking relationship with BNP Paribas in order to support its natural
gas purchasing activities. In addition to providing up to $25 million in
letters
of credit, the facility finances up to $4 million of general working capital
needs. Such financing is provided on a demand note basis with interest at
the
bank’s prime rate plus one percent. The letter of credit and demand note
facilities are secured by substantially all of ARM’s and Gulfmark’s assets. At
year-end 2006 and 2005, ARM had no working capital advances outstanding.
ARM had
approximately $5.8 million and $10.5 million in letters of credit outstanding
at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Under this facility, BNP Paribas
has
the right to discontinue the issuance of letters of credit without prior
notification to the Company.
The
Company's weighted average effective interest rate for 2006, 2005 and 2004
was
7.5%, 5.7%, and 4.8%, respectively. No interest was capitalized during 2006,
2005 or 2004. At December 31, 2006, the scheduled aggregate principal maturities
of the Company's long-term debt are: 2008 - $375,000; 2009 - $1,500,000;
and
2010 - $1,125,000.
(3)
Discontinued Operations
Effective
September 30, 2005, the Company sold its ownership in its offshore Gulf of
Mexico crude oil gathering pipeline. The sale was completed to eliminate
abandonment obligations and because the Company was no longer purchasing
crude
oil in the affected region. The pipeline was sold for $550,000 in cash, plus
assumption of future abandonment obligations. The Company recognized a $451,000
pre-tax gain from the sale. The operating results for the pipeline are included
in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as income from
discontinued operations. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had
no
assets or liabilities associated with this former operation. Activities
associated with the pipeline were previously included in marketing segment
results. Marketing segment revenue reclassified in prior years to conform
to
current year presentation totaled $701,000 for 2004.
39
As
further discussed in Note (7) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,
in
October 2005, certain oil and gas properties held by the Company’s Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer achieved “payout status”. This event caused the Company
to earn $942,000 for the value of certain residual interests held by the
Company
in the properties. This gain, which is non-recurring, culminated the Company’s
operations in this area and has been included in discontinued operations.
(4)
Income Taxes
The
following table shows the components of the Company's income tax provision
(benefit) (in thousands):
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
$
|
4,506
|
$
|
7,244
|
$
|
4,076
|
||||
State
|
372
|
964
|
460
|
|||||||
4,878
|
8,208
|
4,536
|
||||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
504
|
704
|
214
|
|||||||
State
|
(92
|
)
|
114
|
179
|
||||||
$
|
5,290
|
$
|
9,026
|
$
|
4,929
|
The
following table summarizes the components of the income tax provision (benefit)
(in thousands):
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
5,290
|
$
|
8,583
|
$
|
4,996
|
||||
From
discontinued operations
|
-
|
443
|
(67
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
5,290
|
$
|
9,026
|
$
|
4,929
|
Taxes
computed at the corporate federal income tax rate reconcile to the reported
income tax provision as follows (in thousands):
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Statutory
federal income tax provision
|
$
|
5,521
|
$
|
9,333
|
$
|
4,603
|
||||
State
income tax provision (net of federal benefit),
|
266
|
751
|
321
|
|||||||
Federal
statutory depletion
|
(537
|
)
|
(630
|
)
|
(306
|
)
|
||||
Foreign
tax rate change
|
(108
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Valuation
Allowance - Foreign
|
475
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Book/tax
basis adjustment
|
(208
|
)
|
(291
|
)
|
120
|
|||||
State
net operating loss valuation allowance
|
-
|
(147
|
)
|
152
|
||||||
Texas
rate change adjustment
|
(108
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Other
|
(11
|
)
|
10
|
39
|
||||||
$
|
5,290
|
$
|
9,026
|
$
|
4,929
|
Deferred
income taxes primarily reflect the net difference between the financial
statement carrying amount in excess of the underlying tax basis of property
and
equipment. Effective January 1, 2007, the State of Texas revised its state
income tax regulations. For the Company, such revisions reduce the effective
tax
rate and the deferred tax liability has been adjusted
accordingly.
