8-K
APA Corp false 0001841666 0001841666 2022-11-02 2022-11-02

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2022

 

 

APA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40144   86-1430562

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100

Houston, Texas 77056-4400

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 296-6000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.625 par value   APA   Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2022, APA Corporation issued a press release announcing financial and operating results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022. The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Press Release of APA Corporation dated November 2, 2022.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    APA CORPORATION
Date: November 3, 2022     By:  

/s/ Rebecca A. Hoyt

      Rebecca A. Hoyt
      Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller
      (Principal Accounting Officer)
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    Final NEWS RELEASE                

APA Corporation Announces Third-Quarter 2022

Financial and Operational Results

Key Takeaways

 

   

Generated net cash from operating activities of $1.104 billion, adjusted EBITDAX of $1.690 billion, and free cash flow of $609 million for the quarter;

 

   

Reported production of 382,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day; adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 310,000 BOE per day;

 

   

Production in the U.S. exceeded expectations, driven by strong performance across the Permian Basin;

 

   

Repurchased 10 million shares of APA common stock during the quarter at an average price of $33.85;

 

   

Announced a doubling of the quarterly dividend to an annualized rate of $1.00 per share;

 

   

Announced first oil discovery on Block 53 offshore Suriname at Baja; and

 

   

Achieved 2022 ESG goal to reduce routine upstream flaring in Egypt by 40%.

HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2022 – APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced its financial and operational results for the third-quarter 2022.

APA reported net income attributable to common stock of $422 million, or $1.28 per diluted share. When adjusted for items that impact the comparability of results, APA’s third-quarter earnings were $651 million, or $1.97 per diluted share. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.104 billion, and adjusted EBITDAX was $1.690 billion.

“APA’s diversified and unhedged portfolio delivered another strong quarter, generating $609 million of free cash flow,” said John J. Christmann IV, APA’s CEO and president. “Global production was in line with expectations, as excellent Permian Basin performance offset weakness in North Sea production that was heavily impacted by unplanned downtime.”

Third-Quarter Summary

Third-quarter reported production was 382,000 BOE per day, and adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 310,000 BOE per day. APA’s third-quarter upstream capital investment was $492 million, which was below guidance of $515 million.

Permian Basin operations drove the strong third-quarter results through a combination of performance and timing of new well completions, strong base production, and relatively minimal downtime.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS

 

In Egypt, after a significant ramp in drilling activity spanning the last five quarters, the pace of well completions continues to improve, and third-quarter new well connections exceeded guidance. Production in the North Sea was down due to planned seasonal turnarounds and was subsequently impacted by significant unplanned downtime. In October, North Sea production returned to more normalized levels.

In Suriname, the company announced a discovery at Baja on Block 53 during the quarter. Currently, appraisal and exploration activities continue on Block 58 at Sapakara South 2 and Awari, respectively.

Capital Return to Shareholders and Debt Reduction Progress

Since the inception of APA’s capital return framework in October 2021, the company has repurchased 55.2 million shares at an average price of $31.33 through the end of the third quarter. For the full-year 2022, APA expects to generate approximately $2.7 billion of free cash flow, of which, at least $1.6 billion will be returned to shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks.

The company continues to strengthen the balance sheet. Since mid-2021, $3.1 billion in bond debt has been eliminated, including the recent redemption of $123 million of notes due January 2023, through tender offers, open market repurchases and early redemptions.

2022 Capital and Fourth-Quarter Production Guidance

APA’s full-year capital investment guidance remains unchanged at $1.725 billion. The company expects fourth-quarter adjusted production to be in the range of 328,000 to 332,000 BOE per day, up more than 5% from the third quarter, with the increase expected to be driven by higher oil production across its assets.

ESG Progress

APA has made significant progress on its 2022 ESG goals, achieving an environmental target to reduce Egypt upstream routine flaring by at least 40% ahead of schedule. The company also continues to implement new projects to eliminate at least 1 million tonnes of annualized CO2e emissions by year-end 2024.

 

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APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS

 

Conference Call

APA will host a conference call to discuss its third-quarter 2022 results at 10 a.m. Central time, Thursday, Nov. 3. The conference call will be webcast from APA’s website at www.apacorp.com. Following the conference call, a replay will be available for one year on the “Investors” page of the company’s website.

About APA

APA Corporation owns consolidated subsidiaries that explore for and produce oil and natural gas in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom and that explore for oil and natural gas offshore Suriname and the Dominican Republic. APA posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and press releases on its website, www.apacorp.com. Additional details regarding Suriname, ESG performance and other investor-related topics are posted at investor.apacorp.com.

