UNITED STATES
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): February 7, 2008

_______________

EOG RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

1-9743
(Commission File
Number)

47-0684736
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1111 Bagby, Sky Lobby 2
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)


77002
(Zip code)

 

713-651-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

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EOG RESOURCES, INC.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

I. First Quarter and Full Year 2008 Forecast and Benchmark Commodity Pricing

(a) First Quarter and Full Year 2008 Forecast

The forecast items for the first quarter and full year 2008 set forth below for EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) are based on current available information and expectations as of the date of this document. This forecast replaces and supersedes any previously issued guidance or forecast.

Estimates are provided in the attached table, which is incorporated by reference herein.

(b) Benchmark Commodity Pricing

EOG bases United States and Canada natural gas price differentials upon the natural gas price at Henry Hub, Louisiana using the simple average of the NYMEX settlement prices for the last three trading days of the applicable month.

EOG bases United States, Canada and Trinidad crude oil and condensate price differentials upon the West Texas Intermediate crude oil price at Cushing, Oklahoma using the simple average of the NYMEX settlement prices for each trading day within the applicable calendar month.

II. Price Risk Management

With the objective of enhancing the certainty of future revenues, from time to time EOG enters into New York Mercantile Exchange related financial commodity collar and price swap contracts. EOG accounts for these financial commodity derivative contracts using the mark-to-market accounting method. In addition to financial transactions, EOG is a party to various physical commodity contracts for the sale of hydrocarbons that cover varying periods of time and have varying pricing provisions. The financial impact of these physical commodity contracts is included in revenues at the time of settlement, which in turn affects average realized hydrocarbon prices.

III. Natural Gas Financial Price Swap Contracts

Since EOG filed its Current Report on Form 8-K on January 9, 2008, EOG has entered into additional natural gas financial price swap contracts covering notional volumes of 35,000 million British thermal units per day (MMBtud) for February 2008, notional volumes of 70,000 MMBtud for the period March 2008 through December 2008 and notional volumes of 100,000 MMBtud for the period January 2009 through December 2009. Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's confirmed natural gas financial price swap contracts as of February 7, 2008, with notional volumes expressed in MMBtud and prices in dollars per MMBtu ($/MMBtu). The average price of EOG's natural gas financial price swap contracts for 2008 is $8.51 per MMBtu and for 2009 is $8.48 per MMBtu.

Natural Gas Financial Price Swap Contracts

     

Weighted

 

Volume

 

Average Price

 

(MMBtud)

 

($/MMBtu)

2008

     

   January (closed)

385,000

 

$ 8.92

   February (closed)

420,000

 

8.88

   March

455,000

 

8.64

   April

455,000

 

8.11

   May

455,000

 

8.10

   June

455,000

 

8.18

   July

455,000

 

8.26

   August

455,000

 

8.33

   September

455,000

 

8.36

   October

455,000

 

8.44

   November

455,000

 

8.83

   December

455,000

 

9.23

2009

     

   January

150,000

 

$ 9.05

   February

150,000

 

9.06

   March

150,000

 

8.84

   April

150,000

 

8.10

   May

150,000

 

8.09

   June

150,000

 

8.16

   July

150,000

 

8.22

   August

150,000

 

8.27

   September

150,000

 

8.28

   October

150,000

 

8.34

   November

150,000

 

8.56

   December

150,000

 

8.83

 

IV. Crude Oil Financial Price Swap Contracts

Since EOG filed its Current Report on Form 8-K on January 9, 2008, EOG has entered into additional crude oil financial price swap contracts covering notional volumes of 1,000 barrels per day (Bbld) for the period March 2008 through November 2008 at an average price of $91.00 per barrel (Bbl). Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's confirmed crude oil financial price swap contracts as of February 7, 2008, with notional volumes expressed in Bbld and prices in dollars per barrel ($/Bbl). The average price of EOG's crude oil financial price swap contracts outstanding is $90.78 per Bbl.

Crude Oil Financial Price Swap Contracts

     

Weighted

 

Volume

 

Average Price

 

(Bbld)

 

($/Bbl)

2008

     

   February

6,000

 

$90.86

   March

7,000

 

90.88

   April

7,000

 

90.88

   May

7,000

 

90.88

   June

7,000

 

90.88

   July

7,000

 

90.88

   August

7,000

 

90.88

   September

7,000

 

90.88

   October

7,000

 

90.88

   November

7,000

 

90.88

   December

2,000

 

87.60

 

V. Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding EOG's future financial position, business strategy, budgets, reserve information, projected levels of production, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. EOG typically uses words such as "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "strategy," "intend," "plan," "target" and "believe" or the negative of those terms or other variations or comparable terminology to identify its forward-looking statements. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning future operating results, the ability to replace or increase reserves or to increase production, or the ability to generate income or cash flows are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Although EOG believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in EOG's forward-looking statements include, among others:

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events anticipated by EOG's forward-looking statements may not occur. EOG's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and EOG undertakes no obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 18, 2008, EOG repurchased the remaining 5,000 shares of its 7.195% Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, with a $1,000 Liquidation Preference per share (Series B) for an aggregate purchase price of $5.4 million plus accrued dividends through the date of the repurchase. The premium associated with the repurchase will be treated as a component of preferred dividends. No shares of the Series B remain outstanding.