40
The
components of the federal deferred tax liability are as follows (in
thousands):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Current
deferred taxes
|
|||||||
Bad
debts
|
$
|
84
|
$
|
231
|
|||
Prepaid
insurance
|
(590
|
)
|
(684
|
)
|
|||
Mark-to-market
contracts
|
(547
|
)
|
(676
|
)
|
|||
Net
current deferred tax asset (liability)
|
(1,053
|
)
|
(1,129
|
)
|
|||
Long-term
deferred taxes
|
|||||||
State
net operating losses
|
44
|
56
|
|||||
--Less
valuation allowance
|
-
|
(5
|
)
|
||||
Basis
difference in foreign investments
|
475
|
281
|
|||||
--Less
valuation allowance
|
(475
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Property
|
(3,876
|
)
|
(3,649
|
)
|
|||
Other
|
201
|
174
|
|||||
Net
long-term deferred tax (liability)
|
(3,631
|
)
|
(3,143
|
)
|
|||
Net
deferred tax (liability)
|
$
|
(4,684
|
)
|
$
|
(4,272
|
)
|
The
Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current
year and recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected
future
tax consequences of events and transactions that have been recognized in
the
Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets are reduced
by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely
than not that some or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Realization of the deferred income tax assets is dependent on generating
sufficient taxable income in future years.
(5)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit
Risk
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts of cash equivalents are believed to approximate their fair
values because of the short maturities of these instruments. Substantially
all
of the Company’s long and short-term debt obligations bear interest at floating
rates. As such, carrying amounts approximate fair values. For a discussion
of
the fair value of commodity financial instruments see “Price Risk Management
Activities” in Note (1) of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Credit
risk represents the amount of loss the Company would absorb if its customers
failed to perform pursuant to contractual terms. Management of credit risk
involves a number of considerations, such as the financial profile of the
customer, the value of collateral held, if any, specific terms and duration
of
the contractual agreement, and the customer's sensitivity to economic
developments. The Company has established various procedures to manage credit
exposure, including initial credit approval, credit limits, and rights of
offset. Letters of credit and guarantees are also utilized to limit credit
risk.
41
The
Company's largest customers consist of large multinational integrated oil
companies and utilities. In addition, the Company transacts business with
independent oil producers, major chemical concerns, crude oil and natural
gas
trading companies and a variety of commercial energy users. Accounts receivable
associated with crude oil and natural gas marketing activities comprise
approximately 88 percent of the Company's total receivables as of December
31,
2006, and industry practice requires payment for purchases of crude oil to
take
place on the 20th
of the
month following a transaction, while natural gas transactions are settled
on the
25th
of the
month following a transaction. The Company's credit policy and the relatively
short duration of receivables mitigate the uncertainty typically associated
with
receivables management. The Company had accounts receivable from one customer
that comprised 13.7 percent of total receivables at December 31, 2006. Such
customer also comprised more than 10 percent of the Company’s revenues in 2006.
Two customers represent 12.9 and 13.5 percent of total accounts receivable,
respectively, as of December 31, 2005.
During
2006, the Company had one significant bad debt write-off within its
transportation segment totaling $477,000 when such customer filed bankruptcy.
There were no single significant bad debt write-offs in 2005 and 2004. An
allowance for doubtful accounts is provided where appropriate and accounts
receivable presented herein are net of allowances for doubtful accounts of
$225,000 and $608,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. An analysis
of the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts is presented as follows
(in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
608
|
$
|
384
|
$
|
1,935
|
||||
Provisions
for bad debts
|
346
|
390
|
90
|
|||||||
Less:
Write-offs and recoveries
|
(729
|
)
|
(166
|
)
|
(1,641
|
)
|
||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
225
|
$
|
608
|
$
|
384
|
(6)
Employee Benefits
The
Company maintains a 401(k) savings plan for the benefit of its employees.
Company contributions to the plan were $541,000, $487,000 and $454,000 in
2006,
2005 and 2004, respectively. No other pension or retirement plans are maintained
by the Company.
(7)
Transactions with Related Parties
Mr.
K. S.
Adams, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and certain of his family
partnerships and affiliates have participated as working interest owners
with
the Company’s subsidiary, Adams Resources Exploration Corporation. Mr. Adams and
such affiliates participate on terms no better than those afforded the
non-affiliated working interest owners. In recent years, such related party
transactions generally result after the Company has first identified oil
and gas
prospects of interest. Typically the available dollar commitment to participate
in such transactions is greater than the amount management is comfortable
putting at risk. In such event, the Company first determines the percentage
of
the transaction it wants to obtain, which allows a related party to participate
in the investment to the extent there is excess available. In those instances
where there was no excess availability there has been no related party
participation. Similarly, related parties are not required to participate,
nor
is the Company obligated to offer any such participation to a related or
other
party. When such related party transactions occur, they are individually
reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee comprised of the independent
directors on the Company’s Board of Directors. During 2006, the Company’s
investment commitments totaled approximately $6.9 million in those oil and
gas
projects where a related party was also participating in such investment.
