8-K
APA Corp false 0001841666 0001841666 2023-02-22 2023-02-22

 

 

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): February 22, 2023

 

 

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 February 22, 2023, APA Corporation issued a press release announcing financial and operating results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 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 February 22, 2023.
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: February 23, 2023     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    NEWS RELEASE

APA Corporation Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022

Financial and Operational Results

2022 Highlights

 

   

Delivered full-year net cash from operating activities of $4.9 billion, adjusted EBITDAX of $6.8 billion and $2.5 billion of free cash flow (FCF);

 

   

Returned $1.6 billion of FCF to shareholders and exceeded 60% capital return to shareholders commitment;

 

   

Repurchased 36.2 million shares of common stock; doubled the annual base dividend;

 

   

Eliminated $1.4 billion, or more than 20%, of outstanding bond debt;

 

   

Increased drilling and completion activity in the U.S. and Egypt to a pace that returns the company to moderate and sustainable production growth;

 

   

Advanced appraisal programs on Block 58 offshore Suriname at Sapakara and Krabdagu with three successful flow tests; announced first oil discovery on Block 53 at Baja; and

 

   

Achieved primary emissions goal of reducing upstream routine flaring by more than 40% in Egypt.

2023 Outlook and Objectives

 

   

Reiterating upstream capital budget of $2.0 to $2.1 billion;

 

   

Expecting adjusted barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) growth of 4 to 5%, and oil growth of more than 10%;

 

   

Substantial upside FCF potential from Cheniere gas sales contract commencing in third-quarter 2023;

 

   

Committed to returning at least 60% of FCF to shareholders and strengthening the balance sheet; and

 

   

Continuing to appraise and explore Block 58 offshore Suriname.

HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2023 – APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced its financial and operational results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2022.

During the fourth-quarter 2022, APA reported net income attributable to common stock of $443 million, or $1.38 per share on a fully diluted basis. When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, APA’s fourth-quarter earnings totaled $476 million or $1.48 on a diluted share basis. Reported fourth-quarter production was 414,000 BOE per day; adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 334,000 BOE per day. Net cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter was $1.4 billion, and adjusted EBITDAX was $1.5 billion.

 

 

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APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2022

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For the full-year 2022, APA reported net income of $3.67 billion, or $11.02 per diluted common share. On an adjusted basis, APA’s 2022 earnings totaled $2.56 billion or $7.68 per diluted common share. Reported full-year production was 396,000 BOE per day; adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 318,000 BOE per day. Net cash provided by operating activities was $4.94 billion, and adjusted EBITDAX was $6.84 billion.

“APA ended the year with strong performance in each of our operational areas,” said John J. Christmann IV, APA’s chief executive officer and president. “In the U.S., we exceeded fourth-quarter production guidance, and in Egypt, we continue to make good progress improving rig efficiencies and growing quarterly oil production. Volumes in the North Sea returned to the mid-40 thousand BOE per day level as facilities’ uptime improved from prior quarters. In Suriname, during 2022 we established more than 800 million barrels of combined estimated oil resource-in place, following three successful flow tests at Sapakara and Krabdagu. These validate our geologic, geophysical and reservoir models in the upper cretaceous age section of the central portion of Block 58, where we are further appraising Krabdagu with two rigs.”

2023 Capital Budget and Outlook

In 2023, APA plans to invest $2.0 to $2.1 billion in upstream oil and gas capital, which is consistent with the preliminary guidance provided in the third-quarter 2022. This capital investment level is expected to result in year-over-year adjusted BOE growth of 4 to 5%, underpinned by a more than 10% increase in oil volumes.

“APA’s diversified portfolio provides us the optionality to allocate capital to areas that generate the highest returns and to opportunistically respond to changes in oil and gas prices,” Christmann said. “This year our emphasis will be on higher-margin oil development, and we will continue to drive improvements in safety, operational execution, and cost management, while prioritizing initiatives that reduce our carbon intensity and help protect the environment.”

