8-K
APA Corp false 0001841666 0001841666 2024-07-31 2024-07-31

 

 

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): July 31, 2024

 

 

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 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77042

(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 July 31, 2024, APA Corporation issued a press release announcing financial and operating results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. 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 July 31, 2024.
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: August 1, 2024     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 Second-Quarter 2024

Financial and Operational Results

Key Takeaways

 

   

Reported production of 473,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day; adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 405,000 BOE per day;

 

   

Exceeded second-quarter U.S. oil production guidance and raising full-year guidance;

 

   

Expect U.S. oil production to increase 8% from second-quarter 2024 to fourth-quarter 2024;

 

   

Egypt adjusted production exceeded guidance by approximately 5% in the second quarter;

 

   

Closed non-core asset sales of approximately $660 million in net proceeds, consisting of approximately 13,000 BOE per day in first-quarter 2024;

 

   

Returned $135 million of free cash flow to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks in the second quarter; and

 

   

Callon acquisition integration proceeding ahead of schedule; revised annual cost synergies estimate to $250 million, up $100 million from initial estimate.

HOUSTON, July 31, 2024 – APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced its financial and operational results for the second quarter of 2024.

APA reported net income attributable to common stock of $541 million, or $1.46 per diluted share. When adjusted for items that impact the comparability of results, APA’s second-quarter earnings were $434 million, or $1.17 per diluted share. Net cash provided by operating activities was $877 million, and adjusted EBITDAX was $1.6 billion.

“In the second quarter, we delivered higher-than-expected production across all three operating areas,” said John J. Christmann IV, APA’s chief executive officer. “In the Permian Basin, we had outstanding second-quarter oil production performance and are raising our outlook for the back half of the year after adjusting for asset sales. We also had strong second-quarter performance in Egypt as we benefitted from newly implemented water injection initiatives on our base production and redirected workover rig capacity to opportunities on recompletions and offline volumes.

“During the first half of the year, our focus was on the smooth integration of the Callon assets and rebalancing our drilling and workover rig programs in Egypt. We made tremendous progress on both fronts and are now poised for a strong second half where we will deliver significant organic oil production growth in the Permian Basin and expect to see a meaningful increase in free cash flow.”

 

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APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SECOND-QUARTER 2024

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Second-Quarter summary 

Second-quarter reported production was 473,000 BOE per day, and adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 405,000 BOE per day. U.S. oil production was 139,500 barrels per day, up 67% from first-quarter 2024, driven by the addition of Callon. Despite the impact of asset sales and significant natural gas and NGL curtailments in response to pricing extremes in the Permian Basin, total U.S. volumes on a BOE basis were in line with company guidance for the quarter.

For the second quarter, APA guided to a net gain on third-party oil and gas purchases and sales of $100 million, and the company generated $132 million. Based on the second-quarter actuals and forward strip pricing, APA is raising its full-year estimate of net gain on third-party oil and gas purchases and sales to $350 million, which is $120 million higher than full-year guidance issued in May.

APA’s second-quarter upstream capital investment of $839 million and G&A of $85 million were considerably below guidance, while upstream lease operating expense was generally in line.

Exploration and development update

APA and its partner, TotalEnergies, remain on track in Suriname for FID on Block 58 by year-end 2024 and first oil in 2028. TotalEnergies announced that it has secured a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull for the 200,000 barrel per day development project.

In Alaska, APA and its partners were awarded an additional 51,000 gross acres, bringing the total lease position to 326,000 gross acres entirely situated on state lands. The company is planning more exploration following its high-quality oil discovery at King Street #1.

Capital activity

For the remainder of 2024, APA plans to average nine to 10 rigs in the Permian Basin and 11 rigs in Egypt. At this activity rate, the company expects full-year capital will be at or below company guidance of $2.7 billion.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SECOND-QUARTER 2024

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2024 Sustainability Report

The company recently published its 2024 Sustainability Report, which contains its vision of the important role that oil and natural gas play in human progress and a secure energy future, along with an in-depth review of our ESG performance, initiatives and success stories.

Conference call

APA will host a conference call to discuss its second-quarter 2024 results at 10 a.m. Central time, Thursday, Aug. 1. 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 elsewhere. APA posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and press releases on its website, www.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.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SECOND-QUARTER 2024

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 4 of 5

 

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 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, 2023, 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.


APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SECOND-QUARTER 2024

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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, 2023 available from APA at www.apacorp.com or by writing APA at: 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S, Ste. 200, Houston, TX 77042 (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.

