- Joint Venture to Own Atlas' Appalachian Basin Gathering System - Williams to Own 51% of Joint Venture, Operate Gathering System TULSA, Okla., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Williams (NYSE: WMB) announced today it will enter the Marcellus Shale through a newly formed midstream joint venture with Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P.

Atlas America Inc. (NASDAQ:ATLS) ("Atlas America" or "the Company") today reported record financial results for the third quarter 2008.

Atlas Energy Resources, LLC (NYSE: ATN) ("Atlas Energy" or "the Company") today reported record financial results for the third quarter 2008.

Atlas Energy Resources, LLC (NYSE:ATN) ("Atlas" or "the Company") announced today that it has completed the drilling of 98 wells to the Marcellus Shale formation, of which 90 wells, some of which have been online for two years, currently have normalized production approaching 25 million cubic feet ("Mmcf") per day into a pipeline.

Atlas Energy Resources, LLC (NYSE: ATN) reported today that it has declared its quarterly cash distribution for the third quarter 2008 of $0.61 per common unit based on a cash distribution coverage ratio of 1.4x.