Additional Information

Additional information follows, including reconciliations of adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDAX, upstream capital investment, net debt, cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow (non-GAAP financial measures) to GAAP measures and information regarding adjusted production. APA’s quarterly supplement is available at http://www.apacorp.com/financialdata.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

APA’s financial information includes information prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as well as non-GAAP financial information. It is management’s intent to provide non-GAAP financial information to enhance understanding of our consolidated financial information as prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDAX, upstream capital investment, net debt, cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. This non-GAAP information should be considered by the reader in addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each non-GAAP financial measure is presented along with the corresponding GAAP measure so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on the non-GAAP measure.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified

 

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APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS

 

by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goals,” “guidance,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “possibly,” “potential,” “projects,” “prospects,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar references to future periods, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future plans, expectations, and objectives for operations, including statements about our capital plans, drilling plans, production expectations, asset sales, and monetizations. While forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by us that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual results and developments will meet our expectations and predictions depend on a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results, performance, and financial condition to differ materially from our expectations. See “Risk Factors” in APA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risk factors that affect our business. Any forward-looking statement made in this news release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. APA and its subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future development or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Cautionary Note to Investors

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved, probable, and possible reserves that meet the SEC’s definitions for such terms. APA may use certain terms in this news release, such as “resources,” “potential resources,” “resource potential,” “estimated net reserves,” “recoverable reserves,” and other similar terms that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit APA from including in filings with the SEC. Such terms do not take into account the certainty of resource recovery, which is contingent on exploration success, technical improvements in drilling access, commerciality, and other factors, and are therefore not indicative of expected future resource recovery and should not be relied upon. Investors are urged to consider carefully the disclosure in APA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2021 available from APA at www.apacorp.com or by writing APA at: 2000 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 100, Houston, TX 77056 (Attn: Corporate Secretary). You can also obtain this report from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS

 

Contacts

Investor:   (281) 302-2286   Gary Clark

Media:      (713) 296-7189   Alexandra Franceschi

Website:    www.apacorp.com

Click here for the full release with quarterly financial statements.

 

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APA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

 

     For the Quarter Ended
September 30,
    For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

REVENUES AND OTHER:

        

Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production revenues

        

Oil revenues

   $ 1,672     $ 1,182     $ 5,252     $ 3,314  

Natural gas revenues

     428       293       1,241       831  

Natural gas liquids revenues

     202       210       654       485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,302       1,685       7,147       4,630  

Purchased oil and gas sales

     585       374       1,456       1,056  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     2,887       2,059       8,603       5,686  

Derivative instrument gain (loss), net

     (44     —         (138     45  

Gain (loss) on divestitures, net

     31       (2     1,180       65  

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     —         (446     —         (446

Other, net

     (2     40       107       175  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,872       1,651       9,752       5,525  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Lease operating expenses

     364       316       1,067       891  

Gathering, processing, and transmission

     99       68       274       187  

Purchased oil and gas costs

     573       396       1,452       1,152  

Taxes other than income

     82       54       230       149  

Exploration

     95       34       193       109  

General and administrative

     69       70       314       239  

Transaction, reorganization, and separation

     4       4       21       8  

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization:

        

Oil and gas property and equipment

     300       306       847       940  

Other assets

     10       29       32       88  

Asset retirement obligation accretion

     29       29       87       85  

Impairments

     —         18       —         18  

Financing costs, net

     75       205       303       422  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,700       1,529       4,820       4,288  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     1,172       122       4,932       1,237  

Current income tax provision

     357       183       1,164       463  

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)

     285       (31     225       (54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

     530       (30     3,543       828  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     108       49       368       132  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest - Altus

     —         4       14       32  

Net income (loss) attributable to Altus Preferred Unit limited partners

     —         30       (70     73  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK

   $ 422     $ (113   $ 3,231     $ 591  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:

        

Basic

   $ 1.28     $ (0.30   $ 9.54     $ 1.56  

Diluted

   $ 1.28     $ (0.30   $ 9.51     $ 1.53  

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

        

Basic

     329       379       339       378  

Diluted

     330       379       340       379  

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.25     $ 0.0625     $ 0.50       0.1125  

 

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APA CORPORATION

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2022
     June 30,
2022
     September 30,
2021
     3Q22 to
2Q22
    3Q22 to
3Q21
    September 30,
2022
     September 30,
2021
 

OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     72,351        64,759        75,526        12     -4     68,926        75,384  

Egypt (1, 2)

     81,095        85,502        69,830        -5     16     83,857        71,052  

North Sea

     25,160        32,493        33,783        -23     -26     30,928        36,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     106,255        117,995        103,613        -10     3     114,785        107,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     178,606        182,754        179,139        -2     0     183,711        182,834  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day

                  

United States

     489,107        457,459        546,058        7     -10     474,777        531,695  

Egypt (1, 2)

     318,945        346,424        243,294        -8     31     350,400        259,108  

North Sea

     18,822        42,802        33,752        -56     -44     33,291        40,061  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     337,767        389,226        277,046        -13     22     383,691        299,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     826,874        846,685        823,104        -2     0     858,468        830,864  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     64,958        59,267        70,962        10     -8     61,990        65,805  

Egypt (1, 2)

     —          297        496        NM       NM       261        544  

North Sea

     558        1,195        1,200        -53     -54     1,080        1,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     558        1,492        1,696        -63     -67     1,341        1,764  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     65,516        60,759        72,658        8     -10     63,331        67,569  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

BOE per day

                  

United States

     218,826        200,269        237,498        9     -8     210,045        229,805  

Egypt (1, 2)

     134,253        143,536        110,875        -6     21     142,518        114,780  

North Sea

     28,855        40,822        40,608        -29     -29     37,557        44,295  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     163,108        184,358        151,483        -12     8     180,075        159,075  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     381,934        384,627        388,981        -1     -2     390,120        388,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total excluding noncontrolling interests

     337,093        336,756        351,955        0     -4     342,584        350,556  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1)  Includes net production volumes attributed to our noncontrolling partner in Egypt below:

   

Oil (b/d)

     27,082        28,516        23,309            27,971        23,716  

Gas (Mcf/d)

     106,553        115,534        81,309            116,869        86,564  

NGL (b/d)

     —          99        165            87        181  

BOE per day

     44,841        47,871        37,026        -6     21     47,536        38,324  

(2)  Egypt Gross Production

   

Oil (b/d)

     133,607        141,432        134,128            136,476        134,976  

Gas (Mcf/d)

     510,260        555,694        564,354            554,268        581,859  

NGL (b/d)

     —          464        776            397        846  

BOE per day

     218,650        234,512        228,963        -7     -5     229,251        232,799  

NM - not meaningful

                  

 

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APA CORPORATION

ADJUSTED PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Adjusted production excludes certain items that management believes affect the comparability of operating results for the periods presented. Adjusted production excludes production attributable to 1) noncontrolling interest in Egypt and 2) Egypt tax barrels. Management uses adjusted production to evaluate the company’s operational trends and performance and believes it is useful to investors and other third parties.

 

     For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2022
     June 30,
2022
     September 30,
2021
     3Q22 to
2Q22
    3Q22 to
3Q21
    September 30,
2022
     September 30,
2021
 

OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     72,351        64,759        75,526        12     -4     68,926        75,384  

Egypt

     37,584        37,934        35,450        -1     6     38,096        36,402  

North Sea

     25,160        32,493        33,783        -23     -26     30,928        36,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     62,744        70,427        69,233        -11     -9     69,024        72,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     135,095        135,186        144,759        0     -7     137,950        148,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day

                  

United States

     489,107        457,459        546,058        7     -10     474,777        531,695  

Egypt

     147,831        152,775        133,750        -3     11     158,603        143,775  

North Sea

     18,822        42,802        33,752        -56     -44     33,291        40,061  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     166,653        195,577        167,502        -15     -1     191,894        183,836  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     655,760        653,036        713,560        0     -8     666,671        715,531  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     64,958        59,267        70,962        10     -8     61,990        65,805  

Egypt

     —          133        260        NM       NM       119        290  

North Sea

     558        1,195        1,200        -53     -54     1,080        1,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     558        1,328        1,460        -58     -62     1,199        1,510  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     65,516        60,595        72,422        8     -10     63,189        67,315  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

BOE per day

                  

United States

     218,826        200,269        237,498        9     -8     210,045        229,805  

Egypt

     62,223        63,530        58,002        -2     7     64,649        60,655  

North Sea

     28,855        40,822        40,608        -29     -29     37,557        44,295  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     91,078        104,352        98,610        -13     -8     102,206        104,950  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     309,904        304,621        336,108        2     -8     312,251        334,755  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NM - not meaningful