As of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company owed a combined net total of $146,338
and $112,800, respectively, to these related parties. In connection with
the
operation of certain oil and gas properties, the Company also charges such
related parties for administrative overhead primarily as prescribed by the
Council of Petroleum Accountants Society (“COPAS”) Bulletin 5. Such overhead
recoveries totaled $118,000 in 2006 and $147,000 in 2005.
42
In
August
2000, the Company was approached by a third party to join in an acquisition
of
certain producing reserves in Escambia County, Alabama. The Company’s share of
the acquisition would have been approximately $12 million. Due to capital
constraints at the time, the Company decided against direct participation,
but
rather promoted Mr. Adams for a 15 percent back-in interest after payout.
In
October 2005, Mr. Adams elected to sell his purchased interest causing the
property to achieve payout status. The Company’s resulting share of the gain was
$942,000, which Mr. Adams paid in cash to the Company in 2005.
David
B.
Hurst, Secretary of the Company, is a partner in the law firm of Chaffin
&
Hurst. The Company has been represented by Chaffin & Hurst since 1974 and
plans to use the services of that firm in the future. Chaffin & Hurst
currently leases office space from the Company. Legal services provided by
Chaffin & Hurst are on the same terms as those prevailing at the time for
comparable transactions with unrelated entities.
The
Company also enters into certain transactions in the normal course of business
with other affiliated entities. These transactions with affiliated companies
are
on the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions
with unrelated entities.
(8)
Commitments and Contingencies
The
Company has operating lease arrangements for tractors, trailers, office space,
and other equipment and facilities. Rental expense for the years ended December
31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $9,887,000, $8,121,000 and $6,650,000,
respectively. At December 31, 2006, commitments under long-term non-cancelable
operating leases for the next five years and thereafter are payable as follows:
2007 - $4,060,000; 2008 - $3,861,000; 2009 - $1,539,000; 2010 - $548,000;
2011 -
$186,000 and thereafter - $104,000.
In
March
2004, a suit styled Le
Petit Chateau Le Luxe, et. al. vs Great Southern Oil & Gas Co., et.
al.
was
filed in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish, Louisiana against the
Company and its subsidiary, Adams Resources Exploration Corporation, among
other
defendants. The suit alleges that certain property in Acadia Parish, Louisiana
was environmentally contaminated by oil and gas exploration and production
activities during the 1970s and 1980s. An alleged amount of damage has not
been
specified. Management believes the Company has consistently conducted its
oil
and gas exploration and production activities in accordance with all
environmental rules and regulations in effect at the time of operation.
Management notified its insurance carrier about this claim, and thus far
the
insurance carrier has declined to offer coverage. The Company intends to
litigate this matter with its insurance carrier if this matter is not resolved
to the Company’s satisfaction. In any event, management does not believe the
outcome of this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial position or results of operations.
From
time
to time as incident to its operations, the Company becomes involved in various
lawsuits and/or disputes. Primarily as an operator of an extensive trucking
fleet, the Company is a party to motor vehicle accidents, worker compensation
claims and other items of general liability as would be typical for the
industry. Except as disclosed herein, management of the Company is presently
unaware of any claims against the Company that are either outside the scope
of
insurance coverage, or that may exceed the level of insurance coverage, and
could potentially represent a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial
position or results of operations.
(9)
Guarantees
Pursuant
to arranging operating lease financing for truck tractors and tank trailers,
individual subsidiaries of the Company may guarantee the lessor a minimum
residual sales value upon the expiration of a lease and sale of the underlying
equipment. The Company believes performance under these guarantees to be
remote.
