Form 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

þ

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended June 30, 2013

or

 

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 1-1204

 

 

HESS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

13-4921002

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, N.Y.

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

10036

(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code is (212) 997-8500)

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 þ    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its Corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes þ    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer þ

   Accelerated Filer ¨    Non-Accelerated Filer ¨   Smaller Reporting Company ¨
   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ¨    No þ

At June 30, 2013, there were 343,401,303 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

 


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

 

                                           
    June 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
   

(In millions,

except share amounts)

 
ASSETS   

CURRENT ASSETS

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 725     $ 642  

Accounts receivable

   

Trade

    1,640       4,057  

Other

    314       281  

Inventories

    683       1,259  

Assets held for sale

    5,880       1,092  

Other current assets

    750       1,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

    9,992       8,387  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

    380       443  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

   

Total — at cost

    41,195       45,553  

Less: Reserves for depreciation, depletion, amortization and lease impairment

    15,025       16,746  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment — net

    26,170       28,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

GOODWILL

    1,869       2,208  

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

    2,753       3,126  

OTHER ASSETS

    264       470  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 41,428     $ 43,441  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   

CURRENT LIABILITIES

   

Accounts payable

  $ 565     $ 2,809  

Accrued liabilities

    2,792       3,287  

Taxes payable

    358       960  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

    2,664       539  

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

    354       787  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

    6,733       8,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

    5,446       7,324  

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

    2,106       2,662  

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

    1,971       2,212  

OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS

    1,199       1,658  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    17,455       22,238  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EQUITY

   

Hess Corporation Stockholders’ Equity

   

Common stock, par value $1.00
Authorized — 600,000,000 shares
Issued — 343,401,303 shares at June 30, 2013;
    341,527,617 shares at December 31, 2012

    343       342  

Capital in excess of par value

    3,604       3,524  

Retained earnings

    20,369       17,717  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    (419     (493
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Hess Corporation stockholders’ equity

    23,897       21,090  

Noncontrolling interests

    76       113  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

    23,973       21,203  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

  $ 41,428     $ 43,441  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012      2013     2012   
    (In millions, except per share amounts)  

REVENUES AND NON-OPERATING INCOME

       

Sales and other operating revenues

  $ 3,011     $ 3,324     $ 6,477     $ 6,220  

Gains on asset sales

    1,111             1,799       36  

Other, net

    (17     (3     (54     26  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues and non-operating income

    4,105       3,321       8,222       6,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

       

Cost of products sold (excluding items shown separately below)

    421       332       1,017       602  

Operating costs and expenses

    510       550       1,095       1,085  

Production and severance taxes

    97       127       227       265  

Exploration expenses, including dry holes and lease impairment

    200       196       419       449  

General and administrative expenses

    167       144       316       276  

Interest expense

    99       105       205       209  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    613       746       1,292       1,408  

Asset impairments

          59             59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    2,107       2,259       4,571       4,353  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    1,998       1,062       3,651       1,929  

Provision for income taxes

    409       522       879       850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

    1,589       540       2,772       1,079  

INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF INCOME TAXES

    27       (5     117       16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

    1,616       535       2,889       1,095  

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

    185       (14     182       1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HESS CORPORATION

  $  1,431     $ 549     $ 2,707     $ 1,094  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HESS CORPORATION
PER SHARE

       

BASIC:

       

Continuing operations

  $ 4.18     $ 1.58     $ 7.64     $ 3.17  

Discontinued operations

    0.03       0.04       0.33       0.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER SHARE

  $ 4.21     $ 1.62     $ 7.97     $ 3.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DILUTED:

       

Continuing operations

  $ 4.13     $ 1.58     $ 7.56     $ 3.14  

Discontinued operations

    0.03       0.03       0.32       0.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER SHARE

  $ 4.16     $ 1.61     $ 7.88     $ 3.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (DILUTED)

    344.0       340.4       343.4       340.4  

COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

  $ .10     $ .10     $ .20     $ .20  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

NET INCOME

  $ 1,616     $ 535     $ 2,889     $ 1,095  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

       

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

       

Effect of hedge (gains) losses reclassified to income

    (45     312       (41     466  

Income taxes on effect of hedge (gains) losses reclassified to income

    17       (119     15       (176
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net effect of hedge (gains) losses reclassified to income

    (28     193       (26     290  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    147       443       165       (36

Income taxes on change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    (56     (174     (63     13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    91       269       102       (23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, after-tax

    63       462       76       267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pension and other postretirement plans

       

Reduction of unrecognized actuarial losses

                245        

Income taxes on actuarial changes in plan liabilities

                (89      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reduction of unrecognized actuarial losses, net

                156        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial losses

    12       22       34       43  

Income taxes on amortization of net actuarial losses

    (4     (8     (12     (16
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net effect of amortization of net actuarial losses

    8       14       22       27  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in pension and other postretirement plans, after-tax

    8       14       178       27  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

       

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (124     (204     (293     (8

Reclassified to Gains on asset sales

    94             119        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

    (30     (204     (174     (8
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    41       272       80       286  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    1,657       807       2,969       1,381  

Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

    193       (20     188       (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HESS CORPORATION

  $ 1,464     $ 827     $ 2,781     $ 1,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                           
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   

Net income

  $ 2,889     $ 1,095  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

   

Gains on asset sales

    (1,799     (36

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    1,292       1,408  

Asset impairments

          59  

Exploratory dry hole costs

    68       126  

Lease impairment

    128       115  

Stock compensation expense

    34       37  

Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes

    223       (55

Income from discontinued operations

    (117     (16

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    (721     (556
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities — continuing operations

    1,997       2,177  

Cash provided by operating activities — discontinued operations

    69       51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    2,066       2,228  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

   

Capital expenditures

    (2,981     (3,793

Proceeds from asset sales

    3,799       132  

Other, net

    (105     (42
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities — continuing operations

    713       (3,703

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities — discontinued operations

    (38     (62
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    675       (3,765
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

   

Net borrowings (repayments) of debt with maturities of 90 days or less

    (1,748     1,697  

Debt with maturities of greater than 90 days

   

Borrowings

    185       403  

Repayments

    (877     (408

Cash dividends paid

    (69     (102

Noncontrolling interests, net

    (182      

Other, net

    42       8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities — continuing operations

    (2,649     1,598  

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities — discontinued operations

    (9     (3
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (2,658     1,595  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    83       58  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

    642       351  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

  $ 725     $ 409  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                                                                                      
    Common
Stock
     Capital in
Excess of
Par
     Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total Hess
Stockholders’
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 
    (In millions)  

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2013

  $ 342      $ 3,524      $ 17,717     $ (493   $ 21,090     $ 113     $ 21,203  

Net income

          2,707         2,707       182       2,889  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

            74       74       6       80  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

              2,781       188       2,969  

Restricted common stock awards, net

    1        24                    25             25  

Employee stock options, including income tax benefits

           48                    48             48  

Performance share units

           8                    8             8  

Cash dividends declared

                  (69           (69           (69

Noncontrolling interests, net

                  14             14       (225     (211
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2013

  $ 343      $ 3,604      $ 20,369     $ (419   $ 23,897     $ 76     $ 23,973  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2012

  $ 340      $ 3,417      $ 15,826     $ (1,067   $ 18,516     $ 76     $ 18,592  

Net income

          1,094         1,094       1       1,095  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

            288       288       (2     286  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

              1,382       (1     1,381  

Restricted common stock awards, net

    2        24                    26             26  

Employee stock options, including income tax benefits

           26                    26             26  

Performance share units

           3                    3             3  

Cash dividends declared

                  (68           (68           (68

Noncontrolling interests, net

                  2             2       (3     (1
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2012

  $ 342      $ 3,470      $ 16,854     $ (779   $ 19,887     $ 72     $ 19,959  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. Basis of Presentation

The financial statements included in this report reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of Hess Corporation’s (the Corporation or Hess) consolidated financial position at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the consolidated results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and the consolidated cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The unaudited results of operations for the interim periods reported are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

In March 2013, the Corporation announced an asset sales program that includes divesting its oil and gas properties in Indonesia and Thailand and its downstream businesses to continue the transformation into a more focused pure play exploration and production (E&P) company. The downstream businesses to be divested include the Corporation’s terminal, retail, energy marketing and energy trading operations. In July 2013, the Corporation announced an agreement to sell its energy marketing business. The Corporation has initiated a sales process for each of the remaining planned divestitures and anticipates completing the divestitures within one year of the announcement of the asset sales program. In February 2013, the Corporation ceased refining at its Port Reading facility, completing its exit from all refining operations. The results of the terminal, retail, energy marketing, energy trading and Port Reading refining operations (the “downstream businesses”) have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 2, Discontinued Operations — Downstream Businesses and Note 14, Subsequent Event. Unless indicated otherwise, the information in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements relates to the Corporation’s continuing operations.

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. These statements, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Certain information in the financial statements and notes has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements: Effective January 1, 2013, the Corporation adopted ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) which requires aggregated disclosures of amounts reclassified out of AOCI as well as a presentation of changes in AOCI balances by component. The changes in AOCI by component, including amounts reclassified out of AOCI in their entirety are presented in the Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Corporation adopted ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities which requires disclosure of information needed to evaluate the effects or potential effects of the contractual right of setoff for assets and liabilities. This accounting standard update applies to assets and liabilities related to financial instruments and derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The required disclosures are presented in Note 13, Risk Management and Trading Activities.

2. Discontinued Operations — Downstream Businesses

As a result of the Corporation’s plans to divest its downstream businesses, the results of operations for these businesses have been reported as discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income and the related assets and liabilities have been classified as held for sale at June 30, 2013 in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The downstream businesses were previously included in the Marketing and Refining segment.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Sales and other operating revenues and Income (loss) from discontinued operations for the downstream businesses were as follows:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012     2013      2012  
    (In millions)  

Sales and other operating revenues

  $ 5,652      $ 5,991     $ 13,065      $ 12,791  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

  $ 31      $ (6   $ 175      $ 24  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    4        (1     58        8  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    27        (5     117        16  

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

    16        (17     6        (8
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to
Hess Corporation

  $ 11      $ 12     $ 111      $ 24  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the discontinued downstream businesses that are classified as held for sale (in millions):

 

                     
    June 30,
2013
 

Accounts receivable

  $ 2,138  

Inventories

    605  

Investment in affiliates

    177  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    1,221  

Other assets

    156  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 4,297  
 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 2,122  

Other liabilities and deferred credits

    130  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ 2,252  
 

 

 

 

The inventories of the downstream businesses consisted of $1,304 million of refined petroleum products and natural gas, less a last-in, first out (LIFO) adjustment of $801 million, and $102 million of merchandise. As a result of the cessation of refining operations at the Port Reading facility, in the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation recognized a gain of $218 million ($137 million after income taxes) relating to the liquidation of LIFO inventories and recorded additional depreciation of $80 million. The LIFO gain and additional depreciation were included in Income (loss) from discontinued operations.