Year-End 2022 Proved Reserves

Worldwide estimated proved reserves totaled 890 million BOE at year-end 2022, 90% of which were classified as proved developed. During the year, APA added approximately 109 million BOE through field extensions, discoveries and revisions, and 13 million BOE from the net impact of acquisition and divestiture activity.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2022

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 3 of 5

 

Conference Call

APA will host a conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results at 10 a.m. Central time, Thursday, Feb. 23. The conference call will be webcast from APA’s website at www.apacorp.com and investor.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.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2022

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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 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 Apache Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in APA’s Form 10-K in the year ended December 31, 2022 when filed, and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q 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 Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2021 (and APA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022, when filed) 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.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2022

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 5 of 5

 

Contacts

Investor:   (281) 302-2286     Gary Clark

Media:      (713) 296-7276     Alexandra Franceschi

Website:    www.apacorp.com


APA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

 

     For the Quarter Ended     For the Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

REVENUES AND OTHER:

        

Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production revenues

        

Oil revenues

   $ 1,583     $ 1,271     $ 6,835     $ 4,585  

Natural gas revenues

     328       376       1,569       1,207  

Natural gas liquids revenues

     162       221       816       706  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,073       1,868       9,220       6,498  

Purchased oil and gas sales

     399       431       1,855       1,487  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     2,472       2,299       11,075       7,985  

Derivative instrument gain (loss), net

     24       49       (114     94  

Gain on divestitures, net

     —         2       1,180       67  

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     (157     —         (157     (446

Other, net

     41       53       148       228  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,380       2,403       12,132       7,928  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Lease operating expenses

     377       350       1,444       1,241  

Gathering, processing, and transmission

     93       77       367       264  

Purchased oil and gas costs

     324       428       1,776       1,580  

Taxes other than income

     38       55       268       204  

Exploration

     112       46       305       155  

General and administrative

     169       137       483       376  

Transaction, reorganization, and separation

     5       14       26       22  

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization:

        

Oil and gas property and equipment

     339       315       1,186       1,255  

Other assets

     15       17       47       105  

Asset retirement obligation accretion

     30       28       117       113  

Impairments

     —         190       —         208  

Financing costs, net

     76       92       379       514  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,578       1,749       6,398       6,037  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     802       654       5,734       1,891  

Current income tax provision

     343       189       1,507       652  

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)

     (80     (20     145       (74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

     539       485       4,082       1,313  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     96       42       464       174  

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest - Altus

     —         (28     14       4  

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

     —         89       (70     162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK

   $ 443     $ 382     $ 3,674     $ 973  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

        

Basic

   $ 1.38     $ 1.06     $ 11.05     $ 2.60  

Diluted

   $ 1.38     $ 1.05     $ 11.02     $ 2.59  

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

        

Basic

     321       361       332       374  

Diluted

     322       362       333       375  

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.25     $ 0.125     $ 0.75       0.2375  

 

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APA CORPORATION

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Year Ended  
     December 31,      September 30,      December 31,      4Q22 to     4Q22 to     December 31,      December 31,  
     2022      2022      2021      3Q22     4Q21     2022      2021  

OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     74,767        72,351        74,673        3     0     70,398        75,205  

Egypt (1, 2)

     88,715        81,095        68,261        9     30     85,081        70,349  

North Sea

     37,473        25,160        35,873        49     4     32,578        36,265  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     126,188        106,255        104,134        19     21     117,659        106,614  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     200,955        178,606        178,807        13     12     188,057        181,819  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day

                  

United States

     468,888        489,107        514,894        -4     -9     473,292        527,461  

Egypt (1, 2)

     373,911        318,945        277,142        17     35     356,327        263,653  

North Sea

     41,370        18,822        34,124        120     21     35,327        38,565  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     415,281        337,767        311,266        23     33     391,654        302,218  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     884,169        826,874        826,160        7     7     864,946        829,679  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     64,915        64,958        67,502        0     -4     62,727        66,232  

Egypt (1, 2)

     —          —          492        NM       NM       196        531  

North Sea

     1,203        558        1,136        116     6     1,111        1,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     1,203        558        1,628        116     -26     1,307        1,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     66,118        65,516        69,130        1     -4     64,034        67,962  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

BOE per day

                  

United States

     217,830        218,826        227,991        0     -4     212,007        229,348  

Egypt (1, 2)

     151,034        134,253        114,943        12     31     144,665        114,821  

North Sea

     45,571        28,855        42,696        58     7     39,577        43,892  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     196,605        163,108        157,639        21     25     184,242        158,713  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     414,435        381,934        385,630        9     7     396,249        388,061  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total excluding noncontrolling interests

     365,279        337,093        346,944        8     5     348,305        349,645  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

Oil (b/d)

     28,881        27,082        22,875            28,200        23,504  

Gas (Mcf/d)

     121,650        106,553        93,883            118,074        88,409  

NGL (b/d)

     —          —          164            65        177  

BOE per day

     49,156        44,841        38,686        10     27     47,944        38,416  

(2) Egypt Gross Production

 

Oil (b/d)

     139,587        133,607        133,925            137,260        134,711  

Gas (Mcf/d)

