0001104659-05-051396.txt : 20051101 0001104659-05-051396.hdr.sgml : 20051101 20051101094413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-051396 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051101 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20051101 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051101 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: POGO PRODUCING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000230463 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 741659398 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07792 FILM NUMBER: 051168153 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA STE 2700 STREET 2: P O BOX 2504 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77252-0504 BUSINESS PHONE: 7132975000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 2700 STREET 2: P O BOX 2504 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77252 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PENNZOIL OFFSHORE GAS OPERATORS INC /TX/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 8-K 1 a05-19280_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

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): November 1, 2005

POGO PRODUCING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-7792	74-1659398
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2700
Houston, Texas 77046-0504
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 297-5000

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On October 25, 2005, the board of directors of Pogo Producing Company (the “Company”) elected Dr. Charles G. Groat as a director, effective November 1, 2005. Dr. Groat will serve on the audit committee of the board of directors. There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Dr. Groat was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between Dr. Groat and the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated November 1, 2005

SIGNATURE

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.

	POGO PRODUCING COMPANY


Date: November 1, 2005	By:	/s/ John O. McCoy, Jr.
		John O. McCoy, Jr.
		Executive Vice President and Chief
		Administrative Officer

EX-99.1 2 a05-19280_1ex99d1.htm EXHIBIT 99

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Paul G. Van Wagenen

(713) 297-5000

DR. CHARLES G. GROAT JOINS POGO PRODUCING COMPANY

HOUSTON, TX. – November 1, 2005 – Pogo Producing Company (“PPP”-NYSE) today announced the appointment of Dr. Charles G. Groat, 65, of Austin, Texas, to the Board of Directors of the Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company.

Dr. Groat currently serves as the Director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy and as the Director of the Energy and Mineral Resources Graduate Program at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds the Jackson Chair in Energy and Mineral Resources at the University. Before joining the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Groat served for 6½ years as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, having been appointed by President Clinton and retained by President Bush. Throughout his career, Dr. Groat has been involved with both public policy and academic pursuits. He held top posts in geosciences at three different universities, and has previously served as Director of the Louisiana Geological Survey and as executive director of the American Geological Institute.

Dr. Groat earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from the University of Rochester, a Master of Science in Geology from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Pogo’s Chairman, Paul G. Van Wagenen, said, “Chip Groat is a terrific addition to Pogo’s already outstanding Board of Directors. His years of service in public and academic sectors of the energy industry will be of great benefit to our company. He is a brilliant person with proven leadership skills. Moreover, Dr. Groat is a first-class person of high integrity and will be a true credit to Pogo.”

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Pogo Producing Company explores for, develops and produces oil and natural gas. Headquartered in Houston, Pogo owns interests in 89 federal and state Gulf of Mexico lease blocks offshore from Louisiana and Texas. Pogo also owns approximately 3,500,000 gross leasehold acres in major oil and gas provinces in North America and 1,043,000 acres in New Zealand. Pogo common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PPP”.