UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM U-3A-2

File No. 69-242

Statement by Holding Company Claiming Exemption Under Rule

U-3A-2 from the Provisions of the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935 (the Act)

 

To Be Filed Annually Prior to March 1

 

ENERGEN CORPORATION

(Name of company)

 

hereby files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), pursuant to Rule 2, its statement claiming exemption as a holding company from the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and submits the following information:

1. The claimant Energen Corporation, an Alabama corporation, is a holding company with the following direct and indirect subsidiaries. Unless otherwise noted, each subsidiary is an Alabama corporation:

Alabama Gas Corporation is a natural gas distribution company and has the following subsidiary:

Midtown NGV, Inc. is in the business of marketing natural gas as a vehicle fuel.

Energen Resources Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company and has

the following subsidiaries:

Horse Creek Trading and Compression Company LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, is in the business of gas gathering and compression.

Basin Pipeline Corp. is in the business of gathering and transporting natural gas and coalbed methane.

Energen Resources TEAM, Inc. is an owner and operator of coalbed methane properties.

EGN Services, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of gas appliances.

American Heat Tech, Inc. has a passive investment in a company that owns certain high

temperature combustion technology patents, licenses and royalty rights.

 

The business address of the Claimant and each of its subsidiaries is:

605 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2707

2. Alabama Gas Corporation, one of the Claimant's subsidiaries, is a "gas utility company" under the provisions of Section 2(a)(4) of the Act and is regulated by the Alabama Public Service Commission. The properties of Alabama Gas Corporation consist primarily of gas distribution systems serving communities in central and northwest Alabama. Alabama Gas Corporation also owns facilities for the liquefaction, storage, and revaporization of liquid natural gas; warehouses; office buildings; and other miscellaneous equipment and property. The Federal Power Commission (now Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), by order issued September 21, 1954 in Docket No. G-2575, has declared Alabama Gas Corporation to be exempt from the provisions of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717 (c). Neither Claimant nor any of its subsidiaries other than Alabama Gas Corporation is a "gas utility company" under the provisions of Section 2(a)(4) of the Act.

3. The following is information for the last fiscal year with respect to Claimant and its subsidiary public utility company, Alabama Gas Corporation:

a. Mcf of natural or manufactured gas distributed at retail: 45,118,000 Mcf. MCF of natural or manufactured gas transported on behalf of end users: 53,989,000 Mcf

b. Mcf of natural or manufactured gas distributed at retail outside the State in which each such company is organized: None

c. Mcf of natural or manufactured gas sold at wholesale outside the State in which such company is organized, or at the State line: None

d. Mcf of natural or manufactured gas purchased outside the State in which each such company is organized or at the State line: 37,425,000 Mcf

 

4. The Claimant does not hold directly or indirectly any interest in an EWG or a foreign utility company.

A consolidating statement of income and retained earnings of the Claimant and its subsidiary companies for the last fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, together with a consolidating balance sheet of Claimant and its subsidiary companies as of the close of such fiscal year is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof. Exhibit B with respect to an EWG or foreign utility company is not applicable to Claimant.

The above-named Claimant has caused this statement to be duly executed on its behalf by its authorized officer on this 21st day of February, 2002.

ENERGEN CORPORATION

(Name of Claimant)

 

BY WM. MICHAEL WARREN, JR.

WM. MICHAEL WARREN, JR.

ITS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

 

CORPORATE SEAL

 

ATTEST:

BY J. DAVID WOODRUFF, JR.

J. DAVID WOODRUFF, JR.

ITS ASSISTANT SECRETARY

 

 

Name, title and address of officer to whom notices and correspondence concerning this statement should be addressed:

J. David Woodruff, Jr.,

Assistant Secretary

605 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2707

 

ENERGEN CORPORATION

Consolidating Statement of Income

Year Ended September 30, 2001

Unaudited

(in thousands of dollars)

Energen

Alabama

Energen

EGN

American

Consolidated

Elims

Parent

Gas **

Resources ***

Services

Heattech

Operating Revenues

Natural gas distribution

$553,862

$0

$0

$553,862

$0

$0

$0

Oil and gas production

231,111

(2,041)

0

0

233,152

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total operating revenues

784,973

(2,041)

0

553,862

233,152

0

0

Operating Expenses

Cost of gas

327,531

(2,041)

0

329,572

0

0

0

Operations

173,848

0

1,660

95,410

76,764

0

14

Maintenance

10,402

0

0

10,402

0

0

0

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

86,975

0

0

30,933

56,042

0

0

Taxes, other than income taxes

62,208

0

0

37,257

24,947

0

4

Total operating expenses

660,964

(2,041)

1,660

503,574

157,753

0

18

Operating income

124,009

0

(1,660)

50,288

75,399

0

(18)

Other Income (Expense)

Interest expense

(42,070)

0

(30,040)

(12,030)

0

0

0

Interest income (expense) - affiliates

0

608

29,967

(286)

(30,244)

(45)

0

Dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Allowance for funds used during construction

2,098

0

0

2,098

0

0

0

Other, net

(165)

(608)

344

(607)

302

212

192

Total other income (expense)

(40,137)

0

271

(10,825)

(29,942)

167

192

Income Before Income Taxes

83,872

0

(1,389)

39,463

45,457

167

174

Income taxes

15,976

0

(468)