                    

 

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APA CORPORATION

PRICE INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2022
     June 30,
2022
     September 30,
2021
     September 30,
2022
     September 30,
2021
 

AVERAGE OIL PRICE PER BARREL

              

United States

   $ 94.62      $ 110.98      $ 69.69      $ 100.06      $ 64.38  

Egypt

     99.04        115.97        72.37        106.19        66.97  

North Sea

     101.85        113.77        74.94        105.59        66.93  

International

     99.84        115.40        73.20        106.02        66.96  

Total

     97.81        113.79        71.72        103.81        65.90  

AVERAGE NATURAL GAS PRICE PER MCF

              

United States

   $ 6.67      $ 6.75      $ 3.75      $ 5.89      $ 3.67  

Egypt

     2.87        2.78        2.82        2.82        2.80  

North Sea

     24.12        18.15        13.40        24.59        9.13  

International

     4.13        4.33        4.11        4.59        3.65  

Total

     5.62        5.65        3.87        5.31        3.66  

AVERAGE NGL PRICE PER BARREL

              

United States

   $ 32.97      $ 39.79      $ 30.85      $ 36.36      $ 25.75  

Egypt

     —          75.14        52.02        76.80        44.73  

North Sea

     70.42        71.71        56.64        72.86        48.32  

International

     70.42        72.17        55.29        73.40        47.22  

Total

     33.39        40.97        31.42        37.47        26.32  

 

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APA CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

SUMMARY EXPLORATION EXPENSE INFORMATION

 

    For the Quarter Ended
September 30,
    For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2022     2021     2022     2021  

Unproved leasehold impairments

  $ 16     $ 5     $ 22     $ 26  

Dry hole expense

           66              16            107              41  

Geological and geophysical expense

    1       4       19       14  

Exploration overhead and other

    12       9       45       28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 95     $ 34     $ 193     $ 109  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

        For the Quarter Ended    
September 30,
        For the Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
 
    2022     2021     2022     2021  

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $   1,104     $     771     $ 3,530     $ 2,411  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to upstream oil and gas property

    (431     (235     (1,198     (796

Acquisition of Delaware Basin properties

    (563     —         (563     —    

Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties

    27       58       778       239  

Proceeds from sale of Kinetik shares

    —         —         224       —    

Deconsolidation of Altus cash and cash equivalents

    —         —         (143     —    

Other, net

    57       28       8       15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  $ (910   $ (149   $ (894   $ (542
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Proceeds from (payments on) revolving credit facilities, net

    245       440       (22     290  

Proceeds from Altus credit facility, net

    —         —         —         33  

Payments on Apache fixed-rate debt

    —         (1,775     (1,370     (1,795

Distributions to noncontrolling interest - Egypt

    (78     (143     (237     (203

Distributions to Altus Preferred Unit limited partners

    —         (11     (11     (34

Treasury stock activity, net

    (332     —         (884     —    

Dividends paid to APA common stockholders

    (41     (9     (127     (28

Other

    (2     4       (19     (17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (208   $ (1,494   $ (2,670   $ (1,754
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

 

 

        September 30,    
2022
        December 31,    
2021
                                   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 268     $ 302      

Other current assets

    2,867       2,078      

Property and equipment, net

    8,996       8,335      

Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties

    376       640      

Other assets

    1,122       1,948      
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total assets

  $   13,629     $   13,303      
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Current debt

  $ 125     $ 215      

Current liabilities

    2,859       1,902      

Long-term debt

    5,404       6,638      

Long-term debt - Altus

    —         657      

Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties

    801       1,086      

Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities

    2,889       2,810      

Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Altus Preferred Unit limited partners

    —         712      

APA shareholders’ equity (deficit)

    600       (1,595    

Noncontrolling interest - Egypt

    951       820      

Noncontrolling interest - Altus

    —         58      
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total Liabilities and equity

  $ 13,629     $ 13,303      
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Common shares outstanding at end of period

    324       347      

 

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APA CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In millions, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment

Management believes the presentation of upstream capital investments is useful for investors to assess APA’s expenditures related to our upstream capital activity. We define capital investments as costs incurred for oil and gas activities, adjusted to exclude property acquisitions, asset retirement obligation revisions and liabilities incurred, capitalized interest, and certain exploration expenses, while including amounts paid during the period for abandonment and decommissioning expenditures. Upstream capital expenditures attributable to a one-third noncontrolling interest in Egypt are also excluded. Management believes this provides a more accurate reflection of APA’s cash expenditures related to upstream capital activity and is consistent with how we plan our capital budget.    