 

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3. Exit and Disposal Costs

The following table provides the components of and changes in the Corporation’s restructuring accruals:

 

                                                                                       
    E&P     Corporate
and Other
     Downstream
Businesses
    Total  
    (In millions)  

Employee Severance

        

Balance at January 1, 2013

  $      $       $     $  

Provision

    83       19        89       191 (a) 

Payments

    (8            (2     (10
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2013

    75       19        87       181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Facility and Other Exit Costs

        

Balance at January 1, 2013

                        

Provision

    9 (b)             35 (c)      44  

Payments

    (9            (22     (31
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2013

                 13       13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restructuring accruals at June 30, 2013

  $ 75     $ 19      $ 100     $ 194  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Of the total employee severance charges for the six months ended June 30, 2013, $44 million was included in Operating costs and expenses, $15 million in Exploration expenses, $43 million in General and administrative expenses and $89 million in Income (loss) from discontinued operations. Total employee severance charges for the three months ended June 30, 2013 were $33 million, of which $10 million was included in Operating costs and expenses, $1 million in Exploration expenses, $2 million in General and administrative expenses and $20 million in Income (loss) from discontinued operations.

(b)

Included in General and administrative expenses.

(c)

Included in Income (loss) from discontinued operations.

The employee severance charges primarily resulted from the Corporation’s asset sales program announced in March 2013, which was initiated to continue its transformation to a more focused pure play E&P company. The severance charges were based on probable amounts incurred under ongoing severance arrangements or other statutory requirements, plus amounts earned through June 30, 2013 under enhanced benefit arrangements. The Corporation expects to incur additional enhanced benefit charges of approximately $80 million beyond the amounts accrued at June 30, 2013, of which $10 million relates to E&P, $25 million to Corporate and Other and $45 million to discontinued operations. These additional enhanced benefit charges will be recognized ratably over the estimated future service period required to earn the benefit. The Corporation’s estimate of employee severance costs could change due to a number of factors, including the number of employees that work through the requisite service date and the timing of when each divestiture occurs. The facility and other exit costs relate to the shutdown of Port Reading refining operations and contract termination and other costs resulting from the Corporation’s exit from Russian operations. The Corporation expects to incur approximately $35 million of additional costs at the Port Reading facility beyond the amounts accrued at June 30, 2013, to idle refinery equipment.

4. Dispositions

In April 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary, Samara-Nafta, for cash proceeds of $2.1 billion after working capital and other adjustments. Based on the Corporation’s 90% interest in Samara-Nafta, net proceeds to Hess were approximately $1.9 billion. The transaction resulted in a nontaxable gain of $1,119 million after deducting the net book value of assets, including allocated goodwill of $148 million. After reduction of the noncontrolling interest holder’s share of $168 million, which is reflected in Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, the net gain attributable to the Corporation was $951 million.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation sold its interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) fields (Hess 3%), offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, and the associated Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil transportation pipeline company (Hess 2%) for cash proceeds of $884 million. The transaction resulted in an after-tax gain of $360 million, after deducting the net book value of assets including allocated goodwill of $52 million. The Corporation also completed the sale of its

 

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interests in the Beryl fields (Hess 22%) and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) pipeline in the United Kingdom North Sea for cash proceeds of $442 million. The transaction resulted in an after-tax gain of $323 million, after deducting the net book value of assets including allocated goodwill of $48 million.

In January 2012, the Corporation completed the sale of its interest in the Snohvit Field (Hess 3%), a liquefied natural gas project offshore Norway, for cash proceeds of $132 million. The transaction resulted in an after-tax gain of $36 million.

5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

                                           
    June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
    (In millions)  

Crude oil and other charge stocks

  $ 293      $ 493  

Refined petroleum products and natural gas

            1,362  

Less: LIFO

            (1,123
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
    293        732  

Merchandise, materials and supplies

    390        527  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

  $ 683      $ 1,259  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

The inventories of the downstream businesses have been classified as Assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2013.

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Assets Held for Sale

Exploration and Production: In March 2013, the Corporation approved a plan to divest its E&P assets in Thailand (comprising the Pailin (Hess 15%) and Sinphuhorm (Hess 35%) fields) and Indonesia (comprising the Pangkah (Hess 75%) and Natuna (Hess 23%) fields). At June 30, 2013, the book value of assets associated with these properties totaled $1,583 million, primarily consisting of the net property, plant and equipment balances and allocated goodwill of $170 million, which were reported as Assets held for sale. In addition, liabilities related to these properties totaled $412 million, primarily consisting of asset retirement obligations and deferred income taxes, which were reported in Liabilities associated with assets held for sale. At December 31, 2012, assets and liabilities related to the ACG and Beryl fields, which were divested in the first quarter of 2013, were classified as held for sale.

Downstream Businesses: As of June 30, 2013, the assets and liabilities of the downstream businesses have been classified as held for sale. In July 2013, the Corporation announced an agreement to sell its energy marketing business for $1,025 million before normal post-closing adjustments. See Note 2, Discontinued Operations — Downstream Businesses and Note 14, Subsequent Event.

Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs: The following table discloses the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs pending determination of proved reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (in millions):

 

                     

Balance at January 1

  $  2,259  

Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves

    132  

Reclassifications to wells, facilities and equipment based on the determination of proved reserves

    (69

Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense

    (7

Dispositions and other

    (78
 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 2,237  
 

 

 

 

 

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The preceding table excludes exploratory dry hole costs of $61 million which were incurred and subsequently expensed in 2013. Capitalized exploratory well costs greater than one year old after completion of drilling were $1,996 million at June 30, 2013. Approximately 42% of the capitalized well costs in excess of one year related to Block WA-390-P, offshore Western Australia, where development planning and commercial activities, including negotiations with potential liquefaction partners, are ongoing. Successful negotiation with a third party liquefaction partner is necessary before the Corporation can negotiate a gas sales agreement and sanction development of the project. Approximately 32% related to the Corporation’s Pony discovery on Block 468 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In the third quarter of 2012, the Corporation signed an exchange agreement with partners of the adjacent Green Canyon Block 512, which contains the Knotty Head discovery. Under this agreement covering Blocks 468 and 512, Hess was appointed operator and has a 20% working interest in the blocks, now collectively referred to as Stampede. Field development planning is progressing and the project is targeted for sanction in 2014. Approximately 13% related to Area 54, offshore Libya, where the Corporation is pursuing commercial options. Approximately 8% related to offshore Ghana where the Corporation completed drilling its seventh successful exploration well in February 2013. Appraisal plans for the block were submitted to the Ghanaian government for approval in June 2013 and the Corporation has begun pre-development studies on the block. The remainder of the capitalized well costs in excess of one year related to projects where further drilling is planned or development planning and other assessment activities are ongoing to determine the economic and operating viability of the projects.

Asset Impairments: In the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation recorded a charge of $59 million ($36 million after-tax) in the E&P segment to reduce the carrying value of certain exploration properties in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas that were part of an asset exchange with a joint venture partner.

7. Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, all of which relate to the E&P segment, are as follows (in millions):

 

                     

Balance at January 1, 2013

  $  2,208  

Dispositions*

    (339
 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2013

  $ 1,869  
 

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $170 million reclassified to Assets held for sale in the first quarter of 2013.

8. Debt

In the first six months of 2013, the Corporation repaid a net amount of $2,348 million under available credit facilities, which consisted of net repayments of $990 million on its short-term credit facilities, $758 million on the Corporation’s syndicated revolving credit facility and $600 million on its asset-backed credit facility. In addition, the Corporation repaid $92 million of other debt.

In the second quarter of 2013, the Corporation recorded a capital lease obligation totaling $98 million in conjunction with its commitment to acquire 50 gasoline stations that were previously held under operating leases. The Corporation repaid $60 million of this obligation on July 2, 2013.

9. Foreign Currency

Pre-tax foreign currency gains (losses) included in Other, net in the Statement of Consolidated Income amounted to the following:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Pre-tax foreign currency gains (losses)

  $ (19   $ (14   $ (50   $ 7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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10. Retirement Plans

Components of net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Service cost

  $ 17     $ 18     $ 37     $ 36  

Interest cost

    22       22       44       44  

Expected return on plan assets

    (36     (29     (69     (58

Amortization of net loss

    13       21       34       42  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pension expense

  $ 16     $ 32     $ 46     $ 64  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation’s pension and other postretirement plans were impacted by a significant reduction in the expected future service from active participants due to the Corporation’s announced asset sales program. The impact of the resulting curtailment and remeasurement was a reduction of approximately $245 million in the Corporation’s accrued benefit plan liabilities and pre-tax unrecognized actuarial losses recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). As a result, the Corporation’s full year 2013 pension expense is now estimated to be approximately $80 million, of which approximately $60 million relates to the amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses.

In 2013, the Corporation expects to contribute approximately $140 million to its funded pension plans. Through June 30, 2013, the Corporation contributed approximately $70 million of this amount.

11. Weighted Average Common Shares

The net income and weighted average number of common shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations were as follows:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012     2013      2012  
    (In millions, except per share amounts)  

Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes

  $ 1,589      $ 540     $ 2,772      $ 1,079  

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    169        3       176        9  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations attributable to Hess Corporation

    1,420        537       2,596        1,070  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    27        (5     117        16  

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

    16        (17     6        (8
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Hess Corporation

    11        12       111        24  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Hess Corporation

  $ 1,431      $ 549     $ 2,707      $ 1,094  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012      2013      2012  
    (In millions, except per share amounts)  

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

    340.1        338.5        339.6        338.2  

Effect of dilutive securities

          

Restricted common stock

    1.1        0.9        1.3        1.0  

Stock options

    1.9        1.0        1.6        1.2  

Performance share units

    0.9               0.9         
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

    344.0        340.4        343.4        340.4  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Hess Corporation per share:

          

Basic:

          

Continuing operations

  $ 4.18      $ 1.58      $ 7.64      $ 3.17  

Discontinued operations

    0.03        0.04        0.33        0.07  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share

  $ 4.21      $ 1.62      $ 7.97      $ 3.24  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted:

          

Continuing operations

  $ 4.13      $ 1.58      $ 7.56      $ 3.14  

Discontinued operations

    0.03        0.03        0.32        0.07  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share

  $ 4.16      $ 1.61      $ 7.88      $ 3.21  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Corporation granted 1,205,569 shares of restricted stock and 279,093 performance share units (PSUs) during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 and 1,525,646 shares of restricted stock and 415,773 PSUs for the same period in 2012. The weighted average common shares used in the diluted earnings per share calculations exclude the effect of 3,793,948 and 5,091,024 out-of-the-money stock options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, as well as 8,144,000 and 7,509,000 out-of-the-money stock options for three and six months ended 2012, respectively, and 408,122 of PSUs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

12. Segment Information

The Corporation is an E&P company that develops, produces, purchases, transports and sells crude oil and natural gas. The Corporation also purchases, markets and trades refined petroleum products, natural gas and electricity through its downstream businesses. In the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation announced plans to divest the downstream businesses, which were previously included in the Marketing and Refining operating segment. Accordingly, the results of operations for the downstream businesses have been classified as discontinued operations. With this change the Corporation now has one operating segment, Exploration and Production, and a Corporate and Other segment, which is primarily comprised of corporate and interest expenses.