 

Definitions

 
 

$/Bbl

US Dollars per barrel

 

$/Mcf

US Dollars per thousand cubic feet

 

$/Mcfe

US Dollars per thousand cubic feet equivalent

 

$MM

US Dollars in millions

 

MBbld

Thousand barrels per day

 

MMcfd

Million cubic feet per day

 

MMcfed

Million cubic feet equivalent per day

 

NYMEX

New York Mercantile Exchange

 

WTI

West Texas Intermediate

 

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

   

EOG RESOURCES, INC.
(Registrant)

     
     
     

Date: February 7, 2008

By:

/s/ TIMOTHY K. DRIGGERS
Timothy K. Driggers
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Estimated Ranges
(See text for additional information)
          1Q 2008   Full Year 2008
Daily Production                 
  Natural Gas (MMcfd)                 
      United States   1,050 - 1,100   1,125 - 1,175
      Canada   215 - 225   210 - 230
      Trinidad   220 - 250   240 - 260
      United Kingdom   15 - 20   12 - 17
      Total   1,500 - 1,595   1,587 - 1,682
                       
  Crude Oil and Condensate (MBbld)                 
      United States   27.5 - 31.5   34.5 - 37.0
      Canada   2.2 - 2.7   2.4 - 2.9
      Trinidad   3.5 - 4.5   3.7 - 4.0
      Total   33.2 - 38.7   40.6 - 43.9
                       
  Natural Gas Liquids (MBbld)                 
      United States   13.0 - 17.2   14.5 - 18.0
      Canada   0.8 - 1.0   0.7 - 1.0
      Total   13.8 - 18.2   15.2 - 19.0
                       
  Natural Gas Equivalent Volumes (MMcfed)                 
      United States   1,293 - 1,392   1,419 - 1,505
      Canada   233 - 247   229 - 253
      Trinidad   241 - 277   262 - 284
      United Kingdom   15 - 20   12 - 17
      Total   1,782 - 1,936   1,922 - 2,059
                       
Operating Costs                 
  Unit Costs ($/Mcfe)                 
      Lease and Well   $ 0.74 - $ 0.78   $ 0.74 - $ 0.79
      Transportation Costs   $ 0.35 - $ 0.40   $ 0.37 - $ 0.44
      Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization   $ 1.77 - $ 1.81   $ 1.79 - $ 1.86
                       
Expenses ($MM)                 
  Exploration, Dry Hole and Impairment    $ 105.0 - $ 125.0   $ 425.0 - $ 480.0
  General and Administrative    $ 51.0 - $ 57.0   $ 210.0 - $ 240.0
  Capitalized Interest    $ 8.0 - $ 10.0   $ 35.0 - $ 45.0
  Net Interest    $ 10.0 - $ 14.0   $ 42.0 - $ 55.0
                       
Taxes Other Than Income (% of Revenue)    5.5% - 6.5%   5.7% - 6.5%
                       
Income Taxes                 
  Effective Rate    33% - 37%   33% - 37%
  Deferred Ratio    55% - 75%   55% - 75%
                       
Preferred Stock Dividends ($MM)      $ 0.5       $ 0.5  
                       
Capital Expenditures - Exploration and Development, excluding Acquisitions ($MM) - FY 2008       Approximately   $ 4,100
Capital Expenditures - Gathering, Processing and Other ($MM) - FY 2008            Approximately   $ 280
                       
Pricing - Refer to I.(b) Benchmark Commodity Pricing in text                
  Natural Gas ($/Mcf)                 
    Differentials (include the effect of physical contracts)                 
      United States - below NYMEX Henry Hub   $ 0.30 - $ 0.60   $ 0.20 - $ 0.40
      Canada - below NYMEX Henry Hub   $ 0.60 - $ 0.80   $ 0.65 - $ 0.80
                       
    Realizations                 
      Trinidad   $ 3.00 - $ 3.50   $ 2.15 - $ 2.75
      United Kingdom   $ 8.75 - $ 10.00   $ 8.50 - $ 10.00
                       
  Crude Oil and Condensate ($/Bbl)                 
    Differentials                 
      United States - below WTI   $ 4.50 - $ 7.50   $ 4.75 - $ 8.50
      Canada - below WTI   $ 4.50 - $ 6.75   $ 4.50 - $ 6.25
      Trinidad - below WTI   $ 7.50 - $ 10.00   $ 7.75 - $ 10.50