13,448

2,893

64

39

Net Income

67,896

0

(921)

26,015

42,564

103

135

Retained Earnings @ Beginning of Period

185,561

(223,713)

154,485

164,767

88,246

2,668

(892)

Less Common Stock Dividends

(21,103)

15,897

(21,103)

(15,897)

0

0

0

Net Income from Subsidiaries

0

(68,817)

68,817

0

0

0

0

Other Decreases

0

(1)

0

0

1

0

0

Retained Earnings @ End of Period

$232,354

($276,634)

$201,278

$174,885

$130,811

$2,771

($757)

** Includes transactions and balances of its subsidiary Midtown NGV

 

*** Includes transactions and balances of its subsidiaries and its affiliate Energen Resources TEAM Inc.

 

 

Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2001

Unaudited

(in thousands of dollars)

Energen

Alabama

Energen

EGN

American

Consolidated

Elims

Parent

Gas **

Resources ***

Services

Heattech

Property Plant and Equipment

Utility Plant

$758,374

$0

$0

$758,374

$0

$0

$0

Less: A/D

378,218

0

0

378,218

0

0

0

Utility plant, net

380,156

0

0

380,156

0

0

0

Oil and gas properties

822,956

0

0

0

822,956

0

0

Less: A/D

209,451

0

0

0

209,451

0

0

Oil and gas properties, net

613,505

0

0

0

613,505

0

0

Other property, net

4,673

0

0

333

4,087

253

0

Property, plant and equipment, net

998,334

0

0

380,489

617,592

253

0

Current Assets

Cash

5,333

0

340

1,555

3,243

127

68

Accounts receivable

84,109

0

21

50,203

33,953

785

(853)

Intercompany receivable

0

(21,925)

17,582

623

1,895

972

853

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(10,031)

0

0

(9,500)

(446)

(85)

0

Inventories

70,257

0

0

65,455

2,439

2,363

0

Prepayments and other

30,451

0

45

5,891

24,511

4

0

Advances to affiliate

0

(11,072)

11,072

0

0

0

0

Deferred taxes

12,425

(2,052)

0

14,477

0

0

0

Total current assets

192,544

(35,049)

29,060

128,704

65,595

4,166

68

Other assets

Advances to affiliate

0

(359,110)

359,110

0

0

0

0

Deferred charges and other

33,001

(489,288)

479,895

8,546

33,847

0

1

Total other assets

33,001

(848,398)

839,005

8,546

33,847

0

1

Total Assets

$1,223,879

($883,447)

$868,065

$517,739

$717,034

$4,419

$69

** Includes transactions and balances of its subsidiary Midtown NGV

*** Includes transactions and balances of its subsidiaries and its affiliate Energen Resources TEAM Inc.

 

Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2001

Unaudited

(in thousands of dollars)

Energen

Alabama

Energen

EGN

American

Consolidated

Elims

Parent

Gas **

Resources ***

Services

Heattech

Capitalization

Common shareholders' equity

Common stock

$311

($22)

$311

$20

$0

$1

$1

Treasury stock

(7,775)

0

(7,775)

0

0

0

0

Premium on capital stock

233,471

(156,345)

267,349

6,682

113,880

0

1,905

Capital surplus

2,802

(25,000)

0

27,802

0

0

0

Deferred compensation obligation

5,259

0

5,259

0

0

0

0

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

15,531

(15,531)

15,531

0

15,531

0

0

Amortization of restricted stock grants

(1,186)

0

(1,186)

0

0

0

0

Retained earnings

232,354

(276,634)

201,278

174,885

130,811

2,771

(757)

Total common shareholders' equity

480,767

(473,532)

480,767

209,389

260,222

2,772

1,149

Minority preferred stock

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Long-term debt

544,110

0

359,110

185,000

0

0

0

Advances from parent

0

(359,110)

0

0

359,110

0

0

Total capitalization

1,024,877

(832,642)

839,877

394,389

619,332

2,772

1,149

Current Liabilities

LTD due in one year

16,072

0

11,072

5,000

0

0

0

Advances from parent

0

(11,072)

0

0

11,072

0

0

Notes payable to banks

7,000

0

6,000

1,000

0

0

0

Accounts payable

65,412

0

0

32,078

33,966

221

(853)

Intercompany payable

0

(21,925)

0

0

20,420

1,504

1

Accrued taxes

30,014

0

275

26,963

2,589

13

174

Customers' deposits

15,195

0

0

15,195

0

0

0

Amounts due customers

3,792

0

0

3,792

0

0

0

Accrued wages & benefits

25,821

0

13,005

11,616

1,200

0

0

Other

32,217

(2,052)

(2,596)

9,416

27,914

(58)

(407)

Total current liabilities

195,523

(35,049)

27,756

105,060

97,161

1,680

(1,085)

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

Deferred income taxes

0

(15,756)

(41)

15,825

0

(33)

5

Deferred investment tax credits

1,317

0

0

1,317

0

0

0

Other liabilities

2,162

0

473

1,148

541

0

0

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

3,479

(15,756)

432

18,290

541

(33)

5

Total Capital and Liabilities

$1,223,879

($883,447)

$868,065

$517,739

$717,034

$4,419

$69

** Includes transactions and balances of its subsidiary Midtown NGV

*** Includes transactions and balances of its subsidiaries and its affiliate Energen Resources TEAM Inc.