The Corporation’s results by operating segment were as follows:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Operating revenues: Exploration and Production

  $ 3,011     $ 3,324     $ 6,477     $ 6,220  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Hess Corporation:

       

Exploration and Production

  $ 1,533     $ 644     $ 2,819     $ 1,279  

Corporate and Other

    (113     (107     (223     (209
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

    1,420       537       2,596       1,070  

Discontinued operations — Downstream businesses

    11       12       111       24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  1,431     $ 549     $ 2,707     $ 1,094  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Identifiable assets by operating segment were as follows:

 

                                           
     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (In millions)  

Exploration and Production

   $ 35,998      $ 37,687  

Corporate and Other

     937        813  

Discontinued operations - Downstream businesses

     4,493        4,941  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 41,428      $ 43,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

13. Risk Management and Trading Activities

In the normal course of its business, the Corporation is exposed to commodity risks related to changes in the prices of crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products and electricity, as well as changes in interest rates and foreign currency values. In the disclosures that follow, risk management activities are referred to as corporate and energy marketing risk management activities. The Corporation also has trading operations, principally through a 50% voting interest in a consolidated partnership, that trades energy-related commodities, securities and derivatives. These activities are also exposed to commodity price risks primarily related to the prices of crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products and electricity as well as foreign currency values. In March 2013, the Corporation announced plans to divest the downstream businesses, which include its energy marketing risk management and trading activities. Accordingly, the results from energy marketing risk management and trading activities have been classified as discontinued operations and the related assets and liabilities reported as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Corporation maintains a control environment for all of its risk management and trading activities under the direction of its chief risk officer and through its corporate risk policy, which the Corporation’s senior management has approved. Controls include volumetric, term and value at risk limits. The chief risk officer must approve the trading of new instruments or commodities. Risk limits are monitored and reported on a daily basis to business units and senior management. The Corporation’s risk management department also performs independent price verifications (IPV’s) of sources of fair values, validations of valuation models and analyzes changes in fair value measurements on a daily, monthly and/or quarterly basis. The Corporation’s treasury department is responsible for administering foreign exchange rate and interest rate hedging programs using similar controls and processes, where applicable.

The Corporation’s risk management department, in performing the IPV procedures, utilizes independent sources and valuation models that are specific to the individual contracts and pricing locations to identify positions that require adjustments to better reflect the market. This review is performed quarterly and the results are presented to the chief risk officer and senior management. The IPV process considers the reliability of the pricing services through assessing the number of available quotes, the frequency at which data is available and, where appropriate, the comparability between pricing sources.

Following is a description of the Corporation’s activities that use derivatives as part of their operations and strategies. Derivatives include both financial instruments and forward purchase and sale contracts. Gross notional amounts of both long and short positions are presented in the volume tables below. These amounts include long and short positions that offset in closed positions and have not reached contractual maturity. Gross notional amounts do not quantify risk or represent assets or liabilities of the Corporation, but are used in the calculation of cash settlements under the contracts.

Corporate Risk Management Activities: Corporate risk management activities include transactions designed to reduce risk in the selling prices of crude oil, refined petroleum products or natural gas produced by the Corporation or to reduce exposure to foreign currency or interest rate movements. Generally, futures, swaps or option strategies may be used to fix the forward selling price of a portion of the Corporation’s crude oil, refined petroleum products or natural gas production. Forward contracts may also be used to purchase certain currencies in which the Corporation does business with the intent of reducing exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. These forward contracts comprise various currencies including the British Pound and Thai Baht. Interest rate swaps may be used to convert interest payments on certain long-term debt from fixed to floating rates.

 

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The gross volumes of the Corporate risk management derivative contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

                                             
    June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Commodity, primarily crude oil (millions of barrels)

    17        1  

Foreign exchange (millions of U.S. Dollars)

  $ 447      $ 1,285  

Interest rate swaps (millions of U.S. Dollars)

  $ 865      $ 880  

In the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation entered into Brent crude oil hedges using fixed-price swap contracts to hedge the variability of forecasted future cash flows from 90,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) of crude oil sales volumes for the remainder of the calendar year at an average price of approximately $109.70 per barrel. In 2012, the Corporation had entered into Brent crude oil hedges using fixed-price swap contracts to hedge 120,000 bopd of crude oil sales volumes for the full year at an average price of $107.70 per barrel. In 2012, the Corporation also realized hedge losses from previously closed Brent crude oil hedges that covered 24,000 bopd during the year.

Realized gains from E&P hedging activities increased Sales and other operating revenues by $52 million and $34 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively ($33 million and $22 million after-taxes, respectively). Realized losses from E&P hedging activities decreased Sales and other operating revenues by $141 million and $385 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively ($89 million and $240 million after-taxes, respectively). At June 30, 2013, the after-tax deferred gains in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to Brent crude oil hedges were $63 million, which will be reclassified into earnings during the remainder of 2013 as the hedged crude oil sales are recognized in earnings. The ineffectiveness from Brent crude oil hedges, recognized immediately in Sales and other operating revenues, resulted in gains of $3 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and a gain of $18 million and a loss of $8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Corporation had interest rate swaps with gross notional amounts of $865 million and $880 million, respectively, which were designated as fair value hedges. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps and the hedged fixed-rate debt are recorded in Interest expense in the Statement of Consolidated Income. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Corporation recorded a decrease of $23 million and an increase of $13 million, respectively and a decrease of $28 million and an increase of $10 million (excluding accrued interest) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, in the fair value of interest rate swaps and a corresponding adjustment in the carrying value of the hedged fixed-rate debt.

Gains or losses on foreign exchange contracts that are not designated as hedges are recognized immediately in Other, net in Revenues and non-operating income in the Statement of Consolidated Income. Net realized and unrealized pre-tax gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts amounted to losses of $7 million and $22 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively and a loss of $40 million and a gain of $4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Energy Marketing Risk Management Activities: In its energy marketing activities, the Corporation sells refined petroleum products, natural gas and electricity principally to commercial and industrial businesses at fixed and floating prices for varying periods of time. Commodity contracts such as futures, forwards, swaps and options, together with physical assets such as storage and pipeline capacity, are used to obtain supply and reduce margin volatility or lower costs related to sales contracts with customers.

The gross volumes of the Corporation’s energy marketing commodity contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

                                             
    June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Crude oil and refined petroleum products (millions of barrels)

    20        26  

Natural gas (millions of mcf*)

    3,028        2,938  

Electricity (millions of megawatt hours)

    243        278  

 

*

One mcf represents one thousand cubic feet.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

The changes in fair value of certain energy marketing commodity contracts that are not designated as hedges, as well as revenues from the sales contracts, supply contract purchases and net settlements from financial derivatives related to these energy marketing activities, are recognized currently in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income. Net realized and unrealized pre-tax gains and losses on derivative contracts not designated as hedges amounted to gains of $44 million and $24 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively and $76 million and $79 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

At June 30, 2013, a portion of energy marketing commodity contracts was designated as cash flow hedges to hedge variability of expected future cash flows of forecasted supply transactions. The Corporation recorded the effective portion of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and then reclassified amounts to Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income as the hedged transactions are recognized in earnings. After-tax deferred losses relating to energy marketing activities recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were $9 million at June 30, 2013 and $22 million at December 31, 2012. All energy marketing cash flow hedges outstanding as of June 30, 2013 are expected to be reclassified into Income (loss) from discontinued operations over the next twelve months.

Trading Activities: Trading activities are conducted principally through a trading partnership in which the Corporation has a 50% voting interest. This consolidated entity operates to generate earnings through various strategies primarily using energy-related commodities, securities and derivatives. The Corporation also takes trading positions for its own account. The information that follows represents 100% of the trading partnership and the Corporation’s proprietary trading accounts.

The gross volumes of derivative contracts outstanding relating to trading activities were as follows:

 

                                             
    June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Commodity

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products (millions of barrels)

    1,649        1,179  

Natural gas (millions of mcf)

    3,748        3,377  

Electricity (millions of megawatt hours)

    8        19  

Foreign exchange (millions of U.S. Dollars)

  $ 117      $ 412  

Other

    

Interest rate (millions of U.S. Dollars)

  $ 99      $ 167  

Equity securities (millions of shares)

    16        14  

Pre-tax unrealized and realized gains (losses) recorded in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income from trading activities amounted to the following:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012     2013      2012  
    (In millions)  

Commodity

  $ 54      $ (25   $ 47      $ 8  

Foreign exchange

    1        2       1        2  

Other

    2        (2     8        (1
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 57      $ (25   $ 56      $ 9  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Fair Value Measurements: The Corporation generally enters into master netting arrangements to mitigate legal and counterparty credit risk. Master netting arrangements are generally accepted overarching master contracts that govern all individual transactions with the same counterparty entity as a single legally enforceable agreement. The United States Bankruptcy Code provides for the enforcement of certain termination and netting rights under certain types of contracts upon the bankruptcy filing of a counterparty, commonly known as the “safe harbor” provisions. If a master netting arrangement provides for termination and netting upon the counterparty’s bankruptcy, these rights are generally enforceable with respect to “safe harbor” transactions. If these arrangements provide the right of offset and the Corporation’s intent and practice is to offset amounts in the case of such a termination, the Corporation’s policy is to record the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities on a net basis.

