UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q |
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THEFor the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THECommission File Number: 1-9743
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Delaware |
47-0684736 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
333 Clay Street, Suite 4200, Houston, Texas 77002-7361
713-651-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer x
Accelerated Filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of April 24, 2006.
Title of each class |
Number of shares |
|
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
242,580,772 |
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
Page No. |
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ITEM 1. |
Financial Statements |
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Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 |
3 | ||
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 |
4 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 |
5 | ||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
6 | ||
ITEM 2. |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
15 | |
ITEM 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
24 | |
ITEM 4. |
Controls and Procedures |
24 | |
PART II. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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ITEM 1. |
Legal Proceedings |
25 | |
ITEM 1A. |
Risk Factors |
25 | |
ITEM 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
25 | |
ITEM 6. |
Exhibits |
25 | |
SIGNATURES |
26 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX |
27 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
||||||
March 31, |
||||||
2006 |
2005 |
|||||
Net Operating Revenues |
||||||
Wellhead Natural Gas |
$ |
789,061 |
$ |
543,106 |
||
Wellhead Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquids |
184,718 |
144,536 |
||||
Gains (Losses) on Mark-to-Market Commodity Derivative Contracts |
107,024 |
(940) |
||||
Other, Net |
3,733 |
1,454 |
||||
Total |
1,084,536 |
688,156 |
||||
Operating Expenses |
||||||
Lease and Well |
87,484 |
65,768 |
||||
Transportation Costs |
28,096 |
17,107 |
||||
Exploration Costs |
39,392 |
34,816 |
||||
Dry Hole Costs |
10,726 |
14,582 |
||||
Impairments |
22,773 |
12,172 |
||||
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |
177,652 |
153,016 |
||||
General and Administrative |
36,291 |
28,687 |
||||
Taxes Other Than Income |
53,694 |
41,913 |
||||
Total |
456,108 |
368,061 |
||||
Operating Income |
628,428 |
320,095 |
||||
Other Income, Net |
14,556 |
5,465 |
||||
Income Before Interest Expense and Income Taxes |
642,984 |
325,560 |
||||
Interest Expense, Net |
13,153 |
13,957 |
||||
Income Before Income Taxes |
629,831 |
311,603 |
||||
Income Tax Provision |
203,124 |
108,900 |
||||
Net Income |
426,707 |
202,703 |
||||
Preferred Stock Dividends |
1,858 |
1,858 |
||||
Net Income Available to Common |
$ |
424,849 |
$ |
200,845 |
||
Net Income Per Share Available to Common |
||||||
Basic |
$ |
1.76 |
$ |
0.85 |
||
Diluted |
$ |
1.73 |
$ |
0.83 |
||
Average Number of Common Shares |
||||||
Basic |
241,118 |
237,293 |
||||
Diluted |
245,923 |
242,114 |
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EOG RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
(Unaudited)
March 31, |
December 31, |
|||||
2006 |
2005 |
|||||
ASSETS |
||||||
Current Assets |
||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$ |
821,327 |
$ |
643,811 |
||
Accounts Receivable, Net |
627,667 |
762,207 |
||||
Inventories |
76,638 |
63,215 |
||||
Assets from Price Risk Management Activities |
88,385 |
11,415 |
||||
Deferred Income Taxes |
- |
24,376 |
||||
Other |
50,741 |
58,214 |
||||
Total |
1,664,758 |
1,563,238 |
||||
Oil and Gas Properties (Successful Efforts Method) |
11,742,417 |
11,173,389 |
||||
Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |
(5,269,596) |
(5,086,210) |
||||
Net Oil and Gas Properties |
6,472,821 |
6,087,179 |
||||
Other Assets |
105,811 |
102,903 |
||||
Total Assets |
$ |
8,243,390 |
$ |
7,753,320 |
||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||||
Current Liabilities |
||||||
Accounts Payable |
$ |
673,914 |
$ |
679,548 |
||
Accrued Taxes Payable |
169,360 |
140,902 |
||||
Dividends Payable |
14,760 |
9,912 |
||||
Deferred Income Taxes |
36,228 |
164,659 |
||||
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt |
124,075 |
126,075 |
||||
Other |
49,188 |
50,945 |
||||
Total |
1,067,525 |
1,172,041 |
||||
Long-Term Debt |
808,667 |
858,992 |
||||
Other Liabilities |
289,850 |
283,407 |
||||
Deferred Income Taxes |
1,333,988 |
1,122,588 |
||||
Shareholders' Equity |
||||||
Preferred Stock, $0.01 Par, 10,000,000 Shares Authorized: |
||||||
Series B, 100,000 Shares Issued, Cumulative, |
||||||
$100,000,000 Liquidation Preference |
99,121 |
99,062 |
||||
Common Stock, $0.01 Par, 640,000,000 Shares Authorized and |
||||||
249,460,000 Shares Issued |
202,495 |
202,495 |
||||
Additional Paid in Capital |
60,905 |
84,705 |
||||
Unearned Compensation |
- |
(36,246) |
||||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
175,743 |
177,137 |
||||
Retained Earnings |
4,330,772 |
3,920,483 |
||||
Common Stock Held in Treasury, 6,864,234 Shares at |
||||||
March 31, 2006 and 7,385,862 Shares at December 31, 2005 |
(125,676) |
(131,344) |
||||
Total Shareholders' Equity |
4,743,360 |
4,316,292 |
||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
$ |
8,243,390 |
$ |
7,753,320 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EOG RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
||||||
March 31, |
||||||
2006 |
2005 |
|||||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities |
||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: |
||||||
Net Income |
$ |
426,707 |
$ |
202,703 |
||
Items Not Requiring Cash |
||||||
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |
177,652 |
153,016 |
||||
Impairments |
22,773 |
12,172 |
||||
Stock-Based Compensation Expenses |
9,003 |
2,719 |
||||
Deferred Income Taxes |
106,326 |
44,928 |
||||
Other, Net |
(4,444) |
(1,462) |
||||
Dry Hole Costs |
10,726 |
14,582 |
||||
Mark-to-Market Commodity Derivative Contracts |
||||||
Total (Gains) Losses |
(107,024) |
940 |
||||
Realized Gains |
30,054 |
9,807 |
||||
Tax Benefits from Stock Options Exercised |
- |
9,348 |
||||
Other, Net |
4,299 |
(2,113) |
||||
Changes in Components of Working Capital and Other Liabilities |
||||||
Accounts Receivable |
135,150 |
5,518 |
||||
Inventories |
(13,370) |
(8,701) |
||||
Accounts Payable |
(9,535) |
(26,352) |
||||
Accrued Taxes Payable |
29,298 |
41,807 |
||||
Other Liabilities |
5,429 |
3,666 |
||||
Other, Net |
(3,090) |
(6,459) |
||||
Changes in Components of Working Capital Associated with |
||||||
Investing and Financing Activities |
(33,187) |
25,720 |
||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
786,767 |
481,839 |
||||
Investing Cash Flows |
||||||
Additions to Oil and Gas Properties |
(589,048) |
(363,760) |
||||
Proceeds from Sales of Assets |
2,741 |
19,752 |
||||
Changes in Components of Working Capital Associated with |
||||||
Investing Activities |
33,288 |
(25,671) |
||||
Other, Net |
(5,253) |
(7,394) |
||||
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities |
(558,272) |
(377,073) |
||||
Financing Cash Flows |
||||||
Net Commercial Paper and Line of Credit Borrowings |
- |
42,175 |
||||
Long-Term Debt Repayments |
(52,325) |
- |
||||
Dividends Paid |
(11,432) |
(8,880) |
||||
Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-Based Compensation Expenses |
7,177 |
- |
||||
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised |
6,129 |
14,264 |
||||
Changes in Components of Working Capital Associated with |
||||||
Financing Activities |
(101) |
(49) |
||||
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities |
(50,552) |
47,510 |
||||
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash |
(427) |
129 |
||||
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
177,516 |
152,405 |
||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period |
643,811 |
20,980 |
||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period |
$ |
821,327 |
$ |
173,385 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EOG RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
General. The consolidated financial statements of EOG Resources, Inc. and subsidiaries (EOG) included herein have been prepared by management without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they reflect all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial results for the interim periods. Certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in EOG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (EOG's 2005 Annual Report).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
On February 1, 2006, the Board of Directors of EOG (Board) increased the quarterly cash dividend on the common stock from the previous $0.04 per share to $0.06 per share effective with the dividend payable on April 28, 2006 to record holders as of April 13, 2006.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements to conform with the current presentation.
Derivative Instruments. As more fully discussed in Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements included in EOG's 2005 Annual Report, EOG engages in price risk management activities from time to time. These activities are intended to manage EOG's exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices for natural gas and crude oil. EOG utilizes financial commodity derivative instruments, primarily collar and price swap contracts, as the means to manage this price risk. EOG accounts for financial commodity derivative contracts using the mark-to-market accounting method. In addition to financial transactions, EOG is a party to various physical commodity contracts for the sale of hydrocarbons that cover varying periods of time and have varying pricing provisions. The financial impact of physical commodity contracts is included in revenues at the time of settlement, which in turn affects average realized hydrocarbon prices.
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Developments. As discussed more fully in Note 2, EOG adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), "Share Based Payment," effective January 1, 2006, using the modified prospective application method. The standard requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award, eliminating the exception to account for such awards using the intrinsic method previously allowable under Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), EOG included tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options in the operating activities section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 123(R) requires that cash flows provided by excess tax benefits from stock options exercised be reflected in the financing activities section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Unearned Compensation previously included separately in Shareholders' Equity be written off against Additional Paid in Capital at the date of adoption.
In September 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus on Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty." EITF Issue No. 04-13 requires that purchases and sales of inventory with the same counterparty in the same line of business should be accounted for as a single non-monetary exchange, if entered into in contemplation of one another. The consensus is effective for inventory arrangements entered into, modified or renewed in interim or annual reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2006. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-13 is not expected to have a material impact on EOG's financial statements.
9; 2. Stock-Based Compensation
At March 31, 2006, EOG maintained various stock-based compensation plans as discussed below. EOG adopted SFAS No. 123(R) effective January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application method and accordingly has not restated any of its prior year results. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), EOG recognized compensation expense for its stock-based compensation plans under the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and as a result, stock-based compensation expense consisted only of amounts recognized in connection with grants of restricted stock and units. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) resulted in EOG recognizing compensation expenses on grants made under its employee stock option plans and its employee stock purchase plan. Stock-based compensation expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 included expense for all stock-based compensation awards which were not yet vested as of January 1, 2006 and all such awards granted after January 1, 2006 based upon the grant date estimated fair value of the awards. Such expense is computed net of forfeitures estimated based upon EOG's historical employee turnover rate and amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, EOG recognized $9.0 million of compensation expense related to its stock-based compensation plans. Such expense is included in Lease and Well ($1.6 million), Exploration Costs ($1.7 million) and General and Administrative ($5.7 million) in the Consolidated Statements of Income based upon job functions of the employees receiving the grants. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the first quarter of 2005 totaled $2.7 million and was included in General and Administrative.
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The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) reduced income before income taxes and net income in the first quarter of 2006 by $5.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively, and reduced basic and diluted earnings per share by $0.02 and $0.01, respectively. Presented below are EOG's first quarter 2005 pro forma net income and net income per share available to common had compensation expenses been recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" (in millions, except per share data):
Three Months |
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Ended |
||
March 31, |
||
2005 |
||
Net Income Available to Common - As Reported |
$ |
200.8 |
Deduct: Total Stock-Based Employee Compensation |
||
Expense, Net of Income Tax |
(3.2) |
|
Net Income Available to Common - Pro Forma |
$ |
197.6 |
Net Income Per Share Available to Common |
||
Basic - As Reported |
$ |
0.85 |
Basic - Pro Forma |
$ |
0.83 |
Diluted - As Reported |
$ |
0.83 |
Diluted - Pro Forma |
$ |
0.82 |
EOG has various stock plans (Plans) under which employees and non-employee members of the Board have been or may be granted certain equity compensation. At March 31, 2006, approximately 5.3 million common shares remained available for grant under the Plans. EOG's policy is to issue shares related to the Plans from treasury stock. At March 31, 2006, EOG held 6.9 million shares of treasury stock.