Aggregate guaranteed residual values for tractors and trailers under operating
leases as of December 31, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Lease
residual values
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
304
|
$
|
1,475
|
$
|
217
|
$
|
469
|
$
|
2,465
|
43
In
connection with certain contracts for the purchase and resale of branded
motor
fuels, the Company has received certain price discounts from its suppliers
toward the purchase of gasoline and diesel fuel. Such discounts have been
passed
through to the Company’s customers as an incentive to offset a portion of the
costs associated with offering branded motor fuels for sale to the general
public. Under the terms of the supply contracts, the Company and its customers
are not obligated to return the price discounts, provided the gasoline service
station offering such product for sale remains as a branded station for periods
ranging from three to ten years. The Company has a number of customers and
stations operating under such arrangements, and the Company’s customers are
contractually obligated to remain a branded dealer for the required periods
of
time. Should the Company’s customers seek to void such contracts, the Company
would be obligated to return a portion of such discounts received to its
suppliers. As of December 31, 2006, the maximum amount of such potential
obligation is approximately $1,561,000. Management of the Company believes
its
customers will adhere to their branding obligations and no such refunds will
result.
Presently,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any other types of
guarantees outstanding that require liability recognition under the provisions
of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s
Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others”.
Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc. frequently issues parent guarantees of commitments
resulting from the ongoing activities of its subsidiary companies. The
guarantees generally result from subsidiary commodity purchase obligations,
subsidiary lease commitments and subsidiary bank debt. The nature of such
guarantees is to guarantee the performance of the subsidiary companies in
meeting their respective underlying obligations. Except for operating lease
commitments and letters of credit, all such underlying obligations are recorded
on the books of the subsidiary companies and are included in the consolidated
financial statements included herein. Therefore, no such obligation is recorded
again on the books of the parent. The parent would only be called upon to
perform under the guarantee in the event of a payment default by the applicable
subsidiary company. In satisfying such obligations, the parent would first
look
to the assets of the defaulting subsidiary company. As of December 31, 2006,
the
amount of parental guaranteed obligations are approximately as follows (in
thousands):
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Bank
Debt
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
375
|
$
|
1,500
|
$
|
1,125
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,000
|
|||||||
Operating
leases
|
4,060
|
3,861
|
1,538
|
548
|
290
|
10,297
|
|||||||||||||
Lease
residual values
|
-
|
304
|
1,475
|
217
|
469
|
2,465
|
|||||||||||||
Commodity
purchases
|
22,477
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
22,477
|
|||||||||||||
Letters
of credit
|
31,732
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31,732
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
58,269
|
$
|
4,540
|
$
|
4,513
|
$
|
1,890
|
$
|
759
|
$
|
69,971
|
(10)
Segment Reporting
The
Company is engaged in the business of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum
products marketing as well as tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals,
and
oil and gas exploration and production. Information concerning the Company's
various business activities is summarized as follows (in
thousands):
44
Segment
Operating
|
Depreciation
Depletion and
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|||||||||||
Revenues
|
Earnings
|
Amortization
|
Additions
|
||||||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2006-
|
|||||||||||||
Marketing
|
|||||||||||||
-
Crude oil
|
$
|
1,975,972
|
$
|
5,088
|
$
|
857
|
$
|
1,395
|
|||||
-
Natural gas
|
13,621
|
6,558
|
59
|
432
|
|||||||||
-
Refined products
|
177,909
|
1,329
|
428
|
1,085
|
|||||||||
Marketing
Total
|
2,167,502
|
12,975
|
1,344
|
2,912
|
|||||||||
Transportation
|
62,151
|
5,173
|
4,538
|
1,342
|
|||||||||
Oil
and gas
|
16,950
|
5,355
|
3,603
|
10,348
|
|||||||||
$
|
2,246,603
|
$
|
23,503
|
$
|
9,485
|
$
|
14,602
|
||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2005-
|
|||||||||||||
Marketing
|
|||||||||||||
-
Crude oil
|
$
|
2,117,578
|
$
|
13,489
|
$
|
733
|
$
|
167
|
|||||
-
Natural gas
|
13,063
|
8,436
|
58
|
12
|
|||||||||
-
Refined products
|
161,388
|
556
|
461
|
337
|
|||||||||
Marketing
Total
|
2,292,029
|
22,481
|
1,252
|
516
|
|||||||||
Transportation
|
57,458
|
5,714
|
3,130
|
11,188
|
|||||||||
Oil
and gas
|
15,346
|
6,765
|
2,678
|
7,424
|
|||||||||
$
|
2,364,833
|
$
|
34,960
|
$
|
7,060
|
$
|
19,128
|
||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2004-
|
|||||||||||||
Marketing
|
|||||||||||||
-
Crude oil
|
$
|
1,885,221
|
$
|
10,684
|
$
|
571
|
$
|
1,157
|
|||||
-
Natural gas
|
8,675
|
3,810
|
46
|
38
|
|||||||||
-
Refined products
|
117,072
|
(897
|
)
|
594
|
83
|
||||||||
Marketing
Total
|
2,010,968
|
13,597
|
1,211
|
1,278
|
|||||||||
Transportation
|
47,323
|
5,687
|
2,125
|
6,736
|
|||||||||
Oil
and gas
|
10,796
|
2,362
|
2,949
|
4,147
|
|||||||||
$
|
2,069,087
|
$
|
21,646
|
$
|
6,285
|
$
|
12,161
|
Intersegment
sales are insignificant. All sales by the Company occurred in the United
States.