In the normal course of business the Corporation relies on legal and credit risk mitigation clauses providing for adequate credit assurance as well as close-out netting, including two-party netting and single counterparty multilateral netting. As applied to the Corporation, “two-party netting” is the right to net amounts owing under safe harbor transactions between a single defaulting counterparty entity and a single Hess entity, and “single counterparty multilateral netting” is the right to net amounts owing under safe harbor transactions among a single defaulting counterparty entity and multiple Hess entities. The Corporation is reasonably assured that these netting rights would be upheld in a bankruptcy proceeding in the United States in which the defaulting counterparty is a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

The following table provides information about the effect of netting arrangements on the presentation of the Corporation’s physical and financial derivative assets and (liabilities) that are measured at fair value, with the effect of single counterparty multilateral netting being included in column (iv):

 

                                                                                                                                   
          Gross Amounts Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts     Gross Amounts        
    Gross
Amounts
    Physical
Derivative and
Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral*
    Presented in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Not Offset in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amount  
    (i)     (ii)     (ii)     (iii) = (i) + (ii)     (iv)     (v) = (iii) + (iv)  
    (In millions)  

June 30, 2013

           

Assets

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ 3,600     $ (2,673   $ (21   $ 906     $ (29   $ 877  

Interest rate and other

    60        (8           52       (16     36  

Counterparty netting

           (105           (105           (105
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

  $ 3,660     $ (2,786   $ (21   $ 853     $ (45   $ 808  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ (3,484   $ 2,673     $ 141     $ (670   $ 29     $ (641

Other

    (21     8             (13     16       3  

Counterparty netting

          105             105             105  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

  $ (3,505   $ 2,786     $ 141     $ (578   $ 45     $ (533
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

           

Assets

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ 3,253     $ (2,661   $ (34   $ 558     $ (45   $ 513  

Interest rate and other

    100        (8           92       (6     86  

Counterparty netting

           (81           (81           (81
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

  $ 3,353     $ (2,750   $ (34   $ 569     $ (51   $ 518  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                                                                                                   
          Gross Amounts Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts     Gross Amounts         
    Gross
Amounts
    Physical
Derivative and
Financial
Instruments
     Cash
Collateral*
     Presented in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Not Offset in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amount  
    (i)     (ii)      (ii)      (iii) = (i) + (ii)     (iv)      (v) = (iii) + (iv)  
    (In millions)  

December 31, 2012

              

Liabilities

              

Derivative contracts

              

Commodity

  $ (3,312   $ 2,661      $ 5      $ (646   $ 45      $ (601

Other

    (10     8                (2     6        4  

Counterparty netting

          81               81              81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

  $ (3,322   $ 2,750      $ 5      $ (567   $ 51      $ (516
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

There is no cash collateral that was not offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Included in net assets and liabilities that were offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as reflected in column (iii) of the table above were the assets and liabilities related to the Corporation’s discontinued operations in the amounts of $659 million and $567 million as of June 30, 2013, respectively ($483 million and $565 million as of December 31, 2012). The amounts at June 30, 2013 were classified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The remainder of net assets and liabilities that were offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as reflected in column (iii) of the table above, related to the Corporation’s continuing operations and were included in Accounts receivable — Trade and Accounts payable, respectively.

The table below reflects the gross and net fair values of the corporate and energy marketing risk management and trading derivative instruments:

 

                                           
    Accounts
Receivable
    Accounts
Payable
 
    (In millions)  

June 30, 2013

   

Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments

   

Commodity

  $ 159     $ (18

Interest rate and other

    45       (2
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments

    204       (20
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments*

   

Commodity

    3,441       (3,466

Foreign exchange

    1       (10

Other

    14       (9
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments

    3,456       (3,485
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross fair value of derivative contracts

    3,660       (3,505

Master netting arrangements

    (2,786     2,786  

Cash collateral (received) posted

    (21     141   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net fair value of derivative contracts

  $ 853     $ (578
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes trading derivatives and derivatives used for risk management.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                           
    Accounts
Receivable
    Accounts
Payable
 
    (In millions)  

December 31, 2012

   

Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments

   

Commodity

  $ 65     $ (124

Interest rate and other

    72       (2
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments

    137       (126
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments*

   

Commodity

    3,188       (3,188

Foreign exchange

    14        

Other

    14       (8
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments

    3,216       (3,196
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross fair value of derivative contracts

    3,353       (3,322

Master netting arrangements

    (2,750     2,750  

Cash collateral (received) posted

    (34     5  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net fair value of derivative contracts

  $ 569     $ (567
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes trading derivatives and derivatives used for risk management.

The Corporation determines fair value in accordance with the fair value measurements accounting standard (Accounting Standards Codification 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures), which established a hierarchy that categorizes the sources of inputs, which generally range from quoted prices for identical instruments in a principal trading market (Level 1) to estimates determined using related market data (Level 3). Measurements derived indirectly from observable inputs or from quoted prices from markets that are less liquid are considered Level 2.

When Level 1 inputs are available within a particular market, those inputs are selected for determination of fair value over Level 2 or 3 inputs in the same market. To value derivatives that are characterized as Level 2 and 3, the Corporation uses observable inputs for similar instruments that are available from exchanges, pricing services or broker quotes. These observable inputs may be supplemented with other methods, including internal extrapolation or interpolation, that result in the most representative prices for instruments with similar characteristics. Multiple inputs may be used to measure fair value, however, the level of fair value for each physical derivative and financial asset or liability presented below is based on the lowest significant input level within this fair value hierarchy.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

The following table provides the Corporation’s net physical derivative and financial assets and (liabilities) that are measured at fair value based on this hierarchy:

 

                                                                                                                                   
                      Counterparty              
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     netting     Collateral     Balance  
    (In millions)  

June 30, 2013

           

Assets

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ 61     $ 753     $ 161     $ (48   $ (21   $ 906   

Interest rate and other

    6       45       1                   52  

Collateral and counterparty netting

    (3     (101     (1                 (105
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

    64       697       161       (48     (21     853   

Other assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

    1                               1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis

  $ 65     $ 697     $ 161     $ (48   $ (21   $ 854 (a) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ (234   $ (570   $ (55   $ 48     $ 141     $ (670

Other

    (2     (11                       (13

Collateral and counterparty netting

    3       101       1                   105  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

    (233     (480     (54     48       141       (578

Other liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis

    (17                             (17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ (250   $ (480   $ (54   $ 48     $ 141     $ (595 )(b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other fair value measurement disclosures
Long-term debt

  $     $ (6,692   $     $     $     $ (6,692
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes a total of $1 million of Commodity Level 1 assets and $193 million of Commodity and Interest rate and other Level 2 assets that relate to corporate risk management activities.

(b)

Includes $11 million of Other Level 2 liabilities that relate to corporate risk management activities.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                                                                                                               
                      Counterparty              
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     netting     Collateral     Balance  
    (In millions)  

December 31, 2012

           

Assets

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ 94     $ 445     $ 243     $ (190   $ (34   $ 558  

Interest rate and other

    6       86       1       (1           92  

Collateral and counterparty netting

    (23     (54     (4                 (81
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

    77       477       240       (191     (34     569  

Other assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

    5       49             (2           52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ 82     $ 526     $ 240     $ (193   $ (34   $ 621  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative contracts

           

Commodity

  $ (83   $ (657   $ (101   $ 190     $ 5     $ (646

Other

    (1     (2           1             (2

Collateral and counterparty netting

    23       54       4                   81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative contracts

    (61     (605     (97     191       5       (567

Other liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

    (40     (2     (2     2             (42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ (101   $ (607   $ (99   $ 193     $ 5     $ (609
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other fair value measurement disclosures Long-term debt

  $     $ (8,887   $     $     $     $ (8,887
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table provides net transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy:

 

  

      Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
      2013     2012     2013     2012  
      (In millions)  

Transfers into Level 1

  

  $ (18   $ 155     $ (19   $ 159  

Transfers out of Level 1

  

    62       257       62       248  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 44     $ 412     $ 43     $ 407  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transfers into Level 2

  

  $ (92   $ (342   $ (92   $ (293

Transfers out of Level 2

  

    19       (138     18       (157
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (73   $ (480   $ (74   $ (450
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transfers into Level 3

  

  $      $ 23     $ 2     $ 50  

Transfers out of Level 3

  

    29       45       29       (7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 29     $ 68     $ 31     $ 43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

The Corporation’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the reporting period. Transfers between levels result from the passage of time as contracts move closer to their maturities, fluctuations in the market liquidity for certain contracts and/or changes in the level of significance of fair value measurement inputs.

The following table provides changes in physical derivatives and financial assets and (liabilities) that are measured at fair value based on Level 3 inputs, which are all related to discontinued operations:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 70     $ (268   $ 141     $ (143

Unrealized pre-tax gains (losses) (a)

    2       120       (61     (3

Purchases (b)

    12       10       40       230  

Sales (b)

    (8     (23     (31     (257

Settlements (c)

    2       180       (13     217  

Transfers into Level 3

          23       2       50  

Transfers out of Level 3

    29       45       29       (7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 107     $ 87     $ 107     $ 87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes unrealized pre-tax gains of $43 million recorded in Other comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The remainder of the unrealized pre-tax gains (losses) were recorded in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income.

(b)

Purchases and sales primarily represent option premiums paid or received, respectively, during the reporting period and are reflected in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income.

(c)

Settlements represent realized gains and losses on derivatives settled during the reporting period and are reflected in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income.

The significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements for the Corporation’s physical commodity contracts and derivative instruments primarily include less liquid delivered locations for physical commodity contracts or volatility assumptions for out-of-the-money options. The following table provides information about the Corporation’s significant recurring unobservable inputs used in the Level 3 fair value measurements. Natural gas contracts are usually quoted and transacted using basis pricing relative to an active pricing location (e.g., Henry Hub), for which price inputs represent the approximate value of differences in geography and local market conditions. All other price inputs below represent full contract prices. Significant changes in any of the inputs below, independently or correlated, may result in a different fair value.