Stock Options. Under the Plans, participants have been or may be granted rights to purchase shares of common stock of EOG at a price not less than the market price of the stock at the date of grant. Stock options granted under the Plans vest on a graded vesting schedule up to four years from the date of grant based on the nature of the grants and as defined in individual grant agreements. Terms for stock options granted under the Plans have not exceeded a maximum term of 10 years. For all grants made prior to August 2004 and all employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) grants, the fair value of each grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model. Certain of EOG's stock options granted in 2005 and 2004 contain a feature that limits the potential gain that can be realized by requiring vested options to be exercised if the market price reaches 200% of the grant price for five consecutive trading days (Capped Option). EOG may or may not issue Capped Options in the future. The fair value of each Capped Option grant was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. Effective May 2005, the fair value of stock option grants not containing the Capped Option feature was estimated using the Hull-White II binomial option pricing model. Stock-based compensation expenses related to stock option and ESPP grants totaled $6.6 million during the first quarter of 2006.
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Weighted average fair values and valuation assumptions used to value stock option and ESPP grants during the first quarters of 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
Stock Options |
ESPP |
|||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
|||||||||||
March 31, |
March 31, |
|||||||||||
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
|||||||||
Weighted Average Fair Value of Grants |
$ |
26.85 |
$ |
13.17 |
$ |
21.14 |
$ |
6.88 |
||||
Expected Volatility |
35.82% |
33.00% |
39.66% |
28.13% |
||||||||
Risk-Free Interest Rate |
4.56% |
4.50% |
4.47% |
2.58% |
||||||||
Dividend Yield |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
||||||||
Expected Life |
4.5 yrs. |
4.8 yrs. |
0.5 yrs. |
0.5 yrs. |
Expected volatility is based on an equal weighting of historical volatility and implied volatility from traded options in EOG's stock. The risk-free interest rate is based upon United States Treasury yields in effect at the time of grant. The expected life is based upon historical experience and contractual terms of stock option and ESPP grants.
The following table sets forth the option transactions for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 (options and dollars in thousands, except per share data):
Weighted |
|||||||||
Weighted |
Average |
||||||||
Average |
Aggregate |
Remaining |
|||||||
Number of |
Grant |
Intrinsic |
Contractual |
||||||
Options |
Price |
Value(2) |
Life |
||||||
(in years) |
|||||||||
Outstanding at January 1 |
9,698 |
$ |
28.12 |
||||||
Granted |
39 |
79.14 |
|||||||
Exercised(1) |
(387) |
15.84 |
|||||||
Forfeited |
(17) |
39.99 |
|||||||
Outstanding at March 31 |
9,333 |
28.82 |
$ |
403,427 |
6.5 |
||||
Options Vested or Expected to Vest |
8,838 |
28.75 |
$ |
382,614 |
6.5 |
||||
Options Exercisable at March 31 |
4,210 |
$ |
16.74 |
$ |
232,647 |
2.9 |
|||
(1) The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $24.9 million and $28.4 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is based upon the difference between the market price of EOG's common stock on the date of exercise and the grant price of the options. (2) Based upon the difference between the closing market price of EOG's common stock on the last trading day of the quarter and the grant price of in-the-money options. |
At March 31, 2006, unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock option and ESPP grants totaled $55.3 million. This unrecognized expense will be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 2.3 years.
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Restricted Stock and Units. Under the Plans, employees may be granted restricted (non-vested) stock and/or units without cost to them. The restricted stock and units granted vest to the employee at various times ranging from one to five years from the date of grant based on the nature of the grants and as defined in individual grant agreements. Upon vesting, restricted stock is released to the employee and restricted units are converted into common stock and released to the employee. Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock and units totaled $2.4 million and $2.7 million for the first quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The following table sets forth the restricted stock and units transactions for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 (shares and units and dollars in thousands, except per share data):
Weighted |
|||||
Number of |
Average |
Aggregate |
|||
Shares and |
Grant Date |
Intrinsic |
|||
Units |
Fair Value |
Value(3) |
|||
Outstanding at January 1 |
2,544 |
$ |
26.04 |
||
Granted(1) |
252 |
67.16 |
|||
Released(2) |
(240) |
22.95 |
|||
Forfeited |
(1) |
39.75 |
|||
Outstanding at March 31 |
2,555 |
30.39 |
$ |
183,955 |
|
(1) The weighted average grant date fair value of
restricted stock and units granted for the three-month periods ended March 31,
2006 and 2005 was $67.16 and $45.38, respectively. (2) The total intrinsic value of restricted stock and units released for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $16.5 million and $12.9 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is based upon the closing price of EOG's common stock on the date restricted stock and units are released. (3) Based upon the closing market price of EOG's common stock on the last trading day of the quarter. |
At March 31, 2006, unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock and units totaled $50.8 million. Such unrecognized expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.
