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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
ý[ X ]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152018
or
¨[ ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File No. 1-8968
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONanadarkonamelogo.jpg
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 76-0146568
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (832) 636-1000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class  Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share  New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Tangible Equity UnitsNew York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ýþ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  ýþ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ýþ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ýþ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ýþ  Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨Emerging growth company  ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ýþ
The aggregate market value of the Company’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2015,2018, was $39.6$37.2 billion based on the closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
The number of shares outstanding of the Company’s common stock at February 5, 2016,1, 2019, is shown below:
Title of Class  Number of Shares Outstanding
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share  508,438,647499,575,992
Documents Incorporated By Reference
Portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to be held May 10, 201614, 2019 (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to March 31, 2016)April 4, 2019), are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.




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PART I
  
Items 1 and 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II
  
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 7A.
Item 8.
Item 9.
Item 9A.
Item 9B.
PART III
  
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
PART IV
  
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Items 1 and 2.  Business and PropertiesCOMMONLY USED TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Anadarko,” “we”, “our”, and “Company” refer to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. In addition, the following Company or industry-specific terms and abbreviations are used throughout this report:

364-Day Facility - Anadarko’s $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured RCF
3D - Three-dimensional
APC RCF - Anadarko’s $3.0 billion senior unsecured RCF
AROs - Asset retirement obligations
ASR Agreement - An accelerated share-repurchase agreement with an investment bank to repurchase the Company’s common stock
ASU - Accounting Standards Update
Bbl - Barrel
Bcf - Billion cubic feet
BOE - Barrels of oil equivalent
CBM - Coalbed methane
COSF - Centralized oil stabilization facility
DBJV - Delaware Basin JV Gathering LLC
DBJV System - A gathering system and related facilities located in the Delaware basin in Loving, Ward, Winkler, and Reeves Counties in West Texas, part of the West Texas Complex effective January 1, 2018
DBM Complex - The processing plants, gas gathering system, and related facilities and equipment in West Texas that serve production from Reeves, Loving, and Culberson Counties, Texas and Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, part of the West Texas Complex effective January 1, 2018
DD&A - Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
DJ - Denver-Julesberg
DJ Basin Complex - The Platte Valley system, Wattenberg system, and Lancaster plant, which were combined into a single complex in Colorado in the first quarter of 2014 to serve production in the DJ basin
E&P - Exploration and production
EOR - Enhanced oil recovery
EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board
FID - Final investment decision
Fitch - Fitch Ratings
FPSO - Floating production, storage, and offloading unit
G&A - General and administrative expenses
GAAP - U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GHG - Greenhouse gas
GOM Acquisition - The acquisition of oil and natural-gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico that closed on December 15, 2016
IPO - Initial public offering
IRS - U.S. Internal Revenue Service
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
LNG - Liquefied natural gas
MBbls/d - Thousand barrels per day
MBOE/d - Thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
Mcf - Thousand cubic feet
MMBbls - Million barrels

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MMBOE - Million barrels of oil equivalent
MMBtu - Million British thermal units
MMBtu/d - Million British thermal units per day
MMcf/d - Million cubic feet per day
Moody’s - Moody’s Investors Service
MTPA - Million tonnes per annum
N/A - Not applicable
NGL or NGLs - Natural-gas liquids
NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange
Oil - Includes crude oil and condensate
OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PUD or PUDs - Proved undeveloped reserves
RCF - Revolving credit facility
ROTF - Regional oil treating facility
S&P - Standard and Poor’s
SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Share-Repurchase Program- A program authorizing the repurchase of Anadarko’s common stock
Sonatrach - The national oil and gas company of Algeria
Tax Reform Legislation - The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law on December 22, 2017
Tcf - Trillion cubic feet
TEN - Tweneboa/Enyenra/Ntomme
TEU or TEUs - Tangible equity units
Tronox - Tronox Incorporated
TSR - Total shareholder return
UOP - Unit-of-production
VIE or VIEs - Variable interest entity
WES - Western Gas Partners, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership, which is a consolidated subsidiary of Anadarko
WES 364-Day Facility - WES’s $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured credit agreement
WES Merger - A merger, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019, whereby a wholly owned subsidiary of WGP will merge with and into WES
WES RCF - WES’s $1.5 billion senior unsecured RCF
West Texas Complex - The DBM Complex and DBJV and Haley systems, all of which were combined into a single complex effective January 1, 2018.
WTI - West Texas Intermediate
WGEH- Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC, the general partner of WGP
WGH - Western Gas Holdings, LLC, the general partner of WES
WGP- Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership, which is a consolidated subsidiary of Anadarko
WGP RCF - WGP’s $35 million senior secured RCF
Zero Coupons - Anadarko’s Zero-Coupon Senior Notes due 2036


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Anadarko” and “Company” refer to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company has made in this Form 10-K, and may from time to time make in other public filings, press releases, and management discussions, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, concerning the Company’s operations, economic performance, and financial condition. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, information concerning future production and reserves, schedules, plans, timing of development, contributions from oil and gas properties, marketing and midstream activities, and also include those statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words “may,” “could,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “potential,” “continue,” “forecast,” “future,” “likely,” “outlook,” or similar expressions or variations on such expressions. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will be realized. Anadarko undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

These forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the following risks and uncertainties:
the Company’s assumptions about energy markets
production and sales volume levels
levels of oil, natural-gas, and NGL reserves
operating results
competitive conditions
technology
availability of capital resources, levels of capital expenditures, and other contractual obligations
supply and demand for, the price of, and the commercialization and transporting of oil, natural gas, NGLs, and other products or services
volatility in the commodity-futures market
weather
inflation
availability of goods and services, including unexpected changes in costs
drilling and other operational risks
processing volume, pipeline throughput, and produced water disposal
general economic conditions, nationally, internationally, or in the jurisdictions in which the Company is, or in the future may be, doing business
the Company’s inability to timely obtain or maintain permits or other governmental approvals, including those necessary for drilling and/or development projects
legislative or regulatory changes, including changes relating to hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural-gas operations; retroactive royalty or production tax regimes; deepwater and onshore drilling and permitting regulations; derivatives reform; changes in state, federal, and foreign income taxes; environmental regulation, including regulations related to climate change; environmental risks; and liability under international, provincial, federal, regional, state, tribal, local, and foreign environmental laws and regulations


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civil or political unrest or acts of terrorism in a region or country
the creditworthiness and performance of the Company’s counterparties, including financial institutions, operating partners, and other parties
volatility in the securities, capital, or credit markets and related risks such as general credit, liquidity, and interest-rate risk
the Company’s ability to successfully monetize select assets, repay or refinance its debt, successfully complete its debt-reduction program, and the impact of changes in the Company’s credit ratings
the Company’s ability to successfully complete its Share-Repurchase Program
the Company’s ability to successfully plan, secure additional government and partner approvals, enter into additional long-term sales contracts, make a final investment decision and the timing thereof, finance, build, and operate the necessary infrastructure and LNG park in Mozambique
uncertainties and liabilities associated with acquired and divested properties and businesses
disruptions in international oil and NGL cargo shipping activities
physical, digital, internal, and external security breaches
supply and demand, technological, political, governmental, and commercial conditions associated with long-term development and production projects in domestic and international locations
the outcome of pending and future regulatory, legislative, or other proceedings or investigations, including the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board related to the Company’s operations in Colorado, and continued or additional disruptions in operations that may occur as the Company complies with regulatory orders or other state or local changes in laws or regulations in Colorado
the completion of the simplification transaction between WES and WGP and the corresponding sale of substantially all of the Company’s Other Midstream assets to WES
other factors discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K, the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in the Company’s other public filings, press releases, and discussions with Company management

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BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
GENERAL

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is among the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, with approximately 2.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) of proved reserves at December 31, 2015. Anadarko’s mission is to deliver a competitive and sustainable rate of return to shareholders by developing, acquiring, and exploring for oil and natural-gas resources vital to the world’s health and welfare. Anadarko’s asset portfolio is aimed at delivering long-term value to stakeholders by combining a large inventory of development opportunities in the U.S. onshore with high-potential worldwide offshore exploration and development activities.
Anadarko’s asset portfolio includes U.S. onshore resource plays in the Rocky Mountains, the southern United States, the Appalachian basin, and Alaska. The Company is also among the largest independent producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and has exploration and production activities worldwide, including activities in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, New Zealand, Kenya, and other countries.
Anadarko is committed to producing energy in a manner that protects the environment and public health. Anadarko’s focus is to deliver resources to the world while upholding the Company’s core values of integrity and trust, servant leadership, people and passion, commercial focus, and open communication in all business activities.
Anadarko’s business segments are separately managed due to distinct operational differences and unique technology, distribution, and marketing requirements. The Company’s three reporting segments are as follows:

Oil and gas exploration and production—This segment explores for and produces oil, condensate, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) and plans for the development and operation of the Company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique.

Midstream—This segment engages in gathering, processing, treating, and transporting Anadarko and third-party oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production. The Company owns and operates gathering, processing, treating, and transportation systems in the United States for oil, natural gas, and NGLs.

Marketing—This segment sells much of Anadarko’s oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production as well as third-party purchased volumes. The Company actively markets oil, natural gas, and NGLs in the United States; oil and NGLs internationally; and the anticipated LNG production from Mozambique.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Anadarko” or “Company” refer to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements based on expectations, estimates, and projections as of the date of this filing. These statements by their nature are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are influenced by various factors. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. See Risk Factors under Item 1A of this Form 10-K.


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Available Information  The Company’s corporate headquarters is located at 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046, and its telephone number is (832) 636-1000. The Company files or furnishes Annual Reports on Form 10-K; Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; Current Reports on Form 8-K; registration statements, or any amendments thereto; and other reports and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Anadarko provides access free of charge to all of these SEC filings, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing or furnishing, on its website located at www.investors.anadarko.com/sec-filings. The Company will also make available to any stockholder, without charge, printed copies of its Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. For copies of this Form 10-K, or any other filing, please contact Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Investor Relations, P.O. Box 1330, Houston, Texas 77251-1330, call (855) 820-6605, send an email to investor@anadarko.com, or complete an information request on the Company’s website at www.anadarko.com by selecting Investors/Shareholder Resources/Shareholder Services.
The public may read and copy any materials Anadarko files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including Anadarko, that file electronically with the SEC.
PART I

Items 1 and 2.  Business and Properties

GENERAL

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is among the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, with approximately 1.5 billion BOE of proved reserves at December 31, 2018. Anadarko’s mission is to deliver competitive and sustainable return to shareholders by developing, acquiring, and exploring for oil and natural-gas resources vital to the world’s health and welfare. Successful execution of Anadarko’s mission requires a firm commitment to operating safely and in a socially responsible and environmentally friendly manner. Anadarko’s strategic objectives are to explore for, develop and commercialize resources globally; ensure health, safety, and environmental excellence; and focus on financial discipline, flexibility, and value creation, while demonstrating the Company’s core values of integrity and trust, servant leadership, people and passion, commercial focus, and open communication in all business activities.
Anadarko’s asset portfolio is positioned to deliver long-term value to stakeholders by combining cash-generating conventional oil developments in the Gulf of Mexico, Algeria, and Ghana, with a large inventory of significant and proven high-growth unconventional resources in the U.S. onshore. Anadarko’s U.S. onshore assets include the Delaware and DJ basins and an emerging play in the Powder River basin. Anadarko’s asset portfolio also includes a world-class natural-gas discovery in Mozambique as well as other worldwide exploration and development opportunities.
Anadarko’s Exploration and Production and Midstream business segments are managed separately when making operating and capital allocation decisions due to distinct operational differences. The Company’s three reporting segments are as follows:

Exploration and Production—This segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and NGLs and in advancing its Mozambique LNG project toward an FID in the first half of 2019.

WES Midstream and Other Midstream—These two segments engage in gathering, processing, treating, and transporting Anadarko and third-party oil, natural-gas, and NGL production as well as gathering and disposal of produced water. The WES Midstream segment consists of assets owned by Western Gas Partners, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership, which is a consolidated subsidiary of Anadarko. The Other Midstream segment consists of the Company’s midstream assets not owned by WES. At the end of 2018, Anadarko announced the planned contribution and sale of substantially all of its Other Midstream assets to its consolidated subsidiary WES. The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019, after which the Company will have one midstream segment. See Midstream Properties and Activities below.

Available Information  The Company’s corporate headquarters is located at 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046, and its telephone number is (832) 636-1000. The Company files or furnishes Annual Reports on Form 10-K; Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; Current Reports on Form 8-K; registration statements, or any amendments thereto; and other reports and filings with the SEC. Anadarko provides access free of charge to all of these SEC filings, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing or furnishing, on its website located at investors.anadarko.com/sec-filings. The Company will also make available to any stockholder, without charge, printed copies of its Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. For copies of this Form 10-K, or any other filing, please contact Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Investor Relations, P.O. Box 1330, Houston, Texas 77251-1330; call (855) 820-6605; send an email to investor@anadarko.com; or complete an information request on the Company’s website at www.anadarko.com by selecting Investors/Shareholder Resources/Shareholder Services.
The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including Anadarko, that file electronically with the SEC.


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BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
Operating Outlook  During 2015, the oil and natural-gas industry experienced a significant decrease in commodity prices driven by a global supply/demand imbalance for oil and an oversupply of natural gas in the United States. The decline in commodity prices and global economic conditions have continued into 2016, and low commodity prices may exist for an extended period.EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITES
The Company plans to continue its disciplined and focused approach in 2016 by emphasizing value over growth, enhancing operational efficiencies, reducing capital expenses, and managing its diverse asset portfolio. Management has recommended to the Board of Directors (Board) a 2016 capital budget of approximately $2.8 billion, which excludes the capital budget of Western Gas Partners, LP (WES), a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary. The $2.8 billion budget is nearly 50% lower than capital investments in 2015 and almost 70% lower than 2014.
The Company will continue to evaluate the oil and natural-gas price environments and may adjust its capital spending plans to maintain the appropriate liquidity and financial flexibility. Anadarko expects that its capital expenditures will be aligned with its cash flows from operations and targeted asset monetizations.


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EXPLORATION AND GASPRODUCTION PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITIES
The Company’s Exploration and Production segment actively manages Anadarko’s worldwide oil, natural-gas, and NGL sales of its production, as well as the Company’s anticipated LNG sales. In marketing its production, the Company attempts to minimize market-related shut-ins, maximize realized prices, and manage credit-risk exposure. The Company’s sales of oil, natural gas, and NGLs are generally made at market prices at the time of sale.
The Company sells its products mainly under indexed market price agreements but also from time to time will enter into fixed-price and cost-escalation-based agreements. The Company also engages in limited trading activities for the purpose of generating profits from exposure to changes in market prices of oil, natural gas, and NGLs. The Company does not engage in market-making practices and limits its marketing activities to oil, natural-gas, NGL, and LNG commodity contracts. The Company’s marketing-risk position is typically a net short position (reflecting agreements to sell oil, natural gas, and NGLs in the future for specific prices) that is offset by the Company’s natural long position as a producer (reflecting ownership of underlying oil and natural-gas reserves). See Commodity-Price Risk under Item 7A of this Form 10-K.

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EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITES
The map below illustrates the locations of Anadarko’s significant oil and natural-gas exploration and production operations:

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Oil and NGLs Anadarko’s oil revenues are derived from production in the United States, Algeria, and Ghana. NGL revenues are derived from production in the United States and Algeria. The Company’s U.S. oil and NGL production is generally sold under contracts with prices based on relevant market indices, adjusted for location, quality, and transportation. The Company’s Algerian and Ghanaian oil is sold into international markets receiving a Brent-linked price. The Company controls firm transportation and fractionation capacity that ensures access to downstream markets, which enables the Company to maximize the value of its oil and NGL production. 

Natural Gas  Anadarko’s natural-gas revenue is derived from production in the United States and is generally sold under contracts with prices based on relevant market indices, adjusted for location and transportation. The Company controls firm-transportation capacity that ensures access to downstream markets, which enables the Company to maximize the value of its natural-gas production. From time to time, the Company stores natural gas in contracted storage facilities to minimize operational disruptions to its ongoing operations and to take advantage of seasonal price differentials. Normally, the Company will have forward contracts in place (physical delivery or financial derivative instruments) against stored natural gas.

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EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITES
Overview  Anadarko’s U.S. operations include oil and natural-gas exploration and production in the onshore Lower 48 states, deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and onshore Alaska. The Company’s U.S. operations accounted for 89% of sales volumes and 80% of sales revenues during 2015, and 90% of proved reserves at year-end 2015.

Rocky Mountains RegionAnadarko’s Rocky Mountains Region (Rockies) properties include oil and natural-gas plays located in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, where the Company operates approximately 11,000 wells and owns interests in approximately 4,000 nonoperated wells. Anadarko operates fractured-carbonate/shale reservoirs and tight-gas assets within the region. The Company also has fee ownership of mineral rights under approximately eight million acres that pass through Colorado and Wyoming and into Utah (known as the Land Grant). Management considers the Land Grant a significant competitive advantage for Anadarko as it enhances the Company’s economic returns from production, offers drilling opportunities for the Company without expiration, and allows the Company to capture royalty revenue from third-party activity on Land Grant acreage. The Company also believes its liquids-rich reservoirs, strong well performance, low development and operating costs, and large expandable midstream infrastructure each provide tangible benefits to the Company.
In 2015, activities in the Rockies primarily focused on production and adding reserves through horizontal drilling, infill drilling, and optimizing both wellbore and completion design. In addition, a major emphasis was placed on reducing capital and operating expenses and increasing efficiencies to enhance margins. In 2015, Rockies liquids sales volumes increased by 11% over 2014, equivalent to 17 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOE/d), even with a reduction in sales volumes of 21 MBOE/d related to the impact of ethane rejection. The Company drilled 447 wells and completed 390 wells in the Rockies during 2015, primarily in the Wattenberg field, which is expected to be a focus area for Anadarko in 2016.

