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APA Corporation
Company typePublic
ISINUS03743Q1085
IndustryPetroleum industry
FoundedDecember 6, 1954; 69 years ago (1954-12-06)
Founders
HeadquartersPost Oak Central
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Key people
John J. Christmann IV (CEO)
Products
Production output
388 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (2,370,000 GJ) per day (2021)
RevenueIncrease US$7.985 billion (2021)
Increase US$1.891 billion (2021)
Increase US$0.973 billion (2021)
Total assetsIncrease US$13.303 billion (2021)
Total equityDecrease US$-0.717 billion (2021)
Number of employees
2,253 (2021)
Websiteapacorp.com
Footnotes / references
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APA Corporation is the holding company for Apache Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration.[2] It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Houston. The company is ranked 431st on the Fortune 500.[3]

Current operations

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In 2021, the company's total production was 388 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (2,370,000 GJ) per day, of which 59% was in the United States, 29% was in Egypt, and 12% was in the North Sea.[1]

As of December 31, 2021, the company had 912 million barrels of oil equivalent (5.58×109 GJ) of estimated proved reserves, of which 68% was in the United States, 20% was in Egypt, and 12% was in the North Sea.[1]

Almost all of the company's reserves in the United States are in the Permian Basin. The company also has reserves in western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, and south Texas.[1]

The company has been operating in remote areas of the Libyan Desert in Egypt since 1994 and has not experienced disruptions from political turmoil.[1]

The company has been operating in the North Sea since 2003, predominantly in the Forties oilfield.[1]

History

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In 1954, the Apache Oil Corporation was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Truman Anderson, Raymond Plank and Charles Arnao with $250,000 in funding.[4]

In 1955, the first wells were drilled in the Cushing field, between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.[5]

In 1960, the company acquired interests in the Foshay Tower, a Minneapolis landmark. The 32-story imitation of the Washington Monument, became the company's headquarters from the early 1960s until 1984.[5]

In 1967, the oil well Fagerness #1 was drilled, yielding the company's first major discovery.[5]

In 1969, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[5]

In 1970, the company diversified into agriculture with the acquisition of the S&J Ranch in California. The ranch produced citrus fruit, figs, pistachios, olives, and almonds.[5] It was sold in 1987.[6]

In 1971, the company formed Apache Exploration Company (subsequently "Apexco") as its oil and gas operating company.[5]

In 1977, the company sold Apexco and its non-petroleum holdings, including the ranch, and reinvested into a farm-in agreement with GHK to operate its wells in the Anadarko Basin.[5]

In 1980, the company acquired a non-operating interest, via a participation in a Royal Dutch Shell joint venture, in operations in the Gulf Of Mexico.[5]

In 1981, the company created Apache Petroleum Company (APC), the first public master limited partnership in the United States.[7]

In 1985, the company acquired oil and gas wells in eight states from David Holdings for $200 million. In 1986, the company acquired oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico from Occidental Petroleum.[8]

In 1987, the company moved its headquarters from Minneapolis to Denver.[5]

In 1991, the company doubled its reserves by acquiring assets from Amoco, including a position in the Permian Basin of West Texas, for $515 million and 2 million shares of the company.[9][10]

In 1992, the company moved its headquarters to Houston, Texas and signed a lease for 220,000 square feet of office space.[11]

In 1993, the company acquired Hadson Energy Resources in a $58 million transaction, expanding its assets to offshore Western Australia.[12]

In 1994, the company began operations in Egypt by acquiring a 25 percent non-operated interest in the Qarun Concession, operated by the Phoenix Resource Companies. Production began in December 1995.[13]

In 1995, the company acquired Dekalb Energy Canada, marking the company's return to Canada, in a $285 million stock transaction.[14]

In 1995, the company also acquired 315 oil and gas fields in the Permian Basin, the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast, western Oklahoma, East Texas, the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico from Texaco.[15]

In 1996, the company acquired Phoenix Resources and took over operations of the Qarun Concession in Egypt.[16]

In 1999, the company acquired fields and leases in the Gulf of Mexico from Royal Dutch Shell for $715 million in cash, plus 1 million shares of stock.[17]

In 2001, the company acquired operations in the Libyan Desert of Egypt from Repsol for $410 million.[18]

In 2002, the company drilled its first deepwater wells in the West Mediterranean Concession of offshore Egypt.[19]