In 2006, the Company had sales to three customers that totaled $361,926,000,
$338,807,000 and $237,921,000, respectively. In 2005, the Company had sales
to
four customers that totaled $253,024,000, $301,765,000, $224,982,000 and
$298,856,000, respectively. In 2004, the Company had sales to one customer
that
totaled $249,482,000. All such sales were attributable to the Company’s
marketing segment. No other customers accounted for greater than 10 percent
of
sales in any of the three years presented herein. The loss of any of the
Company’s 10 percent customers would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s future operating results and all such customers could be readily
replaced.
Segment
operating earnings reflect revenues net of operating costs and depreciation,
depletion and amortization and are reconciled to earnings from continuing
operations before income taxes, as follows (in thousands):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Segment
operating earnings
|
$
|
23,503
|
$
|
34,960
|
$
|
21,646
|
||||
-
General and administrative expenses
|
(8,536
|
)
|
(9,668
|
)
|
(7,867
|
)
|
||||
Operating
earnings
|
14,967
|
25,292
|
13,779
|
|||||||
-
Interest income
|
965
|
188
|
62
|
|||||||
-
Interest expense
|
(159
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
(107
|
)
|
||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
||||||||||
before
income taxes
|
$
|
15,773
|
$
|
25,352
|
$
|
13,734
|
45
Identifiable
assets by industry segment are as follows (in thousands):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Marketing
|
|||||||
-
Crude oil
|
$
|
116,917
|
$
|
135,235
|
|||
-
Natural gas
|
80,346
|
90,344
|
|||||
-
Refined products
|
16,286
|
14,730
|
|||||
Marketing
Total
|
213,549
|
240,309
|
|||||
Transportation
|
23,764
|
28,412
|
|||||
Oil
and gas
|
25,918
|
20,780
|
|||||
Other
|
26,056
|
23,161
|
|||||
$
|
289,287
|
$
|
312,662
|
Other
identifiable assets are primarily corporate cash, accounts receivable, and
properties not identified with any specific segment of the Company's
business.
(11)
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) -
Selected
quarterly financial data and earnings per share of the Company are presented
below for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands, except
per
share data):
Earnings
from
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Continuing
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Operations
|
Net
Earnings
|
Dividends
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Per
|
Per
|
Per
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Amount
|
Share
|
Amount
|
Share
|
Amount
|
Share
|
||||||||||||||||
2006
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
March
31
|
$
|
488,028
|
$
|
3,644
|
$
|
.86
|
$
|
3,644
|
$
|
.86
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||
June
30
|
595,000
|
4,038
|
.96
|
4,038
|
.96
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30
|
624,998
|
1,677
|
.40
|
1,677
|
.40
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31
|
538,577
|
1,124
|
.27
|
1,124
|
.27
|
1,771
|
.42
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
2,246,603
|
$
|
10,483
|
$
|
2.49
|
$
|
10,483
|
$
|
2.49
|
$
|
1,771
|
$
|
.42
|
|||||||||
2005
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
March
31
|
$
|
527,643
|
$
|
2,910
|
$
|
.69
|
$
|
2,851
|
$
|
.68
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||
June
30
|
542,195
|
1,849
|
.44
|
1,886
|
.44
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30
|
637,007
|
4,996
|
1.18
|
5,297
|
1.26
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31
|
657,988
|
7,014
|
1.66
|
7,607(1
|
)
|
1.80
|
1,560
|
.37
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
2,364,833
|
$
|
16,769
|
$
|
3.97
|
$
|
17,641
|
$
|
4.18
|
$
|
1,560
|
$
|
.37
|
Note
(1) Fourth
quarter 2005 earnings include $2,210,000 of net of tax earnings attributable
to
a reduction in operating expenses from the reversal of certain previously
recorded accrual items following the final “true-up” of the accounting for such
items. Also included is $1,011,000 of net of tax earnings following the
collection of cash from certain previously disputed and fully reserved
items.