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Wattenberg  Anadarko operates approximately 5,000 vertical wells and 1,000 horizontal wells in the Wattenberg field. The field contains the Niobrara and Codell formations, which are naturally fractured formations that hold both liquids and natural gas. During 2015, the Company’s drilling program focused entirely on horizontal development, drilling 365 horizontal wells. Sales volumes in the field increased 32% compared to 2014, with increases of 29% in oil volumes and 27% in total liquids volumes. Horizontal drilling results in the field continue to be strong, with economics that are enhanced by the Company’s ownership of the Land Grant mineral interest, a consolidated core acreage position, and recent enhancements to the operated and controlled infrastructure and takeaway capacity.
Drilling spud-to-rig-release cycle time improved from 10.5 days in 2014 to 6.3 days in 2015. The full-year 2015 average drilling cost per foot was reduced by approximately 40% and completion capital was reduced by 32% relative to 2014. Operated well capital costs in 2015 have decreased to less than $3.5 million from $4.0 million in 2014 for an equivalent well, driven by continued operational efficiencies and supply-chain savings. During 2015, Anadarko intentionally deferred completions in order to focus on preserving value by decreasing capital investments in a lower commodity-price environment and to provide additional production flexibility for 2016.
United States

Anadarko’s U.S. operations include oil and natural-gas exploration and production in the U.S. onshore and deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
In 2015, the second cryogenic processing train at the Lancaster plant was placed into service, resulting in an additional 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of processing capacity and a field-wide increase in NGLs recoveries. The Company made substantial progress toward completion of its centralized oil stabilization facility (COSF) in 2015 and expects to commission the facility in early 2016. The COSF will increase oil recoveries, enhance efficiencies of tank batteries, lower operating expenses, and further reduce impacts on the environment. Anadarko added 180 MMcf/d of field compression in 2015, which reduced gathering system pressures in the field, enhancing system efficiency and improving the base production profile.
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U.S. OnshoreAnadarko’s U.S. onshore properties include significant oil and natural-gas plays located in Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

U.S. ONSHORE OIL AND NATURAL-GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
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EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITES
Greater Natural Buttes  The Greater Natural Buttes area in eastern Utah is one of the Company’s major tight-gas assets. The Company uses cryogenic processing facilities in this area to extract NGLs from the natural-gas stream. The Company operates approximately 2,900 wells in the area and drilled 60 wells in 2015. Average drilling cost per foot was reduced by 10% and completion capital was reduced by 23% relative to 2014. The Company operated the field at a reduced activity level for the majority of 2015 due to capital being diverted to higher-margin projects.

Powder River Deep  The Company drilled a three-well exploration/appraisal program targeting the Turner formation, where the Company has previously seen strong results. Additionally, a farm-out agreement was reached during the first quarter of 2015, whereby Anadarko may be carried in at least three deep horizontal tests to further evaluate multiple oil objectives. The farm-in party has the option to earn up to 40,000 net acres of Anadarko’s position. The Company controls over 325,000 acres of deep mineral rights within the Powder River basin.

Laramie County  Anadarko holds ownership in more than 100,000 mineral-interest acres in this emerging liquids-rich play in the northern DJ basin in Wyoming. In 2015, the Company participated in more than 70 nonoperated wells testing the Niobrara and Codell formations. Results from 33 producing wells, 11 with first production in 2015, remain strong, with initial 30-day net production averaging approximately 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d).

Greater Green River Basin  Anadarko operates over 1,400 wells in the Wamsutter and Moxa fields. The Company also carries a nonoperated position in 2,600 wells across the two fields. Much of this producing area is located within the Land Grant, which enhances the Company’s economics in projects in the area. Anadarko reached a farm-out agreement in July 2015, whereby the Company will be fully carried on several exploration wells testing a liquids-rich opportunity located on the Land Grant.

Coalbed Methane Properties  During 2015, Anadarko sold its interest in its Powder River basin coalbed methane wells and related midstream assets for net proceeds of $154 million after closing adjustments.

Salt Creek and Monell  During 2015, Anadarko sold its interest in the Salt Creek and Monell enhanced oil recovery assets in Wyoming, with a sales price of $703 million, for net proceeds of $675 million after closing adjustments.


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Activities in the U.S. onshore during 2018 primarily focused on optimizing wellbore and completion design, improving cost structure, delivering efficient production, and maximizing margin per barrel. The Company also focused on building out infrastructure within its premier positions in the Delaware and DJ basins, while enhancing its acreage position in the Powder River basin. Throughout 2018, the Company continued its efforts to explore for U.S. onshore opportunities that compete within Anadarko’s portfolio. In addition, during 2018 the Company divested its nonoperated interests in Alaska. In 2019, the Company expects to continue its horizontal drilling programs in the Delaware and DJ basins, while commencing appraisal activity within the Powder River basin.
The Company also has fee ownership of mineral rights, known as the Land Grant, under 7.3 million acres that pass through Colorado and Wyoming and into Utah. Management considers the Land Grant a significant competitive advantage for Anadarko as it enhances the Company’s economic returns from production, offers drilling opportunities for the Company without expiration, and allows the Company to earn royalty revenue from third-party activity on Land Grant acreage.
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SouthernDelaware Basin  Anadarko operates approximately 750 wells and Appalachia Region  Anadarko’s Southern and Appalachia Region properties are primarily locatedowns interests in Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Kansas. The region includes the Eagleford shale in South Texas, the Delaware basin in West Texas, the Marcellus shale in north-central Pennsylvania, and the Haynesville shale in East Texas and Northern Louisiana. Operations in these areas are focused on finding and developing both natural gas and liquids from shales, tight sands, and fractured-reservoir plays.
During 2015, the Company continued to focus on improving its cost structure, delivering efficient production, and delineating its positionapproximately 450 nonoperated wells in the Delaware basin. Activities in the region targeted continued drilling, completion and operational efficiencies, and process improvements and optimization, providing both lower costs and cycle-time improvements across the region. Compared with the prior year, capital expenditures were reduced in the region as the Company focused on higher-margin areas within the U.S. onshore to support future growth. Additional production flexibility for 2016 was provided by infrastructure expansions primarily in the Delaware basin, reductions in completion costs across the region, and the systematic buildup of intentionally deferred completions in the Eagleford shale and Delaware basin.
In 2015, liquids sales volumes in the region increased by 10%, although a decrease in gas sales volumes resulted in a total sales volume decrease of 5% from 2014. The Company drilled 338 operated horizontal wells and brought 318 wells online in 2015. In July 2015, Anadarko sold its interest in the Bossier natural-gas field and associated midstream assets in East Texas, with a sales price of $440 million, for net proceeds of $425 million after closing adjustments. In 2016, the Company expects to continue its horizontal drilling program, focusing on the Delaware basin.

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Delaware Basin  Anadarko holds interests in over 600,000 gross acres in the Delaware basin. Anadarko’s 2015Company’s 2018 drilling activity primarily targeted the Wolfcamp shale play, while also testing the liquids-rich Bone Spring 2 tight sands, and the Avalon shale play. In 2015, Anadarko drilled 80 operated wells and participated in 49 nonoperated wells. Significant infrastructure continues to be added to facilitate future growth from this asset. At year-end 2015,sands. Having secured operatorship on a majority of its legacy joint venture acreage, the Company had six operated rigs drillingcontinued to build out one of the most expansive and integrated infrastructure positions in the Wolfcamp shale.region, primarily in Reeves and Loving counties. In 2018, the Company focused on securing sufficient oil takeaway capacity, ending the year with approximately 46% of its Delaware basin operated oil volume being sold at Gulf Coast markets via the Enterprise pipeline. This capacity is expected to increase to 100% when the Cactus II pipeline is in full service. Anadarko ended 2018 with eight operated drilling rigs and five completion crews.
The successful Wolfcamp shale delineation program continues to deliver encouraging results across the majority of Anadarko’s acreage position. Anadarko is testing multiple zones within the Wolfcamp shale and several development concepts for increased efficiency, includingefficiency. Included in these development concepts are multi-well pads, extended laterals, enhanced completion designs, and optimized horizontal-well spacing. The Company has identified thousands of potential drilling locations inexpects the Wolfcamp formation that are expectedshale play to provide substantial opportunity for Anadarko’s future activity in the basin.

Eagleford  The Eagleford shale developmentReeves and Loving ROTFs and the first train at the Mentone natural-gas processing plant were placed into service in South Texas consists2018, adding 120 MBbls/d and 200 MMcf/d of approximately 346,000 gross acresnameplate oil and over 1,300 producing wells. In 2015,gas processing capacity to the Company averaged 4 drilling rigs, drilled 183 wells, completed 179 wells,area. See Midstream Properties and brought 201 wells online, generating sales volume growth of 20% over 2014. In 2015, Anadarko continued to recognize improvements in Eagleford shale drilling efficiency, translating to record-low average cost per foot, while increasing average lateral length. Anadarko completed five successful tests targeting the mid and upper Eagleford shale zones and intends to testActivities for additional reserves across its acreage position. The Company also continueddiscussion on the significant infrastructure added during 2018 to optimize other development parameters such as completions design, spacing, and choke management.facilitate growth from this asset.


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Eaglebine  Anadarko holds 156,000 gross acres in the Eaglebine shale in Southeast Texas, most of which is held by existing Austin Chalk production. In 2015, Anadarko continued to delineate and develop this acreage by drilling 24 operated horizontal wells with a one-rig program. Under a carried-interest arrangement entered into in 2014, which requires a third party to fund $442 million of Anadarko’s capital costs in exchange for a 34% working interest in the Eaglebine development, Anadarko has generated positive cash flow in an unfavorable commodity-price environment while testing new concepts and opportunities. At December 31, 2015, $111 million of the total $442 million carry obligation had been funded.
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East Texas/North Louisiana  Anadarko holds 223,000 gross acres in East Texas/North Louisiana. Anadarko continued its capital program in the East Texas/North Louisiana area in 2015, targeting the liquids-rich Haynesville shale in East Texas and the prolific dry-gas Haynesville shale in North Louisiana. In 2015, Anadarko averaged 3.5 operated rigs and drilled 39 wells in the Haynesville and Cotton Valley formations.

Marcellus  The Company holds 625,000 gross acres in the Marcellus shale of the Appalachian basin. In 2015, 1 operated horizontal well was drilled and Anadarko participated in the drilling of 18 nonoperated horizontal wells. The Company’s sales volumes in the Marcellus shale decreased in 2015 as the Company reduced its investment and production in the area in response to the lower commodity-price environment and ongoing third-party pipeline infrastructure maintenance.

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Gulf of Mexico  DJ BasinAnadarko owns an average working interest of 60% in 279 blocksoperates approximately 3,400 vertical wells and 1,700 horizontal wells in the GulfNiobrara and Codell formations in the DJ basin. Horizontal drilling results in the field continue to be strong, with enhanced economics realized through the Company’s ownership of Mexico.the Land Grant and operational efficiencies in drilling and completions.
Anadarko continues to drive drilling efficiencies in its DJ basin operations. In 2018, the Company increased its horizontal lateral length by approximately 16% and improved its footage drilled per rig-day by approximately 30% from 2017. The Company operates eight active floating platformsended 2018 with four operated drilling rigs and holds intereststwo completion crews.
The sixth COSF train was placed in 34 fields. Duringservice during the third quarter of 2018, adding 30 MBbls/d of oil-stabilization capacity. Construction activities have commenced at the Latham plant, which will deliver 400 MMcf/d of increased natural-gas processing capacity. See Midstream Properties and Activities2015 for additional discussion.
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Powder River Basin,  In the southern Powder River basin, Anadarko’s acreage is mainly located in Converse County, Wyoming. The field contains the Turner, Niobrara, and Mowry formations that hold both liquids and natural gas. In 2018, the Company advanced development of the Lucius and Heidelberg projects and continued an active deepwater development and appraisal programinvested $181 million on lease acquisitions, accumulating a 300,000 gross-acre position in the Gulf of Mexico as it continues to take advantage of existing infrastructure to cost-effectively develop known resources.southern Powder River basin area, with significant stacked-oil potential.

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Lucius  The Company realized first production at the Anadarko-operated Lucius Spar in January 2015, bringing on six wells throughout the early part of 2015. The Lucius project was developed with production startup only three years from sanction and five years from discovery. The 80-thousand barrels per day (MBbls/d) spar is located in Keathley Canyon Block 875 at a water depth of 7,000 feet. The Company has realized steady production performance at nameplate capacity since May 2015. Anadarko entered into a carried-interest arrangement with a third party in 2012. The $476 million carry commitment was fully funded in 2014 and covered a substantial majority of Anadarko’s capital costs through first production. Following the carried-interest arrangement and 2014 equity re-determination, the Company holds a 23.8% working interest in Lucius.

Heidelberg  During 2015, the Company continued to advance the Anadarko-operated Heidelberg development project, which was sanctioned during the second quarter of 2013. Installation of the Lucius-lookalike spar was completed and first oil was realized in January 2016, three months ahead of schedule. Three wells are ready for production and are expected to be brought online during the first quarter of 2016, while an additional two wells are expected to be drilled later in 2016.
In 2013, the Company entered into a carried-interest arrangement requiring a third party to fund $860 million of capital costs in exchange for a 12.75% working interest in the project. At December 31, 2015, $793 million of the $860 million carry obligation had been funded. Anadarko holds a 31.5% working interest in Heidelberg.


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Caesar/Tonga  At Caesar/Tonga (33.75% working interest), the Company successfully completed a fifth development well (GC 683#2) in the first quarter of 2015. Anadarko has recently completed a sixth development well (GC 683#3), which is expected to come online later in the first quarter of 2016. A seventh well (GC 726#2) reached total depth in January 2016 and encountered over 250 net feet of oil pay. The well is currently being completed. Due to the continued success at Caesar/Tonga, the Company sanctioned a Phase 2 development plan during the fourth quarter of 2015 and anticipates first oil in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Constitution  At Constitution (100% working interest), the Company executed a successful platform drilling program in 2015, where the A4 well was sidetracked, completed, and brought online.

K2 Complex  At K2 (41.8% working interest), the GC 562#5 infill well, which found 210 net feet of oil pay in the Miocene, was successfully completed. The GC 561#3 development well found 331 net feet of oil pay in the M9, M10, and M15 sands and is currently being completed. First production is anticipated by the second quarter of 2016.

Independence Hub Gas ComplexGreater Natural Buttes  The last producing well at Independence Hub (IHUB) watered outGreater Natural Buttes area in December 2015. IHUB waseastern Utah is a tremendous asset for the Company with cumulative gross production of 1.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in eight and a half years. Plans to plug and abandon the remaining IHUB wellbores and decommission the facilities are underway.

Exploration
Two nonoperated exploration wells were drilled in the Gulf of Mexico during 2015. The Yeti exploration well (37.5% working interest) targeted a sub-salt Miocene-aged three-way closure in Walker Ridge and encountered more than 270 net feet of oil pay. The Yeti discovery is located in approximately 5,900 feet of water, approximately 20 miles south of Anadarko’s operated Heidelberg field. The Thorvald exploration well (50% working interest), located in approximately 4,800 feet of water in southern Mississippi Canyon, tested multiple sub-salt Miocene reservoirs in a three-way closure and encountered approximately 80 net feet of oil pay.

Appraisal
Shenandoah  tight-gas asset. The Company spud the Shenandoah-4 well, the third appraisal well at the Shenandoah discovery (30% working interest),uses cryogenic and refrigeration processing facilities in the second quarter of 2015. The well tested the up-dip extent of the basin. The subsequent Shenandoah-4 sidetrack encountered more than 620 net feet of oil pay, extending the lowest known oil column down-dip. Following the success of the Shenandoah-4 sidetrack, the Company and its partners successfully acquired more than 550 feet of whole-corethis area to extract NGLs from the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir interval.

Yeti  The Yeti discovery wellnatural-gas stream. There was successfully sidetracked to test the down-dip limits of the field. The Yeti-3 appraisal well finished drilling during the fourth quarter of 2015 and was successful in acquiring more than 320 feet of whole-core across the primary Miocene-aged reservoir intervals encountered in the Yeti discovery well. The Company and its partners are currently evaluating potential development options for the Yeti discovery.

AlaskaAnadarko’s nonoperated oil production and developmentminimal activity in Alaska is concentrated on the North Slope. Infrastructure construction began in 2013 on the Alpine West satellite development, a 15-this field during 2018 due to 33-well extension of the Alpine field. Drilling at Alpine West commenced in 2015, with four out of seven producing wells coming online during the fourth quarter of 2015 at a combined rate of 20 MBbls/d.capital being allocated to higher-margin projects.



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The Greater Mooses Tooth 1 (GMT1) project was sanctioned in November 2015 and will become the next satellite development west of the Alpine field. First production at GMT1 is expected in 2018.

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International

Overview  Anadarko’s international operations include oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production and development in Algeria and Ghana, along with activities in Mozambique where the Company continues to make progress towards a final investment decision on an LNG development. The Company also has exploration acreage in Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, New Zealand, Kenya, and other countries. International locations accounted for 11% of Anadarko’s sales volumes and 20% of sales revenues during 2015, and 10% of proved reserves at year-end 2015. In 2016, the Company expects to focus its exploration and appraisal activity in Côte d’Ivoire and Colombia.


Gulf of MexicoAnadarko owns a working interest in 231 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico, operates 10 active floating platforms, and holds interests in 34 fields. The Company continued an active deepwater development and exploration program in the Gulf of Mexico during 2018, and continues to take advantage of existing infrastructure to cost-effectively develop known resources. The Company plans to operate up to two floating drillships and two platform rigs in 2019.

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Development
Horn Mountain (100% working interest)
At Horn Mountain, the Company is successfully executing on its tie-back strategy as oil production continues to exceed expectations. The third development well was drilled in the fourth quarter of 2017 and encountered 42 feet of high-quality oil pay with favorable structural position and good connectivity to existing wells. This well was completed in the first quarter of 2018 and came online in the second quarter of 2018. A platform rig program is currently underway at the spar. The lower platform-rig day rate provides capital-efficient opportunities to increase oil rates in the field. Horn Mountain continues to outperform expectations with total facility gross oil production up by more than 400% since its acquisition in late 2016.