     559,401        510,260        600,919            555,562        586,663  

NGL (b/d)

     —          —          876            297        854  

BOE per day

     232,821        218,650        234,954        6     -1     230,151        233,342  

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 Year Ended  
     December 31,      September 30,      December 31,      4Q22 to     4Q22 to     December 31,      December 31,  
     2022      2022      2021      3Q22     4Q21     2022      2021  

OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     74,767        72,351        74,673        3     0     70,398        75,205  

Egypt

     41,719        37,584        35,017        11     19     39,010        36,053  

North Sea

     37,473        25,160        35,873        49     4     32,578        36,265  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     79,192        62,744        70,890        26     12     71,588        72,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     153,959        135,095        145,563        14     6     141,986        147,523  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day

                  

United States

     468,888        489,107        514,894        -4     -9     473,292        527,461  

Egypt

     175,184        147,831        149,341        19     17     162,783        145,178  

North Sea

     41,370        18,822        34,124        120     21     35,327        38,565  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     216,554        166,653        183,465        30     18     198,110        183,743  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     685,442        655,760        698,359        5     -2     671,402        711,204  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     64,915        64,958        67,502        0     -4     62,727        66,232  

Egypt

     —          —          263        NM       NM       89        283  

North Sea

     1,203        558        1,136        116     6     1,111        1,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     1,203        558        1,399        116     -14     1,200        1,482  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     66,118        65,516        68,901        1     -4     63,927        67,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

BOE per day

                  

United States

     217,830        218,826        227,991        0     -4     212,007        229,348  

Egypt

     70,917        62,223        60,170        14     18     66,229        60,532  

North Sea

     45,571        28,855        42,696        58     7     39,577        43,892  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     116,488        91,078        102,866        28     13     105,806        104,424  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     334,318        309,904        330,857        8     1     317,813        333,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NM - not meaningful

 

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APA CORPORATION

PRICE INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      For the Year Ended  
     December 31,      September 30,      December 31,      December 31,      December 31,  
     2022      2022      2021      2022      2021  

AVERAGE OIL PRICE PER BARREL

              

United States

   $ 83.70      $ 94.62      $ 76.32      $ 95.68      $ 67.37  

Egypt

     87.41        99.04        80.71        101.25        70.33  

North Sea

     88.24        101.85        78.94        100.87        69.67  

International

     87.65        99.84        80.13        101.14        70.10  

Total

     86.17        97.81        78.52        99.11        68.97  

AVERAGE NATURAL GAS PRICE PER MCF

              

United States

   $ 3.57      $ 6.67      $ 4.67      $ 5.31      $ 3.92  

Egypt

     2.92        2.87        2.82        2.85        2.81  

North Sea

     20.45        24.12        26.34        23.36        12.96  

International

     4.57        4.13        5.40        4.58        4.10  

Total

     4.04        5.62        4.95        4.98        3.99  

AVERAGE NGL PRICE PER BARREL

              

United States

   $ 25.06      $ 32.97      $ 33.92      $ 33.41      $ 27.85  

Egypt

     —          —          62.32        76.80        48.84  

North Sea

     55.86        70.42        73.33        67.07        54.30  

International

     55.86        70.42        70.00        67.99        52.62  

Total

     26.22        33.39        34.77        34.51        28.48  

 

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APA CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

SUMMARY EXPLORATION EXPENSE INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      For the Year Ended  
     December 31,      December 31,  
     2022      2021      2022      2021  

Unproved leasehold impairments

   $ 2      $ 5      $ 24      $ 31  

Dry hole expense

     76        25        183        66  

Geological and geophysical expense

     4        4        23        18  

Exploration overhead and other

     30        12        75        40  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 112      $ 46      $ 305      $ 155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SUMMARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended     For the Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 1,413     $ 1,085     $ 4,943     $ 3,496  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to upstream oil and gas property

     (609     (314     (1,807     (1,110

Acquisition of Delaware Basin properties

     (28     —         (591     —    

Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties

     —         17       778       256  

Proceeds from sale of Kinetik shares

     —         —         224       —    

Deconsolidation of Altus cash and cash equivalents

     —         —         (143     —    

Other, net

     20       6       28       21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (617   $ (291   $ (1,511   $ (833
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facilities, net

     46       102       24       392  

Proceeds from Altus credit facility, net

     —         —         —         33  

Payments on Apache fixed-rate debt

     (123     —         (1,493     (1,795

Distributions to noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (125     (76     (362     (279