 

                                           
    Unit of   Range /
    Measurement   Weighted Average

June 30, 2013

   

Assets

   

Commodity contracts with a fair value of $161 million (a)

   

Contract prices

   

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

  $ / bbl (c)   $ 85.41 - 115.59 / 111.66

Electricity

  $ / MWH (d)   $ 24.87 - 86.36 / 47.26
 

 

Basis prices

   

Natural gas

  $ / MMBTU (e)   $ (1.10) - 6.39 / 0.10
 

 

Contract volatilities

   

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

  %   16.00 - 21.00 / 17.00

Natural gas

  %   19.00 - 32.00 / 22.00

Electricity

  %   16.00 - 38.00 / 24.00
 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                               
    Unit of
Measurement
     Range /
Weighted Average

June 30, 2013

    

Liabilities

    

Commodity contracts with a fair value of $55 million (b)
Contract prices

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

    $ / bbl (c)       $ 92.86 - 116.04 / 112.67

Electricity

    $ / MWH (d)       $ 29.24 - 82.45 / 46.73    
 

 

 

Basis prices

    

Natural gas

    $ / MMBTU (e)       $ (1.10) - 6.39 / 0.06       
 

 

 

Contract volatilities

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

    %       16.00 - 21.00 / 17.00

Natural gas

    %       19.50 - 29.00 / 20.00
 

 

 

December 31, 2012

    

Assets

    

Commodity contracts with a fair value of $243 million
Contract prices

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

    $ / bbl (c)       $ 79.35 - 144.27 / 113.06  

Electricity

    $ / MWH (d)            $ 23.37 - 79.27 / 40.81      
 

 

 

Basis prices

    

Natural gas

    $ / MMBTU (e)       $ (0.47) - 6.66 / 0.39           
 

 

 

Contract volatilities

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

    %       23.00 - 27.00 / 26.00

Natural gas

    %       21.00 - 36.00 / 25.00

Electricity

    %       18.00 - 40.00 / 28.00
 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Commodity contracts with a fair value of $101 million
Contract prices

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

    $ / bbl (c)       $ 83.49 - 133.38 / 109.94  

Electricity

    $ / MWH (d)       $ 25.01 - 72.60 / 40.38      
 

 

 

Basis prices

    

Natural gas

    $ / MMBTU (e)       $ (0.72) - 6.66 /1.26         
 

 

 

Contract volatilities

    

Crude oil and refined petroleum products

    %       24.00 - 27.00 / 26.00

Natural gas

    %       21.00 - 28.00 / 22.00
 

 

 

 

(a)

Included in Assets held for sale.

(b)

Included in Liabilities associated with assets held for sale.

(c)

Price per barrel.

(d)

Price per megawatt hour.

(e)

Price per million British thermal unit.

Note:

Fair value measurement for all recurring inputs was performed using a combination of income and market approach techniques.

 

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HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Credit Risk: The Corporation is exposed to credit risks that may at times be concentrated with certain counterparties, groups of counterparties or customers. Accounts receivable are generated from a diverse domestic and international customer base. The Corporation’s net Accounts receivable — Trade at June 30, 2013 are concentrated with the following counterparty and customer industry segments: Integrated Oil Companies — 48%, Financial Institutions — 23%, Refiners — 16% and Government Entities — 10%. As of December 31, 2012, the Corporation’s net Accounts receivable were concentrated as follows: Integrated Oil Companies — 23%, Refiners — 15%, Government Entities — 11%, Real Estate — 8%, Services — 8% and Manufacturing — 6%. The Corporation reduces its risk related to certain counterparties by using master netting arrangements and requiring collateral, generally cash or letters of credit. The Corporation records the cash collateral received or posted as an offset to the fair value of derivatives executed with the same counterparty. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Corporation held cash from counterparties of $21 million and $34 million, respectively. The Corporation posted cash to counterparties at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, of $141 million and $5 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2013, the Corporation had outstanding letters of credit totaling $593 million ($746 million at December 31, 2012), primarily issued to satisfy margin requirements (approximately $470 million related to discontinued operations at June 30, 2013). Certain of the Corporation’s agreements also contain contingent collateral provisions that could require the Corporation to post additional collateral if the Corporation’s credit rating declines. As of June 30, 2013, the net liability related to both realized and unrealized derivative contracts with contingent collateral provisions was approximately $212 million, primarily related to discontinued operations ($435 million at December 31, 2012). There was no cash collateral posted on those derivatives at June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. At June 30, 2013 and at December 31, 2012, all three major credit rating agencies that rate the Corporation’s debt had assigned an investment grade rating. If two of the three agencies were to downgrade the Corporation’s rating to below investment grade, as of June 30, 2013, the Corporation would be required to post additional collateral of approximately $145 million ($275 million at December 31, 2012).

14. Subsequent Event

In July 2013, the Corporation announced an agreement to sell its energy marketing business for $1,025 million before normal post-closing adjustments. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Overview

In March 2013, Hess Corporation (the Corporation) announced an asset sales program that includes divesting its oil and gas properties in Indonesia and Thailand and its downstream businesses to continue the transformation into a more focused pure play exploration and production (E&P) company. The downstream businesses to be divested include the Corporation’s terminal, retail, energy marketing and energy trading operations. In February 2013, the Corporation ceased refining at its Port Reading facility, completing its exit from all refining operations. In July 2013, the Corporation announced an agreement to sell its energy marketing business.

Other actions announced by the Corporation in March 2013 included repaying debt, establishing a $1 billion cash cushion and returning capital to shareholders through a 150% increase in its annual dividend to $1 per common share commencing in the third quarter of 2013 and a board authorized plan to repurchase up to $4 billion in Hess common stock. To date in 2013, the Corporation has used proceeds from completed divestitures to repay debt as well as begin to build the cash cushion. With the announcement of an agreement to sell the energy marketing business, the Corporation is now in a position to commence the share repurchase program. The Corporation also plans to monetize its Bakken infrastructure assets by 2015 and return additional cash to shareholders.

The Corporation has sold several oil and gas assets to focus its E&P portfolio on lower risk and higher growth assets. During 2012 and the first half of 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its interests in the Beryl, Bittern and Schiehallion fields in the United Kingdom North Sea, the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) fields, offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, the Snohvit Field, offshore Norway, the Eagle Ford shale play in Texas as well as its subsidiary, Samara-Nafta, located in the Volga-Urals region of Russia.

The Corporation’s crude oil and natural gas production was 341,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) and 365,000 boepd in the second quarter and first six months of 2013, respectively and 429,000 boepd and 413,000 boepd for the same periods in 2012. The comparative pro forma production of the E&P portfolio excluding the assets sold in 2012 and in the first six months of 2013, as well as those classified as held for sale at June 30, 2013, would have been 290,000 boepd and 291,000 boepd for the second quarter and first six months of 2013 and 305,000 boepd and 292,000 boepd for the same periods in 2012.

As a result of the Corporation’s transformation into a pure play E&P company, the Corporation now has one operating segment, E&P, and a Corporate and Other segment, which is primarily comprised of corporate and interest expenses. The results of the terminal, retail, energy marketing, energy trading and Port Reading refining operations (the “downstream businesses”) have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Second Quarter Results

The Corporation reported net income of $1,431 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared with $549 million in the second quarter of 2012. Excluding items affecting comparability of earnings between periods on page 26, earnings for the second quarter of 2013 and 2012 were $520 million and $585 million, respectively.

Exploration and Production

E&P earnings were $1,533 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared with $644 million in the second quarter of 2012. Second quarter 2013 results included $933 million from items affecting comparability of earnings primarily due to a gain on the sale of the Corporation’s Russian subsidiary. In the second quarter of 2013, the Corporation’s average worldwide crude oil selling price, including the effect of hedging, was $97.89 per barrel up from $86.86 per barrel in the second quarter of 2012. The Corporation’s average worldwide natural gas selling price was $6.44 per thousand cubic feet (mcf) in the second quarter of 2013, compared with $5.94 per mcf in the second quarter of 2012. Worldwide crude oil and natural gas production was 341,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2013 and 429,000 boepd in the same period of 2012. Full year production for 2013 is expected to be 340,000 boepd to 355,000 boepd, down from the beginning of year forecast of 375,000 boepd to 390,000 boepd, primarily due to the earlier than anticipated sale of the Corporation’s Russian subsidiary. The production volumes for 2013 may be further impacted by the timing of the remaining planned asset sales. The comparative expected pro forma 2013 production range for the E&P portfolio, excluding the assets sold in the first half of 2013 and those classified as held for sale at June 30, 2013, is 290,000 boepd to 305,000 boepd.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Overview (continued)

 

The following is an update of E&P activities during the second quarter of 2013:

 

   

In North Dakota, net production from the Bakken oil shale play averaged 64,000 boepd for the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 16% from 55,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2012. Full year 2013 Bakken production is expected to be between 64,000 boepd and 70,000 boepd. During the second quarter, 42 wells were brought on production, bringing the year-to-date total to 72 wells. Drilling and completion costs per operated well averaged $8.4 million in the second quarter of 2013, an improvement of 28% or $3.2 million per well, versus second quarter 2012.

 

   

At the Valhall Field in Norway (Hess 64%) net production averaged 13,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2013, compared with 23,000 boepd in the same period last year. After a planned maintenance shutdown in June at a third party processing facility, the Valhall Field restarted on July 1, 2013 and production is expected to ramp up in the third quarter as new wells are brought online. Full year 2013 net production for Valhall is expected to be in the lower end of the guidance range of 24,000 boepd to 28,000 boepd.

 

   

In the North Malay Basin, development activities on the early production system are progressing and the project is on track to achieve first production in the fourth quarter of 2013. During the second quarter, the jacket and topsides were installed, and the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel arrived on-location. The five well development drilling program commenced in June 2013 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

 

   

The Corporation completed drilling the second production well at the Tubular Bells Field, spud the third production well and continued facilities construction. First oil from this development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico is anticipated in mid-2014.

 

   

In June 2013, the Corporation submitted appraisal plans to the government for the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points Block, offshore Ghana. The government is currently reviewing the plans and the Corporation is awaiting final approval.

 

   

In April 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary, Samara-Nafta, for cash proceeds of $2.1 billion after working capital and other adjustments. Based on its 90% interest in Samara-Nafta, net proceeds to the Corporation were approximately $1.9 billion. The Corporation recorded a total nontaxable gain on the sale of $1,119 million. After reduction of the noncontrolling interest share of $168 million, the net gain on sale attributable to the Corporation was $951 million. Samara-Nafta produced approximately 50,000 boepd at the time of sale and had 82 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of proved reserves at December 31, 2012.

 

   

In May 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its interests in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas for total cash proceeds of $280 million. The assets were producing at an aggregate rate of approximately 5,000 boepd at the time of sale and had 3 million boe of proved reserves at December 31, 2012.

 

   

In the emerging Utica shale play, the Corporation continued its appraisal program. In the second quarter of 2013, ten wells were drilled, three wells were completed and three wells were flow tested. During the second quarter, the Corporation also reached an agreement with its joint venture partner relating to its ongoing title verification efforts. This agreement reduced the gross joint venture acreage by approximately 65,000 acres, to approximately 132,000 acres, and the Corporation’s total carry obligation from $534 million to $335 million.

