-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ilb/8wnNGfnnMJ+C2r2F3aucprjkeuBSTUE35pClt+9CU23BFx01N4gG5sgnhYV1 fhSE8ecHJM8C661O7To0rg== 0001038357-05-000098.txt : 20050322 0001038357-05-000098.hdr.sgml : 20050322 20050322113941 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001038357-05-000098 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050317 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050322 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050322 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001038357 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 752702753 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13245 FILM NUMBER: 05695957 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 WILLIAMS SQUARE WEST STREET 2: 5205 N OCONNOR BLVD CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75039 BUSINESS PHONE: 9724449001 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 WILLIAMS SQUARE WEST STREET 2: 5205 N OCONNOR BLVD CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75039 8-K 1 mar17_8k.txt PIONEER MARCH 17, 2005 FORM 8-K 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): March 17, 2005 Pioneer Natural Resources Company ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-13245 75-2702753 - ---------------------------- ------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 5205 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 900, Irving, Texas 75039 - ------------------------------------------------ ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (972) 444-9001 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure........................... 3 Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits..................................... 3 Signature...................................................... 4 Exhibit Index.................................................. 5 2 PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure On March 17, 2005, Pioneer Natural Resources Company (the "Company") issued a news release that is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1. In the news release, the Company announced that it was the apparent high bidder on 13 blocks in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico for a net investment of approximately $7.5 million. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 News Release dated March 17, 2005. 3 PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY S I G N A T U R E Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY Date: March 22, 2005 By: /s/ Darin G. Holderness ------------------------------------------- Darin G. Holderness Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer 4 PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1(a) News Release dated March 17, 2005. - ------------- (a) filed herewith 5 EX-99 2 mar17_8kx99.txt PIONEER MARCH 17, 2005 FORM 8-K EXH. 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 NEWS RELEASE Company Contacts: Investors: Frank Hopkins or Chris Paulsen Media and Public Affairs: Susan Spratlen (972) 444-9001 Pioneer is Apparent High Bidder on 13 Gulf of Mexico Blocks Dallas, Texas, March 17, 2005 - Pioneer Natural Resources Company ("Pioneer") (NYSE:PXD) today provided a summary of their results in OCS Lease Sale 194 covering tracts offered in the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service. Pioneer was the apparent high bidder on 13 blocks, all in the deepwater. The Company's net investment on the apparent high bids will be approximately $7.5 million. Pioneer focused its bids on acreage covering prospects and leads in the Mississippi Canyon area. Pioneer is very active in this area, with production from the Canyon Express system and the Devils Tower facility as well as participation in the Thunder Hawk appraisal well which is currently drilling. Five of the blocks on which apparent high bids were made are in the Thunder Hawk area. Chris Cheatwood, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Exploration commented, "We are extremely pleased with the leases Pioneer will acquire from this lease sale. These blocks are located in our core areas of interest. Pioneer remains focused on exploration in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, an area where the Company has added significant value over the years." Pioneer is a large independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa and Tunisia. Pioneer's headquarters are in Dallas. For more information, visit Pioneer's website at www.pioneernrc.com. Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this News Release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward- looking statements and the business prospects of Pioneer are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause Pioneer's actual results in future periods to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, volatility of oil and gas prices, product supply and demand, competition, government regulation or action, international operations and associated international political and economic instability, litigation, the costs and results of drilling and operations, Pioneer's ability to replace reserves, implement its business plans, or complete its development projects as scheduled, access to and cost of capital, uncertainties about estimates of reserves, quality of technical data, environmental and weather risks, acts of war or terrorism. These and other risks are described in Pioneer's 10-K and 10-Q Reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----