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Marlin (100% working interest)
At Marlin, the first tie-back development well was drilled and completed in the King field in the fourth quarter of 2017. The well was brought online in the first quarter of 2018. The Company drilled a second tie-back development well in the Dorado field in the first quarter of 2018. The well encountered 35 feet of high-quality Miocene oil pay and was completed and brought online in the third quarter of 2018. Marlin continues to produce at or near its highest oil rates since the facility was acquired in late 2016.
Additionally, the Company leveraged its infrastructure position to generate revenue with production-handling and cost-sharing agreements on third-party volume. The Crown and Anchor field, which is owned and operated by third parties, was successfully tied back to Marlin and began producing in the second quarter of 2018.
Holstein (100% working interest)
At Holstein, the Company certified the permanently installed platform drilling rig and initiated a four-well drilling program in the fourth quarter of 2017. The first two wells came online in the third quarter of 2018, and the third development well was drilled during the fourth quarter of 2018. Results for the third well were in line with expectations and first production is expected in the first quarter of 2019. Based on the success of this program, the Company plans to drill additional wells in 2019.
Caesar Tonga (33.75% working interest)
At Caesar/Tonga, the Company completed its eighth development well in the second quarter of 2018. The well was tied back to Anadarko’s Constitution Spar and came online in the third quarter of 2018. This field continues to produce at or near record-high oil production rates.
Constellation (33.33% working interest)
At Constellation, the Company successfully drilled and completed the first development well in the second quarter of 2017. The well was tied back to Anadarko’s Constitution spar and first production was achieved in early 2019.
Lucius (48.9% working interest)
At Lucius, the Company successfully drilled the ninth development well in the third quarter of 2018 and encountered 230 net feet of oil pay in two Pliocene sands. The well was completed and brought online in the fourth quarter of 2018. Spud-to-first-production cycle time was 71 days, a Company record for a deepwater subsea well.
The Company entered into an agreement with partners to expand the Lucius unit to encompass the adjacent Hadrian North discovery in late 2017. The first Hadrian North expansion well concluded drilling in the third quarter of 2018. The well encountered 200 net feet of oil pay in two Pliocene sands and was completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. A second well, originally drilled by the previous operator, was also completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. First production from the North Hadrian two-well expansion is expected by mid-2019.
K2 Complex (41.8% working interest)
At the K2 Complex, the Company successfully drilled and completed the twelfth development well in the second quarter of 2018. The well encountered 220 net feet of oil pay in three Miocene sands and was brought online in the second quarter of 2018 as a tie-back to the Marco Polo facility.

Exploration and Appraisal
The Company continues to create value through successful working interest farmdowns of existing acreage, while also increasing its position through lease sale participation for additional acreage. The Music City and the Sugar exploration wells were drilled in the first quarter of 2018 and were unsuccessful.

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International

Anadarko’s international operations include oil, natural-gas, and NGL production and development in Algeria and Ghana, along with activities in Mozambique, where the Company continues to make progress toward an FID on an LNG development. The Company also has exploration acreage in Canada, Colombia, Peru, South Africa, and other countries. In 2019, the Company expects to focus its international drilling activity in Ghana and position itself to make a final investment decision on the future LNG development in Mozambique.

2018 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
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Algeria  Anadarko is engaged in production and development operations in Algeria’s Sahara Desert in Blocks 404404A and 208, which are governed by a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Anadarko, twoSonatrach, and other parties, and Sonatrach,partners. Under this PSA, the national oil and gas company of Algeria. The Company is responsible for 24.5% of the development and production costs for these blocks.costs. The Company produces oil and NGLs through the El Merk central processing facility (CPF) in Block 208 and oil through the Hassi Berkine South and Ourhoud central processing facilities (CPF)CPFs in Block 404 and oil, condensate, and NGLs through the El Merk CPF in Block 208.404A. Gross production through these facilities averaged more than 368320 MBbls/d in 2015, and2018, inclusive of 29 days of planned downtime for statutory maintenance at the cumulative gross production from all three facilities reached a significant milestone, surpassing 2.0 billion BOE in July 2015.Hassi Berkine South CPF. The Company drilled seven development wells in 2015.2018 and plans to continue drilling operations throughout 2019.

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GhanaAnadarko’s production and development activities in Ghana are located offshore in the West Cape Three Points Block and the Deepwater Tano Block.
The Jubilee field (27% nonoperated unitparticipating interest), which spans both the West Cape Three Points Block and the Deepwater Tano Block, utilizes a 120 MBbls/d-capacity FPSO to produce from subsea wells. Gross production averaged gross production of 10378 MBbls/d of oil in 2015. Natural-gas exports commenced in the fourth quarter of 2014, and in 2015, an2018. An average of 6675 MMcf/d of natural gas was exported from the Jubilee field to an onshore gasnatural-gas processing plant in satisfaction of a commitment established in conjunction with the Jubilee development plan. In 2015,The partnership received Ghanaian government approval for the full-field plan of development continued with the J-24 well completed as an oil producer; the J-37 wellin October 2017 and drilling operations commenced in 2018. The operator drilled, completed, and brought online a production well in each of the third and fourth quarters of 2018. Additionally, a previously drilled water injector well was completed and put on production;into service at the end of 2018.
In 2016, the operator of the Jubilee field announced that damage to the FPSO turret bearing had occurred. As a result, new production and offtake procedures were implemented, and the J-36 well drilled with completion planned for 2016. Followingpartners agreed to a long-term solution to convert the appraisal workFPSO to a permanently spread-moored facility. Interim spread mooring of the FPSO commenced in the fourth quarter of 2016 and was completed in 2014,2017. In 2018, the Mahoganyoperator completed the necessary work, including two shutdown periods, to effectively stabilize the turret and Teak fields were declared commercial in March 2015, and a full-field development plan forrotate the Greater Jubilee Area was submittedFPSO to the government of Ghana in December 2015. At this time, options to further increase the oil and gas throughput capacityits permanent heading. Completion of the floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) are under evaluation.permanent spread-mooring anchoring system is expected in early 2019, with no further shutdowns anticipated.
The Tweneboa/Enyenra/Ntomme (TEN)TEN project (19% nonoperated workingparticipating interest) is, located in the Deepwater Tano Block. Significant progress was made during 2015, including completing mechanical work on the FPSO, drilling the eleventh well, and completing four of the wells in preparation for first oil. The TEN project will useBlock, utilizes an 80-MBbls/80 MBbls/d-capacity FPSO for productionto produce from subsea wells. The project which commenced in 2013, was more than 80% complete at year-end 2015 and remains on budget and on schedule forachieved first productionoil in the third quarter of 2016. However additional field development was delayed due to a border dispute between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. In September 2017, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issued a ruling regarding the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean. The new maritime boundary, as determined by the tribunal, did not affect the TEN fields, and the operator resumed development drilling in the first quarter of 2018. The first well was completed and brought online in the third quarter of 2018. Drilling on two additional wells was completed in the fourth quarter of 2018, with completion activities ongoing at year end. The project averaged gross production of 65 MBbls/d of oil in 2018.
In 2019, the operator plans to drill and complete seven new wells to optimize the deliverability from the Jubilee and TEN fields.

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Mozambique  Anadarko operates Offshore Area 1 (26.5% working interest), which totals approximately 1.2 million gross acres. The Company is progressing three elements that will position the project for execution and deliver future value: the legal and contractual framework to develop LNG in Mozambique; project finance; and long-term LNG sales contracts..

DevelopmentDuring In February 2018, the Government of Mozambique approved the Development Plan for the Anadarko-operated, initial two-train Golfinho/Atum onshore LNG project, marking a major milestone required for an FID. Major infrastructure projects, including roads, camps, an airstrip, and resettlement, are underway and proceeding as planned, preparing the area for onshore LNG facility construction. In the third quarter of 2018, Offshore Area 4, which is owned and operated by third parties, joined the Anadarko-led resettlement and airstrip projects as a 50% participant. The preferred offshore construction and installation contractor was selected in the fourth quarter of 2018, and the contracts with the onshore and offshore construction, installation, and equipment contractors are being finalized. Subsequent to year end, LNG sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) were executed with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd; Centrica LNG Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Centrica plc; Shell International Trading Middle East Ltd; and CNOOC Gas and Power Singapore Trading & Marketing Pte. Ltd, increasing the contracted volume to more than 7.5 MTPA, inclusive of previously announced SPAs executed with Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc. and Électricité de France, S.A. Execution of SPAs representing 2.0 MTPA of additional contracted volume is anticipated prior to FID.
With progress on major contracts and marketing SPAs, the Company formally launched project financing in December 2018 with the aim of securing funding for up to two-thirds of the required construction capital. The Company is working to finalize project finance arrangements with lenders and secure all partner and government-related approvals required to position the Company to make a final investment decision in the first half of 2015,2019.

Appraisal In Offshore Area 1, the Company successfully executed a six-well drilling campaign incompleted the Golfinho-Atum field. Following this campaign, an independent third party completed a resource certification for sufficient volumes from Golfinho-Atum to supportinterpretations of the initial development of two LNG trains. Anadarkore-processed 3D seismic data covering the Orca, Tubarao, and Tubarao-Tigre discovery areas, and continues to workassess these areas in accordance with the construction and installation contractors for opportunities to reduce execution risk once the project progressesappraisal program submitted to the construction phase. Anadarko and its partners continue to progress over eight million metric tonnes per annumGovernment of LNG offtake to long-term sales contracts. The July 2015 ratification of the Decree Law that was published by the Mozambique government in 2014 was a significant milestone in the establishment of a project-wide legal and contractual framework. During the fourth quarter of 2015, Anadarko and its partners executed a Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement with Offshore Area 4 partners that covers the joint development of the straddling Prosperidade (Offshore Area 1) and Mamba (Offshore Area 4) reservoir. The agreement is subject to government approval.Mozambique.




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Exploration  In Offshore Area 1, the Company completed drilling and evaluation operations at the Tubarão Tigre-2 appraisal well during the first quarter of 2015. The well successfully appraised the Tubarão Tigre discovery that was drilled in 2014.
In Onshore Rovuma (35.7% working interest), the Company completed drilling and evaluation operations at the Kifaru-1 well during the first quarter of 2015. The well did not encounter hydrocarbons and was plugged and abandoned.
Proved Reserves

Estimates of proved reserves volume owned at year end, net of third-party royalty interests, are presented in Bcf at a pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch for natural gas and in MMBbls for oil and NGLs. Total volume is presented in MMBOE. For this computation, one barrel is the equivalent of 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Shrinkage associated with NGLs has been deducted from the natural-gas reserves volume. Proved reserves are estimated based on the average beginning-of-month prices during the 12-month period for the respective year. The average prices used to compute proved reserves at December 31, 2018 were $65.56 per Bbl for oil, $3.10 per MMBtu for natural gas, and $37.68 per Bbl for NGLs.
Disclosures by geographic area include the United States and International. For 2018, the International geographic area consisted of proved reserves located in Algeria and Ghana, which by country and in total represented less than 15% of the Company’s total proved reserves.

SUMMARY OF PROVED RESERVES
 
Oil
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Natural Gas
(Bcf)

NGLs
(MMBbls)

Total
(MMBOE)

December 31, 2018    
Developed    
United States392
2,564
192
1,011
International123
24
10
137
Undeveloped    
United States137
634
66
309
International15
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Total proved reserves667
3,230
268
1,473
December 31, 2017    
Developed    
United States361
2,640
176
977
International136
24
10
150
Undeveloped    
United States140
553
56
288
International21
13
1
24
Total proved reserves658
3,230
243
1,439
December 31, 2016    
Developed    
United States360
3,637
193
1,159
International147
25
15
166
Undeveloped    
United States181
762
75
383
International14


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Total proved reserves702
4,424
283
1,722

The Company’s proved-reserves product mix was 63% liquids in 2018, 63% in 2017 and 57% in 2016. The Company’s year-end 2018 proved reserves product mix was 45% oil, 37% natural gas, and 18% NGLs.

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Colombia  Anadarko controls the exclusive rights to explore or conduct technical evaluation activities on nine blocks totaling approximately 16 million gross acres. The COL 1, COL 2, COL 6, and COL 7 blocks are operated at a 100% working interest and the remaining blocks are operated at a 50% working interest.
During 2015, Anadarko spud two exploration wells. The Kronos-1 (50% working interest) discovery encountered 130 to 230 net feet of natural-gas pay in the upper objective, proving the presence of a working petroleum system and validating the geologic and seismic interpretations. The well finished drilling during the third quarter of 2015 after testing a deeper objective where it encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons. Anadarko and its partner are evaluating the drilling results to determine the next steps. The Calasu-1 well (50% working interest) tested a large four-way structure located approximately 100 miles north of the Company’s Kronos discovery. The well finished drilling during the fourth quarter of 2015 and encountered non-commercial quantities of pay.

Côte d’Ivoire  Anadarko owns an operated working interest in four offshore blocks totaling approximately 1.0 million gross acres, including CI-103 with a 65% working interest and CI-527, CI-528, and CI-529, each with a 90% working interest. During the third quarter of 2015, Anadarko acquired the CI-527 block, which is contiguous with the CI-103 block to the northwest and the CI-528 block to the south. Planning is underway for a two-well exploration program on the CI-527 and CI-528 blocks in 2016.
A drilling and interference testing program began during the first quarter of 2016 as part of the continued appraisal of the Paon discovery (CI-103). The program will also include additional appraisal drilling. The data from these operations are expected to provide insight on reservoir connectivity, deliverability, fluid properties, and reservoir size.

New Zealand  Anadarko controls the exclusive rights to explore or conduct technical evaluation activities on four blocks totaling approximately 42 million gross acres, of which 6.1 million gross acres are owned under exploration licenses. Anadarko owns an operated 45% working interest in the Canterbury basin block and an operated 100% working interest in two Pegasus basin blocks. In the 36 million acre New Caledonia basin block, Anadarko has a 25% nonoperated working interest. During 2015, the Company acquired a 3D seismic survey in the Canterbury basin and is currently evaluating potential future exploration opportunities.

Kenya  Anadarko owns an operated 45% working interest in three offshore deepwater blocks, encompassing approximately 3.7 million gross acres. The Company is evaluating potential future exploration opportunities.

Other  Anadarko holds exploration interests in approximately 300,000 gross acres in two offshore blocks located in the Campos basin of Brazil. Anadarko also has exploration opportunities in other overseas, new-venture areas, including Tunisia and South Africa.

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Changes to the Company’s proved reserves during 2018 are summarized in the table below:
MMBOE2018
2017
2016
Proved Reserves   
January 11,439
1,722
2,057
Reserves additions and revisions   
Discoveries and extensions164
114
40
Infill-drilling additions (1)
181
71
69
Drilling-related reserves additions and revisions345
185
109
Other non-price-related revisions (1)
(61)59
191
Net organic reserves additions284
244
300
Acquisition of proved reserves in place
3
97
Price-related revisions (1)
29
92
(147)
Total reserves additions and revisions313
339
250
Sales in place(37)(379)(294)
Production(242)(243)(291)
December 311,473
1,439
1,722
Proved Developed Reserves   
January 11,127
1,325
1,632
December 311,148
1,127
1,325

Proved Reserves(1)

EstimatesCombined and reported as revisions of proved reserves volumes owned at year end, netprior estimates in the Company’s Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities (Supplemental Information) under Item 8 of third-party royalty interests,this Form 10-K. Reserves related to infill-drilling additions are presented in billionstreated as positive revisions. Price-related revisions reflect the impact of cubic feet (Bcf) at a pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch for natural gas and in millions of barrels (MMBbls) for oil, condensate, and NGLs. Total volumes are presented in millions of barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE). For this computation, one barrel is the equivalent of 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Shrinkage associated with NGLs has been deducted from the natural-gas reserves volumes. Proved reserves are estimated basedcurrent prices on the average beginning-of-month prices duringreserves balance at the 12-month period forbeginning of each year. Other non-price-related revisions reflect the respective year.net change of performance and cost updates, updates to development plans, and all other year-end updates.

The Company’s estimates of proved developed reserves, PUDs, and total proved reserves at December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, and changes in proved reserves during the last three years are presented in the Supplemental Information under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Also presented in the Supplemental Information are the Company’s estimates of future net cash flows and discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves. See Critical Accounting Estimates under Item 7 of this Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s proved reserves.
The Company has not yet filed information with a federal authority or agency with respect to its estimated total proved reserves at December 31, 2018. Annually, Anadarko reports gross proved reserves for U.S.-operated properties to the U.S. Department of Energy. These reported reserves are derived from the same database used to estimate and report proved reserves in this Form 10-K.


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Disclosures by geographic area include the United States and International. For 2015, the International geographic area consisted of proved reserves located in Algeria and Ghana, which by country and in total represented less than 15% of the Company’s total proved reserves. The Company sold its Chinese subsidiary in 2014.EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITES

Summary of Proved Reserves
 
Oil and
Condensate
(MMBbls)
 
Natural Gas
(Bcf)
 
NGLs
(MMBbls)
 
Total
(MMBOE)
December 31, 2015       
Proved       
Developed       
United States332
 5,184
 257
 1,453
International159
 30
 15
 179
Undeveloped       
United States193
 807
 68
 396
International29
 
 
 29
Total proved713
 6,021
 340
 2,057
        
December 31, 2014       
Proved       
Developed       
United States352
 6,635
 304
 1,762
International190
 27
 13
 207
Undeveloped       
United States352
 2,033
 162
 853
International35
 4
 
 36
Total proved929
 8,699
 479
 2,858
        
December 31, 2013       
Proved       
Developed       
United States347
 7,120
 268
 1,801
International202
 
 
 202
Undeveloped       
United States245
 2,085
 127
 720
International57
 
 12
 69
Total proved851
 9,205
 407
 2,792

The Company’s proved reserves product mix increased to 52% liquids in 2015, compared to 49% in 2014 and 45% in 2013. The Company’s year-end 2015 proved reserves product mix was 35% oil and condensate, 48% natural gas, and 17% NGLs.