Discontinued Operations — Downstream Businesses

Due to the Corporation’s plan to divest its downstream businesses, the results of these businesses are shown as discontinued operations and all comparative periods have been recast to reflect this change. Earnings of the downstream businesses were $11 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared with $12 million in the same period in 2012. Second quarter 2013 results included after-tax severance charges and facility exit costs totaling $21 million, which affect the comparability of earnings between periods.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations

The after-tax earnings (losses) by major operating activity are summarized below:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions, except per share amounts)  

Exploration and Production

  $ 1,533     $ 644     $ 2,819     $ 1,279  

Corporate and Other

    (113     (107     (223     (209
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing operations

    1,420       537       2,596       1,070  

Discontinued operations — Downstream businesses

    11       12       111       24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Hess Corporation

  $ 1,431     $ 549     $ 2,707     $ 1,094  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Hess Corporation per share (diluted):

       

Continuing operations

  $ 4.13     $ 1.58     $ 7.56     $ 3.14  

Discontinued operations — Downstream businesses

    0.03       0.03       0.32       0.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share

  $ 4.16     $ 1.61     $ 7.88     $ 3.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Items Affecting Comparability of Earnings Between Periods

The following table summarizes, on an after-tax basis, items of income (expense) that are included in net income and affect comparability of earnings between periods.  The items in the table below are explained and the pre-tax amounts are shown on pages 31 to 34.

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Exploration and Production

  $ 933     $ (36   $ 1,521     $  

Corporate and Other

    (1           (12      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total items affecting comparability of earnings from continuing operations

    932       (36     1,509        

Discontinued operations — Downstream businesses

    (21           9        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total items affecting comparability of earnings between periods

  $ 911     $ (36   $ 1,518     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In the following discussion and elsewhere in this report, the financial effects of certain transactions are disclosed on an after-tax basis. Management reviews segment earnings on an after-tax basis and uses after-tax amounts in its review of variances in segment earnings. Management believes that after-tax amounts are a preferable method of explaining variances in earnings, since they show the entire effect of a transaction rather than only the pre-tax amount. After-tax amounts are determined by applying the income tax rate in each tax jurisdiction to pre-tax amounts.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations (continued)

 

Comparison of Results

Exploration and Production

Following is a summarized income statement of the Corporation’s E&P operations:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013     2012      2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Sales and other operating revenues

  $ 3,011     $ 3,324      $ 6,477     $ 6,220  

Gains on asset sales

    1,111              1,799       36  

Other, net

    (18     1        (53     28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues and non-operating income

    4,104       3,325        8,223       6,284  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost and Expenses

        

Cost of products sold (excluding items shown separately below)

    421       332        1,017       602  

Operating costs and expenses

    510       550        1,095       1,085  

Production and severance taxes

    97       127        227       265  

Exploration expenses, including dry holes and lease impairment

    200       196        419       449  

General and administrative expenses

    87       79        172       144  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    609       743        1,285       1,402  

Asset impairments

          59              59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    1,924       2,086        4,215       4,006  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Results of operations before income taxes

    2,180       1,239        4,008       2,278  

Provision for income taxes

    478       592        1,013       990  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

    1,702       647        2,995       1,288  

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    169       3        176       9  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Hess Corporation

  $ 1,533     $ 644      $ 2,819     $ 1,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

After considering the E&P items affecting comparability of earnings between periods in the table on page 32, the remaining changes in E&P earnings are primarily attributable to changes in selling prices, production and sales volumes, cost of products sold, cash operating costs, depreciation, depletion and amortization, exploration expenses and income taxes as described below.

Selling prices: Higher average realized selling prices, primarily for crude oil, including the effects of hedging, and natural gas, increased E&P revenues in the second quarter and first six months of 2013, respectively, compared with the corresponding periods in 2012.

 

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Results of Operations (continued)

 

The Corporation’s average selling prices were as follows:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012      2013      2012  

Crude oil — per barrel (including hedging)

          

United States

          

Onshore

  $ 89.97      $ 83.09      $ 89.71      $ 85.59  

Offshore

    106.71        102.83        107.11        103.26  

Total United States

    97.20        91.97        97.12        93.81  

Europe

    77.14        76.20        68.37        78.05  

Africa

    106.15        89.01        107.94        88.91  

Asia

    105.27        105.89        109.30        110.70  

Worldwide

    97.89        86.86        96.08        88.23  

Crude oil — per barrel (excluding hedging)

          

United States

          

Onshore

  $ 88.91      $ 83.28      $ 89.37      $ 86.99  

Offshore

    103.43        103.72        106.03        107.20  

Total United States

    95.18        92.48        96.46        96.39  

Europe

    75.22        76.58        67.80        79.45  

Africa

    102.78        105.72        106.88        111.78  

Asia

    105.27        106.17        109.30        113.67  

Worldwide

    95.45        91.83        95.34        95.72  

Natural gas liquids — per barrel

          

United States

          

Onshore

  $ 38.84      $ 43.80      $ 41.21      $ 48.06  

Offshore

    27.81        36.43        27.80        40.16  

Total United States

    34.57        40.75        35.97        44.92  

Europe

    53.16        66.15        52.58        81.20  

Asia

    66.90        75.16        72.68        82.02  

Worldwide

    36.28        45.56        37.49        52.78  

Natural gas — per mcf

          

United States

          

Onshore

  $ 3.19      $ 1.50      $ 3.03      $ 1.66  

Offshore

    3.17        1.59        2.86        1.63  

Total United States

    3.18        1.55        2.94        1.64  

Europe

    9.99        9.98        9.08        9.69  

Asia and other

    7.39        6.61        7.57        6.69  

Worldwide

    6.44        5.94        6.53        6.08  

In the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation entered into Brent crude oil hedges using fixed-price swap contracts to hedge the variability of forecasted future cash flows from 90,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) of crude oil sales volumes for the remainder of the calendar year at an average price of approximately $109.70 per barrel. In 2012, the Corporation had entered into Brent crude oil hedges using fixed-price swap contracts to hedge 120,000 bopd of crude oil sales volumes for the full year at an average price of $107.70 per barrel. In 2012, the Corporation also realized hedge losses from previously closed Brent crude oil hedges that covered 24,000 bopd during the year.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations (continued)

 

Realized gains from E&P hedging activities increased Sales and other operating revenues by $52 million and $34 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively ($33 million and $22 million after-taxes, respectively). Realized losses from E&P hedging activities decreased Sales and other operating revenues by $141 million and $385 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively ($89 million and $240 million after-taxes, respectively).

The ineffectiveness from Brent crude oil hedges, recognized immediately in Sales and other operating revenues, resulted in gains of $3 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and a gain of $18 million and a loss of $8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Production and sales volumes: The Corporation’s crude oil and natural gas production was 341,000 boepd and 365,000 boepd in the second quarter and first six months of 2013, respectively and 429,000 boepd and 413,000 boepd for the same periods in 2012. Full year production for 2013 is expected to be 340,000 boepd to 355,000 boepd, down from the beginning of year forecast of 375,000 boepd to 390,000 boepd, primarily due to the earlier than anticipated sale of the Corporation’s Russian subsidiary.

The Corporation’s net daily worldwide production by region was as follows:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012      2013      2012  
    (In thousands)  

Crude oil — barrels per day

          

United States

          

Bakken

    52        47        52        42  

Other Onshore

    11        13        12        13  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Onshore

    63        60        64        55  

Offshore

    48        49        48        47  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total United States

    111        109        112        102  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Europe

    33        98        49        96  

Africa

    73        79        75        75  

Asia

    9        18        13        17  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    226        304        249        290  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids — barrels per day

          

United States

          

Bakken

    6        4        6        3  

Other Onshore

    4        5        4        6  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Onshore

    10        9        10        9  

Offshore

    6        6        7        6  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total United States

    16        15        17        15  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Europe

    1        3               3  

Asia

    1        1        1        1  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    18        19        18        19  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Results of Operations (continued)

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012      2013      2012  
    (In thousands)  

Natural gas — mcf per day

          

United States

          

Bakken

    39        23        37        20  

Other Onshore

    27        26        27        25  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Onshore

    66        49        64        45  

Offshore

    75        72        73        65  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total United States

    141        121        137        110  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Europe

    15        53        14        57  

Asia and other

    427        465        437        458  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    583        639        588        625  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Barrels of oil equivalent per day*

    341        429        365        413  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Reflects natural gas production converted on the basis of relative energy content (six mcf equals one barrel). Barrel of oil equivalence does not necessarily result in price equivalence as the equivalent price of natural gas on a barrel of oil equivalent basis has been substantially lower than the corresponding price for crude oil over the recent past. See the average selling prices in the table on page 28.

United States: Crude oil and natural gas production in the United States was higher in the second quarter and first six months of 2013, compared to the corresponding periods in 2012, mainly due to higher production from the Bakken oil shale play as well as the Llano Field following the successful workover of a well that returned to production in the second quarter of 2012.

Europe: Production was lower in the second quarter and first six months of 2013 compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to asset sales. The Bittern and Schiehallion fields in the United Kingdom North Sea were sold in the second half of 2012. The Beryl fields, also in the United Kingdom North Sea, which were producing at an aggregate net rate of approximately 10,000 boepd at the time of sale, were sold in the first quarter of 2013, and the Corporation’s Russian subsidiary, which was producing approximately 50,000 boepd at the time of sale, was sold in April 2013. Production was also lower as a result of downtime at the Valhall Field, offshore Norway, which was shut-in by the operator from July 2012 until late January 2013 for completion of a redevelopment project and again for the month of June due to planned maintenance at a third party processing facility.

Africa: Crude oil production in Africa was lower in the second quarter of 2013, compared to the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to decline and downtime at the Okume Complex, offshore Equatorial Guinea, together with lower entitlement to Algerian production, partially offset by new production from the Ceiba Field, offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Asia and other: Crude oil production was lower in the second quarter and first six months of 2013 compared to the corresponding periods in 2012, mainly due to the sale of the Corporation’s interest in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) fields in Azerbaijan. The assets were producing at a net rate of approximately 6,000 boepd at the time of sale. Natural gas production was lower in the second quarter and first six months of 2013 compared to the same periods in 2012, due to lower production entitlement at the Joint Development Area of Malaysia/Thailand (JDA) together with lower production at the Pangkah Field in Indonesia following the facility’s shutdown for planned maintenance in the second quarter of 2013.