Contacts

Investor: (281) 302-2286 Gary Clark

Media: (713) 296-7276  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
June 30,
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2024     2023     2024     2023  

REVENUES AND OTHER:

        

Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production revenues

        

Oil revenues

   $ 1,907     $ 1,365     $ 3,339     $ 2,762  

Natural gas revenues

     135       180       311       422  

Natural gas liquids revenues

     159       107       299       237  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,201       1,652       3,949       3,421  

Purchased oil and gas sales

     342       144       545       383  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     2,543       1,796       4,494       3,804  

Derivative instrument gain (loss), net

     (3     51       (7     104  

Gain on divestitures, net

     276       5       283       6  

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     (17     —        (83     —   

Other, net

     (7     109       8       77  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,792       1,961       4,695       3,991  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Lease operating expenses

     460       361       798       682  

Gathering, processing, and transmission

     121       78       205       156  

Purchased oil and gas costs

     210       131       373       347  

Taxes other than income

     78       50       135       102  

Exploration

     71       43       219       95  

General and administrative

     85       72       178       137  

Transaction, reorganization, and separation

     115       2       142       6  

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization:

        

Oil and gas property and equipment

     582       354       1,001       679  

Other assets

     6       13       17       20  

Asset retirement obligation accretion

     36       29       76       57  

Impairments

     —        46       —        46  

Financing costs, net

     100       82       176       154  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,864       1,261       3,320       2,481  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     928       700       1,375       1,510  

Current income tax provision

     285       254       585       600  

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)

     23       (16     (42     122  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

     620       462       832       788  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     79       81       159       165  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK

   $ 541     $ 381     $ 673     $ 623  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

        

Basic

   $ 1.46     $ 1.24     $ 2.00     $ 2.01  

Diluted

   $ 1.46     $ 1.23     $ 2.00     $ 2.01  

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

        

Basic

     371       308       337       310  

Diluted

     372       309       337       310  

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.50     $ 0.50  

 

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APA CORPORATION

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2024
     March 31,
2024
     June 30,
2023
     2Q24 to
1Q24
    2Q24 to
2Q23
    June 30,
2024
     June 30,
2023
 

OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     139,361        83,520        75,993        67     83     111,441        73,952  

Egypt (1, 2)

     87,702        86,768        87,790        1     0     87,235        87,792  

North Sea

     26,586        29,795        35,048        -11     -24     28,190        36,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     114,288        116,563        122,838        -2     -7     115,425        124,060  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     253,649        200,083        198,831        27     28     226,866        198,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day

                  

United States

     510,708        443,737        450,200        15     13     477,223        445,887  

Egypt (1, 2)

     273,077        290,227        337,413        -6     -19     281,652        346,829  

North Sea

     51,854        52,605        37,194        -1     39     52,229        38,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     324,931        342,832        374,607        -5     -13     333,881        385,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     835,639        786,569        824,807        6     1     811,104        831,485  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     78,937        56,574        61,760        40     28     67,756        58,947  

North Sea

     1,550        1,405        872        10     78     1,477        1,062  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     80,487        57,979        62,632        39     29     69,233        60,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

BOE per day

                  

United States

     303,416        214,050        212,786        42     43     258,733        207,213  

Egypt (1, 2)

     133,215        135,140        144,026        -1     -8     134,177        145,597  

North Sea

     36,778        39,967        42,118        -8     -13     38,373        43,792  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International (1)

     169,993        175,107        186,144        -3     -9     172,550        189,389  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (1)

     473,409        389,157        398,930        22     19     431,283        396,602  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total excluding noncontrolling interests

     428,972        344,078        350,864        25     22     386,525        348,016  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

Oil (b/d)

     29,255        28,943        29,298            29,099        29,296  

Gas (Mcf/d)

     91,094        96,814        112,609            93,954        115,738  

BOE per day

     44,437        45,079        48,066            44,758        48,586  

(2) Egypt Gross Production

                  

Oil (b/d)

     139,490        137,972        140,652            138,731        140,708  

Gas (Mcf/d)

     431,750        457,248        517,291            444,499        531,093  

BOE per day

     211,448        214,180        226,867            212,814        229,224  

 

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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 Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2024
     March 31,
2024
     June 30,
2023
     2Q24 to
1Q24
    2Q24 to
2Q23
    June 30,
2024
     June 30,
2023
 

OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     139,361        83,520        75,993        67     83     111,441        73,952  

Egypt

     43,099        42,504        43,085        1     0     42,801        42,820  

North Sea

     26,586        29,795        35,048        -11     -24     28,190        36,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     69,685        72,299        78,133        -4     -11     70,991        79,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     209,046        155,819        154,126        34     36     182,432        153,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day

 

               

United States

     510,708        443,737        450,200        15     13     477,223        445,887  