Distributions to Altus Preferred Unit limited partners

     —         (12     (11     (46

Treasury stock activity, net

     (539     (847     (1,423     (847

Dividends paid to APA common stockholders

     (80     (24     (207     (52

Other

     2       (12     (17     (29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (819   $ (869   $ (3,489   $ (2,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

 

     December 31,      December 31,  
     2022      2021  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 245      $ 302  

Other current assets

     2,463        2,078  

Property and equipment, net

     9,012        8,335  

Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     217        640  

Other assets

     1,210        1,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 13,147      $ 13,303  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current debt

   $ 2      $ 215  

Current liabilities

     2,914        1,902  

Long-term debt

     5,451        6,638  

Long-term debt - Altus

     —          657  

Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     738        1,086  

Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities

     2,697        2,810  

Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Altus Preferred Unit limited partners

     —          712  

APA shareholders’ equity (deficit)

     423        (1,595

Noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     922        820  

Noncontrolling interest - Altus

     —          58  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and equity

   $ 13,147      $ 13,303  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding at end of period

     312        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     For the Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Costs incurred in oil and gas property:

        

Asset and leasehold acquisitions

        

Proved

   $ 16     $ (160   $ 599     $ (157

Unproved

     15       23       66       29  

Exploration and development

     441       529       1,904       1,387  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property

   $ 472     $ 392     $ 2,569     $ 1,259  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment:

        

Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property

   $ 472     $ 392     $ 2,569     $ 1,259  

Property acquisitions

     (24     —         (625     —    

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

     150       (133     174       (116

Egypt PSC modernization impact

     —         145       —         145  

Capitalized interest

     (5     (3     (18     (9

Exploration seismic and administration costs

     (34     (16     (98     (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt

   $ 559     $ 385     $ 2,002     $ 1,221  

Less noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (73     (51     (235     (159
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Upstream capital investment

   $ 486     $ 334     $ 1,767     $ 1,062  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 1,413     $ 1,085     $ 4,943     $ 3,496  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (369     (95     (121     (37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities

   $ 1,044     $ 990     $ 4,822     $ 3,459  

Adjustments to free cash flow:

        

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

     —         (63     —         (211

Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (559     (385     (2,002     (1,221

Distributions to Sinopec noncontrolling interest

     (125     (76     (362     (279
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Upstream free cash flow

   $ 360     $ 466     $ 2,458     $ 1,748  

Cash dividends received from Altus Midstream

     —         19       —         75  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 360     $ 485     $ 2,458     $ 1,823  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 Year Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,      December 31,     December 31,  
     2022     2022      2021     2022     2021  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 1,413     $ 1,104      $ 1,085     $ 4,943     $ 3,496  

Adjustments:

           

Exploration expense other than dry hole expense and unproved leasehold impairments

     34       13        16       98       58  

Current income tax provision

     343       357        189       1,507       652  

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

     (18     3        (34     73       (28

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (369     134        (95     (121     (37

Financing costs, net

     76       75        92       312       410  

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     5       4        14       26       22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)

   $ 1,484     $ 1,690      $ 1,267     $ 6,838     $ 4,573  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

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

Current debt

   $ 2      $ —        $ 2      $ 215      $ —        $ 215  

Long-term debt

     5,451        —          5,451        6,638        —          6,638  

Long-term debt - Altus

     —          —          —          —          657        657  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     5,453        —          5,453        6,853        657        7,510  

Cash and cash equivalents

     245        —          245        170        132        302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net debt

   $ 5,208      $ —        $ 5,208      $ 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  
     December 31, 2022     December 31, 2021  
     Before     Tax     After     Diluted     Before     Tax     After     Diluted  
     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS  

Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)

   $ 802     $ (263   $ 539     $ 1.68     $ 654     $ (169   $ 485     $ 1.34  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     170       (74     96       0.30       59       (45     14       0.04  

Income attributable to Altus preferred unit limited partner

     —         —         —         —         89       —         89       0.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock

     632       (189     443       1.38       506       (124     382       1.05  

Adjustments: *

                

Asset and unproved leasehold impairments

     2       —         2       —         195       (36     159       0.44  

Noncontrolling interest impact on Altus impairments

     —         —         —         —         (33     7       (26     (0.07

Noncontrolling interest & tax barrel impact on Egypt adjustments

     —         —         —         —         (10     —         (10     (0.03

Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments

     —         (47     (47     (0.15     —         (42     (42     (0.12

Unrealized derivative instrument gain

     (52     11       (41     (0.13     (20     16       (4     (0.01

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     157       (33     124       0.39       —         —         —         —    

Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market gain

     (9     2       (7     (0.02     —         —         —         —    

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     5       (2     3       0.01       14       (4     10       0.03  