Sales volumes: Lower crude oil and natural gas sales volumes decreased revenues in the second quarter and first six months of 2013 compared to the same periods in 2012.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations (continued)

 

The Corporation’s worldwide sales volumes were as follows:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2013      2012      2013      2012  
    (In thousands)  

Crude oil — barrels

    21,180        28,373        45,947        51,425  

Natural gas liquids — barrels

    1,593        1,639        3,240        3,394  

Natural gas — mcf

    52,969        58,315        106,631        113,757  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Barrels of oil equivalent*

    31,601        39,732        66,959        73,779  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Crude oil — barrels per day

    233        312        254        282  

Natural gas liquids — barrels per day

    18        18        18        19  

Natural gas — mcf per day

    582        641        589        625  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Barrels of oil equivalent per day*

    347        437        370        405  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Reflects natural gas production converted on the basis of relative energy content (six mcf equals one barrel). Barrel of oil equivalence does not necessarily result in price equivalence as the equivalent price of natural gas on a barrel of oil equivalent basis has been substantially lower than the corresponding price for crude oil over the recent past. See the average selling prices in the table on page 28.

Cost of products sold: Cost of products sold is mainly comprised of costs relating to the purchases of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas from the Corporation’s partners in Hess operated wells or other third parties. The increase in Cost of products sold in the second quarter and first six months of 2013 compared with the same periods in 2012, principally reflects higher volumes of crude oil purchases from third parties.

Cash operating costs: Cash operating costs, consisting of Operating costs and expenses, Production and severance taxes, and General and administrative expenses, decreased by approximately $60 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012. Second quarter 2013 costs included lower production and severance taxes due primarily to the sale of the Russian operations and lower operating and maintenance costs, partially offset by employee severance charges of $11 million. Cash operating costs were the same for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 as lower production and severance taxes together with lower transportation and employee costs in 2013 were offset by severance charges of $68 million.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization: Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses were lower in the second quarter and first six months of 2013, compared with the corresponding periods in 2012, primarily reflecting asset dispositions and the mix of production volumes.

Exploration expenses: Exploration expenses were comparable in the second quarter of 2013 and 2012. Exploration expenses were lower in the first six months of 2013 compared to the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to lower dry hole expenses.

Income taxes: Excluding items affecting comparability between periods, the effective income tax rate for E&P operations was 43% in the first six months of 2013 compared to 44% for the same period in 2012. The normalized E&P effective income tax rate for the year is expected to be in the range of 46% to 50%.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations (continued)

 

Items Affecting Comparability of Earnings Between Periods: The following table summarizes, on an after-tax basis, income (expense) items that affect comparability of E&P earnings between periods:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Gains on asset sales

  $ 1,119     $     $ 1,802     $ 36  

Noncontrolling interest share of gain on asset sale

    (168           (168      

Employee severance

    (9           (76      

Other exit costs

    (9           (9      

Asset impairments

          (36           (36

Income tax charge

                (28      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 933     $ (36   $ 1,521     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gains on asset sales: In April, the Corporation completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary, Samara-Nafta, for cash proceeds of $2.1 billion after working capital and other adjustments. Based on the Corporation’s 90% interest in Samara-Nafta, after-tax proceeds to Hess were approximately $1.9 billion. This transaction resulted in a nontaxable gain on sale of $1,119 million, which was reduced by $168 million for the noncontrolling interest holder’s share of the gain, resulting in a net gain attributable to the Corporation of $951 million. In the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its interests in the Beryl fields in the United Kingdom North Sea for cash proceeds of $442 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $328 million ($323 million after income taxes) and the sale of its interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) fields, offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, for cash proceeds of $884 million, resulting in an after tax gain of $360 million. First quarter 2012 results included an after-tax gain of $36 million related to the completion of the sale of the Corporation’s interest in the Snohvit Field, offshore Norway.

Employee severance: During the second quarter of 2013, the Corporation recorded additional pre-tax charges of $12 million ($9 million after income taxes), resulting from its planned divestitures and transformation into a more focused pure play E&P company. First quarter 2013 severance charges were $71 million ($67 million after income taxes).

Other exit costs: During the second quarter of 2013, the Corporation incurred contract termination and other costs relating to its exit from Russia.

Asset impairments: In the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation recorded a charge of $59 million ($36 million after-tax) to reduce the carrying value of certain properties in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas that were part of an asset exchange with a joint venture partner.

Income tax charge: During the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation recorded a non-cash income tax charge of $28 million as a result of a planned asset divestiture.

The Corporation’s future E&P earnings may be impacted by external factors, such as volatility in the selling prices of crude oil and natural gas, reserve and production changes, exploration expenses, industry cost inflation, changes in foreign exchange rates and income tax rates, the effects of weather, political risk, environmental risk and catastrophic risk. For a more comprehensive description of the risks that may affect the Corporation’s E&P business, see Item 1A. Risk Factors Related to Our Business and Operations in the December 31, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations (continued)

 

Corporate and Other

The following table summarizes corporate and interest expenses:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Corporate expenses (excluding items affecting comparability)

  $ 81     $ 72     $ 133     $ 140  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

    111       110       227       219  

Less: Capitalized interest

    (12     (5     (22     (10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

    99       105       205       209  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate and Other expenses before income taxes

    180       177       338       349  

Income tax (benefits)

    (68     (70     (127     (140
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Corporate and Other expenses after income taxes

    112       107       211       209  

Items affecting comparability of earnings between periods, after-tax

    1             12        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate and Other expenses after income taxes

  $ 113     $ 107     $ 223     $ 209  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate expenses were higher in the second quarter of 2013, compared with the same period in 2012, primarily due to higher proxy costs and professional fees. Corporate expenses were lower in the first six months of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012 as lower employee benefit related costs were partially offset by higher proxy costs and professional fees. Interest expense was comparable in the second quarter of 2013 and 2012. Interest expense was higher in the first six months of 2013 compared to 2012, due to higher average outstanding borrowings, largely in the first quarter of 2013. Corporate and Other expenses for the first six months of 2013 included items affecting comparability of earnings totaling $19 million ($12 million after income taxes) consisting of employee severance charges.

Discontinued Operations — Downstream Businesses

The downstream businesses reported earnings of $11 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $111 million in the first half of 2013, compared to $12 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $24 million in the first half of 2012. These results included after-tax charges totaling $21 million for the second quarter of 2013 and net after tax income of $9 million for the first six months of 2013 from items affecting the comparability of earnings as explained below. Excluding these items, the increase in earnings in the second quarter and first half of 2013 compared to the same periods in 2012 was principally due to improved trading results and higher earnings in energy marketing.

Items Affecting Comparability of Earnings Between Periods: The following table summarizes, on an after-tax basis, income (expense) items that affect the comparability of earnings of the downstream businesses between periods:

 

                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
    June 30,      June 30,  
    2013     2012      2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

LIFO inventory liquidations

  $     $      $ 137     $  

Port Reading refinery shutdown costs

    (8            (72      

Employee severance

    (13            (56      
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (21   $      $ 9     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Results of Operations (continued)

 

In the second quarter of 2013, the downstream businesses recorded charges of $20 million pre-tax ($13 million after income taxes) for employee severance and $14 million pre-tax ($8 million after income taxes) primarily for costs to idle refinery equipment at the Port Reading refining facility. In the first half of 2013, employee severance costs totaled $89 million pre-tax ($56 million after income taxes) and refinery shutdown charges totaled $115 million pre-tax ($72 million after income taxes), comprising $80 million pre-tax ($51 million after income taxes) for accelerated depreciation and $35 million pre-tax ($21 million after income taxes) for other shutdown costs. In the first half of 2013, the Corporation also recognized a gain of $218 million pre-tax ($137 million after income taxes) relating to the liquidation of last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventories as a result of ceasing refining operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table sets forth certain relevant measures of the Corporation’s liquidity and capital resources:

 

                                           
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 725     $ 642  

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 354     $ 787  

Total debt

  $ 5,800     $ 8,111  

Total equity

  $ 23,973     $ 21,203  

Debt to capitalization ratio*

    19.5     27.7

 

*

Total debt as a percentage of the sum of total debt plus equity.

    Cash Flows

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s cash flows:

 

                                           
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

  $ 1,997     $ 2,177  

Cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations

    69       51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    2,066       2,228  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations

    713       (3,703

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations

    (38     (62
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    675       (3,765
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations

    (2,649     1,598  

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities from discontinued operations

    (9     (3
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (2,658     1,595  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations

    61       72  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations

    22       (14
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ 83     $ 58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities was $2,066 million in the first half of 2013, compared with $2,228 million in the same period of 2012, as higher operating earnings were offset by increases in working capital.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

 

Investing activities: The following table summarizes the Corporation’s capital expenditures:

 

                                           
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2013      2012  
    (In millions)  

Exploration and Production

  $ 2,961      $ 3,791  

Corporate and Other

    20        2  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures - Continuing operations

    2,981        3,793  

Discontinued operations - Downstream businesses

    40        63  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

  $ 3,021      $ 3,856  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditures for E&P were lower in the first half of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 mainly due to reduced capital expenditures in the Bakken. During the first half of 2013, the Corporation received net proceeds of approximately $3.5 billion from the sale of its interests in the Beryl, ACG and Eagle Ford fields together with its interests in its Russian subsidiary, Samara-Nafta. During the first quarter of 2012, the Corporation received proceeds of $132 million from the sale of its interest in the Snohvit Field.

Financing activities: In the first six months of 2013, the Corporation repaid a net amount of $2,348 million under available credit facilities and repaid $92 million of other debt. The net repayments under the credit facilities consisted of $990 million on the Corporation’s short-term credit facilities, $758 million on its syndicated revolving credit facility and $600 million on its asset-backed credit facility. Dividends paid were $69 million in the first six months of 2013 compared to $102 million in the first six months of 2012. The Corporation made one quarterly common stock dividend payment in the first quarter of 2013 compared with two payments in the first quarter of 2012 as a result of accelerating payment of the fourth quarter 2012 dividend, which historically would have also been paid in the first quarter of 2013. In the first six months of 2012, the Corporation had net borrowings of $1,730 million which consisted of $1,222 million from its syndicated revolving credit facility, $475 million from the Corporation’s short-term credit facilities and $33 million from its asset-backed credit facility. The Corporation also repaid $38 million of other debt during the first six months of 2012.

