Long-Term Debt and Common Stock (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt and Common Stock

Long-Term Debt and Common Stock

Long-Term Debt. EOG had no outstanding commercial paper borrowings or uncommitted credit facility borrowings at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and did not utilize any such borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, EOG utilized commercial paper borrowings, bearing market interest rates, for various corporate financing purposes. The average borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program was $17 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018. The weighted average interest rate for commercial paper borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2018, was 1.97%.

On June 3, 2019, EOG repaid upon maturity the $900 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019.

On June 27, 2019, EOG entered into a new $2.0 billion senior unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (New Facility) with domestic and foreign lenders (Banks). The New Facility replaces EOG’s $2.0 billion senior unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2015, with domestic and foreign lenders (2015 Facility), which had a scheduled maturity date of July 21, 2020 and which was terminated by EOG (without penalty), effective as of June 27, 2019, in connection with the completion of the New Facility.

The New Facility has a scheduled maturity date of June 27, 2024, and includes an option for EOG to extend, on up to two occasions, the term for successive one-year periods subject to certain terms and conditions. The New Facility (i) commits the Banks to provide advances up to an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion at any one time outstanding, with an option for EOG to request increases in the aggregate commitments to an amount not to exceed $3.0 billion, subject to certain terms and conditions, and (ii) includes a swingline subfacility and a letter of credit subfacility. Advances under the New Facility will accrue interest based, at EOG’s option, on either the London InterBank Offered Rate plus an applicable margin (Eurodollar Rate) or the Base Rate (as defined in the New Facility) plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin used in connection with interest rates and fees will be based on EOG’s credit rating for its senior unsecured long-term debt at the applicable time.

Consistent with the terms of the 2015 Facility, the New Facility contains representations, warranties, covenants and events of default that we believe are customary for investment grade, senior unsecured commercial bank credit agreements, including a financial covenant for the maintenance of a ratio of total debt-to-total capitalization (as such terms are defined in the New Facility) of no greater than 65%. At June 30, 2019, EOG was in compliance with this financial covenant.

There were no borrowings or letters of credit outstanding under the 2015 Facility as of (i) December 31, 2018 or (ii) the June 27, 2019 effective date of the closing of the New Facility and termination of the 2015 Facility. Further, at June 30, 2019, there were no borrowings or letters of credit outstanding under the New Facility. The Eurodollar Rate and Base Rate (inclusive of the applicable margin), had there been any amounts borrowed under the New Facility at June 30, 2019, would have been 3.30% and 5.50%, respectively.

Common Stock. On May 2, 2019, EOG's Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend on the common stock from the previous $0.22 per share to $0.2875 per share, effective beginning with the dividend to be paid on July 31, 2019, to stockholders of record as of July 17, 2019.