 

     For the Quarter Ended
September 30,
    For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Costs incurred in oil and gas property:

        

Asset and leasehold acquisitions

        

Proved

   $ 574     $ —       $ 583     $ 3  

Unproved

     34       3       51       6  

Exploration and development

     552       270       1,463       858  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property

   $ 1,160     $ 273     $ 2,097     $ 867  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment:

        

Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property

   $ 1,160     $ 273     $ 2,097     $ 867  

Property acquisitions

     (601     —         (601     —    

Asset retirement obligations settled vs. incurred - oil and gas property

     10       9       24       17  

Capitalized interest

     (5     (2     (13     (6

Exploration seismic and administration costs

     (13     (13     (64     (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt

   $ 551     $ 267     $ 1,443     $ 836  

Less noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (59     (39     (162     (108
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Upstream capital investment

   $ 492     $ 228     $ 1,281     $ 728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and Free cash flow

Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. APA uses these measures internally and provides this information because management believes it is useful in evaluating the company’s ability to generate cash to internally fund exploration and development activities, fund dividend programs, and service debt, as well as to compare our results from period to period. We believe these measures are also used by research analysts and investors to value and compare oil and gas exploration and production companies and are frequently included in published research reports when providing investment recommendations. Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are additional measures of liquidity but are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities. Additionally, this presentation of free cash flow may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies in our industry.

 

     For the Quarter Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 1,104     $ 771     $ 3,530     $ 2,411  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     134       95       248       58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities

   $ 1,238     $ 866     $ 3,778     $ 2,469  

Adjustments to free cash flow:

        

Altus Midstream cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities

     —         (53     —         (148

Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (551     (267     (1,443     (836

Distributions to Sinopec noncontrolling interest

     (78     (143     (237     (203
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Upstream free cash flow

   $ 609     $ 403     $ 2,098     $ 1,282  

Cash dividends received from Altus Midstream

     —         18       —         56  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 609     $ 421     $ 2,098     $ 1,338  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDAX

Management believes EBITDAX, or earnings before income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense is a widely accepted financial indicator, and useful for investors, to assess a company’s ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and make distributions to shareholders. We define adjusted EBITDAX, a non-GAAP financial measure, as EBITDAX adjusted for certain items presented in the accompanying reconciliation. Management uses adjusted EBITDAX to evaluate our ability to fund our capital expenditures, debt services and other operational requirements and to compare our results from period to period by eliminating the impact of certain items that management does not consider to be representative of the Company’s on-going operations. Management also believes adjusted EBITDAX facilitates investors and analysts in evaluating and comparing EBITDAX from period to period by eliminating differences caused by the existence and timing of certain operating expenses that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. However, our presentation of adjusted EBITDAX may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies in our industry.

 

     For the Quarter Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2022      2022     2021     2022      2021  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 1,104      $ 1,535     $ 771     $ 3,530      $ 2,411  

Adjustments:

            

Exploration expense other than dry hole expense and unproved leasehold impairments

     13        18       13       64        42  

Current income tax provision

     357        415       183       1,164        463  

Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities

     3        59       (8     91        6  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     134        (149     95       248        58  

Financing costs, net

     75        76       100       236        318  

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     4        3       4       21        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)

   $ 1,690      $ 1,957     $ 1,158     $ 5,354      $ 3,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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APA CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In millions)

Reconciliation of debt to net debt

Net debt, or outstanding debt obligations less cash and cash equivalents, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses net debt as a measure of the Company’s outstanding debt obligations that would not be readily satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand. The Altus Midstream LP credit facility is unsecured and is not guaranteed by APA or any of APA’s other subsidiaries.

 

     September 30, 2022      December 31, 2021  
     APA      Altus      APA      APA      Altus      APA  
     Upstream      Midstream      Consolidated      Upstream      Midstream      Consolidated  

Current debt

   $ 125      $ —        $ 125      $ 215      $ —        $ 215  

Long-term debt

     5,404        —          5,404        6,638        —          6,638  

Long-term debt - Altus

     —          —          —          —          657        657  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     5,529        —          5,529        6,853        657        7,510  

Cash and cash equivalents

     268        —          268        170        132        302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net debt

   $ 5,261      $ —        $ 5,261      $ 6,683      $ 525      $ 7,208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Income attributable to common stock to Adjusted earnings

Our presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures because they exclude the effect of certain items included in Income Attributable to Common Stock. Management believes that adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share provides relevant and useful information, which is widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry as well as by our management in assessing the Company’s operational trends and comparability of results to our peers.

