Risk Management Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Risk Management Activities [Text Block]

Risk Management Activities

Commodity Price Risk. As more fully discussed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in EOG's 2014 Annual Report, EOG engages in price risk management activities from time to time. These activities are intended to manage EOG's exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices for crude oil and natural gas. EOG utilizes financial commodity derivative instruments, primarily price swap, option, swaption, collar and basis swap contracts, as a means to manage this price risk. EOG has not designated any of its financial commodity derivative contracts as accounting hedges and, accordingly, accounts for financial commodity derivative contracts using the mark-to-market accounting method.

Commodity Derivative Contracts. Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's crude oil price swap contracts at September 30, 2015, with notional volumes expressed in barrels per day (Bbld) and prices expressed in dollars per barrel ($/Bbl).

Crude Oil Price Swap Contracts
	Volume (Bbld)	Weighted Average Price ($/Bbl)
2015
January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 (closed)	47,000	$	91.22
July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 (closed)	10,000	89.98
October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015	10,000	89.98

EOG has purchased put options which establish a floor price for the sale of certain notional volumes of crude oil as specified in the put option contracts. The put options grant EOG the right to receive the difference between the put option strike price and the average NYMEX West Texas Intermediate crude oil price for the contract month (Index Price), in the event the Index Price is below the put option strike price. If the Index Price is above the put option strike price, EOG is only required to pay the put option premium. Below is a summary of EOG's put option contracts at September 30, 2015, with notional volumes expressed in Bbld and prices and premiums expressed in $/Bbl.

Crude Oil Put Option Contracts
	Volume (Bbld)	Average Premium ($/Bbl)		Strike Price ($/Bbl)
2015
September 2015 (closed)	82,500	$	1.75	$	45.00
October 1, 2015 through November 30, 2015	82,500	1.75		45.00

Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas price swap contracts at September 30, 2015, with notional volumes expressed in million British thermal units (MMBtu) per day (MMBtud) and prices expressed in dollars per MMBtu ($/MMBtu).

Natural Gas Price Swap Contracts
	Volume (MMBtud)	Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu)
2015(1)
January 1, 2015 through February 28, 2015 (closed)	235,000	$	4.47
March 2015 (closed)	225,000	4.48
April 2015 (closed)	195,000	4.49
May 2015 (closed)	235,000	4.13
June 1, 2015 through July 31, 2015 (closed)	275,000	3.98
August 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015 (closed)	175,000	4.51
November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015	175,000	4.51

(1) EOG has entered into natural gas price swap contracts which give counterparties the option of entering into price swap contracts at future dates. All such options are exercisable monthly up until the settlement date of each monthly contract. If the counterparties exercise all such options, the notional volume of EOG's existing natural gas price swap contracts will increase by 175,000 MMBtud at an average price of $4.51 per MMBtu for each month during the period November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

The following table sets forth the amounts and classification of EOG's outstanding derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Certain amounts may be presented on a net basis on the consolidated financial statements when such amounts are with the same counterparty and subject to a master netting arrangement (in millions):

		Fair Value at
Description	Location on Balance Sheet	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Asset Derivatives
Crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts -
Current portion	Assets from Price Risk Management Activities (1)	$	71	$	465
Liability Derivatives
Crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts -
Current portion	Liabilities from Price Risk Management    Activities (2)	$	—	$	—

(1) The current portion of Assets from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross assets of $80 million, partially offset by gross liabilities of $9 million at September 30, 2015, and gross assets of $477 million, partially offset by gross liabilities of $12 million at December 31, 2014.

(2) The current portion of Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross liabilities of $9 million, offset by gross assets of $9 million at September 30, 2015, and gross liabilities of $12 million, offset by gross assets of $12 million at December 31, 2014.

Credit Risk. Notional contract amounts are used to express the magnitude of commodity price swap agreements. The amounts potentially subject to credit risk, in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties, are equal to the fair value of such contracts (see Note 11). EOG evaluates its exposure to significant counterparties on an ongoing basis, including those arising from physical and financial transactions. In some instances, EOG renegotiates payment terms and/or requires collateral, parent guarantees or letters of credit to minimize credit risk.

All of EOG's outstanding derivative instruments are covered by International Swap Dealers Association Master Agreements (ISDAs) with counterparties. The ISDAs may contain provisions that require EOG, if it is the party in a net liability position, to post collateral when the amount of the net liability exceeds the threshold level specified for EOG's then-current credit ratings. In addition, the ISDAs may also provide that as a result of certain circumstances, including certain events that cause EOG's credit ratings to become materially weaker than its then-current ratings, the counterparty may require all outstanding derivatives under the ISDAs to be settled immediately. See Note 11 for the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments that were in a net asset position at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. EOG held collateral of $30 million and $278 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and had no collateral posted at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.