The
above
unaudited interim financial data reflect all adjustments that are in the
opinion
of management necessary to a fair statement of the results for the period
presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring
nature.
46
(12) Oil
and Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)
The
following information concerning the Company’s oil and gas segment has been
provided pursuant to SFAS No. 69, “Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing
Activities.” The Company’s oil and gas exploration and production activities are
conducted in the United States, primarily along the Gulf Coast of Texas and
Louisiana.
Oil
and Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited) -
Total
costs incurred in oil and gas exploration and development activities, all
incurred within the United States, were as follows (in thousands, except
per
barrel information):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Property
acquisition costs
|
||||||||||
Unproved
|
$
|
1,885
|
$
|
1,460
|
$
|
574
|
||||
Proved
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Exploration
costs
|
||||||||||
Expensed
|
2,902
|
3,078
|
2,504
|
|||||||
Capitalized
|
2,173
|
927
|
1,565
|
|||||||
Development
costs
|
6,290
|
5,037
|
2,210
|
|||||||
Total
costs incurred
|
$
|
13,250
|
$
|
10,502
|
$
|
6,853
|
The
aggregate capitalized costs relative to oil and gas producing activities
are as
follows (in thousands):
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Unproved
oil and gas properties
|
$
|
4,166
|
$
|
5,857
|
|||
Proved
oil and gas properties
|
56,837
|
46,254
|
|||||
61,003
|
52,111
|
||||||
Accumulated
depreciation, depletion
|
|||||||
and
amortization
|
(38,139
|
)
|
(34,536
|
)
|
|||
Net
capitalized cost
|
$
|
22,864
|
$
|
17,575
|
Estimated
Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (Unaudited) -
The
following information regarding estimates of the Company's proved oil and
gas
reserves, all located in the United States, is based on reports prepared
on
behalf of the Company by its independent petroleum engineers. Because oil
and
gas reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and require extensive judgments
of reservoir engineering data, they are generally less precise than estimates
made in conjunction with financial disclosures. The revisions of previous
estimates as reflected in the table below result from more precise engineering
calculations based upon additional production histories and price changes.
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves are presented as follows (in
thousands):
47
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||||||
Natural
|
Natural
|
Natural
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gas
|
Oil
|
Gas
|
Oil
|
Gas
|
Oil
|
||||||||||||||
(Mcf’s)
|
(Bbls.)
|
(Mcf’s)
|
(Bbls.)
|
(Mcf’s)
|
(Bbls.)
|
||||||||||||||
Total
proved reserves-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Beginning
of year
|
9,643
|
396
|
10,950
|
436
|
8,971
|
438
|
|||||||||||||
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
(2,473
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
(1,120
|
)
|
42
|
122
|
(52
|
)
|
|||||||||
Oil
and gas reserves sold
|
-
|
-
|
(441
|
)
|
(61
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Extensions,
discoveries and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
other
reserve additions
|
2,734
|
121
|
1,642
|
46
|
3,166
|
121
|
|||||||||||||
Production
|
(1,604
|
)
|
(76
|
)
|
(1,388
|
)
|
(67
|
)
|
(1,309
|
)
|
(71
|
)
|
|||||||
End
of year
|
8,300
|
396
|
9,643
|
396
|
10,950
|
436
|
|||||||||||||
Proved
developed reserves-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
End
of year
|
8,300
|
396
|
9,643
|
396
|
10,220
|
410
|
Standardized
Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows from Oil and Gas Operations and
Changes Therein (Unaudited) -
The
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows was determined based
on
the economic conditions in effect at the end of the years presented, except
in
those instances where fixed and determinable gas price escalations are included
in contracts. The disclosures below do not purport to present the fair market
value of the Company's oil and gas reserves. An estimate of the fair market
value would also take into account, among other things, the recovery of reserves
in excess of proved reserves, anticipated future changes in prices and costs,
a
discount factor more representative of the time value of money and risks
inherent in reserve estimates. The standardized measure of discounted future
net
cash flows is presented as follows (in thousands):
Y
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Future
gross revenues
|
$
|