Egypt

     133,184        141,148        164,096        -6     -19     137,166        168,002  

North Sea

     51,854        52,605        37,194        -1     39     52,229        38,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     185,038        193,753        201,290        -4     -8     189,395        206,771  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     695,746        637,490        651,490        9     7     666,618        652,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day

                  

United States

     78,937        56,574        61,760        40     28     67,756        58,947  

North Sea

     1,550        1,405        872        10     78     1,477        1,062  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     80,487        57,979        62,632        39     29     69,233        60,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

BOE per day

                  

United States

     303,416        214,050        212,786        42     43     258,733        207,213  

Egypt

     65,296        66,029        70,434        -1     -7     65,662        70,821  

North Sea

     36,778        39,967        42,118        -8     -13     38,373        43,792  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

     102,074        105,996        112,552        -4     -9     104,035        114,613  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     405,490        320,046        325,338        27     25     362,768        321,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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APA CORPORATION

PRICE INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2024
     March 31,
2024
     June 30,
2023
     June 30,
2024
     June 30,
2023
 

AVERAGE OIL PRICE PER BARREL

              

United States

   $ 80.54      $ 77.37      $ 73.99      $ 79.35      $ 74.56  

Egypt

     84.30        83.18        77.39        83.75        78.48  

North Sea

     84.62        82.81        79.27        83.77        80.51  

International

     84.38        83.10        77.90        83.75        79.06  

Total

     82.28        80.65        76.38        81.57        77.37  

AVERAGE NATURAL GAS PRICE PER MCF

 

           

United States

   $ 0.31      $ 1.42      $ 1.24      $ 0.83      $ 1.73  

Egypt

     2.92        2.93        2.95        2.93        2.92  

North Sea

     10.61        9.23        11.29        9.92        14.47  

International

     4.09        3.85        3.78        3.97        4.05  

Total

     1.77        2.47        2.39        2.11        2.81  

AVERAGE NGL PRICE PER BARREL

              

United States

   $ 21.22      $ 25.38      $ 18.26      $ 22.96      $ 20.88  

North Sea

     43.43        49.37        39.24        46.66        49.52  

Total

     21.68        26.20        18.69        23.58        21.62  

 

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APA CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

SUMMARY EXPLORATION EXPENSE INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended
June 30,
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2024      2023      2024      2023  

Unproved leasehold impairments

   $ —       $ 6      $ 10      $ 11  

Dry hole expense

     41        23        164        53  

Geological and geophysical expense

     15        1        16        2  

Exploration overhead and other

     15        13        29        29  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 71      $ 43      $ 219      $ 95  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SUMMARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

     For the Quarter Ended
June 30,
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2024      2023      2024      2023  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 877      $ 1,000      $ 1,245      $ 1,335  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additions to upstream oil and gas property

     (756      (576      (1,223      (1,119

Leasehold and property acquisitions

     —         (4      (63      (10

Proceeds from asset divestitures

     702        7        729        28  

Proceeds from sale of Kinetik shares

     —         —         428        —   

Other, net

     (10      (10      (23      (14
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (64    $ (583    $ (152    $ (1,115
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proceeds from (payments on) commercial paper and revolving credit facilities, net

     65        (221      63        196  

Proceeds from term loan facility

     1,500        —         1,500        —   

Payment on Callon Credit Agreement

     (472      —         (472      —   

Payments on fixed-rate debt

     (1,641      —         (1,641      (65

Distributions to noncontrolling interest

     (53      (83      (123      (100

Treasury stock activity, net

     (43      (46      (144      (188

Dividends paid to APA common stockholders

     (92      (77      (168      (155

Other, net

     (19      (2      (35      (11
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ (755    $ (429    $ (1,020    $ (323
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

 

     June 30,
2024
     December 31,
2023
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 160      $ 87  

Other current assets

     2,758        2,375  

Property and equipment, net

     14,456        10,038  

Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     21        21  

Other assets

     2,800        2,723  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 20,195      $ 15,244  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current debt

   $ 2      $ 2  

Current liabilities

     2,887        2,402  

Long-term debt

     6,741        5,186  

Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     768        764  

Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities

     3,302        3,199  

APA shareholders’ equity

     5,423        2,655  

Noncontrolling interest

     1,072        1,036  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and equity

   $ 20,195      $ 15,244  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding at end of period

     370        304  

 

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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
June 30,
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2024      2023      2024      2023  

Costs incurred in oil and gas property:

           

Asset and leasehold acquisitions

   $ 4,493      $ 5      $ 4,556      $ 12  

Exploration and development

     933        590        1,587        1,156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property