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Changes to the Company’s proved reserves during 2015 are summarized in the table below:


Changes in PUDs  Changes to PUDs during 2018 are summarized in the table below. The Company’s year-end development plans and associated PUDs are consistent with SEC guidelines for PUD development within five years unless specific circumstances warrant a longer development time horizon.
MMBOE2015 2014 2013
Proved Reserves     
January 12,858
 2,792
 2,560
Reserves additions and revisions     
Discoveries and extensions29
 63
 145
Infill-drilling additions (1)
89
 577
 410
Drilling-related reserves additions and revisions118
 640
 555
Other non-price-related revisions (1)
289
 (137) (40)
Net organic reserves additions407
 503
 515
Acquisition of proved reserves in place1
 
 36
Price-related revisions (1)
(624) (1) (23)
Total reserves additions and revisions(216) 502
 528
Sales in place(279) (124) (12)
Production(306) (312) (284)
December 312,057
 2,858
 2,792
Proved Developed Reserves     
January 11,969
 2,003
 1,883
December 311,632
 1,969
 2,003

(1)
Combined and reported as revisions of prior estimates in the Company’s Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities (Supplemental Information) under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Reserves related to infill-drilling additions are treated as positive revisions. Price-related revisions reflect the impact of current prices on the reserves balance at the beginning of 2015. Other non-price-related revisions are primarily a reflection of performance improvements coupled with the benefit of reduced year-end costs.
MMBOEPUDs at January 1, 2018312
Proved reserves are estimated based on the average beginning-of-month prices during the 12-month period for the respective year. The average prices usedRevisions of prior estimates117
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions47
Conversions to compute proved reservesdeveloped(144)Sales in place(7)PUDs at December 31, 2015, were $50.28 per barrel (Bbl) for oil, $2.59 per million British thermal units for gas, and $19.47 per Bbl for NGLs. Prices for oil, natural gas, and NGLs can fluctuate widely. If commodity prices remain below the average prices used to estimate 2015 proved reserves, the Company would expect additional negative price-related reserves revisions in 2016, which could be significant.2018325

Revisions of prior estimates  Revisions of prior estimates reflect Anadarko’s ongoing evaluation of its asset portfolio. In 2018, PUDs were revised upward by 117 MMBOE.
The Company’s estimates of proved developed reserves, proved undeveloped reserves (PUDs), and total proved reserves at
MMBOEDecember 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, and2018
Revisions due to changes in proved reserves during the last three years are presented in the Supplemental Information under Item 8year-end prices (price impact to opening balance)
Other revisions of this Form 10-K. Also presented in the Supplemental Information are the Company’sprior estimates
Revisions due to performance18
Revisions due to cost updates2
Revisions due to successful infill drilling158
Revisions due to development plan updates(61)
Total other revisions of future net cash flows and discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves. See Critical Accounting Estimates under Item 7prior estimates117
Revisions of this Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s proved reserves.prior estimates117

Prior estimates were revised upward by a total of 117 MMBOE and were associated with the following:
PerformanceThe Company has not yet filed informationexperienced an overall increase in PUDs of 18 MMBOE due to performance improvements. Upward revisions of 26 MMBOE were driven primarily by performance improvements in the DJ basin. Downward revisions of 8 MMBOE were primarily due to minor performance reductions in various areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Ghana.
Infill-drilling activitiesThe Company added 158 MMBOE of PUDs associated with a federal authority or agencyinfill-drilling activities, with respect151 MMBOE in the DJ basin, 5 MMBOE in the Lucius area in the Gulf of Mexico, and the remaining in the Ghana TEN field.
Development plan updatesThe majority of revisions associated with updates to its estimated total proved reserves at December 31, 2015. Annually, Anadarko reports gross proved reserves for U.S.-operated propertiesdevelopment plans occurred in the DJ basin due to municipal permit delays in certain areas of the U.S. Departmentfield and ongoing optimization of Energy. These reported reserves are derived from the same database used to estimate and report proved reserves in this Form 10-K.development activity.
Extensions, discoveries, and other additionsThe extension of proved acreage in 2018 resulted in an increase in PUDs of 47 MMBOE, of which 24 MMBOE was in the Hadrian North expansion area of the Gulf of Mexico and 23 MMBOE was in the Delaware basin.

Conversions to developed  In 2018, the Company converted 144 MMBOE of PUDs to developed status, equating to 34% of total year-end 2017 PUDs when adjusted for revisions and sales. Approximately 79% of PUD conversions occurred in U.S. onshore assets, 15% in Gulf of Mexico assets, and the remaining in international assets.
Anadarko spent $1.1 billion to develop PUDs in 2018, of which approximately 71% related to U.S. onshore assets, 25% related to Gulf of Mexico assets, and the remaining related to international assets.

Sales in place  In 2018, PUDs decreased by 7 MMBOE due to the Company’s divestiture activities.

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Changes in PUDs  Changes to PUDs during 2015 are summarized in the table below. Revisions of prior estimates reflect Anadarko’s ongoing evaluation of its asset portfolio and include updates to prior PUDs, the addition of new PUDs associated with current development plans, the transfer of PUDs to unproved categories due to development plan changes, and the impact of changes in economic conditions, including changes in commodity prices. The Company’s year-end development plans and associated PUDs are consistent with SEC guidelines for PUD development within five years unless specific circumstances warrant a longer development time horizon.


Development Plans  The Company annually reviews all PUDs to ensure an appropriate plan for development exists. Typically, U.S. onshore PUDs are converted to developed reserves within five years of the initial proved reserves booking, but projects associated with deepwater development and international programs may take longer. At December 31, 2018, the Company had no material pre-2014 PUDs that remained undeveloped. However, the Company did have 15 MMBOE of PUDs scheduled to be developed more than five years from their initial date of booking. Approximately 12 MMBOE of these PUDs are associated with recompletion projects in the Gulf of Mexico, where project timing is dependent upon the current producing horizon achieving its economic limit. The remaining are associated with international drilling projects, which are being developed according to government-approved development plans. The Company did not have any U.S. onshore PUDs scheduled for development more than five years from initial booking.

Technologies Used in Proved Reserves Estimation  The Company’s proved reserves additions are based on estimates generated through the integration of relevant geological, engineering, and production data, and may include the use of reliable technologies that have been demonstrated in the field to yield reasonably certain results with consistency and repeatability in the formation being evaluated or in an analogous formation as defined in the SEC regulations. Data used in these integrated assessments may include information obtained directly from the subsurface through wellbores such as well logs, reservoir core samples, fluid samples, static and dynamic pressure information, production test data, and surveillance and performance information. The data used may also include subsurface information obtained through indirect measurements such as seismic data. Reservoir parameters from analogous reservoirs may be used to increase the quality of and confidence in the reserves estimates when available and necessary. The method or combination of methods used to estimate the reserves of each reservoir is based on the unique circumstances of each reservoir and the dataset available at the time of the estimate.

Internal Controls over Reserves EstimationAnadarko’s estimates of proved reserves and associated future net cash flows were made solely by the Company’s engineers and are the responsibility of management. The Company requires that reserves estimates be made by qualified reserves estimators (QREs) as defined by the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ standards. The QREs are assigned to specific assets within the Company’s regions. The QREs interact with engineering, land, and geoscience personnel to obtain the necessary data for projecting future production, net cash flows, and ultimate recoverable reserves. Management within each region approves the QREs’ reserves estimates. All QREs receive ongoing education on the fundamentals of SEC definitions and reserves reporting through the Company’s reserves manual and internal training programs administered by the Corporate Reserves Group (CRG).
The CRG ensures confidence in the Company’s reserves estimates by maintaining internal policies for estimating and recording reserves in compliance with applicable SEC definitions and guidance. Compliance with the SEC reserves guidelines is the primary responsibility of Anadarko’s CRG.
The CRG is managed through the Company’s finance department, which is separate from its operating regions, and is responsible for overseeing internal reserves reviews and approving the Company’s reserves estimates. The Director of Corporate Reserves manages the CRG and reports to the SVP—Corporate Planning. The SVP—Corporate Planning reports to the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, who in turn reports to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Governance and Risk Committee of the Company’s Board meets with management, members of the CRG, and the Company’s independent petroleum consultants, Miller and Lents, Ltd. (M&L), to discuss the results of procedures and methods reviews as discussed below as well as other matters and policies related to reserves.
The Company’s principal engineer, who is primarily responsible for overseeing the preparation of proved reserves estimates, has over 32 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including over 18 years as either a reserves estimator or manager. His further professional qualifications include a degree in petroleum engineering, extensive internal and external reserves training, and asset evaluation and management. The principal engineer is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, where he has been a member for over 32 years, and is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. In addition, he is an active participant in industry reserves seminars and professional industry groups.


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MMBOE
PUDs at January 1, 2015889
Revisions of prior estimates(199)
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions12
Conversions to developed(236)
Sales(41)
PUDs at December 31, 2015425

Revisions  In 2015, PUD reserves were revised downward by 199 MMBOE. Negative revisions of 419 MMBOE were due to the decline in commodity prices and include a reduction to NGLs reserves of 22 MMBOE associated with price-induced ethane rejection. The negative price-related revisions were partially offset by a net increase of 220 MMBOE driven by increases from improved economics associated with performance improvements coupled with reduced year-end costs, increases from successful infill drilling mainly in the Wattenberg area of the Rockies, and decreases primarily associated with updates to development plans to align with the current economic environment.

Extensions, Discoveries, and Other AdditionsDuring 2015, Anadarko added 12 MMBOE of PUDs through the extension of proved acreage, primarily as a result of successful drilling in the Wolfcamp shale play in the Southern and Appalachia Region.

Conversions  In 2015, the Company converted 236 MMBOE of PUD reserves to developed status, equating to 36% of total year-end 2014 PUDs when adjusted for revisions and sales. Approximately 81% of PUD conversions occurred in U.S. onshore assets, 17% occurred in Gulf of Mexico assets, and the remaining 2% occurred in international assets.
In 2015, onshore development activity in the U.S. resulted in the conversion of 126 MMBOE in the Rockies, 61 MMBOE in the Southern and Appalachia Region, and 5 MMBOE in Alaska. An additional 40 MMBOE were converted in various Gulf of Mexico fields. The remaining PUD conversions in 2015 were associated with ongoing development of international assets.
Anadarko spent $2.4 billion to develop PUDs in 2015, of which approximately 75% related to U.S. onshore assets, 13% related to international assets, and 12% related to Gulf of Mexico assets.

Sales  In 2015, PUD reserves decreased by 41 MMBOE due to asset sales, primarily associated with the Company’s divestiture activities in the Rockies.

Development Plans  The Company annually reviews all PUDs to ensure an appropriate plan for development exists. Typically, U.S. onshore PUDs are converted to developed reserves within five years of the initial proved reserves booking, but projects associated with arctic development, deepwater development, and international programs may take longer.
At December 31, 2015, the Company had 10 MMBOE of pre-2011 PUDs that remained undeveloped. Approximately two-thirds of these PUDs are associated with Gulf of Mexico opportunities that have been drilled and are scheduled for completion in 2016. The remaining pre-2011 PUDs are associated with the El Merk development project and are being developed according to an Algerian government-approved plan. Anadarko and its partners achieved initial oil production in 2013, and the El Merk facility reached maximum allowable oil production rates in 2014 when all of the fields were brought online and the facility became fully operational.


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Third-Party Procedures and Methods Reviews  M&L reviewed the procedures and methods used by Anadarko’s staff in preparing the Company’s estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows at December 31, 2018. The purpose of these reviews was to determine if the procedures and methods used by Anadarko to estimate its proved reserves are effective and in accordance with the definitions contained in SEC regulations. The procedures and methods reviews by M&L were limited reviews of Anadarko’s procedures and methods and do not constitute a complete review, audit, independent estimate, or confirmation of the reasonableness of Anadarko’s estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows.
The reviews covered 11 fields that included major assets in the United States and Africa and encompassed approximately 93% of the Company’s estimates of proved reserves and associated future net cash flows at December 31, 2018. In each review, Anadarko’s technical staff presented M&L with an overview of the data, methods, and assumptions used in estimating its reserves. The data presented included pertinent seismic information, geologic maps, well logs, production tests, material balance calculations, reservoir simulation models, well performance data, operating procedures, and relevant economic criteria.
Management’s intent in retaining M&L to review its procedures and methods is to provide objective third-party input on the Company’s procedures and methods and to gather industry information applicable to reserves estimation and reporting processes.


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Technologies Used in Proved Reserves Estimation  The Company’s 2015 proved reserves additions were based on estimates generated through the integration of relevant geological, engineering, and production data, using technologies that have been demonstrated in the field to yield repeatable and consistent results as defined in the SEC regulations. Data used in these integrated assessments included information obtained directly from the subsurface through wellbores such as well logs, reservoir core samples, fluid samples, static and dynamic pressure information, production test data, and surveillance and performance information. The data used also included subsurface information obtained through indirect measurements such as seismic data. The tools used to interpret the data included proprietary and commercially available seismic processing software and commercially available reservoir modeling and simulation software. Reservoir parameters from analogous reservoirs were used to increase the quality of and confidence in the reserves estimates when available. The method or combination of methods used to estimate the reserves of each reservoir was based on the unique circumstances of each reservoir and the dataset available at the time of the estimate.BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES

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Internal Controls over Reserves EstimationAnadarko’s estimates of proved reserves and associated future net cash flows were made solely by the Company’s engineers and are the responsibility of management. The Company requires that reserves estimates be made by qualified reserves estimators (QREs) as defined by the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ standards. The QREs are assigned to specific assets within the Company’s regions. The QREs interact with engineering, land, and geoscience personnel to obtain the necessary data for projecting future production, net cash flows, and ultimate recoverable reserves. Management within each region approves the QREs’ reserves estimates. All QREs receive ongoing education on the fundamentals of SEC definitions and reserves reporting through the Company’s reserves manual and internal training programs administered by the Corporate Reserves Group (CRG).
The CRG ensures confidence in the Company’s reserves estimates by maintaining internal policies for estimating and recording reserves in compliance with applicable SEC definitions and guidance. Compliance with the SEC reserves guidelines is the primary responsibility of Anadarko’s CRG.
The CRG is managed through the Company’s finance department, which is separate from its operating regions, and is responsible for overseeing internal reserves reviews and approving the Company’s reserves estimates. The Director—Reserves Administration and the Corporate Reserves Manager manage the CRG and report to the VP—Corporate Planning. The VP—Corporate Planning reports to the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, who in turn reports to the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. The Governance and Risk Committee of the Company’s Board meets with management, members of the CRG, and the Company’s independent petroleum consultants, Miller and Lents, Ltd. (M&L), to discuss the results of procedures and methods reviews as discussed below as well as other matters and policies related to reserves.
The Company’s principal engineer, who is primarily responsible for overseeing the preparation of proved reserves estimates, has over 29 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including over 15 years as either a reserves estimator or manager. His further professional qualifications include a degree in petroleum engineering, extensive internal and external reserves training, and asset evaluation and management. The principal engineer is a member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Engineers, where he has been a member for over 29 years. In addition, he is an active participant in industry reserves seminars and professional industry groups.

Third-Party Procedures and Methods Reviews  M&L reviewed the procedures and methods used by Anadarko’s staff in preparing the Company’s estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows at December 31, 2015. The purpose of the review was to determine if the procedures and methods used by Anadarko to estimate its proved reserves are effective and in accordance with the definitions contained in SEC regulations. The procedures and methods reviews by M&L were limited reviews of Anadarko’s procedures and methods and do not constitute a complete review, audit, independent estimate, or confirmation of the reasonableness of Anadarko’s estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows.
The reviews covered 14 fields that included major assets in the United States and Africa and encompassed approximately 86% of the Company’s estimates of proved reserves and associated future net cash flows at December 31, 2015. In each review, Anadarko’s technical staff presented M&L with an overview of the data, methods, and assumptions used in estimating its reserves. The data presented included pertinent seismic information, geologic maps, well logs, production tests, material balance calculations, reservoir simulation models, well performance data, operating procedures, and relevant economic criteria.

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Management’s intent in retaining M&L to review its procedures and methods is to provide objective third-party input on the Company’s procedures and methods and to gather industry information applicable to reserves estimation and reporting processes.

Sales Volumes,Volume, Prices, and Production Costs

The following provides the Company’s annual sales volume, average sales prices, and average production costs per BOE for each of the last three years:
 Sales Volume  
Average Sales Prices (1)
Average
Production Costs (2)
(Per BOE)
 
 
Oil 
(MMBbls)

Natural Gas
(Bcf)

NGLs
(MMBbls)

Barrels of Oil
Equivalent
(MMBOE)

 
Oil 
(Per Bbl)
 
Natural Gas
(Per Mcf)
 
NGLs
(Per Bbl)
 
2018             
United States             
DJ basin36
225
22
95
  $63.17
 $2.44
 $32.80
 $1.90
Other United States71
165
14
113
  64.44
 2.76
 34.52
 6.43
Total United States107
390
36
208
  64.01
 2.57
 33.46
 4.35
International33

2
35
  70.38
 0.66
 43.25
 7.09
Total140
390
38
243
  65.51
 2.57
 33.93
 4.73
2017             
United States             
DJ basin31
212
21
88
  $49.73
 $2.55
 $27.46
 $1.67
Other United States66
266
13
123
  49.57
 3.03
 32.24
 5.22
Total United States97
478
34
211
  49.62
 2.82
 29.24
 3.75
International32

2
34
  53.77
 
 35.64
 5.84
Total129
478
36
245
  50.66
 2.82
 29.54
 4.04
2016             
United States             
DJ basin33
214
20
89
  $40.27
 $2.00
 $18.26
 $1.26
Other United States52
552
24
168
  38.29
 2.06
 20.21
 2.97
Total United States85
766
44
257
  39.06
 2.04
 19.32
 2.37
International31

2
33
  43.93
 
 25.63
 6.28
Total116
766
46
290
  40.34
 2.04
 19.64
 2.81
(1)
Excludes the Company’s annual sales volumes, average sales prices,impact of commodity derivatives.
(2)
Includes oil and average production costs per BOE for each of the last three years:
 Sales Volumes 
Average Sales Prices (1)
 
Average
Production
Costs (2)
(Per BOE)
 
Oil and
Condensate
(MMBbls)
 
Natural
Gas
(Bcf)
 
NGLs
(MMBbls)
 
Barrels of
Oil
Equivalent
(MMBOE)
 
Oil and
Condensate
(Per Bbl)
 
Natural
Gas
(Per Mcf)
 
NGLs
(Per Bbl)
 
2015 
             
United States               
Greater Natural Buttes1
 126
 4
 26
 $38.23
 $2.00
 $14.84
 $10.70
Wattenberg35
 176
 16
 81
 44.88
 2.31
 15.65
 7.64
Other United States49
 550
 25
 165
 45.19
 2.45
 18.33
 8.51
Total United States85
 852
 45
 272
 45.00
 2.36
 17.03
 8.45
International31
 
 2
 33
 51.68
 
 29.85
 7.22
Total116
 852
 47
 305
 46.79
 2.36
 17.61
 8.31
2014               
United States               
Greater Natural Buttes1
 154
 4
 31
 $81.74
 $3.93
 $39.16
 $10.30
Wattenberg27
 125
 13
 62
 87.76
 4.19
 36.46
 7.55
Other United States46
 666
 26
 182
 88.29
 4.08
 34.29
 9.07
Total United States74
 945
 43
 275
 87.99
 4.07
 35.48
 8.87
International32
 
 1
 33
 99.79
 
 56.16
 8.22
Total106
 945
 44
 308
 91.58
 4.07
 36.01
 8.80
2013               
United States               
Greater Natural Buttes1
 168
 4
 33
 $87.46
 $3.12
 $41.79
 $9.59
Wattenberg16
 102
 6
 40
 94.27
 3.75
 41.75
 7.92
Other United States41
 698
 23
 179
 98.38
 3.56
 36.14
 8.64
Total United States58
 968
 33
 252
 97.02
 3.50
 37.97
 8.65
International33
 
 
 33
 109.15
 
 
 9.96
Total91
 968
 33
 285
 101.41
 3.50
 37.97
 8.80
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Mcf—thousand cubic feet
Bbl—barrel
(1)
Excludes the impact of commodity derivatives.
(2)
Excludes ad valoremgas operating expenses and severance taxes.

