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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Objectives and Strategies
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas prices on the majority of its worldwide production, as well as transactions denominated in foreign currencies. The Company manages the variability in its cash flows by occasionally entering into derivative transactions on a portion of its crude oil and natural gas production and foreign currency transactions. The Company also utilizes various types of derivative financial instruments to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from changes in commodity prices or foreign currency values.
Counterparty Risk
The use of derivative instruments exposes the Company to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty. To reduce the concentration of exposure to any individual counterparty, Apache utilizes a diversified group of investment-grade rated counterparties, primarily financial institutions, for its derivative transactions. As of March 31, 2020, Apache had derivative positions with 12 counterparties. The Company monitors counterparty creditworthiness on an ongoing basis; however, it cannot predict sudden changes in counterparties’ creditworthiness. In addition, even if such changes are not sudden, the Company may be limited in its ability to mitigate an increase in counterparty credit risk. Should one of these counterparties not perform, Apache may not realize the benefit of some of its derivative instruments resulting from changes in commodity prices, currency exchange rates, or interest rates.
Derivative Instruments
Commodity Derivative Instruments
As of March 31, 2020, Apache had the following open crude oil derivative positions:
 
 
 
 
Fixed Price Swaps
Production Period
 
Settlement Index
 
Mbbls
 
Weighted Average Fixed Price
April—June 2020
 
NYMEX WTI
 
7,917

 
$25.84
July—September 2020
 
NYMEX WTI
 
2,208

 
$26.65
April—June 2020
 
Dated Brent
 
5,597

 
$27.45
July—September 2020
 
Dated Brent
 
2,300

 
$29.75
 
 
 
 
Collars
Production Period
 
Settlement Index
 
Mbbls
 
Weighted Average Floor Sold Price
 
Weighted Average Floor Purchased Price
 
Weighted Average Ceiling Price
July—September 2020
 
NYMEX WTI
 
2,208

 
$20.00
 
$25.00
 
$38.83
October—December 2020
 
NYMEX WTI
 
1,748

 
$15.00
 
$20.00
 
$45.55
July—September 2020
 
Dated Brent
 
874

 
$20.00
 
$25.00
 
$43.66
October—December 2020
 
Dated Brent
 
1,518

 
$15.00
 
$20.00
 
$51.63
As of March 31, 2020, Apache had the following open crude oil financial basis swap contracts:
Production Period
 
Settlement Index
 
Mbbls
 
Weighted Average Price Differential
April—December 2020
 
Midland-WTI/Cushing-WTI
 
19,835

 
$(2.10)

Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments
Apache has open foreign currency costless collar contracts in GBP/USD for £13.5 million per month for the calendar year 2020 with a weighted average floor and ceiling price of $1.26 and $1.38, respectively.
Embedded Derivatives
Altus Preferred Units Embedded Derivative
During the second quarter of 2019, Altus Midstream LP issued and sold Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units. Certain redemption features embedded within the terms of the Preferred Units require bifurcation and measurement at fair value. For further discussion of this derivative, see “Fair Value Measurements” below and Note 12—Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - Altus.
Pipeline Capacity Embedded Derivatives
During the fourth quarter of 2019 and first quarter of 2020, Apache entered into separate agreements to assign a portion of its contracted capacity under an existing transportation agreement to third parties. Embedded in these agreements are arrangements under which Apache has the potential to receive payments calculated based on pricing differentials between Houston Ship Channel and Waha during calendar years 2020 and 2021. These features require bifurcation and measurement of the change in market values for each period. Unrealized gains or losses in the fair value of these features are recorded as “Derivative instrument losses, net” under “Revenues and Other” in the statement of consolidated operations. Any proceeds received will be deferred and reflected in income over the original tenure of the transportation agreements.
Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quoted Price in Active Markets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total Fair Value
 
Netting(1)
 
Carrying Amount
 
 
(In millions)
March 31, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Derivative Instruments
 
$

 
$
28

 
$

 
$
28

 
$
(4
)
 
$
24

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Derivative Instruments
 

 
11

 

 
11

 
(4
)
 
7

Pipeline Capacity Embedded Derivatives
 

 
45

 

 
45

 

 
45

Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments
 

 
4

 

 
4

 

 
4

Preferred Units Embedded Derivative
 

 

 
165

 
165

 

 
165

December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pipeline Capacity Embedded Derivative
 
$

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
8

Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments
 

 
1

 

 
1

 

 
1

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Units Embedded Derivative
 

 

 
103

 
103

 

 
103

(1)
The derivative fair values are based on analysis of each contract on a gross basis, excluding the impact of netting agreements with counterparties.
The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments and pipeline capacity embedded derivatives are not actively quoted in the open market. The Company primarily uses a market approach to estimate the fair values of these derivatives on a recurring basis, utilizing futures pricing for the underlying positions provided by a reputable third party, a Level 2 fair value measurement.
The fair value of the Preferred Units embedded derivative, a Level 3 fair value measurement, was based on numerous factors including expected future interest rates using the Black-Karasinski model, the imputed interest rate of Altus, the timing of periodic cash distributions, and dividend yields of the Preferred Units. Increases or decreases in interest rates would result in a higher/lower fair value measurement.
As of the March 31, 2020 valuation date, the Company used the forward B-rated Energy Bond Yield curve to develop the following key unobservable inputs used to value this embedded derivative:
 
 
Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
 
Fair Value at March 31, 2020
 
Valuation Technique
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 
Range/Value
 
 
(In millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Units Embedded Derivative
 
$
165

 
Option Model
 
Altus’ Imputed Interest Rate
 
19.17-26.02%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Volatility
 
33.22%

The comparative imputed interest rate of Altus at December 31, 2019 ranged from 9.60 percent to 12.68 percent, with an interest rate volatility assumption of 21.89 percent. A one percent change in the imputed interest rate or interest rate volatility assumptions would not significantly change the value of the embedded derivative as of March 31, 2020.
All derivative instruments are reflected as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet. These fair values are recorded by netting asset and liability positions where counterparty master netting arrangements contain provisions for net settlement. The carrying value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities and their locations on the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
(In millions)
Current Assets: Other current assets
 
$
24

 
$
2

Other Assets: Deferred charges and other
 

 
7

Total Assets
 
$
24

 
$
9

 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities: Other current liabilities
 
$
54

 
$

Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities: Other
 
167

 
103

Total Liabilities
 
$
221

 
$
103

Derivative Activity Recorded in the Statement of Consolidated Operations
The following table summarizes the effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s statement of consolidated operations:
 
 
For the Quarter Ended March 31,
2020
 
2019
 
 
(In millions)
Derivative settlements, realized gain
 
$

 
$
15

Unrealized loss
 
(103
)
 
(45
)
Derivative instrument losses, net
 
$
(103
)
 
$
(30
)

Derivative instrument gains and losses are recorded in “Derivative instrument losses, net” under “Revenues and Other” in the Company’s statement of consolidated operations. Unrealized gains and losses for derivative activity recorded in the statement of consolidated operations are reflected in the statement of consolidated cash flows separately as “Unrealized derivative instrument losses, net” in “Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities.”