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3. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of Net Income Per Share Available to Common for the three-month periods ended March 31 (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended |
|||||
March 31, |
|||||
2006 |
2005 |
||||
Numerator for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share - |
|||||
Net Income Available to Common |
$ |
424,849 |
$ |
200,845 |
|
Denominator for Basic Earnings Per Share - |
|||||
Weighted Average Shares |
241,118 |
237,293 |
|||
Potential Dilutive Common Shares - |
|||||
Stock Options |
3,537 |
3,792 |
|||
Restricted Stock and Units |
1,268 |
1,029 |
|||
Denominator for Diluted Earnings Per Share - |
|||||
Adjusted Weighted Average Shares |
245,923 |
242,114 |
|||
Net Income Per Share Available to Common |
|||||
Basic |
$ |
1.76 |
$ |
0.85 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
1.73 |
$ |
0.83 |
4. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest and income taxes for the three-month periods ended March 31 was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
||||
March 31, |
||||
2006 |
2005 |
|||
Interest |
$ |
3,523 |
$ |
3,098 |
Income Taxes |
$ |
33,123 |
$ |
11,136 |
5. Comprehensive Income
The following table presents the components of EOG's comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
|||||||
March 31, |
|||||||
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
Comprehensive Income |
|||||||
Net Income |
$ |
426,707 |
$ |
202,703 |
|||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|||||||
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |
(1,757) |
(4,926) |
|||||
Foreign Currency Swap Transaction |
546 |
(3,591) |
|||||
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Related to |
|||||||
Foreign Currency Swap Transaction |
(183) |
1,243 |
|||||
Total |
$ |
425,313 |
$ |
195,429 |
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6. Segment Information
Selected financial information by reportable segment is presented below for the three-month periods ended March 31 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
|||||||
March 31, |
|||||||
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
Net Operating Revenues |
|||||||
United States |
$ |
778,402 |
$ |
483,690 |
|||
Canada |
176,979 |
133,987 |
|||||
Trinidad |
92,589 |
48,991 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
36,566 |
21,488 |
|||||
Total |
$ |
1,084,536 |
$ |
688,156 |
|||
Operating Income |
|||||||
United States |
$ |
433,756 |
$ |
208,801 |
|||
Canada |
96,774 |
65,306 |
|||||
Trinidad |
70,449 |
30,256 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
27,449 |
15,732 |
|||||
Total |
628,428 |
320,095 |
|||||
Reconciling Items |
|||||||
Other Income, Net |
14,556 |
5,465 |
|||||
Interest Expense, Net |
13,153 |
13,957 |
|||||
Income Before Income Taxes |
$ |
629,831 |
$ |
311,603 |
7. Asset Retirement Obligations
The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amount of short-term and long-term legal obligations associated with the retirement of oil and gas properties pursuant to SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 (in thousands):
Asset Retirement Obligations |
|||||||
Short-Term |
Long-Term |
Total |
|||||
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
$ |
6,235 |
$ |
155,253 |
$ |
161,488 |
|
Liabilities Incurred |
- |
3,717 |
3,717 |
||||
Liabilities Settled |
(1,590) |
(184) |
(1,774) |
||||
Accretions |
80 |
1,975 |
2,055 |
||||
Revisions |
14 |
(66) |
(52) |
||||
Reclassifications |
1,241 |
(1,241) |
- |
||||
Foreign Currency Translations |
(3) |
64 |
61 |
||||
Balance at March 31, 2006 |
$ |
5,977 |
$ |
159,518 |
$ |
165,495 |
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8. Suspended Well Costs
EOG's net changes in suspended well costs for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. 19-1, "Accounting for Suspended Well Costs," are presented below (in thousands):
Three Months |
|||
Ended |
|||
March 31, |
|||
2006 |
|||
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
$ |
27,868 |
|
Additions Pending the Determination of Proved Reserves |
28,914 |
||
Reclassifications to Proved Properties |
(2,231) |
||
Charged to Dry Hole Costs |
(723) |
||
Foreign Currency Translation |
(118) |
||
Balance at March 31, 2006 |
$ |
53,710 |
The following table provides an aging of suspended well costs as of March 31, 2006 (in thousands, except well count):
As of |
|||
March 31, |
|||
2006 |
|||
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been |
|||
capitalized for a period less than one year |
$ |
29,817 |
|
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been |
|||
capitalized for a period greater than one year |
23,893 |
||
Total |
$ |
53,710 |
|
Number of projects that have exploratory well costs that have been |
|||
capitalized for a period greater than one year |
2 |
As of March 31, 2006, exploratory well costs capitalized for a period greater than one year included an outside operated, deepwater offshore Gulf of Mexico discovery ($4.3 million) and an outside operated, winter access only, Northwest Territories (NWT) discovery in Canada ($19.6 million). In the Gulf of Mexico discovery, EOG plans to participate in the drilling of an additional well. In the NWT discovery, additional exploratory wells were drilled during the first quarter of 2006. EOG is currently evaluating the data gathered from these exploratory wells.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
There are various suits and claims against EOG that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the chance that these suits and claims will individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of EOG is remote. When necessary, EOG has made accruals in accordance with SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies," in order to provide for these matters.
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10. Pension and Postretirement Benefits
Pension Plans. EOG has non-contributory defined contribution pension plans and matched defined contribution savings plans in place for most of its employees in the United States. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, EOG's total contributions to these pension plans were $3.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively.
In addition, as more fully discussed in Note 6 to Consolidated Financial Statements in EOG's 2005 Annual Report, EOG's Canadian, Trinidadian and United Kingdom subsidiaries maintain various pension and savings plans for most of their employees. In each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, total contributions to the defined contribution pension plans were $0.4 million. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, total contributions to the defined benefit pension plans amounted to approximately $90,000. The net periodic pension costs recognized for these pension plans were approximately $59,000 and $18,000, respectively, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
Postretirement Plan. EOG has postretirement medical and dental benefits in place for eligible United States and Trinidad employees and their eligible dependents. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, EOG's total contributions to these plans amounted to approximately $24,000. The net periodic pension costs recognized for the postretirement medical and dental plans were approximately $167,000 and $95,000, respectively, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
11. Long-Term Debt
On February 17, 2006, EOGI International Company, a wholly owned foreign subsidiary of EOG, repaid $50 million of the $250 million outstanding balance of its $600 million, 3-year unsecured Senior Term Loan Agreement (Term Loan Agreement). Additional borrowing capacity under the Term Loan Agreement was reduced to $100 million on January 1, 2006 and such amount will be available until December 31, 2006. Borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement accrue interest at a London InterBank Offering Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin or at the base rate of the Term Loan Agreement's administrative agent, as selected by the borrower. The applicable interest rate for the $200 million outstanding at March 31, 2006 was 5.11%. The weighted average interest rate for the amounts outstanding during the first quarter of 2006 was 4.96%.
On June 28, 2005, EOG entered into a 5-year $600 million unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (Agreement). The Agreement provides for the allocation, at the option of EOG, of up to $75 million each to EOG's United Kingdom subsidiary and one of its Canadian subsidiaries. The Agreement also provides EOG the option to request letters of credit to be issued in an aggregate amount of up to $200 million. Interest accrues on advances at LIBOR plus an applicable margin (Eurodollar rate) or at the base rate of the Agreement's administrative agent, as selected by EOG. There are no borrowings or letters of credit currently outstanding under the Agreement. The applicable base rate and Eurodollar rate, had there been an amount borrowed under the Agreement, would have been 7.75% and 5.04%, respectively, at March 31, 2006.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Overview
EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) is one of the largest independent (non-integrated) oil and natural gas companies in the United States with proved reserves in the United States, Canada, offshore Trinidad and the United Kingdom North Sea. EOG operates under a consistent business and operational strategy which focuses predominantly on achieving a strong reinvestment rate of return, drilling internally generated prospects, delivering long-term production growth and maintaining a strong balance sheet.
