UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2010

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EOG RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

1-9743
(Commission File
Number)

47-0684736
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1111 Bagby, Sky Lobby 2
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)


77002
(Zip code)

 

713-651-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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EOG RESOURCES, INC.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

I. Price Risk Management

With the objective of enhancing the certainty of future revenues, from time to time EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) enters into New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) related financial collar, price swap and basis swap contracts. EOG accounts for financial commodity derivative contracts using the mark-to-market accounting method. In addition to financial transactions, EOG is a party to various physical commodity contracts for the sale of hydrocarbons that cover varying periods of time and have varying pricing provisions. The financial impact of these physical commodity contracts is included in revenues at the time of settlement, which in turn affects average realized hydrocarbon prices.

For the first quarter of 2010, EOG anticipates a net gain of $7.8 million from its natural gas financial collar, price swap and basis swap contracts. During the first quarter of 2010, net cash inflow related to settled natural gas financial collar, price swap and basis swap contracts was $23.0 million.

II. Natural Gas Financial Collar, Price Swap and Basis Swap Contracts

Since EOG filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 on February 25, 2010 (2009 Form 10-K), EOG has not entered into any additional natural gas financial collar contracts. Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas financial collar contracts as of April 15, 2010, with notional volumes expressed in million British thermal units per day (MMBtud) and prices expressed in dollars per million British thermal units ($/MMBtu).

The average floor price of EOG's outstanding natural gas financial collar contracts for 2010 is $9.30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) and the average ceiling price is $11.51 per MMBtu.

Natural Gas Financial Collar Contracts

   

Floor Price

 

Ceiling Price

     

Weighted

   

Weighted

 

Volume

Floor Range

Average Price

 

Ceiling Range

Average Price

 

(MMBtud)

($/MMBtu)

($/MMBtu)

 

($/MMBtu)

($/MMBtu)

2010

           

January (closed)

40,000

$11.44 - 11.47

$11.45

 

$13.79 - 13.90

$13.85

February (closed)

40,000

11.38 - 11.41

11.40

 

13.75 - 13.85

13.80

March (closed)

40,000

11.13 - 11.15

11.14

 

13.50 - 13.60

13.55

April (closed)

40,000

9.40 -   9.45

9.42

 

11.55 - 11.65

11.60

May

40,000

9.24 -   9.29

9.26

 

11.41 - 11.55

11.48

June

40,000

9.31 -   9.36

9.34

 

11.49 - 11.60

11.55

 

Since EOG filed its 2009 Form 10-K, EOG has not entered into any additional natural gas financial price swap contracts. Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas financial price swap contracts as of April 15, 2010, with notional volumes expressed in MMBtud and prices expressed in $/MMBtu. The average price of EOG's outstanding natural gas financial price swap contracts for 2010 is $9.17 per MMBtu.

Natural Gas Financial Price Swap Contracts

   

Weighted

 

Volume

Average Price

 

(MMBtud)

($/MMBtu)

2010

   

January (closed)

20,000

$11.20

February (closed)

20,000

11.15

March (closed)

20,000

10.89

April (closed)

20,000

9.29

May

20,000

9.13

June

20,000

9.21

Prices received by EOG for its natural gas production generally vary from NYMEX prices due to adjustments for delivery location (basis) and other factors. EOG utilizes natural gas financial basis swap contracts in order to fix the differential between prices in the Rocky Mountain area and NYMEX Henry Hub prices. Since filing its 2009 Form 10-K, EOG has not entered into any additional natural gas financial basis swap contracts. Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas financial basis swap contracts as of April 15, 2010. The weighted average price differential represents the amount of reduction to NYMEX gas prices per MMBtu for the notional volumes covered by the basis swap. Notional volumes are expressed in MMBtud and price differentials are expressed in $/MMBtu.

Natural Gas Financial Basis Swap Contracts

   

Weighted

   

Average Price

 

Volume

Differential

 

(MMBtud)

($/MMBtu)

2010

   

First Quarter (closed)

65,000

$(1.72)

Second Quarter (1)

65,000

(2.56)

Third Quarter

65,000

(3.17)

Fourth Quarter

65,000

(3.73)

     

2011

   

First Quarter

65,000

$(1.89)

(1) Includes closed contracts for the month of April 2010.

III. Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements and projections regarding EOG's future financial position, operations, performance, business strategy, returns, budgets, reserves, levels of production and costs and statements regarding the plans and objectives of EOG's management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. EOG typically uses words such as "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "strategy," "intend," "plan," "target," "goal," "may," "will" and "believe" or the negative of those terms or other variations or comparable terminology to identify its forward-looking statements. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning EOG's future operating results and returns or EOG's ability to replace or increase reserves, increase production or generate income or cash flows are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Although EOG believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all) or will prove to have been correct. Moreover, EOG's forward-looking statements may be affected by known and unknown risks, events or circumstances that may be outside EOG's control. Important factors that could cause EOG's actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in EOG's forward-looking statements include, among others:

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events anticipated by EOG's forward-looking statements may not occur, and, if any of such events do, we may not have anticipated the timing of their occurrence or the extent of their impact on our actual results. Accordingly, you should not place any undue reliance on any of EOG's forward-looking statements. EOG's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and EOG undertakes no obligation, other than as required by applicable law, to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events, anticipated or unanticipated circumstances or otherwise.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

EOG RESOURCES, INC.
(Registrant)

     
     
     

Date: April 15, 2010

By:

/s/ TIMOTHY K. DRIGGERS
Timothy K. Driggers
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)