In 2003, the company acquired the Forties oilfield, the largest field ever discovered in the United Kingdom North Sea as well as assets in the Gulf of Mexico from BP for $1.3 billion.[20]

In May 2005, the company and ExxonMobil completed a series of agreements that provided for transfers and joint ventures across a broad range of properties in Western Canada.[21]

In October 2005, the company sold its 55% stake in the deepwater section of Egypt's concession for $413 million to Hess Corporation.[22]

In April 2006, the company acquired Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties from BP.[23]

In June 2006, the company sold its oil production interest in China to Australia-based Roc Oil Company for US$260 million.[24]

In 2007, A test horizontal well at the Van Gogh project, in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, produced 9,694 barrels per day.[25]

In February 2010, the company started production from the Van Gogh development offshore Western Australia.[26]

In March 2010, a Federal judge upheld the company's decision to exclude from its annual meeting ballot a corporate governance proposal from a person who had not proven on a timely basis that he actually was one of the company's shareholders.[27]

In June 2010, the company acquired assets in the Gulf of Mexico from Devon Energy for $1.05 billion.[28]

In July 2010, the company acquired assets from BP in Texas, southeast New Mexico, western Canada, and Egypt for $7 billion.[29]

In November 2010, the company acquired Mariner Energy for $2.7 billion.[30]

In 2011, the company discovered eight oil wells in Egypt's Faghur Basin.[31]

In January 2012, the company acquired assets in the Beryl field in the North Sea from ExxonMobil.[32]

In May 2012, the company acquired Cordillera Energy Partners for $2.5 billion in cash and 6.3 million shares of common stock. The acquisition added approximately 71 million barrels of oil equivalent (430,000,000 GJ) to Apache's reserves and strengthened its position across western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.[33]

In November 2013, the company sold a non-controlling 1/3 share of its Egyptian assets to Sinopec[34]

In 2015, the company sold its assets in Western Australia for $2.1 billion.[35]

In 2016, the company sold its interest in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation pipeline.[36]

In 2017, the company sold its assets in Canada to Paramount Resources for C$459.5 million.[37]

In 2020, the company declared its 'Alpine High' discovery to be a failure despite spending $3 billion on the play.[38] Steven Keenan, VP of global exploration and Lead Geologist on the play resigned.[39]

In January 2021, the company redid its agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.[40]

In March 2021, the company reorganized its legal structure, with APA Corporation becoming the holding company for all of its subsidiaries.[2]

In January 2024, APA Corporation and Callon Petroleum Company have recently inked a definitive agreement, paving the way for APA to acquire Callon in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, inclusive of Callon’s net debt. [41]

Controversies

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2013 toxic waste spill

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On June 1, 2013, a pipeline in northern Alberta, Canada was noticed to have ruptured, spilling 60,000 barrels (9.5 million litres) of toxic waste in what was cited as one of the largest of such disasters in recent history in North America.[42][43]

Pipeline explosion

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In June 2008, the natural gas pipeline explosion at the company's processing hub on Varanus Island led to the 2008 Western Australian gas crisis. The Australian government was forced to drop charges as a result of a technicality.[44][45]

