HOUSTON, Sep 12, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Natural Resource Partners L.P.
(NYSE: NRP) will participate in a panel discussion at the RBC Capital Markets
North American Energy and Power Conference in Houston next Wednesday,
September 17, 2003 at 10:50 a.m. CDT. Nick Carter, NRP's President and Chief
Operating Officer, will participate in the panel discussion regarding the
current state of the coal industry. The panel discussion will be webcast by
the conference on September 17 and will be archived for 30 days at
www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/dr13/panel10 . Copies of NRP's slideshow
will be available on the partnership's website, www.nrplp.com , beginning
September 16.
Natural Resource Partners L.P. is headquartered in Houston, TX, with its
operations headquarters in Huntington, WV. NRP is a master limited
partnership that is principally engaged in the business of owning and managing
coal properties in the three major coal producing regions of the United
States: Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Powder River Basin.
For additional information, please contact Kathy Hager at 713-751-7555 or
khager@nrplp.com . Further information about NRP is available on the
partnership's website at http://www.nrplp.com .
This press release may include "forward-looking statements" as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements
of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities,
events or developments that the partnership expects, believes or anticipates
will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on certain assumptions made by the partnership based on
its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions,
expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in
the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions,
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the
partnership. These risks include, but are not limited to, decreases in demand
for coal; changes in operating conditions and costs; production cuts by our
lessees; commodity prices; unanticipated geologic problems; changes in the
legislative or regulatory environment and other factors detailed in Natural
Resource Partners' Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
SOURCE Natural Resource Partners L.P.
Kathy Hager of Natural Resource Partners L.P., +1-713-751-7555,
or khager@nrplp.com
http://www.nrplp.com