About: Equitable Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EQT) is an integrated energy company with emphasis on Appalachian area natural gas supply, transmission and distribution. Equitable Resources, its divisions and subsidiaries, offer natural gas to wholesale and retail customers through two business segments: Equitable Supply and Equitable Utilities. Equitable Supply is the largest natural gas supplier in the Appalachian basin, with 3.3 million acres and proved reserves of 2.5 trillion cubic feet. The segment engages in gathering and delivering natural gas and a limited amount of natural gas liquids throughout the Appalachian basin. Equitable Utilities includes three integrated divisions: a regulated natural gas distribution business, an interstate pipeline business, and a non-regulated natural gas marketing business. The segment's service territory primarily comprises southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Equitable Utilities provides natural gas to more than 274,000 customers.