Gain on divestitures, net

     —         —         —         —         (2     1       (1     —    

Other

     (1     —         (1     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP)

   $ 734     $ (258   $ 476     $ 1.48     $ 650     $ (182   $ 468     $ 1.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended  
     December 31, 2022     December 31, 2021  
     Before     Tax     After     Diluted     Before     Tax     After     Diluted  
     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS  

Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)

   $ 5,734     $ (1,652   $ 4,082     $ 12.24     $ 1,891     $ (578   $ 1,313     $ 3.50  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     842       (364     478       1.43       336       (158     178       0.48  

Income (loss) attributable to Altus preferred unit limited partner

     (70     —         (70     (0.21     162       —         162       0.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock

     4,962       (1,288     3,674       11.02       1,393       (420     973       2.59  

Adjustments: *

                

Asset and unproved leasehold impairments

     24       (4     20       0.06       239       (47     192       0.51  

Noncontrolling interest impact on Altus impairments

     —         —         —         —         (33     7       (26     (0.07

Noncontrolling interest & tax barrel impact on Egypt adjustments

     1       (2     (1     —         (12     —         (12     (0.03

Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments **

     —         (226     (226     (0.68     —         (85     (85     (0.22

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     67       (14     53       0.15       104       (22     82       0.22  

Unrealized derivative instrument (gain) loss

     (5     (7     (12     (0.03     13       12       25       0.07  

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     157       (33     124       0.37       446       (94     352       0.93  

Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market gain

     (32     2       (30     (0.08     —         —         —         —    

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     26       (8     18       0.05       22       (7     15       0.05  

Gain on divestitures, net

     (1,180     125       (1,055     (3.17     (67     14       (53     (0.14

Other

     (6     1       (5     (0.01     (1     —         (1     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP)

   $ 4,014     $ (1,454   $ 2,560     $ 7.68     $ 2,104     $ (642   $ 1,462     $ 3.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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 $208 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.

 

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APACHE CORPORATION

OIL & GAS RESERVES INFORMATION

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

OIL (Mbbl)

        
     U.S.     Egypt1     North Sea     Total1  

Balance - Dec 31, 2021

     199,136       117,649       82,830       399,615  

Extensions and Discoveries

     9,776       7,580       2,616       19,972  

Purchases

     16,362       —         —         16,362  

Revisions

     7,793       22,433       11,898       42,124  

Production

     (25,695     (31,055     (11,891     (68,641

Sales

     (7,425     —         —         (7,425
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - Dec 31, 2022

     199,947       116,607       85,453       402,007  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL’s (Mbbl)

        
     U.S.     Egypt1     North Sea     Total1  

Balance - Dec 31, 2021

     180,552       476       2,334       183,362  

Extensions and Discoveries

     5,456       —         45       5,501  

Purchases

     10,985       —         —         10,985  

Revisions

     9,991       (407     333       9,917  

Production

     (22,895     (69     (406     (23,370

Sales

     (6,340     —         —         (6,340
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - Dec 31, 2022

     177,749       —         2,306       180,055  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAS (MMcf)

        
     U.S.     Egypt1     North Sea     Total1  

Balance - Dec 31, 2021

     1,421,902       474,725       83,279       1,979,906  

Extensions and Discoveries

     38,157       10,191       1,643       49,991  

Purchases

     70,584       —         —         70,584  

Revisions

     92,599       45,725       (3,431     134,893  

Production

     (172,752     (130,071     (12,895     (315,718

Sales

     (73,410     —         —         (73,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - Dec 31, 2022

     1,377,080       400,570       68,596       1,846,246  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL BOE (Mboe)

        
     U.S.     Egypt1     North Sea     Total1  

Balance - Dec 31, 2021

     616,672       197,246       99,044       912,962  

Extensions and Discoveries

     21,592       9,278       2,935       33,805  

Purchases

     39,110       —         —         39,110  

Revisions

     33,217       29,647       11,659       74,523  

Production

     (77,382     (52,803     (14,446     (144,631

Sales

     (26,000     —         —         (26,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - Dec 31, 2022

     607,209       183,368       99,192       889,769  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Proved developed reserves:

        

Oil (Mbbls)

     177,708       108,050       82,580       368,338  

NGL’s (Mbbls)

     158,745       —         2,230       160,975  

Gas (Mboe)

     194,370       66,583       11,049       272,002  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - Dec 31, 2022 (Mboe)

     530,823       174,633       95,859       801,315  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Includes reserves attributable to noncontrolling interest in Egypt.

 

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