Operations. EOG's effort to identify plays with larger reserve potential has proven a successful supplement to its base development and exploitation program in the United States and Canada. EOG plans to continue to drill numerous wells in large acreage plays, which in the aggregate are expected to contribute substantially to EOG's crude oil and natural gas production. EOG has several larger potential plays under way in Wyoming, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and western Canada.
Although EOG continues to focus on United States and Canada natural gas, EOG sees an increasing linkage between United States and Canada natural gas demand and Trinidad natural gas supply. For example, liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from existing and planned facilities in Trinidad are contenders to meet increasing United States natural gas demand. In addition, ammonia, methanol and chemical production has been relocating from the United States and Canada to Trinidad, driven by attractive natural gas feedstock prices in the island nation. EOG believes that its existing position with the supply contracts to the two ammonia plants, the methanol plant and the Atlantic LNG Train 4 (ALNG), an LNG plant in Point Fortin, Trinidad, will continue to give its portfolio an even broader exposure to United States and Canada natural gas fundamentals.
In December 2005, ALNG began taking gas and remained in the start-up phase through the first quarter of 2006. From start-up, ALNG has continued to take higher than contractual volumes. In the first quarter of 2006, a subsidiary of EOG, EOG Resources Trinidad Block 4(a) Unlimited, drilled two successful wells on Block 4(a) and in April 2006 applied to enter the market development phase under the production sharing contract with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
A subsidiary of EOG, EOG Resources Trinidad Limited (EOGRT) and the other participants in the South East Coast Consortium (SECC) Block signed a farm-in agreement covering the SECC Deep Ibis prospect with BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC during 2004. The SECC Deep Ibis well spud in April 2006. BP will pay the entire cost for drilling the exploratory well. EOGRT will retain a 50.6% working interest in the prospect and will develop the prospect, if successful.
EOG continues its activities in the Southern Gas Basin of the United Kingdom North Sea. In addition to EOG's ongoing production from the Valkyrie and Arthur Fields, the Arthur 3 well spud in April 2006. EOG plans to review additional opportunities in the United Kingdom North Sea.
EOG continues to evaluate other select natural gas and crude oil opportunities outside the United States and Canada primarily by pursuing exploitation opportunities in countries where indigenous natural gas and crude oil reserves have been identified.
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Capital Structure. One of management's key strategies is to keep a strong balance sheet with a consistently below average debt-to-total capitalization ratio as compared to those in EOG's peer group. At March 31, 2006, EOG's debt-to-total capitalization ratio was 16%, down from 19% at December 31, 2005. In addition, EOG's cash balance increased to $821 million from $644 million at December 31, 2005. During the first three months of 2006, EOG funded its capital programs by utilizing cash provided from its operating activities. As management continues to assess price forecast and demand trends for 2006, EOG believes that operations and capital expenditure activity can be funded by cash from operations.
For 2006, EOG's estimated exploration and development expenditure budget is $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, excluding acquisitions. United States and Canada natural gas drilling activity continues to be a key component of this effort. When it fits EOG's strategy, EOG will make acquisitions that bolster existing drilling programs or offer EOG incremental exploration and/or production opportunities. Management continues to believe EOG has one of the strongest prospect inventories in EOG's history.
EOG adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment" effective January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application method and accordingly has not restated any of its prior year results. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), EOG recognized compensation expense for its stock-based compensation plans under the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and as a result, stock-based compensation expense consisted only of amounts recognized in connection with grants of restricted stock and units. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) resulted in EOG recognizing compensation expenses on grants made under its employee stock option plans and its employee stock purchase plan. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, EOG recognized $9.0 million of compensation expense related to its stock-based compensation plans. Such expense is included in Lease and Well ($1.6 million), Exploration Costs ($1.7 million) and General and Administrative ($5.7 million) in the Consolidated Statements of Income based upon job functions of employees receiving the grants. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the first quarter of 2005 totaled $2.7 million and was included in General and Administrative. See Note 2 to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Results of Operations
The following review of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of EOG and notes thereto included with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Net Operating Revenues. During the first quarter of 2006, net operating revenues increased $397 million to $1,085 million from $688 million for the same period in 2005. Total wellhead revenues, which are revenues generated from sales of natural gas, crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids, increased $286 million, or 42%, to $974 million as compared to $688 million for the first quarter of 2005. Natural gas, crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids revenues solely represent wellhead revenues for these products.
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Wellhead volume and price statistics for the three-month periods ended March 31 were as follows:
Three Months Ended |
|||||||
March 31, |
|||||||
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
Natural Gas Volumes (MMcfd) (1) |
|||||||
United States |
758 |
689 |
|||||
Canada |
229 |
234 |
|||||
United States and Canada |
987 |
923 |
|||||
Trinidad |
283 |
205 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
34 |
35 |
|||||
Total |
1,304 |
1,163 |
|||||
Average Natural Gas Prices ($/Mcf) (2) |
|||||||
United States |
$ |
7.77 |
$ |
5.97 |
|||
Canada |
7.87 |
5.69 |
|||||
United States and Canada |
7.79 |
5.90 |
|||||
Trinidad |
2.44 |
1.74 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
11.56 |
6.65 |
|||||
Composite |
6.72 |
5.19 |
|||||
Crude Oil and Condensate Volumes (MBbld) (1) |
|||||||
United States |
21.0 |
22.5 |
|||||
Canada |
2.6 |
2.5 |
|||||
United States and Canada |
23.6 |
25.0 |
|||||
Trinidad |
5.4 |
4.1 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|||||
Total |
29.2 |
29.3 |
|||||
Average Crude Oil and Condensate Prices ($/Bbl) (2) |
|||||||
United States |
$ |
60.42 |
$ |
48.79 |
|||
Canada |
51.95 |
44.79 |
|||||
United States and Canada |
59.48 |
48.39 |
|||||
Trinidad |
61.79 |
45.38 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
57.86 |
39.74 |
|||||
Composite |
59.90 |
47.91 |
|||||
Natural Gas Liquids Volumes (MBbld) (1) |
|||||||
United States |
7.3 |
5.5 |
|||||
Canada |
0.7 |
1.5 |
|||||
Total |
8.0 |
7.0 |
|||||
Average Natural Gas Liquids Prices ($/Bbl) (2) |
|||||||
United States |
$ |
37.19 |
$ |
29.28 |
|||
Canada |
42.77 |
27.47 |
|||||
Composite |
37.69 |
28.89 |
|||||
Natural Gas Equivalent Volumes (MMcfed) (3) |
|||||||
United States |
927 |
857 |
|||||
Canada |
249 |
258 |
|||||
United States and Canada |
1,176 |
1,115 |
|||||
Trinidad |
316 |
230 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
35 |
36 |
|||||
Total |
1,527 |
1,381 |
|||||
Total Bcfe (3) Deliveries |
137.5 |
124.3 |
(1) Million cubic feet per day or thousand barrels per day, as applicable.