Production costs are costs to operate and maintain the Company’s wells, related equipment, and supporting facilities, including the cost of labor, well service and repair, location maintenance, power and fuel, gathering, processing, transportation, other taxes and production-related generalexcludes ad valorem and administrative costs. Additional information on volumes, prices, and production costs is contained in Financial Results under Item 7 of this Form 10-K. Additional detail regarding production costs is contained inseverance taxes. Volume represents produced volume sold during the Supplemental Information under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Information on major customers is contained in Note 22—Segment Information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
period.

Additional information on volume, prices, and production costs is contained in Financial Results under Item 7 of this Form 10-K.


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Delivery Commitments

The Company sells oil and natural gas under a variety of contractual agreements, some of which specify the delivery of fixed and determinable quantities. At December 31, 2015, Anadarko was contractually committed to deliver approximately 1,067 Bcf of natural gas under a variety of contractual agreements, some of which specify the delivery of fixed and determinable quantities. The Company expects to fulfill these delivery commitments with existing proved developed and proved undeveloped reserves, which the Company regularly monitors to ensure sufficient availability to meet its commitments. If production is not sufficient to meet contractual delivery commitments, the Company may purchase commodities in the market to satisfy its delivery commitments. In areas where Anadarko no longer has production due to asset divestitures, the Company has entered into long-term purchase commitments to satisfy its existing delivery commitments.
The following is a summary of the Company’s delivery commitments at December 31, 2018:
 Delivery Commitments
 2019
2020
2021
Thereafter
Total
Oil (MMBbls)     
United States19
9


28
International9



9
Natural-Gas (Bcf)     
United States (1)
470
264
224
515
1,473
NGLs (MMBbls)     
United States4



4
(1)
Volume committed to various customers in the United States through 2031. These contracts have various expiration dates, with approximately 33% of the Company’s current commitment to be delivered in 2016 and 79% by 2020. At December 31, 2015, Anadarko also was contractually committed to deliver approximately 12 MMBbls of oil to ports in Algeria and Ghana through 2016. The Company expects to fulfill these delivery commitments with existing proved developed and proved undeveloped reserves.2033.


Properties and Leases

The following shows the developed lease, undeveloped lease, and fee mineral acres in which Anadarko held interests at December 31, 2015:
 
Developed
Lease
 
Undeveloped
Lease
 Fee Mineral Total
thousands of acresGross Net Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
United States               
Onshore4,451
 2,947
 3,482
 1,472
 10,235
 8,529
 18,168
 12,948
Offshore270
 132
 1,362
 866
 
 
 1,632
 998
Total United States4,721
 3,079
 4,844
 2,338
 10,235
 8,529
 19,800
 13,946
International499
 113
 46,691
 34,259
 
 
 47,190
 34,372
Total5,220
 3,192
 51,535
 36,597
 10,235
 8,529
 66,990
 48,318

At December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately four million net undeveloped lease acres scheduled to expire by December 31, 2016, if the Company does not establish production or take any other action to extend the terms. The Company plans to continue the terms of many of these licenses
Properties and concession areas through operational or administrative actions and does not expect a significant portion of the Company’s net acreage position to expire before such actions occur.

Drilling ProgramLeases

The following shows the developed lease, undeveloped lease, and fee mineral acres in which Anadarko held interests at December 31, 2018:
 
Developed
Lease
 
Undeveloped
Lease
 
Fee
Mineral (1)
 Total
thousandsGross
Net
 Gross
Net
 Gross
Net
 Gross
Net
United States           
Onshore2,272
1,445
 545
313
 9,868
8,154
 12,685
9,912
Offshore315
183
 1,017
822
 

 1,332
1,005
Total United States2,587
1,628
 1,562
1,135
 9,868
8,154
 14,017
10,917
International635
138
 36,439
30,536
 

 37,074
30,674
Total3,222
1,766
 38,001
31,671
 9,868
8,154
 51,091
41,591
(1)
The Company’s 2015 drilling program focused on proven and emerging liquids-rich basins in the United States (onshore and deepwater Gulf of Mexico) and various international locations. Exploration activity in 2015 consisted of 28 gross completed wells, which included 22 U.S. onshore wells, 5 international wells, and 1 Gulf of Mexico well. Development activity in 2015 consisted of 902 gross completed wells, which included 892 U.S. onshore wells, 8 international wells, and 2 Gulf of Mexico wells.fee mineral acreage is primarily undeveloped.

At December 31, 2018, the Company had approximately 20.2 million net undeveloped lease acres scheduled to expire by December 31, 2019, if the Company does not establish production or take any other action to extend the terms. The net undeveloped lease acres scheduled to expire by December 31, 2019, if not amended, primarily relate to 20.0 million net acres of international exploration acreage in South Africa (16.0 million net acres) and Colombia (4.0 million acres) where proved reserves have not yet been assigned. The Company plans to continue the terms of many of these licenses and concession areas through operational or administrative actions.


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Drilling Statistics
The following shows the number of oil and gas wells that completed drilling in each of the last three years:
 Net Exploratory Net Development Total

Productive Dry Holes Total Productive Dry Holes Total 
2015             
United States16.0
 
 16.0
 573.1
 13.8
 586.9
 602.9
International2.4
 0.4
 2.8
 1.8
 
 1.8
 4.6
Total18.4
 0.4
 18.8
 574.9
 13.8
 588.7
 607.5
2014             
United States35.6
 1.6
 37.2
 811.4
 6.0
 817.4
 854.6
International0.9
 4.5
 5.4
 
 
 
 5.4
Total36.5
 6.1
 42.6
 811.4
 6.0
 817.4
 860.0
2013             
United States62.9
 1.4
 64.3
 879.3
 3.3
 882.6
 946.9
International0.2
 3.5
 3.7
 5.4
 
 5.4
 9.1
Total63.1
 4.9
 68.0
 884.7
 3.3
 888.0
 956.0

The following shows the number of wells in the process of drilling or in active completion stages and the number of wells suspended or waiting on completion at December 31, 2015:
Drilling Program

The Company’s 2018 drilling program focused on proven and emerging liquids-rich basins in the United States (onshore and deepwater Gulf of Mexico) and various international locations. Exploration activity in 2018 consisted of 47 gross completed wells in the U.S. onshore. Development activity in 2018 consisted of 637 gross completed wells, which included 615 U.S. onshore wells, 10 Gulf of Mexico wells, and 12 international wells.

 
Wells in the process
of drilling or
in active completion
 
Wells suspended or
waiting on completion (1)
 Exploration Development Exploration Development
United States       
Gross2
 24
 63
 848
Net0.7
 12.6
 26.1
 548.3
International       
Gross
 
 62
 29
Net
 
 18.5
 6.2
Total       
Gross2
 24
 125
 877
Net0.7
 12.6
 44.6
 554.5
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Drilling Statistics
The following shows the number of net oil and gas wells completed in each of the last three years:
 Net Exploratory Net DevelopmentTotal

Productive
Dry Holes
Total
 Productive
Dry Holes
Total
2018        
United States17.0
2.0
19.0
 393.7
5.4
399.1
418.1
International


 2.6

2.6
2.6
Total17.0
2.0
19.0
 396.3
5.4
401.7
420.7
2017        
United States6.6
3.6
10.2
 359.1
2.4
361.5
371.7
International
7.3
7.3
 


7.3
Total6.6
10.9
17.5
 359.1
2.4
361.5
379.0
2016        
United States3.7
1.2
4.9
 322.1

322.1
327.0
International
1.8
1.8
 2.9

2.9
4.7
Total3.7
3.0
6.7
 325.0

325.0
331.7

The following shows the number of wells in the process of drilling or in active completion stages and the number of wells suspended or waiting on completion at December 31, 2018:
 Wells in the process of drilling or in active completion 
Wells suspended or waiting on completion (1)
 Exploration
Development
 Exploration
Development (2)

United States     
Gross3
45
 8
489
Net0.2
35.2
 4.6
370.5
International     
Gross
1
 25
8
Net
0.3
 7.1
1.8
Total     
Gross3
46
 33
497
Net0.2
35.5
 11.7
372.3
(1) 
Wells suspended or waiting on completion include exploration and development wells where drilling has occurred, but the wells are awaiting the completion of hydraulic fracturing or other completion activities or the resumption of drilling in the future.
(2)
There were 114 MMBOE of PUDs primarily assigned to U.S. onshore development wells suspended or waiting on completion at December 31, 2018. The Company expects to convert 113 MMBOE of these PUDs reserves to developed status within five years of their initial disclosure. The remaining 1 MMBOE is associated with an international well that was spud late in the year and will be converted to developed status in the near future.

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Productive Wells

At December 31, 2015, the Company’s ownership interest in productive wells was as follows:
 
Oil Wells (1)
 
Gas Wells (1)
United States   
Gross3,898
 20,518
Net2,489.4
 14,765.5
International   
Gross195
 7
Net34.5
 1.7
Total   
Gross4,093
 20,525
Net2,523.9
 14,767.2

Productive Wells
(1)
Includes wells containing multiple completions

At December 31, 2018, the Company’s ownership interest in productive wells was as follows:
 
Oil Wells (1)

Gas Wells (1)

United States  
Gross3,976
7,852
Net2,544.3
6,543.4
International  
Gross215
9
Net38.9
2.2
Total  
Gross4,191
7,861
Net2,583.2
6,545.6
(1) Includes wells containing multiple completions as follows:
  
Gross364
2,510
Net311.3
2,263.4



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Gross217
 2,703
Net189.2
 2,290.0

BUSINESS & PROPERTIES
MIDSTREAM PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITIES

Anadarko invests in and operates midstream (gathering, processing, treating, and transportation) assets to complement its operations in regions where the Company has oil and natural-gas production. Through ownership and operation of these facilities, the Company improves its ability to manage costs, controls the timing of bringing on new production, and enhances the value received for gathering, processing, treating, and transporting the Company’s production. Anadarko’s midstream business also provides services to third-party customers, including major and independent producers. Anadarko generates revenues from its midstream activities through a variety of contract structures, including fixed-fee, percent-of-proceeds, and keep-whole agreements. Anadarko’s midstream activities include WES, a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary and limited partnership that acquires, owns, develops, and operates midstream assets. Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP), a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary, is a limited partnership that owns interests in WES. At December 31, 2015, Anadarko’s ownership interest in WGP consisted of an 87.3% limited partner interest and the entire non-economic general partner interest. At December 31, 2015, WGP’s ownership interest in WES consisted of a 34.6% limited partner interest, the entire 1.8% general partner interest, and all of the WES incentive distribution rights. At December 31, 2015, Anadarko also owned an 8.5% limited partner interest in WES through other subsidiaries.
At the end of 2015, Anadarko had 40 gathering systems and 54 processing and treating plants located throughout major onshore producing basins in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. In 2015, the Company’s midstream activity was concentrated in liquids-rich growth areas such as Wattenberg, the Delaware basin, and the Eagleford shale, as well as in the Marcellus shale dry-gas play. In 2016, the Company expects its midstream investment to focus on the Delaware basin to build infrastructure for future Wolfcamp development.


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Wattenberg  The Company placed into service a second 300-MMcf/d train at its Lancaster cryogenic processing plant. The plant supports increasing production from horizontal drilling in the Niobrara development, helping to relieve processing constraints and improve recoveries of NGLs in the basin. Three new compressor stations were placed online in 2015, which increased compression capacity by 180 MMcf/d. In addition, the Company neared completion of its COSF and will commission the facility in early 2016. The COSF, capable of handling 125 MBbls/d, will increase oil recoveries, enhance efficiencies of tank batteries, lower operating expenses, and further reduce impacts on the environment. Construction of the Saddlehorn pipeline, in which Anadarko has a 20% equity ownership, began in 2015. In November 2015, Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC combined with Grand Mesa to form a single pipeline project, which enhances economics by reducing capital requirements. The combined pipeline, with an initial capacity of 340 MBbls/d, is planned to deliver various grades of oil from the DJ basin to storage facilities in Cushing, Oklahoma and is expected to be operational by mid-2016. Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC will own an initial 190 MBbls/d of capacity with sole expansion rights. Also, the Company elected to participate in an expansion of the White Cliffs oil pipeline to increase the total capacity from 152 MBbls/d to approximately 215 MBbls/d. The expansion will be executed in stages throughout the first half of 2016. Management believes that Anadarko is well-positioned with its oil and NGLs transportation capacity, which includes transport by pipeline, rail, and truck.
MIDSTREAM PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITIES
Anadarko invests in and operates midstream (gathering, processing, treating, transportation, and produced-water disposal) assets to complement its operations in regions where the Company has oil and natural-gas production. Through ownership and operation of these assets, the Company improves its ability to manage costs, controls the timing of bringing on new production, and enhances the value received for the Company’s production. Anadarko also provides midstream services to a variety of third-party customers and generates revenues from its midstream activities through a variety of contract structures, including fixed-fee, percent-of-proceeds, wellhead-purchase, and keep-whole agreements. Anadarko’s midstream activities include those of WES, which acquires, owns, develops, and operates midstream assets.
At December 31, 2018, Anadarko’s ownership interest in WGP consisted of a 77.8% limited partner interest and the entire non-economic general partner interest. At December 31, 2018, WGP’s ownership interest in WES consisted of a 29.6% limited partner interest, the entire 1.5% general partner interest, and all of the WES incentive distribution rights. At December 31, 2018, Anadarko also owned a 9.7% limited partner interest in WES through other subsidiaries.
At the end of 2018, Anadarko announced the planned contribution and sale of substantially all of its midstream assets not owned by WES, which are largely associated with Anadarko's two premier U.S. onshore oil plays in the Delaware and DJ basins, to WES for approximately $4.0 billion, with approximately $2.0 billion of cash proceeds and the balance to be paid in WES common units. Additionally, at the end of 2018, WES announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of WGP will merge with and into WES, with WES continuing as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of WGP, which will result in a simplified midstream structure. Under the terms of the WES Merger, WGP will acquire all of the outstanding publicly held common units of WES and substantially all of the WES common units owned by Anadarko, including the Class C units that will be converted into WES common units immediately prior to the transaction, in a unit-for-unit, tax-free exchange. WES will survive as a partnership with no publicly traded equity, owned 98% by WGP and 2% by Anadarko. WES will remain the borrower for all existing debt, is expected to remain the borrower for all future debt, and will remain the owner of all operating assets and equity investments. Anadarko will maintain operating control of WGP, with approximately 55.5% pro forma ownership of the combined entity. The WES Merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019 concurrently with the asset contribution and sale.

ANADARKO’S MIDSTREAM PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITIES
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Delaware Basin  In 2015, the Company expanded its midstream infrastructure for Bone Spring, Wolfcamp, and Avalon production in the Delaware basin of West Texas, installing a total of 177 miles of oil and gas gathering lines. Three central production facility expansions were completed in early 2015 that added 30 MBbls/d of capacity. In addition, four new central gathering facilities (CGFs) were installed and two existing CGFs were expanded to add a total of 110 MMcf/d of compression capacity. Additional CGFs within the field are planned for 2016. In 2014, the Company entered into a joint-venture agreement with a third-party operator to construct the Mi Vida plant, a 200-MMcf/d cryogenic plant located in Loving County, Texas. The Mi Vida plant came online in May 2015 and is processing in excess of 200 MMcf/d.
In November 2014, WES acquired Nuevo Midstream, LLC (Nuevo). Following the acquisition, WES changed the name of Nuevo to Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC (DBM). The DBM assets acquired by WES continue to be upgraded and enhanced to meet the producer gathering and processing needs in the region. The assets include a 300-MMcf/d cryogenic gas-processing plant. In December 2015, there was an initial fire and secondary explosion at the processing facility within the DBM complex. There were no serious injuries and the majority of damage from the incident was to the liquid-handling facilities and the amine-treating units at the inlet of the complex. Train II (with capacity of 100 MMcf/d) sustained the most damage of the processing trains and is expected to be returned to service by the end of 2016. Train III (with capacity of 200 MMcf/d) experienced minimal damage and is expected to be able to accept limited deliveries of gas by the end of the first quarter of 2016, and it is expected to return to full service by the end of the second quarter of 2016, along with new liquid-handling and amine-treating facilities. There was no damage to Trains IV and V (each with a capacity of 200 MMcf/d), which were under construction at the time of the incident. Train IV is expected to come online during the first half of 2016 and Train V is expected to come online during the second half of 2016. WES has a property damage insurance policy designed to cover costs to repair or rebuild damaged assets (less a minimal deductible), and business interruption insurance designed to cover lost earnings after January 2, 2016. Insurance claims are in process under both of these policies.

Greater Natural Buttes  The Chipeta plant’s total processing capacity (cryogenic and refrigeration) is approximately 1 Bcf/d with cryogenic processing capacity of 550 MMcf/d. Chipeta’s third-party pipeline interconnect has added over 100 MMcf/d of natural-gas supply to the plant. In 2015, the Company continued to implement optimization projects to improve reliability and efficiency.

Eagleford  In the Eagleford shale, Anadarko continued the expansion of its infield gathering system with the completion of approximately 20 miles of gathering pipelines and laterals that connected 16 new central production facilities. The 200-MMcf/d operated Brasada natural-gas cryogenic processing plant continued steady operations at capacity.

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East Texas/North Louisiana  In East Texas, the Company continued to expand its midstream infrastructure for Cotton Valley Taylor and Haynesville production in 2015. The high-pressure Haynesville gathering system and related water and condensate infrastructure were expanded in the Carthage area to handle the continued growth associated with the Haynesville natural-gas production. Additionally, Anadarko retained access to 420 MMcf/d of firm-processing capacity for the Company’s current and future development in East Texas.

Marcellus  In the Marcellus shale, Anadarko continued to expand its gathering system in Lycoming and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania. In 2015, the Company connected 2 Anadarko-operated wells and 25 nonoperated wells and constructed 42 miles of new pipeline. The Company commissioned three compressor stations in Lycoming County, which allowed an incremental 127 MMcf/d of low-pressure gathering.