Future Capital Requirements and Resources

The Corporation anticipates investing approximately $6.8 billion in capital and exploratory expenditures during 2013, substantially all of which is targeted for E&P operations. On March 4, 2013, the Corporation announced a significant asset sales program to provide financial flexibility, fund its growth and return cash to shareholders. The Corporation also announced that it planned to increase its annual dividend by 150% to $1 per common share commencing in the third quarter of 2013 and purchase up to $4 billion in Hess common stock. The Corporation has committed that the proceeds from the divestitures would be applied to (1) repay outstanding borrowing on its credit facilities, (2) provide a cash cushion, (3) fund the 2013 cash flow deficit, and (4) repurchase common stock. To date in 2013, the Corporation has completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary, Samara Nafta, and its interests in the Beryl, ACG and Eagle Ford fields. The year-to-date net after-tax proceeds from these asset sales amounted to approximately $3.5 billion, of which approximately $2.4 billion was utilized to repay outstanding borrowings, with the remainder used to begin building the cash cushion and fund the cash flow deficit. With the announcement of the sale of the energy marketing business, the Corporation is in a position to commence its share repurchase program in the third quarter of 2013.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

 

The table below summarizes the capacity, usage and available capacity of the Corporation’s borrowing and letter of credit facilities at June 30, 2013:

 

                                                                                                                                   
    Expiration
Date
  Capacity      Borrowings      Letters of
Credit
Issued
     Total Used      Available
Capacity
 
                      (In millions)                

Revolving credit facility

  April 2016   $ 4,000      $       $       $       $ 4,000  

Asset-backed credit facility

  July 2013 (a)     467                                467  

Committed lines

  Various (b)     2,175                370        370        1,805  

Uncommitted lines

  Various (b)     223                223        223          
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $ 6,865      $       $ 593      $ 593      $ 6,272  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Total capacity of $1 billion at June 30, 2013, subject to the amount of eligible receivables posted as collateral.

(b)

Committed and uncommitted lines have expiration dates through 2015.

The Corporation has a $4 billion syndicated revolving credit facility, which can be used for borrowings and letters of credit. The Corporation also has a 364-day asset-backed credit facility securitized by certain accounts receivable from the downstream businesses. Under the terms of this financing arrangement, the Corporation has the ability to borrow or issue letters of credit subject to the availability of sufficient levels of eligible receivables. This facility was renewed in July 2013 for a total capacity of $400 million, subject to the amount of eligible receivables posted as collateral. The Corporation expects to terminate the facility in full in conjunction with the divestiture of the energy marketing business.

In the second quarter of 2013, the Corporation recorded a capital lease obligation totaling $98 million in conjunction with its commitment to acquire 50 gasoline stations that were previously held under operating leases. The Corporation repaid $60 million of this obligation on July 2, 2013.

The Corporation also has a shelf registration under which it may issue additional debt securities, warrants, common stock or preferred stock.

The Corporation’s long-term debt agreements contain certain financial covenants that restrict the amount of total borrowings and secured debt. At June 30, 2013, the Corporation is permitted to borrow up to an additional $34.1 billion for the construction or acquisition of assets. The Corporation has the ability to borrow up to an additional $5.5 billion of secured debt as of June 30, 2013.

The Corporation’s $593 million in letters of credit outstanding at June 30, 2013 were primarily issued to satisfy margin requirements. See also Note 13, Risk Management and Trading Activities in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements Relating to Discontinued Operations

The Corporation has operating leases not included in its Consolidated Balance Sheet, primarily related to gasoline stations operated by the retail marketing business. The net present value of these leases was $231 million at June 30, 2013 compared with $342 million at December 31, 2012. The decrease primarily resulted from the recording of a capital lease obligation totaling $98 million in conjunction with the Corporation’s commitment to acquire 50 gasoline stations that were previously held under these leases. If the remaining leases were included as debt, the Corporation’s debt to capitalization ratio at June 30, 2013 would increase to 20.1% from 19.5%.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Market Risk Disclosures

 

As discussed in Note 13, Risk Management and Trading Activities in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, in the normal course of its business, the Corporation has been exposed to commodity risks related to changes in the prices of crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products and electricity, as well as to changes in interest rates and foreign currency values. In the disclosures that follow, risk management activities related to the continuing operations are referred to as corporate risk management while risk management activities related to the discontinued operations are referred to as energy marketing. The Corporation’s trading operations, which have been classified as discontinued operations, are conducted principally through a 50% voting interest in a consolidated partnership that trades energy-related commodities, securities and derivatives. These activities are also exposed to commodity risks primarily related to the prices of crude oil, natural gas, electricity and refined petroleum products.

Value at Risk: The Corporation uses value at risk to monitor and control commodity risk within its risk management and trading activities. The value at risk model uses historical simulation and the results represent the potential loss in fair value over one day at a 95% confidence level. The model captures both first and second order sensitivities for options. Results may vary from time to time as trading strategies change to capture potential market rate movements or hedging levels change in risk management activities. The potential change in fair value based on commodity price risk is presented in the corporate risk management activities and energy marketing and trading activities sections below.

    Corporate Risk Management Activities

The Corporation uses energy commodity derivatives in its corporate risk management activities. The Corporation estimates that at June 30, 2013, the value at risk for corporate risk management activities was $31 million, which was primarily due to the Brent crude oil cash flow hedge positions, as described in Note 13, Risk Management and Trading Activities in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. There were no outstanding Brent crude oil cash flow hedge positions at December 31, 2012.

The Corporation’s outstanding long-term debt of $5,800 million, including current maturities, had a fair value of $6,692 million at June 30, 2013. A 15% decrease in the rate of interest would increase the fair value of debt by approximately $205 million at June 30, 2013. A 15% increase in the rate of interest would decrease the fair value of debt by approximately $195 million at June 30, 2013.

The Corporation has outstanding foreign exchange contracts used to reduce its exposure to fluctuating foreign exchange rates. The change in the fair value of foreign exchange contracts from a 10% strengthening of the U.S. Dollar exchange rate is estimated to be a loss of approximately $15 million at June 30, 2013.

    Discontinued Operations — Energy Marketing and Trading Activities

The Corporation uses energy commodity derivatives in its energy marketing risk management activities. The Corporation estimates that at June 30, 2013, the value at risk for energy marketing risk management activities was $8 million compared with $7 million at December 31, 2012.

The information that follows represents 100% of the trading partnership and the Corporation’s proprietary trading accounts.

Derivative trading transactions are marked-to-market and unrealized gains or losses are recognized currently in Income (loss) from discontinued operations. Gains or losses from sales of physical products are recorded at the time of sale. Net realized gains and losses from trading activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 amounted to a loss of $9 million and a gain of $56 million, respectively, compared to gains of $338 million and $169 million for the corresponding periods in 2012, respectively.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Market Risk Disclosures (continued)

 

The following table provides an assessment of the factors affecting the changes in the fair value of net assets (liabilities) relating to financial instruments and derivative commodity contracts used in trading activities:

 

                                           
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2013     2012  
    (In millions)  

Fair value of contracts outstanding at January 1

  $ (96   $ (86

Change in fair value of contracts outstanding at the beginning of the year and still outstanding at June 30

    (13     (74

Reversal of fair value for contracts closed during the period

    (18     84  

Fair value of contracts entered into during the period and still outstanding

    50       (191
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of contracts outstanding at June 30

  $ (77   $ (267
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the sources of net asset (liability) fair values of financial instruments and derivative commodity contracts by year of maturity used in the Corporation’s trading activities at June 30, 2013:

 

                                                                                                             
    Total     2013     2014     2015     2016 and
beyond
 
    (In millions)  

Sources of fair value

         

Level 1

  $ (160   $ 2     $ (113   $ (34   $ (15

Level 2

    39       (8     68       (21       

Level 3

    44       3       4       31       6  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (77   $ (3   $ (41   $ (24   $ (9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Corporation estimates that the value at risk for trading activities, including commodities, was $3 million at June 30, 2013 compared with $4 million at December 31, 2012.

The following table summarizes the fair values of receivables net of cash margin and letters of credit relating to the Corporation’s trading activities and the credit ratings of counterparties at June 30, 2013 (in millions):

 

                     

Investment grade determined by outside sources

  $ 142  

Investment grade determined internally*

    59  

Less than investment grade

    46  
 

 

 

 

Fair value of net receivables outstanding at end of period

  $ 247  
 

 

 

 

 

*

Based on information provided by counterparties and other available sources.

Forward-looking Information

Certain sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including references to the Corporation’s future results of operations and financial position, liquidity and capital resources, capital expenditures, asset sales, oil and gas production, tax rates, debt repayment, hedging, derivative, market risk disclosures and off-balance sheet arrangements, include forward-looking information. These sections typically include statements with words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “would” or similar words, indicating that future outcomes are uncertain. Forward-looking disclosures are based on the Corporation’s current understanding and assessment of these activities and reasonable assumptions about the future. Actual results may differ from these disclosures because of changes in market conditions, government actions and other factors.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONT’D.)

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

The information required by this item is presented under Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Market Risk Disclosures”.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Based upon their evaluation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of June 30, 2013, John B. Hess, Chief Executive Officer, and John P. Rielly, Chief Financial Officer, concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2013.

There was no change in internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 in the quarter ended June 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On April 15, 2013 Hess executed an Administrative Consent Agreement with the North Dakota Department of Health to resolve potential air pollution control law violations relating to its oil and gas production operations in North Dakota. The Administrative Consent Agreement requires Hess to retrofit some existing facilities and to pay a penalty of $418,500.

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

 

  a.

Exhibits

31(1)    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)) or Rule 15d-14(a) (17 CFR 240.15d-14(a)).
31(2)    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)) or Rule 15d-14(a) (17 CFR 240.15d-14(a)).
32(1)    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b)) or Rule 15d-14(b) (17 CFR 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350).
32(2)    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b)) or Rule 15d-14(b) (17 CFR 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350).
101(INS)    XBRL Instance Document
101(SCH)    XBRL Schema Document
101(CAL)    XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101(LAB)    XBRL Labels Linkbase Document
101(PRE)    XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
101(DEF)    XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

 

  b.

Reports on Form 8-K

During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, Registrant filed the following reports on Form 8-K:

 

  (i)

Amended filing dated June 3, 2013 reporting under Item 5.07 reporting the submission of matters to a vote of security holders.

 

  (ii)

Amended filing dated May 30, 2013 reporting under Item 5.07 reporting the submission of matters to a vote of security holders.

 

  (iii)

Filing dated May 22, 2013 reporting under Items 5.02, 5.03, 5.07 and 9.01 reporting the departures of directors or certain officers, the election of directors and the appointment of certain officers; the amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; the submission of matters to a vote of security holders and exhibits related thereto.

 

  (iv)

Filing dated April 24, 2013 reporting under Item 2.02 and 9.01 a news release dated April 24, 2013 reporting results for the first quarter of 2013.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

HESS CORPORATION

(REGISTRANT)

By   /s/ John B. Hess
  JOHN B. HESS
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
By   /s/ John P. Rielly
  JOHN P. RIELLY
 

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Date: August 8, 2013

 

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