(2) Dollars per thousand cubic feet or per barrel, as applicable.
(3) Million cubic feet equivalent per day or billion cubic feet equivalent, as applicable; includes natural gas, crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids.
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Wellhead natural gas revenues for the first quarter of 2006 increased $246 million, or 45%, to $789 million from $543 million for the same period of 2005. The increase was due to a higher composite average wellhead natural gas price ($180 million) and increased natural gas deliveries ($66 million). The composite average wellhead price for natural gas increased 29% to $6.72 per Mcf for the first quarter of 2006 from $5.19 per Mcf for the same period in 2005.
Natural gas deliveries increased 141 MMcfd, or 12%, to 1,304 MMcfd for the first quarter of 2006 from 1,163 MMcfd for the same period of 2005. The increase was due to higher production in Trinidad (78 MMcfd) and in the United States (69 MMcfd). The increase in Trinidad was due to the commencement of two contracts in the fourth quarter of 2005 (91 MMcfd) and increased contractual demand (39 MMcfd), partially offset by a decrease in volume as a result of the completion of a cost recovery arrangement (52 MMcfd). The increase in the United States was primarily attributable to increased production in Texas (66 MMcfd).
Wellhead crude oil and condensate revenues for the first quarter of 2006 increased $32 million, or 25%, to $158 million from $126 million for the same period of 2005. The increase was due to a higher composite average wellhead crude oil and condensate price. The composite average wellhead price for crude oil and condensate increased 25% to $59.90 per barrel for the first quarter of 2006 from $47.91 per barrel for the same period in 2005.
Natural gas liquids revenues for the first quarter of 2006 increased $8 million, or 42%, to $27 million from $19 million for the same period of 2005. The increase was due to increases in the composite average price ($6 million) and deliveries ($2 million).
During the first quarter of 2006, EOG recognized a gain on mark-to-market financial commodity derivative contracts of $107 million compared to a loss of $1 million for the same period in 2005. During the first quarter of 2006, the net cash inflow related to settled natural gas financial collar and price swap contracts was $30 million compared to a net cash inflow related to settled natural gas financial collar contracts of $10 million for the comparable period in 2005.
Operating and Other Expenses. For the first quarter of 2006, operating expenses of $456 million were $88 million higher than the $368 million incurred in the first quarter of 2005. The following table presents the costs per Mcfe for the three-month periods ended March 31:
Three Months Ended |
||||||
March 31, |
||||||
2006 |
2005 |
|||||
Lease and Well |
$ |
0.64 |
$ |
0.53 |
||
Transportation Costs |
0.20 |
0.14 |
||||
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DD&A) |
1.29 |
1.23 |
||||
General and Administrative (G&A) |
0.26 |
0.23 |
||||
Taxes Other Than Income |
0.39 |
0.34 |
||||
Interest Expense, Net |
0.10 |
0.11 |
||||
Total Per-Unit Costs* |
$ |
2.88 |
$ |
2.58 |
* Total per-unit costs do not include exploration costs, dry hole costs and impairments.
The higher per-unit rates of lease and well, transportation costs, DD&A, G&A and taxes other than income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 were due primarily to the reasons set forth below.
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Lease and well expense includes expenses for EOG operated properties, as well as expenses billed to EOG from other operators where EOG is not the operator of a property. Lease and well expense can be divided into the following categories: costs to operate and maintain EOG's oil and natural gas wells, the cost of workovers and lease and well administrative expenses. Operating and maintenance expenses include, among other service costs, pumping services, salt water disposal, equipment repair and maintenance, compression expense, lease upkeep and fuel and power. Workovers are costs of operations to restore or maintain production from existing wells.
Each of these categories of costs individually fluctuates from time to time as EOG attempts to maintain and increase production while maintaining efficient, safe and environmentally responsible operations. EOG continues to increase its operating activities by drilling new wells in existing and new areas. Operating costs within these existing and new areas, as well as the costs of services charged to EOG by vendors, fluctuate over time.
Lease and well expenses of $87 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased $21 million from $66 million for the same prior year period primarily due to higher operating and maintenance expenses in the United States ($9 million) and Canada ($7 million), higher lease and well administrative expenses, including stock-based compensation expenses ($2 million), and changes in the Canadian exchange rate ($2 million).
Transportation costs represent costs incurred directly by EOG from third party carriers associated with the delivery of hydrocarbon products from the lease to a down-stream point of sale. Transportation costs include the cost of compression (the cost of compressing natural gas to meet pipeline pressure requirements), dehydration (the cost associated with removing water from natural gas to meet pipeline requirements), gathering fees, fuel costs and transportation fees.
Transportation costs of $28 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased $11 million from $17 million for the same prior year period primarily due to increased production in the Fort Worth Basin Barnett Shale Play.
DD&A of the cost of proved oil and gas properties is calculated using the unit-of-production method. EOG's DD&A rate and expense are the composite of numerous individual field calculations. There are several factors that can impact an individual field, such as the field production profile; drilling or acquisition of new wells; disposition of existing wells; reserve revisions (upward or downward), primarily related to well performance; and impairments. Changes to the individual fields, due to any of these factors, may cause EOG's composite DD&A rate and expense to fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
DD&A expenses of $178 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased $25 million from the same prior year period primarily due to increased production in the United States ($9 million) and Trinidad ($2 million); increased DD&A rates in the United States ($7 million), Canada ($3 million) and United Kingdom ($2 million); and changes in the Canadian exchange rate ($2 million).