The following provides information regarding the Company’s midstream assets by geographic regions:
Area Asset Type 
Miles of
Gathering
Pipelines
 
Total
Horsepower
 
2015
Average Net
Throughput
(MMcf/d)
Rocky Mountains Gathering, processing, and treating 11,100
 779,400
 3,200
Southern and Appalachia Gathering, processing, and treating 6,600
 724,000
 2,400
Total   17,700
 1,503,400
 5,600

MARKETING ACTIVITIES

The Company’s marketing segment actively manages Anadarko’s worldwide oil, condensate, natural-gas, and NGLs sales as well as the Company’s anticipated LNG sales. In marketing its production, the Company attempts to minimize market-related shut-ins, maximize realized prices, and manage credit-risk exposure. The Company’s sales of oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs are generally made at market prices at the time of sale. The Company also purchases oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs from third parties, primarily near Anadarko’s production areas, to aggregate volumes so the Company is positioned to fully use its transportation, storage, and fractionation capacity; facilitate efforts to maximize prices received; and minimize balancing issues with customers and pipelines during operational disruptions.
The Company sells its products under a variety of contract structures, including indexed, fixed-price, and cost-escalation-based agreements. The Company also engages in limited trading activities for the purpose of generating profits from exposure to changes in market prices of oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs. The Company does not engage in market-making practices and limits its marketing activities to oil, natural-gas, NGLs, and LNG commodity contracts. The Company’s marketing-risk position is typically a net short position (reflecting agreements to sell oil, natural gas, and NGLs in the future for specific prices) that is offset by the Company’s natural long position as a producer (reflecting ownership of underlying oil and natural-gas reserves). See
WES Midstream

At December 31, 2018, WES Midstream included 19 gathering systems and 46 processing and treating facilities located throughout major onshore producing basins in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania, Texas, and New Mexico. In 2018, WES Midstream activity focused on constructing midstream infrastructure in the Delaware basin to prepare for long-term volumetric oil growth, providing additional system expansions in the DJ basin to keep pace with basin activity, and ensuring sufficient access to downstream markets by acquiring options to invest in various transportation assets and long-haul pipelines.

Delaware Basin  In 2018, WES expanded its midstream infrastructure for production in the Delaware basin of West Texas, installing approximately 365 miles of gas and water gathering lines. Within its gas gathering system, eight new central gathering facilities (CGFs) were installed and one existing CGF was expanded to add a total of approximately 325 MMcf/d of natural gas compression capacity. One produced-water disposal facility was placed into service during the first quarter of 2018, with capacity of 30,000 barrels of water per day. Additional gas gathering, compression, and produced-water disposal infrastructure is planned for 2019.
With the completion of the Mentone Train I, a 200 MMcf/d cryogenic facility, in the fourth quarter of 2018, the West Texas Complex now includes 1.1 Bcf/d of cryogenic processing capacity, 2,000 gallons per minute of amine-treating capacity, and 28 MBbls/d of high-pressure condensate stabilization capacity. WES expects to add 200 MMcf/d of additional cryogenic processing capacity to the West Texas Complex when the Mentone Train II is completed in the first quarter of 2019.  
WES exercised options to acquire a 20% interest in the Midland-to-Sealy crude-oil pipeline, which began full service in April 2018, and a 15% interest in the Cactus II crude-oil pipeline, which is expected to come online in the second half of 2019. Both of these pipelines transport oil from gathering systems in West Texas to market centers along the Gulf Coast. Additionally, WES exercised its option to acquire a 30% interest in the Red Bluff Express pipeline, which was placed into service in May 2018, and closed on the investment in January 2019. This pipeline transport provides crude-oil flow assurance by ensuring residue gas takeaway from natural-gas processing plants in West Texas to the WAHA hub in Pecos County, Texas.

DJ Basin  WES continued to optimize its gas gathering system throughout 2018 which resulted in average gathering pipeline pressures believed to be among the lowest in the basin and supportive of stable and consistent production. Management believes that WES is well positioned in the DJ basin with sufficient oil, NGL, and residue gas transportation capacity.
In 2018, WES expanded its midstream infrastructure to support incremental DJ basin production, adding approximately 170 MMcf/d of compression capacity and 35 miles of gas pipeline. In addition, WES completed a bypass at the DJ Basin Complex, which provides for a total of 160 MMcf/d of bypass capacity. In the third quarter of 2018, WES commenced construction of the Latham plant at the DJ Basin Complex, which will consist of two cryogenic gas processing trains that will increase natural-gas processing capacity by 400 MMcf/d. Additional gas gathering and compression system expansions are also planned for 2019.
In 2018, WES participated in the expansion of the Texas/Oklahoma system of the Texas Express Gathering pipeline, which was completed in the second quarter and resulted in total capacity of 100 MBbls/d for the Texas/Oklahoma system. The Texas Express Gathering pipeline ultimately delivers NGLs to the Texas Express Pipeline. In addition, WES elected to participate in the expansion of both the Front Range Pipeline and the Texas Express Pipeline. The expansion of Front Range Pipeline will increase NGL-transport capacity by 100 MBbls/d, and the expansion of Texas Express Pipeline will increase NGL-transport capacity by 90 MBbls/d, with service on the expanded pipelines expected to begin during 2019. These expansions support the ongoing production growth from the DJ basin and provide flow assurance to attractive markets. WES also elected to participate in the conversion of one of the two White Cliffs oil pipelines to a NGL Y-grade pipeline with an initial capacity of 90 MBbls/d. The pipeline will be taken out of service in early 2019 for conversion and is expected to come back online during the fourth quarter of 2019.

Eagleford  In the Eagleford shale, WES continues to operate oil and gas gathering systems, with a 2018 average gross throughput of 65 MBbls/d of oil and 440 MMcf/d of natural gas. The 200 MMcf/d operated Brasada natural-gas cryogenic processing plant continued steady operations at capacity.


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Oil, Condensate, and NGLs  Anadarko’s oil, condensate, and NGLs revenues are derived from production in the United States, Algeria, and Ghana. Most of the Company’s U.S. oil, condensate, and NGLs production is sold under contracts with prices based on market indices, adjusted for location, quality, and transportation. Product from Algeria is sold by tanker as Saharan Blend, condensate, refrigerated propane, and refrigerated butane to customers primarily in the Mediterranean area. Saharan Blend is high-quality crude that provides refiners large quantities of premium products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Oil from Ghana is sold by tanker as Jubilee Oil to customers around the world. Jubilee Oil is high-quality crude that provides refiners large quantities of premium products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.


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The following provides information regarding the WES Midstream assets including gathering, processing, treating, transportation, and produced-water disposal by area:
Area
Miles of
Pipelines

Total
Horsepower (1)

2018 Average Net
Throughput (MMcf/d)

2018 Average Net
Throughput (MBbls/d)

DJ basin4,720
302,200
1,110
55
Delaware basin2,080
412,700
1,040
160
Wyoming4,210
160,800
840

Eagleford880
202,700
445
40
Greater Natural Buttes40
74,900
360
10
Other930
9,700
100
95
Total12,860
1,163,000
3,895
360

Natural Gas(1)
Excludes horsepower associated with transportation assets.

Other Midstream

At the end of 2018, Anadarko’s Other Midstream assets included 10 gathering systems and 25 processing and treating facilities located throughout major onshore producing basins in Colorado, Utah, Texas, and New Mexico. In 2018, Anadarko’s Other Midstream activity was focused on the build out of its crude-oil gathering and stabilization capacity and produced-water gathering and disposal capacity in the Delaware basin, as well as on expanding its crude-oil gathering and stabilization capacity in the DJ basin.

Delaware Basin In 2018, the Company expanded its midstream infrastructure to further support Anadarko-operated production in the Delaware basin. Oil-stabilization capacity increased by 120 MBbls/d in 2018, as the Reeves ROTF came online in the second quarter and the Loving ROTF came online in the third quarter. Additionally, over 600 miles of oil and water gathering lines were installed, oil pumping stations with a capacity of 125 MBbls/d were completed, and new produced-water disposal facilities added approximately 340,000 barrels of water per day. Additional oil gathering as well as produced-water gathering and disposal expansions are planned for 2019.

DJ Basin In 2018, the sixth stabilizer train at the COSF was placed into service during the third quarter, increasing the facility’s nameplate capacity by 30 MBbls/d to 155 MBbls/d of total oil-stabilization capacity.

The following provides information regarding Anadarko’s Other Midstream assets including gathering, processing, treating, transportation, and produced-water disposal by area (excluding divestitures closed in 2018):
AreaMiles of
Pipelines

Total
Horsepower
(1)

2018 Average Net
Throughput (MMcf/d)

2018 Average Net
Throughput (MBbls/d)

DJ basin1,070
23,300
220
120
Delaware basin1,140
76,900
150
285
Greater Natural Buttes1,130
146,800
280

Other300


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Total3,640
247,000
650
420
(1)
Excludes horsepower associated with transportation assets.

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BUSINESS & PROPERTIES  Anadarko markets its natural-gas production
COMPETITION AND EMPLOYEES

COMPETITION

The oil and gas business is highly competitive in the exploration for and acquisition of reserves and in the gathering and marketing of oil and gas production. The Company’s competitors include national oil companies, major integrated oil and gas companies, independent oil and gas companies, individual producers, gas marketers, and major pipeline companies as well as participants in other industries supplying energy and fuel to consumers.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

For additional information on operations by segment, see Note 22—Segment Information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K and for additional information on risk associated with international operations, see Risk Factors under Item 1A of this Form 10-K.


COMPETITION

The oil and gas business is highly competitive in the exploration for and acquisition of reserves and in the gathering and marketing of oil and gas production. The Company’s competitors include national oil companies, major integrated oil and gas companies, independent oil and gas companies, individual producers, gas marketers, and major pipeline companies as well as participants in other industries supplying energy and fuel to consumers.

EMPLOYEES

EMPLOYEES
The Company had approximately 5,800 employees at December 31, 2015.

The Company had approximately 4,700 employees at December 31, 2018.


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REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS


REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

Anadarko’s business operations are subject to numerous international, provincial, federal, regional, state, tribal, local, and foreign environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. The more significant of these existing environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations include the following U.S. laws and regulations that may be imposed internationally, domestically at the federal, regional, state, tribal and local levels, or by foreign governments. The more significant of these environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations include the following legal standards that currently exist in the United States, as amended from time to time:
the U.S. Clean Air Act, which restricts the emission of air pollutants from many sources and imposes various pre-construction, operational, monitoring, and reporting requirements, whichand that the Environmental Protection AgencyEPA has relied upon as authority for adopting climate change regulatory initiatives
relating to GHG emissions
the U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the federal Clean Water Act, (CWA), which regulates discharges of pollutants from facilities to state and federal waters and establishes the extent to which waterways are subject to federal jurisdiction and rulemaking as protected waters of the United States
the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, (OPA), which subjects owners and operators of vessels, onshore facilities, and pipelines, as well as lessees or permittees of areas in which offshore facilities are located, to liability for removal costs and damages arising from an oil spill in waters of the United States
U.S. Department of the Interior regulations,(which includes Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations), which relate to offshore oilgovern operations on federal lands and natural-gas operations in U.S. waters and impose obligations for establishing financial assurances for decommissioning activities, liabilities for pollution cleanup costs resulting from operations, and potential liabilities for pollution damages
the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, which imposes liability on generators, transporters, and arrangers of hazardous substances at sites where hazardous substance releases have occurred or are threatening to occur
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the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which governs the generation, treatment, storage, transport, and disposal of solid wastes, including hazardous wastes
the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which ensures the quality of the nation’s public drinking water through adoption of drinking water standards and controllingcontrol over the injection of waste fluids into below-ground formations that may adversely affect drinking water sources
the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, which requires facilities to implement a safety hazard communication program and disseminate information to employees, local emergency planning committees, and response departments on toxic chemical uses and inventories
the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, which establishes workplace standards for the protection of the health and safety of employees, including the implementation of hazard communications programs designed to inform employees about hazardous substances in the workplace, potential harmful effects of these substances, and appropriate control measures
the U.S. Endangered Species Act, which restricts activities that may affect federally identified endangered and threatened species or their habitats through the implementation of operating restrictions or a temporary, seasonal, or permanent ban in affected areas
the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior, to evaluate major agency actions having the potential to impact the environment and that may require the preparation of environmental assessments and more detailed environmental impact statements that may be made available for public review and comment

These U.S. laws and regulations, as well as state counterparts, generally restrict the level of pollutants emitted to ambient air, discharges to surface water, and disposals or other releases to surface and below-ground soils and ground water. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil, and criminal penalties; the imposition of investigatory, remedial, and corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; the occurrence of delays in the permitting, development or expansion of projects; and the issuance of injunctions restricting or prohibiting some or all of the Company’s activities in a particular area. See Risk Factors under Item 1A of this Form 10-K for further discussion on hydraulic fracturing; proposed well control rule for the Outer Continental Shelf; ozone standards; climate change, including methane or other greenhouse gas emissions; and other regulations relating to environmental protection. The ultimate financial impact arising from environmental laws and regulations is neither clearly known nor determinable as new standards, such as air emission standards and water quality standards, continue to evolve.
Many states where the Company operates also have, or are developing, similar environmental laws and regulations governing many of these same types of activities. In addition, many foreign countries where the Company is conducting business also have, or may be developing, regulatory initiatives or analogous controls that regulate Anadarko’s environmental-related activities. While the legal requirements imposed under state or foreign law may be similar in form to U.S. laws and regulations, in some cases the actual implementation of these requirements may impose additional, or more stringent, conditions or controls that can significantly alter or delay the permitting, development or expansion of a project or substantially increase the cost of doing business. In addition, environmental laws and regulations, including new or amended legal requirements that may arise in the future to address potential environmental concerns such as air and water impacts, are expected to continue to have an increasing impact on the Company’s operations.
The Company has reviewed its potential responsibilities under both OPA and CWA as they relate to the Deepwater Horizon events. In December 2010, the
U.S. Department of Justice on behalfTransportation regulations, which relate to advancing the safe transportation of the United States, filed a civil lawsuit in the Louisiana District Court against several parties, including the Company, seeking an assessment of civil penalties under the CWA in an amount to be determined by the U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Louisiana (Louisiana District Court). After previously finding that Anadarko, as a nonoperating investor in the Macondo well, was not culpable with respect to the Deepwater Horizon events, the Louisiana District Court found Anadarko liable for civil penalties under the CWA as a working-interest owner in the Macondo wellenergy and entered a judgment of $159.5 million in December 2015. For additional information regarding the Company’s potential responsibilities under OPA, the CWA, or other legal requirements, see Note 15—Contingencies—Deepwater Horizon Events in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.hazardous materials and emergency response preparedness

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REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

The Company has incurred and will continue to incur operating and capital expenditures, some of which may be material, to comply with environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. Although the Company is not fully insured against all environmental and occupational health and safety risks, and the Company’s insurance does not cover any penalties or fines that may be issued by a governmental authority, it maintains insurance coverage that it believes is sufficient based on the Company’s assessment of insurable risks and consistent with insurance coverage held by other similarly situated industry participants. Nevertheless, it is possible that other developments, such as stricter and more comprehensive environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations as well as claims for damages to property or persons resulting from the Company’s operations, could result in substantial costs and liabilities, including administrative, civil, and criminal penalties, to Anadarko.
The Company believes that it is in material compliance with existing environmental and occupational health and safety regulations. Further, the Company believes that the cost of maintaining compliance with these existing laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows, but new or more stringently applied existing laws and regulations could increase the cost of doing business, and such increases could be material.

Oil Spill-Response Plan

Domestically, the Company is subject to compliance with the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations, which, among other standards, require every owner or operator of a U.S. offshore lease to prepare and submit for approval an oil spill-response plan prior to conducting any offshore operations. The submitted plan is required to provide a detailed description of actions to be taken in the event of a spill; identify contracted spill-response equipment, materials, and trained personnel; and stipulate the time necessary to deploy identified resources in the event of a spill. The BSEE regulations may be amended, resulting in more stringent requirements as changes to the amount and type of spill-response resources to which an owner or operator must maintain ready access. Accordingly, resources available to the Company may change to satisfy any new regulatory requirements or to adapt to changes in the Company’s operations.
Anadarko has in place and maintains both Regional (Central and Western Gulf of Mexico) and Sub-Regional (Eastern Gulf of Mexico) Oil Spill-Response Plans (Plans) for the Company’s Gulf of Mexico operations. The Plans set forth procedures for a rapid and effective response to spill events that may occur as a result of Anadarko’s operations. The Plans are reviewed by the Company at least annually and updated as necessary. Drills are conducted by the Company at least annually to test the effectiveness of the Plans and include the participation of spill-response contractors, representatives of Clean Gulf Associates (CGA, a not-for-profit association of production and pipeline companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico contractually engaged by the Company for such matters), and representatives of relevant governmental agencies. The Plans and any revisions to the Plans must be approved by the BSEE.
As part of the Company’s oil spill-response preparedness, and as set forth in the Plans, Anadarko maintains membership in CGA and has an employee representative on the executive committee of CGA. CGA was created to provide a means of effectively staging response equipment and to provide effective spill-response capability for its member companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. CGA equipment includes, among other things, skimming vessels, barges, boom, and dispersants. CGA has executed a support contract with T&T Marine to coordinate bareboat charters and to provide for expanded response support. T&T Marine is responsible for inspecting, maintaining, storing, and staging CGA equipment. T&T Marine has positioned CGA’s equipment and materials in a ready state at various staging areas around the Gulf of Mexico. T&T Marine has service contracts in place with domestic environmental contractors as well as with other companies that provide for support services during the execution of spill-response activities.
Anadarko is also a member of the Marine Preservation Association, which provides full access to the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) cooperative. In the event of a spill, MSRC stands ready to mobilize all of its equipment and materials. MSRC has a fleet of dedicated Responder Class Oil Spill-Response Vessels (OSRVs), designed and built to recover spilled oil.
MSRC has equipment housed for the Atlantic Region, the Gulf of Mexico Region, the California Region, and the Pacific Northwest Region. Their equipment includes, among other things, skimmers, OSRVs, fast response vessels, barges, storage bladders, work boats, ocean boom, and dispersant.