   $ 5,426      $ 595      $ 6,143      $ 1,168  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment:

           

Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property

   $ 5,426      $ 595      $ 6,143      $ 1,168  

Property acquisitions

     (4,492      —         (4,554      —   

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

     7        7        11        13  

Capitalized interest

     (7      (5      (14      (11

Exploration seismic and administration costs

     (30      (14      (45      (31
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt

   $ 904      $ 583      $ 1,541      $ 1,139  

Less noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (65      (67      (134      (128
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Upstream capital investment

   $ 839      $ 516      $ 1,407      $ 1,011  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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
June 30,
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2024      2023      2024      2023  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 877      $ 1,000      $ 1,245      $ 1,335  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     190        (232      649        279  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities

   $ 1,067      $ 768      $ 1,894      $ 1,614  

Adjustments to free cash flow:

           

Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt

     (904      (583      (1,541      (1,139

Decommissioning spend on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     1        —         (29      —   

Non oil and gas capital investment

     (8      (8      1        (9

Distributions to Sinopec noncontrolling interest

     (53      (83      (123      (100
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 103      $ 94      $ 202      $ 366  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      March 31,      June 30,      June 30,  
     2024      2024      2023      2024      2023  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 877      $ 368      $ 1,000      $ 1,245      $ 1,335  

Adjustments:

              

Exploration expense other than dry hole expense and unproved leasehold impairments

     30        15        14        45        31  

Current income tax provision

     285        300        254        585        600  

Other adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

     (21      (10      97        (31      67  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     190        459        (232      649        279  

Financing costs, net

     100        76        82        176        163  

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     115        27        2        142        6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)

   $ 1,576      $ 1,235      $ 1,217      $ 2,811      $ 2,481  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

     June 30,
2024
     March 31,
2024
     December 31,
2023
     September 30,
2023
 

Current debt

   $ 2      $ 2      $ 2      $ 2  

Long-term debt

     6,741        5,178        5,186        5,582  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     6,743        5,180        5,188        5,584  

Cash and cash equivalents

     160        102        87        95  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net debt

   $ 6,583      $ 5,078      $ 5,101      $ 5,489  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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
June 30, 2024
    For the Quarter Ended
June 30, 2023
 
     Before
Tax
    Tax
Impact
    After
Tax
    Diluted
EPS
    Before
Tax
    Tax
Impact
    After
Tax
    Diluted
EPS
 

Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)

   $ 928     $ (308   $ 620     $ 1.67     $ 700     $ (238   $ 462     $ 1.49  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     145       (66     79       0.21       144       (63     81       0.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock

     783       (242     541       1.46       556       (175     381       1.23  

Adjustments: *

                

Asset and unproved leasehold impairments

     —        —        —        —        52       (37     15       0.05  

Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments

     —        —        —        —        —        (30     (30     (0.10

Unrealized derivative instrument gain

     (3     1       (2     (0.01     (47     9       (38     (0.12

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     17       (4     13       0.03       —        —        —        —   

Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market gain

     —        —        —        —        (77     16       (61     (0.20

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     115       (17     98       0.27       2       (1     1       —   

Gain on divestitures, net

     (276     60       (216     (0.58     (5     1       (4     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP)

   $ 636     $ (202   $ 434     $ 1.17     $ 481     $ (217   $ 264     $ 0.85  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
 
     Before
Tax
    Tax
Impact
    After
Tax
    Diluted
EPS
    Before
Tax
    Tax
Impact
    After
Tax
    Diluted
EPS
 

Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)

   $ 1,375     $ (543   $ 832     $ 2.47     $ 1,510     $ (722   $ 788     $ 2.54  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     290       (131     159       0.47       295       (130     165       0.53  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock

     1,085       (412     673       2.00       1,215       (592     623       2.01  

Adjustments: *

                

Asset and unproved leasehold impairments

     10       (2     8       0.02       57       (40     17       0.05  

Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments **

     —        16       16       0.05       —        100       100       0.32  

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —        —        —        —        (9     2       (7     (0.02

Unrealized derivative instrument (gain) loss

     5       (1     4       0.01       (80     16       (64     (0.20

Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties

     83       (18     65       0.19       —        —        —        —   

Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market (gain) loss

     9       —        9       0.03       (45     10       (35     (0.11

Drilling contract termination charges

     —        —        —        —        13       (10     3       0.01  

Transaction, reorganization & separation costs

     142       (25     117       0.35       6       (2     4       0.01  

Gain on divestitures, net

     (283     62       (221     (0.66     (6     1       (5     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP)

   $ 1,051     $ (380   $ 671     $ 1.99     $ 1,151     $ (515   $ 636     $ 2.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

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