69,540
|
$
|
110,720
|
$
|
83,668
|
||||
Future
costs -
|
||||||||||
Lease
operating expenses
|
(20,677
|
)
|
(26,674
|
)
|
(20,128
|
)
|
||||
Development
costs
|
(684
|
)
|
(600
|
)
|
(1,228
|
)
|
||||
Future
net cash flows before income taxes
|
48,179
|
83,446
|
62,312
|
|||||||
Discount
at 10% per annum
|
(17,904
|
)
|
(35,124
|
)
|
(27,771
|
)
|
||||
Discounted
future net cash flows
|
||||||||||
before
income taxes
|
30,275
|
48,322
|
34,541
|
|||||||
Future
income taxes, net of discount at
|
||||||||||
10%
per annum
|
(11,505
|
)
|
(18,362
|
)
|
(11,744
|
)
|
||||
Standardized
measure of discounted
|
||||||||||
future
net cash flows
|
$
|
18,770
|
$
|
29,960
|
$
|
22,797
|
The
reserve estimates provided at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are based
on
year-end market prices of $57.00, $57.45 and $40.50 per barrel for crude
oil and
$5.58, $9.12 and $6.06 per mcf for natural gas, respectively. The year-end
December 31, 2006 price used in the 2006 reserve estimate compares to average
actual December 2006 price received for sales of crude oil ($60.35per barrel)
and natural gas ($7.84 per mcf).
48
The
following are the principal sources of changes in the standardized measure
of
discounted future net cash flows (in thousands):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Beginning
of year
|
$
|
29,960
|
$
|
22,797
|
$
|
18,371
|
||||
Revisions
to reserves proved in prior years -
|
||||||||||
Net
change in prices and production costs
|
(14,234
|
)
|
16,308
|
2,306
|
||||||
Net
change due to revisions in quantity estimates
|
(12,078
|
)
|
(6,334
|
)
|
(534
|
)
|
||||
Accretion
of discount
|
3,512
|
2,777
|
1,835
|
|||||||
Production
rate changes and other
|
(998
|
)
|
2,405
|
(1,280
|
)
|
|||||
Total
revisions
|
(23,798
|
)
|
15,156
|
2,327
|
||||||
Sale
of oil and gas reserves
|
-
|
(1,623
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
New
field discoveries and extensions, net of future
|
||||||||||
production
costs
|
18,445
|
12,769
|
12,194
|
|||||||
Sales
of oil and gas produced, net of production costs
|
(12,694
|
)
|
(12,521
|
)
|
(7,815
|
)
|
||||
Net
change in income taxes
|
6,857
|
(6,618
|
)
|
(2,280
|
)
|
|||||
Net
change in standardized measure of discounted
|
||||||||||
future
net cash flows
|
(11,190
|
)
|
7,163
|
4,426
|
||||||
End
of year
|
$
|
18,770
|
$
|
29,960
|
$
|
22,797
|
Results
of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited) -
The
results of oil and gas producing activities, excluding corporate overhead
and
interest costs, are as follows (in thousands):
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
16,950
|
$
|
15,346
|
$
|
10,796
|
||||
Costs
and expenses -
|
||||||||||
Production
|
(4,256
|
)
|
(2,825
|
)
|
(2,981
|
)
|
||||
Producing
property impairment
|
(841
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Exploration
|
(2,895
|
)
|
(3,078
|
)
|
(2,504
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
(3,603
|
)
|
(2,678
|
)
|
(2,949
|
)
|
||||
Operating
income before income taxes
|
5,355
|
6,765
|
2,362
|
|||||||
Income
tax expense
|
(1,875
|
)
|
(2,368
|
)
|
(803
|
)
|
||||
Operating
income from continuing operations
|
$
|
3,480
|
$
|
4,397
|
$
|
1,559
|
49
ITEM
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
The
Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits
under
the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the
time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely discussions regarding
required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this annual report,
an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation
of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
During the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter, there have not been any changes in
the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-13(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected,
or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
ITEM
9B.
OTHER
None
50
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The
information concerning directors and executive officers of the Company is
incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 21, 2007, under the heading
“Election of Directors” and “Executive Officers”, respectively, to be filed with
the Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered
by this Form 10-K.
ITEM
11 EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
information required by Item 11 is incorporated by reference from the Company’s
definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
May
21, 2007, under the heading “Executive Compensation” to be filed with the
Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered
by
this Form 10-K.