Attempts to limit shareholder proposals

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In 2007, CEO G. Steven Farris wrote to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in favor of limits on nonbinding shareholder proposals at public company annual meetings.[46]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Apache Corporation 2021 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. ^ a b "Apache Corporation and APA Corporation Announce Completion of New Holding Company Structure" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Fortune 500: Apache". Fortune.
  4. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (November 9, 2018). "Apache Corp. founder dies at age 96". American City Business Journals.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Journey into Risk Country - The First 30 Years of Apache" (PDF). Apache.
  6. ^ "CASTLE & COOKE BUYS HOLDINGS OF APACHE CORP". The Journal of Commerce. Associated Press. September 27, 1987.
  7. ^ Metz, Robert (March 5, 1981). "Market Place: The Apache Partnership". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Biddle, Fred Marc (May 22, 1986). "Oil Partnership To Buy 4 Firms Of Occidental". Chicago Tribune.
  9. ^ "Amoco Unit in Deal To Sell U.S. Reserves". The New York Times. Reuters. May 3, 1991.
  10. ^ "Apache to Double Reserves with Amoco Deal". Oil & Gas Journal. May 13, 1991.
  11. ^ Stuart, Lettice (April 15, 1992). "Real Estate; Office Space In Houston: Plenty of It". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "Apache to Buy 68% Stake in Hadson Energy". The New York Times. June 19, 1993.
  13. ^ "Egypt western desert activity hits high gear". Oil & Gas Journal. November 4, 1996.
  14. ^ "Apache to Acquire Dekalb Energy". The New York Times. December 22, 1994.
  15. ^ SALPUKAS, AGIS (November 30, 1994). "Apache To Buy Fields From Texaco". The New York Times.
  16. ^ "Apache Agrees to Acquire Phoenix Resources". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 29, 1996.
  17. ^ "Apache is Buying Fields and Leases from Shell Unit". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. April 30, 1999.
  18. ^ "Apache to Acquire Repsol's Egypt Interests for US$410 Million; A 'Step Change' for Apache's Already Formidable Operations in Egypt" (Press release). PR Newswire. January 23, 2001.
  19. ^ "Apache Reports Third Successful Gas Discovery in Deep Water Offshore Egypt" (PDF). 2002.
  20. ^ "Apache to buy North Sea Forties oil field stake, Gulf of Mexico assets from BP for $1.3 billion". Oil & Gas Journal. January 13, 2003.
  21. ^ "Exxon Mobil expands exploration in Canada". American City Business Journals. May 5, 2005.
  22. ^ "Apache and Amerada Hess in Acreage Swap". RigZone. October 13, 2005.
  23. ^ "Apache to buy BP Gulf of Mexico shelf assets". Oil & Gas Journal. April 20, 2006.
  24. ^ "ROC Oil to buy Apache oil production in China". Oil & Gas Journal. June 27, 2006.
  25. ^ "Apache tests Exmouth basin well off W. Australia". Oil & Gas Journal. June 22, 2007.
  26. ^ Driver, Anna (February 10, 2010). "Apache has first oil from Van Gogh". Reuters.
  27. ^ Steffy, Loren (March 11, 2010). "Apache can reject proxy proposal, judge rules". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  28. ^ "Apache Completes Acquisition of Devon's Gulf of Mexico Shelf Assets" (Press release). PR Newswire. June 10, 2010.
  29. ^ Helman, Christopher (August 16, 2010). "Inside BP's $7 Billion Deal With Apache". Forbes.
  30. ^ "Apache, Mariner merger complete". American City Business Journals. November 10, 2010.
  31. ^ Petzet, Alan (March 26, 2012). "Apache presses Egypt Faghur basin discoveries, 3D". Oil & Gas Journal.
  32. ^ "Apache Completes Acquisition of ExxonMobil's Beryl Field, Other UK North Sea Assets" (Press release). PR Newswire. January 3, 2012.
  33. ^ "Apache Completes Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC Acquisition" (Press release). PR Newswire. May 1, 2012.
  34. ^ "Apache Completes Egypt Partnership With Sinopec" (Press release). PR Newswire. November 14, 2013.
  35. ^ "Apache agrees to sell Australian operations for $2.1 billion" (Press release). PR Newswire. April 8, 2015.
  36. ^ WILLIAMSON, MARK (November 30, 2016). "US giant sells North Sea assets". The Herald.
  37. ^ Cryderman, Kelly (2017-07-06). "Apache joins foreign exit from Canada's energy sector". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  38. ^ Adams-Heard, Rachel (February 27, 2020). "Apache Calls It Quits on Alpine High After $3 Billion Charge". Bloomberg News.
  39. ^ ADAMS-HEARD, RACHEL (October 27, 2019). "Apache executive's departure sparks worst rout since 2016". World Oil.
  40. ^ "APA Corporation Announces Agreement in Principle with Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and EGPC to Modernize Production Sharing Contracts in Western Desert of Egypt" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. May 4, 2021.
  41. ^ akram, wasim (4 January 2024). "APA Corporation Acquired Callon Petroleum in $4.5 Billion All-Stock Deal". ibmot. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  42. ^ "Massive Alberta waste water spill will kill plants, says ecologist". CBC News. 13 June 2013.
  43. ^ VANDERKLIPPE, NATHAN (June 12, 2013). "Toxic waste spill in northern Alberta biggest of recent disasters in North America". Globe & Mail.
  44. ^ Spooner, Rania; King, Rhianna (March 29, 2012). "State drops lawsuit over Varanus Island gas explosion". WAtoday.
  45. ^ "Varanus gas explosion report slams Apache Energy". ABC News (Australia). 24 May 2012.
  46. ^ "Farris SEC letter dated October 2, 2007" (PDF). U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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