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Additionally, there exist regional, state, tribal and local jurisdictions in the United States where the Company operates that also have, or are developing or considering developing, similar environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations governing many of these same types of activities. Outside of the United States, there are foreign countries and provincial, regional, tribal or local jurisdictions therein where the Company is conducting business that also have, or may be developing, regulatory initiatives or analogous controls that regulate Anadarko’s environmental-related activities. While the legal requirements imposed in foreign countries or jurisdictions therein may be similar in form to U.S. laws and regulations, in some cases the actual implementation of these requirements may impose additional, or more stringent, conditions or controls that can significantly alter, delay or cancel the permitting, development, or expansion of a project or substantially increase the cost of doing business. Moreover, both in the United States and in foreign countries, environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations, including new or amended legal requirements that may arise in the future to address potential environmental concerns such as air and water impacts or to address perceived health or safety-related concerns such as oil and natural-gas development in close proximity to specific occupied structures and/or certain environmentally-sensitive or recreational areas, are expected to continue to have a considerable impact on the Company’s operations.
Anadarko has acquired certain oil and natural-gas properties from third parties whose actions with respect to the management and disposal or release of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or wastes were not under Anadarko's control. Under environmental laws and regulations, Anadarko could incur liability for remediating hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or wastes disposed of or released by prior owners or operators. Anadarko also could incur costs related to the clean-up of third-party sites to which it sent regulated substances for disposal or to which it sent equipment for cleaning, and for damages to natural resources or other claims related to releases of regulated substances at or from such third-party sites.
Furthermore, regulatory bodies at the federal, regional, state, tribal and local levels in the United States as well as internationally, and certain non-governmental organizations have been increasingly focused on GHG emissions and climate change issues. In addition to the EPA's rule applicable to onshore and offshore sources of oil and natural-gas production and requiring annual reporting of GHG emissions, the EPA has adopted regulations for certain large sources regulating GHG emissions as pollutants under the U.S Clean Air Act. In 2016, the EPA published a final rule requiring operators to reduce methane emissions and emissions of volatile organic compounds from new, modified and reconstructed crude oil and natural gas wells and equipment located at natural gas production gathering and booster stations, gas processing plants and natural gas transmission compressor stations. The EPA is reconsidering this rule and has proposed to stay its requirements but this proposed rule has not been finalized and, thus, the 2016 final rule remains in effect, subject to amendments issued by the agency in March 2018. Developments in GHG initiatives may affect us and other similarly situated companies operating in the oil and natural-gas industry.
These environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations generally restrict the level of pollutants emitted to ambient air, discharges to surface water, and disposals or other releases to surface and below-ground soils and ground water. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil, and criminal penalties; the imposition of investigatory, remedial, and corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; the occurrence of delays or cancellations in the permitting, development, or expansion of projects; and the issuance of injunctions restricting or prohibiting some or all of the Company’s activities in a particular area. Moreover, there exist environmental laws that provide for citizen suits, which allow environmental organizations to act in the place of the government and sue operators for alleged violations of environmental law. See Risk Factors under Item 1A of this Form 10-K for further discussion on hydraulic fracturing; ozone standards; induced seismicity regulatory developments; climate change, including methane or other GHG emissions; and other regulatory initiatives relating to environmental protection.
The Company has incurred and will continue to incur operating and capital expenditures, some of which may be material, to comply with environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. Historically, the Company’s environmental compliance costs have not had a material adverse effect on its results of operations; however, there can be no assurance that such costs will not be material in the future or that such future compliance will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and operation results. The ultimate financial impact arising from environmental laws and regulations is neither clearly known nor determinable as existing standards are subject to change and new standards continue to evolve. Although the Company is not fully insured against all environmental and occupational health and safety risks, and the Company’s insurance does not cover any penalties or fines that may be issued by a governmental authority, it maintains insurance coverage that it believes is sufficient based on the Company’s assessment of insurable risks and consistent with insurance coverage held by other similarly situated industry participants. Nevertheless, it is possible that other developments, such as stricter and more comprehensive environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations as well as claims for damages to property or persons or imposition of penalties resulting from the Company’s operations, could have a material adverse effect on Anadarko and its results of operations.

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REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS



The Company has also entered into a contractual commitment to access subsea intervention, containment, capture, and shut-in capacity for deepwater exploration wells. Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) is open to oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico and provides members access to oil spill-response equipment and services on a per-well fee basis. Anadarko has an employee representative on the executive committee of MWCC, and this employee currently serves as its Chair. MWCC members have access to a containment system that is planned for use in deepwater depths of up to 10,000 feet with containment capacity of 100 MBbls/d of liquids and flare capability for 200 MMcf/d of natural gas.
Anadarko retains geospatial and satellite imagery services through the MDA Corporation (MDA) to provide coverage over the Company’s Gulf of Mexico operations. MDA owns and maintains two radar satellites, which provide all-weather surveillance and imagery available to assist in identifying areas of concern on the surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Company has agreements with Waste Management, Inc. and Clean Harbors to assist in the proper disposal of contaminated and hazardous waste soil and debris. In addition, Anadarko has agreements with HDR Engineering, Inc. for assistance with subsea dispersant applications. The Company also has agreements with TDI-Brooks International for its scientific research vessels to properly monitor the effectiveness of the dispersant application and the health of the ecosystem. The Company also has agreements with Scientific and Environmental Associates, Inc. (SEA) for assistance with surface dispersant applications. SEA is a scientific support consulting firm providing expertise in surface-dispersion applications and efficacy monitoring.
Oil Spill-Response Plan

Domestically, the Company is subject to compliance with the federal BSEE regulations, which, among other standards, require every owner or operator of a U.S. offshore lease to prepare and submit for approval an oil spill-response plan prior to conducting any offshore operations. The submitted plan is required to provide a detailed description of actions to be taken in the event of a spill; identify contracted spill-response equipment, materials, and trained personnel; and stipulate the time necessary to deploy identified resources in the event of a spill. The BSEE regulations may be amended, resulting in more stringent requirements with respect to the amount and type of spill-response resources to which an owner or operator must maintain ready access. Accordingly, resources available to the Company may change to satisfy any new regulatory requirements or to adapt to changes in the Company’s operations.
Anadarko has in place and maintains Oil Spill-Response Plans (Plans) for the Company’s Gulf of Mexico operations. The Plans set forth procedures for rapid and effective responses to spill events that may occur as a result of Anadarko’s operations.
As part of the Company’s oil spill-response preparedness, and as set forth in the Plans, Anadarko maintains membership in Clean Gulf Associates (CGA). CGA was created to provide a means of effectively staging response equipment and to provide effective spill-response capability for its member companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Anadarko is also a member of the Marine Preservation Association, which provides full access to the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) cooperative. In the event of a spill, MSRC stands ready to mobilize all of its equipment and materials. MSRC has a fleet of dedicated Responder Class Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRVs), designed and built to recover spilled oil. The Company is also a member of the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) which provides access to subsea intervention, containment, capture, and shut-in capacity for deepwater exploration wells. MWCC is open to oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and provides members access to oil spill-response equipment and services on a per-well fee basis.
Anadarko has emergency and oil spill-response plans in place for each of its exploration and operational activities around the globe. Each plan is intended to satisfy the requirements of relevant local or national authorities, describes the actions the Company is expected to take in the event of an incident, includes drills conducted by the Company at least annually, and includes reference to external resources that may become necessary in the event of an incident. Included in these external resources is the Company’s contract with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), a global emergency and oil spill-response organization headquartered in London.

Anadarko has emergency and oil spill-response plans in place for each of its exploration and operational activities around the globe. Each plan is intended to satisfy the requirements of relevant local or national authorities, describes the actions the Company is expected to take in the event of an incident, includes drills conducted by the Company at least annually, and includes reference to external resources that may become necessary in the event of an incident. Included in these external resources is the Company’s contract with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), a global emergency and oil spill-response organization headquartered in London.
OSRL has an aircraft available for dispersant application or equipment transport. OSRL also has a number of active recovery boom systems and a range of booms that can be used for offshore, nearshore, or shoreline responses. In addition, OSRL provides, among other things, a range of communications equipment, safety equipment, transfer pumps, dispersant application systems, temporary storage equipment, power packs and generators, small inflatable vessels, rigid inflatable boats, work boats, and fast response vessels. OSRL also has a wide range of oiled wildlife equipment in conjunction with the Sea Alarm Foundation.
In addition to Anadarko’s membership in or access to CGA, MSRC, OSRL, and MWCC, the Company participates in industry-wide task forces, which are currently studying improvements in both gaining access to and controlling blowouts in subsea environments. Two such task forces are the Subsea Well Control and Containment Task Force and the Oil Spill Task Force.

TITLE TO PROPERTIES

As is customary in the oil and gas industry, a preliminary title review is conducted at the time properties believed to be suitable for drilling operations are acquired by the Company. Prior to the commencement of drilling operations, thorough title examinations of the drill site tracts are conducted by third-party attorneys, and curative work is performed with respect to significant defects, if any, before proceeding with operations. Anadarko believes the title to its leasehold properties is good, defensible, and customary with practices in the oil and gas industry, subject to such exceptions that, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, do not materially detract from the use of such properties.
Leasehold properties owned by the Company are subject to royalty, overriding royalty, and other outstanding interests customary in the industry. The properties may be subject to burdens such as liens incident to operating agreements, current taxes, development obligations under oil and gas leases and other encumbrances, easements, and restrictions. Anadarko does not believe any of these burdens will materially interfere with its use of these properties.


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BUSINESS & PROPERTIES
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Name
Age at
January 31, 2019
Position
R. A. Walker61Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert G. Gwin55President
Benjamin M. Fink48Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Daniel E. Brown43Executive Vice President, U.S. Onshore Operations
Mitchell W. Ingram56Executive Vice President, International, Deepwater and Exploration
Amanda M. McMillian45Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Christopher O. Champion49Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Mr. Walker was named Chairman of the Board of the Company in May 2013, in addition to the role of Chief Executive Officer and director, both of which he assumed in May 2012. He also served as President from February 2010 until November 2018. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer from March 2009 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. He served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from September 2005 until March 2009. From August 2007 until March 2013, he served as director of WGH and served as its Chairman of the Board from August 2007 to September 2009. Mr. Walker served as a director of WGEH from September 2012 until March 2013. Mr. Walker served as a director of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. from April 2010 to April 2015 and has served as a director of BOK Financial Corporation since April 2013, where he is the Chairman of the Risk Committee.
Mr. Gwin was named President in November 2018. Prior to this position, he served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since May 2013; Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since March 2009; and Senior Vice President since March 2008. He served as Chairman of the Board of WGH from October 2009 until November 2018 and has served as a director since August 2007. Additionally, Mr. Gwin served as Chairman of the Board of WGEH from September 2012 until November 2018 and served as President of WGH from August 2007 to September 2009 and as Chief Executive Officer of WGH from August 2007 to January 2010. He joined Anadarko in January 2006 as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer and served in that capacity until March 2008. He served as Chairman of the Board of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. from August 2013 through September 2018 and as a director from May 2011 through November 2018.
Mr. Fink was named Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer in November 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Fink was named Senior Vice President in February 2017 and previously served as Vice President, Finance and Assistant Treasurer since May 2013, having joined Anadarko in 2007. Mr. Fink also served as President of WGH and WGEH from May 2017 to November 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer of WGH and WGEH from May 2017 to January 2019. In addition, he has served as a director of WGH since February 2017. He previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of WGH and WGEH from February 2017 to May 2017, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of WGH from 2009 to February 2017 and of WGEH since its formation in September 2012 to February 2017.
Mr. Brown was named Executive Vice President, U.S. Onshore Operations in October 2017. Prior to this position, he served as Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations since May 2017; Senior Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations since August 2016; Vice President, Operations (Southern and Appalachia) since August 2013; and Vice President, Corporate Planning since May 2013. Mr. Brown joined Anadarko upon the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation in August 2006. He has held positions of increasing responsibility with Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation, where he began his career, including General Manager of the Maverick basin and the Company’s Freestone/Chalk area, Business Advisor for Planning and Reserves Administration in the Gulf of Mexico, and in engineering positions in both the U.S. onshore and the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Brown has served as a director of WGH and WGEH since November 2017.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT


Mr. Ingram was named Executive Vice President, International, Deepwater and Exploration in May 2018. Prior to this position, he served as Executive Vice President, International & Deepwater Operations and Project Management since October 2017. He joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Global LNG in November 2015. Prior to joining Anadarko, Mr. Ingram was with BG Group since 2006, where he served as a member of the Executive Committee in the role of Executive Vice President—Technical since March 2015. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility with the Company’s LNG project in Queensland, Australia, where he served as Managing Director of QGC, a BG Group business, since April 2014; as Deputy Managing Director since September 2013; and as Project Director of the Queensland Curtis LNG project since May 2012. From 2006 to May 2012, Mr. Ingram was Asset General Manager of BG Group’s Karachaganak interest in Kazakhstan. He joined BG Group after 20 years with Occidental Oil & Gas, where he held several U.K. and international leadership positions in project management, development, and operations. Mr. Ingram has served as a director of WGH and WGEH since November 2018.
Ms. McMillian was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel in August 2018. Prior to this position, she served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer since September 2015; Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer since May 2013; and Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since July 2012. Ms. McMillian joined Anadarko in December 2004 and has held positions of increasing responsibility with Anadarko, including Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WGH from January 2008 to August 2012. Prior to joining Anadarko, she practiced corporate and securities law at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she represented a variety of clients in a wide range of transactional, corporate governance and securities matters.
Mr. Champion was named Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller in February 2017. He joined the Company as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller in June 2015. Prior to joining Anadarko, Mr. Champion was an Audit Partner with KPMG LLP since October 2003 and served as KPMG’s National Audit Leader for Oil and Natural Gas since 2008. He began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1992 before joining KPMG LLP in 2002 as a senior audit manager.
Officers of Anadarko are elected each year at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of stockholders, the next of which is expected to occur on May 14, 2019, and hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. There are no family relationships between any directors or executive officers of Anadarko.


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RISK FACTORS

As is customary in the oil and gas industry, a preliminary title review is conducted at the time properties believed to be suitable for drilling operations are acquired by the Company. Prior to the commencement of drilling operations, thorough title examinations of the drill site tracts are conducted by third-party attorneys, and curative work is performed with respect to significant defects, if any, before proceeding with operations. Anadarko believes the title to its leasehold properties is good, defensible, and customary with practices in the oil and gas industry, subject to such exceptions that, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, do not materially detract from the use of such properties.
Leasehold properties owned by the Company are subject to royalty, overriding royalty, and other outstanding interests customary in the industry. The properties may be subject to burdens such as liens incident to operating agreements, current taxes, development obligations under oil and gas leases and other encumbrances, easements, and restrictions. Anadarko does not believe any of these burdens will materially interfere with its use of these properties.


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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT


Item 1A.  Risk Factors

This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements based on expectations, estimates, and projections as of the date of this filing. These statements by their nature are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are influenced by various factors. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. See Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements on page 4 for additional information.

RISK FACTORS
Name
Age at
January 31,
2016
Position
R. A. Walker58Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert P. Daniels57Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Exploration
Robert G. Gwin52Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Darrell E. Hollek58Executive Vice President, U.S. Onshore Exploration and Production
Mitchell W. Ingram53Executive Vice President, Global LNG
James J. Kleckner58Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations
Robert K. Reeves58Executive Vice President, Law and Chief Administrative Officer
Christopher O. Champion46Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Mr. Walker was named Chairman of the Board of the Company

Our business and operations are subject to significant hazards and risks, such as the risks described below. Such risks may not be the only risks we face, as our business and operations may also be subject to risks that we do not yet know of, or that we currently believe are immaterial. Each of these risks could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our common stock. The following risk factors should be read in conjunction with the other information contained herein, including the consolidated financial statements and the related notes.

Oil, natural-gas, and NGL price volatility, including a substantial or extended decline in May 2013, in addition to the role of Chief Executive Officer and director, both of which he assumed in May 2012, and the role of President, which he assumed in February 2010. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer from March 2009 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. He served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from September 2005 until March 2009. From August 2007 until March 2013, he served as director of Western Gas Holdings, LLC (WGH), the general partner of WES, and served as its Chairman of the Board from August 2007 to September 2009. Mr. Walker served as a director of Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC (WGEH), the general partner of WGP, from September 2012 until March 2013. Mr. Walker served as a director of Temple-Inland Inc. from November 2008 to February 2012 and a director of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. from April 2010 to April 2015, and has served as a director of BOK Financial Corporation since April 2013.
Mr. Daniels was named Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Exploration in May 2013 and previously served as Senior Vice President, International and Deepwater Exploration since July 2012. Prior to these positions, he served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Exploration since December 2006 and served as Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production since May 2004. Prior to that position, he served as Vice President, Canada since July 2001. Mr. Daniels also served in various managerial roles in the Exploration Department for Anadarko Algeria Company, LLC. He has worked for the Company since 1985.
Mr. Gwin was named Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer in May 2013 and previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since March 2009 and Senior Vice President since March 2008. He also has served as Chairman of the Board of WGH since October 2009 and as a director since August 2007. Additionally, Mr. Gwin has served as Chairman of the Board of WGEH since September 2012, and served as President of WGH from August 2007 to September 2009 and as Chief Executive Officer of WGH from August 2007 to January 2010. He joined Anadarko in January 2006 as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer and served in that capacity until March 2008. He has served as Chairman of the Board of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. since August 2013 and as a director since May 2011.
Mr. Hollek was named Executive Vice President, U.S. Onshore Exploration and Production in April 2015. Prior to this position, he served as Senior Vice President, Deepwater Americas Operations since May 2013. Prior to this position, he served as Vice President, Operations since May 2007. Mr. Hollek joined Anadarko upon the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation in August 2006. He has held positions of increasing responsibility with Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation, where he began his career, including management roles in the Gulf of Mexico; U.S. onshore; and Environmental, Health, Safety and Regulatory. Mr. Hollek has served as a director of WGH and WGEH since May 2015.

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Mr. Ingram was named Executive Vice President, Global LNG in November 2015. Prior to joining Anadarko, Mr. Ingram was with BG Group since 2006, where he served as a member of the Executive Committee in the role of Executive Vice President—Technical since March 2015. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility with the company’s LNG project in Queensland, Australia, where he served as Managing Director of QGC, a BG Group business, since April 2014, Deputy Managing Director since September 2013, and Project Director of the Queensland Curtis LNG project since May 2012. From 2006 to May 2012, Mr. Ingram was Asset General Manager of BG Group’s Karachaganak interest in Kazakhstan. He joined BG Group after 20 years with Occidental Oil & Gas where he held several U.K. and international leadership positions in project management, development, and operations.
Mr. Kleckner was named Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations in May 2013. Prior to this position, he served as Vice President, Operations for the Rockies region since May 2007. Mr. Kleckner joined Anadarko upon the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation in August 2006. He has held positions of increasing responsibility with Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation, including management roles in the North Sea, South America, China, the Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. onshore. Prior to joining Kerr-McGee Corporation, Mr. Kleckner was in the oil and natural-gas industry with Oryx Energy Company and its predecessor, Sun Oil Company.
Mr. Reeves was named Executive Vice President, Law and Chief Administrative Officer in September 2015 and previously served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer since May 2013 and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer since February 2007. He also served as Chief Compliance Officer from July 2012 to May 2013. He served as Corporate Secretary from February 2007 to August 2008. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Law and Chief Governance Officer since 2004. Prior to joining Anadarko, he served as Executive Vice President, Administration and General Counsel of North Sea New Ventures from 2003 to 2004 and as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Ocean Energy, Inc. and its predecessor companies from 1997 to 2003. He has served as a director of Key Energy Services, Inc., a publicly traded oilfield services company, since October 2007, as a director of WGH since August 2007, and as a director of WGEH since September 2012.
Mr. Champion was named Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller in June 2015. Prior to joining Anadarko, Mr. Champion was an Audit Partner with KPMG LLP since October 2003 and served as KPMG’s National Audit Leader for Oil and Natural Gas since 2008. He began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1992 before joining KPMG LLP in 2002 as a senior audit manager.
Officers of Anadarko are elected each year at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of stockholders, the next of which is expected to occur on May 10, 2016, and hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. There are no family relationships between any directors or executive officers of Anadarko.