G&A expenses of $36 million in the first quarter of 2006 increased $8 million over the prior year period due primarily to higher employee related costs ($5 million) and higher insurance costs ($1 million). Higher employee related costs primarily reflects increased stock-based compensation expenses ($3 million).
Taxes other than income include severance/production taxes, ad valorem/property taxes, payroll taxes, franchise taxes and other miscellaneous taxes. Taxes other than income of $54 million for the first quarter of 2006 were $12 million higher than the same prior year period. Severance/production taxes increased due primarily to increased wellhead revenues in the United States ($8 million) and Canada ($2 million), partially offset by an increase in credits taken for a Texas high cost gas severance tax exemption ($3 million). Ad valorem/property taxes increased primarily due to higher property valuations in the United States ($4 million).
Exploration costs of $39 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased $4 million from $35 million for the same prior year period primarily due to higher employee-related costs, including stock-based compensation expenses.
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Impairments include amortization of unproved leases, as well as impairments under SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," which requires an entity to compute impairments to the carrying value of long-lived assets based on future cash flow analysis. Impairments of $23 million for the first quarter of 2006 were $11 million higher than the same prior year period primarily due to increased impairments to the carrying value of long-lived assets in the United States. EOG recorded impairments of $10 million and $1 million for the first quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively, under SFAS No. 144 for properties in the United States.
Other income, net of $15 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased $9 million compared to the same prior year period primarily due to higher interest income earned on higher cash and cash equivalents balances ($6 million) and equity income from investments in the Caribbean Nitrogen Company Limited and Nitrogen (2000) Unlimited (N2000) ammonia plants ($2 million), partially offset by a gain on the sale of part of EOG's interest in the N2000 ammonia plant in the first quarter of 2005 ($2 million).
Income tax provision of $203 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased $94 million compared to the same prior year period due primarily to higher income before income taxes ($111 million) and higher state income taxes ($3 million), partially offset by a decrease in foreign income taxes ($14 million). The net effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2006 decreased to 32% from 35% for the same prior year period.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Cash Flow. The primary source of cash for EOG during the three months ended March 31, 2006 was funds generated from operations. The primary uses of cash were funds used in operations, exploration and development expenditures, repayment of debt and dividend payments to shareholders. During the first three months of 2006, EOG's cash balance increased $177 million to $821 million from $644 million at December 31, 2005.
Net cash provided by operating activities of $787
million for the first three months of 2006 increased $305 million compared to the same period in 2005 primarily reflecting an increase in wellhead revenues ($286 million), favorable changes in working capital and other liabilities ($75 million) and a change in the net cash flows from settlement of financial commodity derivative contracts ($20 million), partially offset by an increase in cash operating expenses ($57 million).Net cash used in investing activities of $558 million for the first three months of 2006 increased by $181 million compared to the same period in 2005 due primarily to increased additions to oil and gas properties ($225 million) and decreased proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties ($17 million), partially offset by changes in working capital associated with investing activities ($59 million).
Net cash used in financing activities was $51 million for the first three months of 2006 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $48 million for the same period in 2005. Financing activities in 2006 included repayment of long-term debt ($52 million), cash dividend payments ($11 million) and proceeds from sales of treasury stock attributable to employee stock option exercises ($6 million).
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Total Exploration and Development Expenditures. The table below presents total exploration and development expenditures for the three-month periods ended March 31 (in millions):
Three Months Ended |
|||||||
March 31, |
|||||||
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
United States |
$ |
492 |
$ |
298 |
|||
Canada |
87 |
72 |
|||||
United States and Canada |
579 |
370 |
|||||
Trinidad |
44 |
14 |
|||||
United Kingdom |
5 |
14 |
|||||
Exploration and Development Expenditures |
628 |
398 |
|||||
Asset Retirement Costs |
4 |
1 |
|||||
Total Exploration and Development Expenditures |
$ |
632 |
$ |
399 |
Total exploration and development expenditures of $632 million for the first three months of 2006 were $233 million higher than the same period in 2005. The 2006 exploration and development expenditures of $628 million included $457 million in development, $167 million in exploration and $4 million in capitalized interest. The 2005 exploration and development expenditures of $398 million included $257 million in development, $137 million in exploration, $3 million in capitalized interest and $1 million in property acquisitions.
Higher development expenditures of $200 million for the first three months of 2006 were due primarily to increased development drilling expenditures in the United States ($152 million) and Canada ($24 million) and increased expenditures related to infrastructure facilities in the United States ($23 million), predominantly in the Fort Worth Basin Barnett Shale Play.
Higher exploration expenditures of $30 million for the first three months of 2006 were due primarily to increased exploratory drilling expenditures, including dry hole costs, in Trinidad ($22 million) and increased expenditures for leasehold acquisitions in the United States ($9 million).
The level of exploration and development expenditures, including acquisitions, will vary in future periods depending on energy market conditions and other related economic factors. EOG has significant flexibility with respect to financing alternatives and the ability to adjust its exploration and development expenditure budget as circumstances warrant. There are no material continuing commitments associated with expenditure plans.
Commodity Derivative Transactions. As more fully discussed in Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements included in EOG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, EOG engages in price risk management activities from time to time. These activities are intended to manage EOG's exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices for natural gas and crude oil. EOG utilizes financial commodity derivative instruments, primarily collar and price swap contracts, as the means to manage this price risk. EOG accounts for financial commodity derivative contracts using the mark-to-market accounting method. In addition to financial transactions, EOG is a party to various physical commodity contracts for the sale of hydrocarbons that cover varying periods of time and have varying pricing provisions. The financial impact of physical commodity contracts is included in revenues at the time of settlement, which in turn affects average realized hydrocarbon prices.
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Presented below is a summary of EOG's remaining 2006 natural gas financial collar and price swap contracts at March 31, 2006 with prices expressed in dollars per million British thermal units ($/MMBtu) and notional volumes in million British thermal units per day (MMBtud). Currently, EOG is not a party to any crude oil financial commodity derivative contracts. The total fair value of the natural gas financial collar and price swap contracts at March 31, 2006 was a positive $88 million.
