ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Business Combinations [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

2013 Activity

Sinopec Partnership

On August 29, 2013, Apache announced a global strategic partnership with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (Sinopec) to pursue joint upstream oil and gas projects. As the first step in this partnership, Apache will receive $3.1 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments, in exchange for Sinopec gaining a 33 percent minority participation in Apache’s Egypt oil and gas business. Apache will continue to operate its Egypt upstream oil and gas business. The Egypt partnership is subject to customary governmental approvals and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2013, with an effective date of January 1, 2013.

Gulf of Mexico Shelf

On September 30, 2013, Apache completed the sale of its Gulf of Mexico Shelf operations and properties to Fieldwood Energy LLC (Fieldwood), an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, Apache received consideration of $3.6 billion in cash proceeds and $1.5 billion of discounted asset abandonment liabilities assumed by Fieldwood. Additionally, Apache will receive approximately $200 million associated with pending preferential right settlements expected to close in the fourth quarter. Apache has retained a 50 percent ownership interest in all exploration blocks and in horizons below existing production in developed blocks. The effective date of the agreement is July 1, 2013.

Apache’s net book value of oil and gas properties was reduced by approximately $4.3 billion of proved property costs and $632 million of unproved property costs as a result of the transaction.

Kitimat LNG Project

In February 2013, Apache completed a transaction with Chevron Canada Limited (Chevron Canada) to build and operate the Kitimat LNG project and develop shale gas resources at the Liard and Horn River basins in British Columbia. Chevron Canada and Apache Canada are now each a 50 percent owner of the Kitimat LNG plant, the Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership (PTP), and 644,000 gross undeveloped acres in the Horn River and Liard basins. As part of the transaction, Apache Canada increased its ownership in the LNG plant and PTP pipeline from 40 percent, sold portions of its existing interests in Horn River and Liard, and purchased other additional interests in Horn River. Chevron Canada will operate the LNG plant and pipeline while Apache Canada will continue to operate the upstream assets. Apache’s net proceeds from the transaction were $396 million after post-closing adjustments.

Other Activity

During the first nine months of 2013 Apache completed $199 million of other oil and gas property sales and $156 million of oil and gas property acquisitions.

2012 Activity

Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC

On April 30, 2012, Apache completed the acquisition of Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC (Cordillera), a privately held exploration and production company, in a stock and cash transaction. Cordillera’s properties included approximately 312,000 net acres in the Granite Wash, Tonkawa, Cleveland, and Marmaton plays in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.

Apache issued 6,272,667 shares of common stock and paid approximately $2.7 billion of cash to the sellers as consideration for the transaction. The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the final estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition.

	(In millions)
Current assets	$	39
Proved properties		1,040
Unproved properties		2,299
Gathering, transmission, and processing facilities		1
Goodwill(1)		173
Deferred tax asset		64
Total assets acquired	$	3,616
Current liabilities		88
Deferred income tax liabilities		237
Other long-term obligations		5
Total liabilities assumed	$	330
Net assets acquired	$	3,286

⁽¹⁾  Goodwill was the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits arising from assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

Yara Pilbara Holdings Pty Limited

On January 31, 2012, a subsidiary of Apache Energy Limited completed the acquisition of a 49 percent interest in Yara Pilbara Holdings Pty Limited (YPHPL, formerly Burrup Holdings Limited) for $439 million, including working capital adjustments. The transaction was funded with debt. Yara Australia Pty Ltd (Yara) owns the remaining 51 percent of YPHPL and operates the plant. The investment in YPHPL is accounted for under the equity method of accounting, with the balance recorded as a component of “Deferred charges and other” in Apache’s consolidated balance sheet and results of operations recorded as a component of “Other” under “Revenues and Other” in the Company’s statement of consolidated operations.