ITEM
12 SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The
information required by Item 12 is incorporated by reference from the Company’s
definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
May
21, 2007, under the heading “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof” to
be filed with the Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the
fiscal
year covered by this Form 10-K.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The
information required by Item 13 is incorporated by reference from the Company’s
definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
May
21, 2007, under the headings “Transactions with Related Parties” and “Director
Independence” to be filed with the Commission not later than 120 days after the
end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.
ITEM
14.
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The
information required by Item 14 is incorporated by reference from the Company’s
definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
May
21, 2007, under the heading “Principal Accounting Fees and Services” to be filed
with the Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year
covered by this Form 10-K.
51
PART
IV
Item
15. EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The
following documents are filed as a part of this Form 10-K:
1. Financial
Statements
Report
of
Independent Public Accountants
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Notes
to
Consolidated Financial Statements
2. |
All
financial schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable
or
the required information is shown in the financial statements or
notes
thereto.
|
3. |
Exhibits
required to be filed
|
3(a) - Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) filed with the Annual Report on Form 10-K (-File No. 1-7908)
of the
Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987)
3(b) - Bylaws
of
the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.2 and 3.2.1
of
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 1973 - File No. 2-48144)
3(c) - Amendment
to the Bylaws of the Company to add an Article VII, Section 8. Indemnification
of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(c) of the Annual Report on Form 10-K (-File No. 1-7908) of the
Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1986)
3(d) - Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ Code of Ethics (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(d) of the Annual Report on Form 10-K (-File No. 1-7908)
of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002)
4(a) - Specimen
common stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company (-File No. 1-7908) for the fiscal
year
ended December 31, 1991)
52
4(b) - Loan
Agreement between Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. and NationsBank Texas N.A.
dated October 27, 1993 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) of the
Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993)
4(c)* - Fifteenth
Amendment to Loan Agreement between Service Transport Company et al and Bank
of
America, N.A. dated February 7, 2007.
21* - Subsidiaries
of the Registrant
31.1* - Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc. Certification Pursuant To 17 CFR 13a-14
(a)/15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of
2002
31.2* - Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc. Certification Pursuant To 17 CFR
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
32.1* - Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2* - Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
______________________________
*
- Filed
herewith
Copies
of
all agreements defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company
and its subsidiaries, which agreements authorize amounts not in excess of
10% of
the total consolidated assets of the Company, are not filed herewith but
will be
furnished to the Commission upon request.
53
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ADAMS
RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
By
/s/Richard
B. Abshire
|
By
/s/
K. S. Adams, Jr.
|
(Richard
B. Abshire,
|
(K.
S. Adams, Jr.,
|
Vice
President, Director
|
Chairman
of the Board and
|
and
Chief Financial Officer)
|
Chief
Executive Officer)
|
Date:
March 29, 2007
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in
the
capacities and on the date indicated.
By
/s/ Frank T. Webster
|
By
/s/
E. C. Reinauer, Jr.
|
(Frank
T. Webster, Director)
|
(E.
C. Reinauer, Jr., Director)
|
By
/s/
Larry E. Bell
|
By
/s/
E. Jack Webster, Jr.
|
(Larry
E. Bell, Director)
|
(E.
Jack Webster, Jr., Director)
|
By
/s/
William B. Wiener III
|
|
(William
B. Wiener III, Director)
|
|
|
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
3(a) - Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) filed with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1987)
3(b) - Bylaws
of
the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.2 and 3.2.1
of
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 1973 - File No. 2-48144)
3(c) - Amendment
to the Bylaws of the Company to add an Article VII, Section 8. Indemnification
of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(c) of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1986)
3(d) - Adams
Resources & Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ Code of Ethics (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(d) of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company
for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002)
4(a) - Specimen
common stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31,
1991)
4(b) - Loan
Agreement between Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. and NationsBank Texas N.A.
dated October 27, 1993 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) of the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993)
4(c)* - Fifteenth
Amendment to Loan Agreement between Service Transport Company et al and Bank
of
America, N.A. dated February 7, 2007.
21* - Subsidiaries
of the Registrant
31.1* - Certification
Pursuant to 17 CFR 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302
of
the Sarbarnes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2* - Certification
Pursuant to 17 CFR 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), As Adopted Pursuant to Section302 of
the
Sarbarnes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1* - Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2* - Certification
Pursuant To 18 U..S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
______________________________
*
- Filed
herewith