Natural Gas Financial Contracts |
|||||||||
Collar Contracts |
Price Swap Contracts |
||||||||
Floor Price |
Ceiling Price |
||||||||
Weighted |
Weighted |
Weighted |
|||||||
Average |
Ceiling |
Average |
Average |
||||||
Volume |
Floor Range |
Price |
Range |
Price |
Volume |
Price |
|||
Month |
(MMBtud) |
($/MMBtu) |
($/MMBtu) |
($/MMBtu) |
($/MMBtu) |
(MMBtud) |
($/MMBtu) |
||
April (closed) |
50,000 |
$10.00 - 10.50 |
$10.23 |
$12.60 - 13.00 |
$12.77 |
180,000 |
$9.49 |
||
May (closed) |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.15 - 12.60 |
12.31 |
180,000 |
9.50 |
||
June |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.20 - 12.60 |
12.34 |
180,000 |
9.54 |
||
July |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.35 - 12.85 |
12.50 |
200,000 |
9.49 |
||
August |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.50 - 13.00 |
12.67 |
215,000 |
9.43 |
||
September |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
165,000 |
9.18 |
||
October |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
130,000 |
9.00 |
Subsequent to March 31, 2006, EOG entered into additional natural gas financial price swap contracts. Presented below is a summary of EOG's 2006 natural gas financial collar and price swap contracts at May 3, 2006 with prices expressed in $/MMBtu and notional volumes in MMBtud.
Natural Gas Financial Contracts |
|||||||||
Collar Contracts |
Price Swap Contracts |
||||||||
Floor Price |
Ceiling Price |
||||||||
Weighted |
Weighted |
Weighted |
|||||||
Average |
Ceiling |
Average |
Average |
||||||
Volume |
Floor Range |
Price |
Range |
Price |
Volume |
Price |
|||
Month |
(MMBtud) |
($/MMBtu) |
($/MMBtu) |
($/MMBtu) |
($/MMBtu) |
(MMBtud) |
($/MMBtu) |
||
April (closed) |
50,000 |
$10.00 - 10.50 |
$10.23 |
$12.60 - 13.00 |
$12.77 |
180,000 |
$9.49 |
||
May (closed) |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.15 - 12.60 |
12.31 |
180,000 |
9.50 |
||
June |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.20 - 12.60 |
12.34 |
245,000 |
9.15 |
||
July |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.35 - 12.85 |
12.50 |
255,000 |
9.19 |
||
August |
50,000 |
9.75 - 10.00 |
9.87 |
12.50 - 13.00 |
12.67 |
255,000 |
9.23 |
||
September |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
205,000 |
8.98 |
||
October |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
130,000 |
9.00 |
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Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes 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. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding EOG's future financial position, business strategy, budgets, reserve information, projected levels of production, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. EOG typically uses words such as "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "strategy," "intend," "plan," "target" and "believe" or the negative of those terms or other variations of them or by comparable terminology to identify its forward-looking statements. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning future operating results, the ability to replace or increase reserves or to increase production, or the ability to generate income or cash flows are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Although EOG believes its expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements include, among others: the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for crude oil, natural gas and related products, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; the timing and impact of liquefied natural gas imports and changes in demand or prices for ammonia or methanol; the extent and effect of any hedging activities engaged in by EOG; the extent of EOG's success in discovering, developing, marketing and producing reserves and in acquiring oil and gas properties; the accuracy of reserve estimates, which by their nature involve the exercise of professional judgment and may therefore be imprecise; the availability and cost of drilling rigs, experienced drilling crews, materials and equipment used in well completions, and tubular steel; the availability, terms and timing of governmental and other permits and rights of way; the availability of pipeline transportation capacity; the extent to which EOG can economically develop its Barnett Shale acreage outside of Johnson County, Texas; whether EOG is successful in its efforts to more densely develop its acreage in the Barnett Shale and other production areas; political developments around the world; acts of war and terrorism and responses to these acts; weather; and financial market conditions. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events anticipated by EOG's forward-looking statements might not occur. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and EOG undertakes no obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
EOG's exposure to commodity price risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk is discussed in the Derivative Transactions, Financing, Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk and Outlook sections of "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Capital Resources and Liquidity," on pages 31 through 33 of EOG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed on February 23, 2006.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. EOG's management, with the participation of EOG's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of EOG's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Evaluation Date). Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that EOG's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the Evaluation Date to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by EOG in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to EOG's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in EOG's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, EOG's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
See Part I, Item 1, Note 9 to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of EOG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(c) |
|||||||||
(a) |
Total Number of |
(d) |
|||||||
Total |
(b) |
Shares Purchased as |
Maximum Number |
||||||
Number of |
Average |
Part of Publicly |
Of Shares that May Yet |
||||||
Shares |
Price Paid |
Announced Plans or |
Be Purchased Under |
||||||
Period |
Purchased(1) |
Per Share |
Programs |
The Plans or Programs(2) |
|||||
January 1, 2006 - January 31, 2006 |
700 |
$ |
84.81 |
- |
6,386,200 |
||||
February 1, 2006 - February 28, 2006 |
72,225 |
68.61 |
- |
6,386,200 |
|||||
March 1, 2006 - March 31, 2006 |
37 |
66.62 |
- |
6,386,200 |
|||||
Total |
72,962 |
$ |
68.77 |
- |
(1) Represents 72,962 shares that were withheld by or returned to EOG to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose upon the exercise of employee stock options or the vesting of restricted stock or units.
(2) In September 2001, EOG announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 shares of EOG's common stock.
ITEM 6. Exhibits
*31.1 - |
Section 302 Certification of Periodic Report of Chief Executive Officer. |
*31.2 - |
Section 302 Certification of Periodic Report of Principal Financial Officer. |
*32.1 - |
Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report of Chief Executive Officer. |
*32.2 - |
Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report of Principal Financial Officer. |
*Exhibits filed herewith
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
EOG RESOURCES, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: May 4, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ TIMOTHY K. DRIGGERS Timothy K. Driggers Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
*31.1 - |
Section 302 Certification of Periodic Report of Chief Executive Officer. |
*31.2 - |
Section 302 Certification of Periodic Report of Principal Financial Officer. |
*32.1 - |
Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report of Chief Executive Officer. |
*32.2 - |
Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report of Principal Financial Officer. |
*Exhibits filed herewith
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