Management uses adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share to evaluate our operating and financial performance because it eliminates the impact of certain items that management does not consider to be representative of the Company’s on-going business operations. As a performance measure, adjusted earnings may be useful to investors in facilitating comparisons to others in the Company’s industry because certain items can vary substantially in the oil and gas industry from company to company depending upon accounting methods, book value of assets, capital structure and asset sales and other divestitures, among other factors. Management believes excluding these items facilitates investors and analysts in evaluating and comparing the underlying operating and financial performance of our business from period to period by eliminating differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense and income items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. However, our presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies in our industry.

 

     For the Quarter Ended     For the Quarter Ended  
     September 30, 2022     September 30, 2021  
     Before     Tax     After     Diluted     Before     Tax     After     Diluted  
     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS  

Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)

   $ 1,172     $ (642   $ 530     $ 1.61     $ 122     $ (152   $ (30   $ (0.08

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     193       (85     108       0.33       94       (41     53       0.14  

Income attributable to Altus preferred unit limited partner

     —         —         —         —         30       —         30       0.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stock

     979       (557     422       1.28       (2     (111     (113     (0.30

Adjustments: *

                

Asset and unproved leasehold impairments

     16       (3     13       0.04       23       (8     15       0.04  

Noncontrolling interest & tax barrel impact on Egypt adjustments

     1       (1     —         —         (1     —         (1     —    

Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments **

     —         182       182       0.55       —         60       60       0.16  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         —         —         105       (22     83       0.22  

Unrealized derivative instrument (gain) loss and related Altus Preferred impacts

     36       (8     28       0.08       (36     8       (28     (0.08

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     —         —         —         —         446       (94     352       0.93  

Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market loss

     30       —         30       0.09       —         —         —         —    

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     4       (2     2       0.01       4       (1     3       0.01  

(Gain) loss on divestitures, net

     (31     6       (25     (0.08     2       (1     1       —    

Other

     (2     1       (1     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP)

   $ 1,033     $ (382   $ 651     $ 1.97     $ 541     $ (169   $ 372     $ 0.98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the Nine Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30, 2022     September 30, 2021  
     Before     Tax     After     Diluted     Before     Tax     After     Diluted  
     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS  

Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)

   $ 4,932     $ (1,389   $ 3,543     $ 10.43     $ 1,237     $ (409   $ 828     $ 2.18  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     671       (289     382       1.13       277       (113     164       0.43  

Income (loss) attributable to Altus preferred unit limited partner

     (70     —         (70     (0.21     73       —         73       0.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock - Basic

     4,331       (1,100     3,231       9.51       887       (296     591       1.56  

Effect of dilutive securities ***

     —         —         —         —         (10     —         (10     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock

     4,331       (1,100     3,231       9.51       877       (296     581       1.53  

Adjustments: *

                

Asset and unproved leasehold impairments

     22       (4     18       0.05       44       (12     32       0.09  

Noncontrolling interest & tax barrel impact on Egypt adjustments

     1       (2     (1     —         (2     —         (2     (0.01

Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments **

     —         (179     (179     (0.52     —         (43     (43     (0.11

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     67       (14     53       0.15       104       (22     82       0.22  

Unrealized derivative instrument loss and related Altus Preferred impacts

     47       (18     29       0.08       22       (4     18       0.05  

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     —         —         —         —         446       (94     352       0.93  

Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market gain

     (23     —         (23     (0.06     —         —         —         —    

Effect of dilutive securities **

     —         —         —         —         10       —         10       0.03  

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     21       (6     15       0.05       8       (2     6       0.02  

Gain on divestitures, net

     (1,180     125       (1,055     (3.11     (65     14       (51     (0.14

Other

     (5     1       (4     (0.01     (1     —         (1     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP)

   $ 3,281     $ (1,197   $ 2,084     $ 6.14     $ 1,443     $ (459   $ 984     $ 2.60  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The income tax effect of the reconciling items are calculated based on the statutory rate of the jurisdiction in which the discrete item resides.

**

Includes $230 million related to the remeasurement of the June 30, 2022 U.K. deferred tax liability in connection with the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022.

***

The assumed conversion of Altus’ Preferred Unit limited partner is primarily associated with unrealized gains on the Preferred Unit embedded derivative. These amounts are antidilutive for the nine-months ended 2021.

 

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