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Anadarko” and “Company” refer to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company has made in this Form 10-K, and may from time to time make in other public filings, press releases, and management discussions, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, concerning the Company’s operations, economic performance, and financial condition. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, information concerning future production and reserves, schedules, plans, timing of development, contributions from oil and gas properties, marketing and midstream activities, and also include those statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words “may,” “could,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “potential,” “continue,” “forecast,” “future,” “likely,” “outlook,” or similar expressions or variations on such expressions. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will be realized. Anadarko undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

These forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the following risks and uncertainties:
the Company’s assumptions about energy markets
production and sales volume levels
levels of oil, natural-gas, and natural-gas liquids (NGLs) reserves
operating results
competitive conditions
technology
availability of capital resources, levels of capital expenditures, and other contractual obligations
supply and demand for, the price of and the commercialization and transporting of oil, natural gas, NGLs, and other products or services
volatility in the commodity-futures market
weather
inflation
availability of goods and services, including unexpected changes in costs
drilling risks
processing volumes and pipeline throughput
general economic conditions, nationally, internationally, or in the jurisdictions in which the Company is, or in the future may be, doing business
the Company’s inability to timely obtain or maintain permits or other governmental approvals, including those necessary for drilling and/or development projects
legislative or regulatory changes, including changes relating to hydraulic fracturing; retroactive royalty or production tax regimes; deepwater drilling and permitting regulations; derivatives reform; changes in state, federal, and foreign income taxes; environmental regulation; environmental risks; and liability under federal, state, foreign, and local environmental laws and regulations

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the ability of BP Exploration & Production Inc. (BP) to meet its indemnification obligations to the Company for Deepwater Horizon events, including, among other things, damage claims arising under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), claims for natural resource damages (NRD) and associated damage-assessment costs, and any claims arising under the Operating Agreement (OA) for the Macondo well, as well as the ability of BP Corporation North America Inc. (BPCNA) and BP p.l.c. to satisfy their guarantees of such indemnification obligations
civil or political unrest or acts of terrorism in a region or country
the creditworthiness and performance of the Company’s counterparties, including financial institutions, operating partners, and other parties
volatility in the securities, capital, or credit markets and related risks such as general credit, liquidity, and interest-rate risk
the Company’s ability to successfully monetize select assets, repay or refinance its debt, and the impact of changes in the Company’s credit ratings
disruptions in international oil, NGLs, and condensate cargo shipping activities
physical, digital, internal, and external security breaches
supply and demand, technological, political, governmental, and commercial conditions associated with long-term development and production projects in domestic and international locations
other factors discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K, and in the Company’s other public filings, press releases, and discussions with Company management

RISK FACTORS

Oil, natural-gas, and NGLs price volatility, including the recent decline in the price for these commodities, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Prices for oil, natural gas, and NGLs can fluctuate widely. For example, New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) West Texas Intermediate oil prices have been volatile and ranged from a high of $107.26 per barrel in June 2014 to a low of $26.21 per barrel in February 2016. Also, NYMEX Henry Hub natural-gas prices have been volatile and ranged from a high of $6.15 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in February 2014 to a low of $1.76 per MMBtu in December 2015. The duration and magnitude of the decline in oil and natural-gas prices cannot be predicted. Our revenues, operating results, cash flows from operations, capital budget, and future growth rates are highly dependent on the prices we receive for our oil, natural gas, and NGLs. The markets for oil, natural gas, and NGLs have been volatile historically and may continue to be volatile in the future. Factors influencing the prices of oil, natural gas, and NGLs are beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
the domestic and worldwide supply of, and demand for, oil, natural gas, and NGLs
volatility and trading patterns in the commodity-futures markets
the cost of exploring for, developing, producing, transporting, and marketing oil, natural gas, and NGLs
the level of global oil and natural-gas inventories
weather conditions
the level of U.S. exports of oil, condensate, liquefied natural gas,LNG, or NGLs
the ability of the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)OPEC and other producing nations to agree to and maintain production levels
the worldwide military and political environment, civil and political unrest worldwide, including in Africa and the Middle East, uncertainty or instability resulting from the escalation or additional outbreak of armed hostilities, or acts of terrorism in the United States or elsewhere
the effect of worldwide energy conservation and environmental protection efforts
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the price and availability of alternative and competing fuels
the level of foreign imports of oil, natural gas, and NGLs
domestic and foreign governmental laws, regulations, and taxes
shareholder activism or activities by non-governmental organizations to limit certain sources of funding for the energy sector or restrict the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas
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The long-term effect of these and other factors on the prices of oil, natural gas, and NGLs is uncertain. Prolonged or substantial decline in these commodity prices may have the following effects on our business:
adversely affectingaffect our financial condition, liquidity, ability to finance planned capital expenditures, ability to repurchase shares, reduce debt and pay dividends, and results of operations
reducing
reduce the amount of oil, natural gas, and NGLs that we can produce economically
causing
cause us to delay or postpone some of our capital projects
reducing
reduce our revenues, operating income, or cash flows
reducing
reduce the amounts of our estimated proved oil, natural-gas, and NGLsNGL reserves
reducing
reduce the carrying value of our oil, natural-gas, and midstream properties due to recognizing additional impairments of proved properties, unproved properties, exploration assets, and midstream facilities
reducing
reduce the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to oil, natural-gas, and NGLsNGL reserves
limiting
limit our access to, or increasing the cost of, sources of capital such as equity and long-term debt


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A downgrade in our credit rating could negatively impact our cost of and ability to access capital.

As of December 31, 2015, our long-term debt was rated “BBB” with a stable outlook by both Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch), and our commercial paper program was rated “A-2” by S&P and “F2” by Fitch. Our long-term debt was rated “Baa2” with a stable outlook and our commercial paper program was rated “P2” by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) until December 16, 2015, when Moody’s announced that it had placed both ratings under review for downgrade along with the ratings of 28 other U.S. exploration and production companies and their related subsidiaries.In February 2016, S&P affirmed our “BBB” rating and changed the outlook from stable to negative. As of the time of filing this Form 10-K, neither Fitch nor Moody’s had announced any change to our credit ratings; however, we cannot be assured that our credit ratings will not be downgraded. Any downgrade in our credit ratings could negatively impact our cost of capital, and a downgrade to a level that is below investment grade could also adversely affect our ability to effectively execute aspects of our strategy or to raise debt in the public debt markets.
In the event of a downgrade in our credit rating to a level that is below investment grade, we may be required to post collateral in the form of letters of credit or cash as financial assurance of our performance under certain contractual arrangements such as pipeline transportation contracts and oil and gas sales contracts. At December 31, 2015, there were no letters of credit or cash provided as assurance of our performance under these type of contractual arrangements with respect to credit-risk-related contingent features. If our credit ratings had been downgraded to a level below investment grade as of December 31, 2015, the collateral required to be posted under these arrangements would have been $460 million. Additionally, certain of these arrangements contain financial assurances language that may, under certain circumstances, permit our counterparties to request additional collateral.
Furthermore, in the event of a downgrade to a level that is below investment grade, the credit thresholds with our derivative counterparties may be reduced or, in certain cases, eliminated, which may require the posting of additional collateral in the form of letters of credit or cash. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features for which a net liability position existed on December 31, 2015, was $1.3 billion, net of collateral. As of December 31, 2015, $58 million was posted as cash collateral with our derivative counterparties. For additional information, see Note 9—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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We are subject to complex laws and regulations relating to environmental protection that can
adversely affect the cost, manner, and feasibilityability of doing business.

Our operations and properties are subjectour partners to numerous federal, provincial, regional, state, tribal, local, and foreign laws and regulations governing the release of pollutants or otherwise relating to environmental protection. These laws and regulations govern the following, among other things:
fund their working interest capital requirements

We are subject to complex laws and regulations relating to environmental protection that can adversely affect the cost, manner, and feasibility of doing business.
Our operations and properties are subject to numerous laws and regulations governing the release of pollutants or otherwise relating to environmental protection that may be imposed internationally, domestically at the federal, regional, state, tribal and local levels, or by foreign governments. These laws and regulations govern, among other things, the following activities and matters:
issuance of permits in connection with exploration, drilling, production, produced water disposal, and other upstream and midstream activities
drilling activities on certain lands lying within wilderness, wetlands, and other protected areas
types, quantities, and concentrations of emissions, discharges, and authorized releases
generation, management, and disposition of waste materials
offshore oil and natural-gas operations and decommissioning of abandoned facilities
reclamation and abandonment of wells and facility sites
remediation of contaminated sites
protection of endangered species

These laws and regulations may impose substantial liabilities for our failure to comply or for any contamination resulting from our operations, including the assessment of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties; the imposition of investigatory, remedial, and corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; the occurrence of delays in the permitting, development, or expansion of projects; and the issuance of injunctions restricting or prohibiting some or all of our activities in a particular area. Moreover, changes in, or reinterpretations of, environmental laws and regulations governing areas where we operate may negatively
These laws and regulations may impose substantial liabilities for our failure to comply or for any contamination resulting from our operations or any property we’ve acquired, including the assessment of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties; the imposition of investigatory, remedial, and corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; the occurrence of delays or cancellations in the permitting, development, or expansion of projects; and the issuance of injunctions restricting or prohibiting some or all of our activities in a particular area. Moreover, changes in, or reinterpretations of, environmental laws and regulations governing areas where we operate may adversely impact our operations. Examples of recent proposed and final regulations or other regulatory initiatives include the following:
Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Well Control Rule. In April 2015, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled Oil and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control that focuses on well blowout preventer systems and well control with respect to operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. The proposed rule requires, among other things, incorporation of the latest industry standards establishing minimum baseline standards for the design, manufacture, repair, and maintenance of blowout preventers as well as more controls over the maintenance and repair of blowout preventers. This rulemaking is expected to be finalized in 2016.
Ground-Level Ozone Standards. In October 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)EPA issued a final rule under the Clean Air Act, lowering the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone from 75 parts per billion to 70 parts per billion under both the primary and secondary standards to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare, respectively. TheIn 2017 and 2018, the EPA issued area designations with respect to ground-level ozone as either “attainment/unclassifiable,” unclassifiable” or “non-attainment.” Additionally, in November 2018, the EPA issued final rule became effective in December 2015. Certain areasrequirements that apply to state, local, and tribal air agencies for implementing the 2015 NAAQS for ground-level ozone. State implementation of the country in compliance with the ground-level ozonerevised NAAQS standard may be reclassified as non-attainment and such reclassification may make it more difficult to construct new or modified sources of air pollution in newly designated non-attainment areas. Moreover, states are expected to implement more stringent regulations, which could apply to our operations. Compliance with this final rule could, among other things, require installation orof new emission controls on some of our equipment, result in longer permitting timelines, and significantly increase our capital expenditures and operating costs.
Reduction of Methane Emissions by the Oil and Gas Industry. In August 2015,June 2016, the EPA proposed rules that will establish emissionpublished a final rule establishing new emissions standards for methane and additional standards for volatile organic compounds from certain new, modified, and modifiedreconstructed oil and natural-gas production and natural-gas processing and transmission facilities. The EPA’s rule is under the New Source Performance Standards, Subpart OOOOa, that requires certain new, modified, or reconstructed facilities as part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to reduce methane emissions fromin the oil and natural-gas sector by up to 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025. The EPA’s proposed rule package includes standards to address emissions ofreduce these methane from equipment and processes across the source category, including hydraulically-fractured oil and natural-gas well completions, fugitive emissions from well sites and compressors, and equipment leaks at natural-gas processing plants and pneumatic pumps. The EPA is expected to finalize these rules in 2016.

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gas and volatile organic compound emissions. These Subpart OOOOa standards expand previously issued New Source Performance Standards, Subpart OOOO, published by the EPA in 2012 by using certain equipment-specific emissions control practices with respect to, among other things, hydraulically fractured oil and natural-gas well completions, fugitive emissions from well sites and compressors, and pneumatic pumps. In February 2018, the EPA finalized amendments to certain requirements of the 2015 final rule, and in September 2018 the EPA proposed additional amendments, including rescission of certain requirements and revisions to other requirements, such as fugitive emission monitoring frequency. Notwithstanding the current uncertainty with these rules establishing emission standards for methane and VOCs and BLM’s 2016 final rule to reduce methane emissions from venting, flaring, and leaking from oil and natural-gas operations on public lands, we have taken measures to enter into a voluntary regime, together with certain other oil and natural gas exploration and production operators, to reduce methane emissions. At the state level, some states are considering and others have issued requirements, including Colorado where we conduct operations, for the performance of leak-detection programs that identify and repair methane leaks at certain oil and natural-gas sources. Compliance with these rules or future methane regulations will, among other things, require installation of new emission controls on some of our equipment and increase our capital expenditures and operating costs.

Induced Seismic Activity Associated with Oilfield Disposal Wells. We dispose of wastewater generated from oil and natural-gas production operations directly or through the use of third parties. The legal requirements related to the disposal of wastewater in underground injections wells are subject to change based on concerns of the public or governmental authorities regarding such disposal activities. One such concern relates to seismic events near injection wells used for the disposal of produced water resulting from oil and natural-gas activities. In response to concerns regarding induced seismicity, regulators in some states have imposed, or are considering imposing, additional requirements in the permitting of produced water disposal wells or otherwise to assess any relationship between seismicity and the use of such wells. For example, Colorado developed and follows guidance when issuing underground injection control permits to limit the maximum injection pressure, rate, and volume of water. Texas has also issued rules for wastewater disposal wells that imposed certain permitting and operating restrictions and reporting requirements on disposal wells. In addition, ongoing class action lawsuits, to which we are not currently a party, allege that disposal well operations have caused damage to neighboring properties or otherwise violated state and federal rules regulating waste disposal. These developments could result in additional regulations and restrictions on the use of injection wells by us or by commercial disposal well vendors whom we may use from time to time to dispose of wastewater, which could have a material adverse effect on our capital expenditures and operating costs, financial condition, and results of operations.
Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.The U.S. Congress and the EPA, in addition to some state and regional efforts,authorities, have in recent years considered legislation or regulations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).GHGs. These efforts have included consideration of cap-and-trade programs, carbon taxes, and GHG reporting and tracking programs.programs, and regulations that directly limit GHG emissions from certain sources. In the absence of federal GHG-limiting legislations,legislation, the EPA has determined that GHG emissions present a danger to public health and the environment and has adopted regulations that, among other things, restrict emissions of GHGs under existing provisions of the U.S. Clean Air Act and may require the installation of “best"best available control technology”technology" to limit emissions of GHGs from any new or significantly modified facilities that we may seek to construct in the future if they would otherwise emit a large volumesvolume of GHGs together with other criteria pollutants. Also, certain of our operations are subject to EPA rules requiring the monitoring and annual reporting of GHG emissions from specified onshore and offshore production sources. On an international level,Additionally, the United States is one of almost 200 nations that, in December 2015, agreed to the Paris Climate Agreement, an international climate change agreement in Paris, France, that calls for countries to set their own GHG emissions targets and be transparent about the measures that each country will use to achieve its GHG emissions targets.

These and other regulatory changes could significantly increase our capital expenditures and operating costs or could The Paris Climate Agreement entered into force in November 2016. However, in August 2017, the U.S. State Department informed the United Nations of the intent of the United States to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which would result in delays to oran effective exit date of November 2020. Notwithstanding any withdrawal from this agreement, the implementation of substantial limitations on our exploration and production activities, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. For a description of certain environmental proceedingsGHG emissions in whichareas where we are involved, see Legal Proceedings under Item 3 and Note 15—Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Changes in laws or regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural-gasconduct operations could increase our costs of doing business, impose additional operating restrictions or delays, and adversely affect our production.

Hydraulic fracturing is an essential and common practice used to stimulate production ofdemand for the oil and natural gas from dense subsurface rock formations such as shales. We routinely apply hydraulic-fracturing techniques in manywe produce and lower the value of our U.S. onshore oil and natural-gas drilling and completion programs. The process involves the injection of water, sand, and additives under pressure into a targeted subsurface formation to fracture the surrounding rock and stimulate production.reserves.
These and other regulatory changes could significantly increase our capital expenditures and operating costs or could result in delays to or limitations on our exploration and production activities, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. For a description of certain environmental proceedings in which we are involved, see Legal Proceedings under Item 3 and Note 18—Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


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RISK FACTORS
Hydraulic fracturing is typically regulated by state oil and natural-gas commissions. However, several federal agencies have also asserted regulatory authority over certain aspects of the process. For example, the EPA issued Clean Air Act final regulations in 2012 and proposed additional Clean Air Act regulations in August 2015 governing performance standards for the oil and natural-gas industry; proposed in April 2015 effluent limitations guidelines that waste water from shale natural-gas extraction operations must meet before discharging to a treatment plant; and issued in 2014 a prepublication of its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Toxic Substances Control Act reporting of the chemical substances and mixtures used in hydraulic fracturing. Also, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a final rule in March 2015 that establishes new or more stringent standards for performing hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands but, in September 2015, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming issued a preliminary injunction barring implementation of this rule, which order the BLM could appeal and is being separately appealed by certain environmental groups. Also, from time to time, legislation has been introduced, but not enacted, in Congress to provide for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the fracturing process. In the event that a new federal level of legal restrictions relating to the hydraulic-fracturing process is adopted in areas where we operate, we may incur additional costs to comply with such federal requirements that may be significant in nature, and also could become subject to additional permitting requirements and experience added delays or curtailment in the pursuit of exploration, development, or production activities.

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Certain states in which we operate, including Colorado, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Texas, and Wyoming, have adopted, and other states are considering adopting, regulations that could impose new or more stringent permitting, disclosure, or other regulatory requirements on hydraulic-fracturing operations, including subsurface water disposal. States could elect to prohibit hydraulic fracturing altogether, following the approach taken by the State of New York in 2015. In addition to state laws, local land use restrictions, such as city ordinances, may restrict drilling in general and/or hydraulic fracturing in particular. For example, several cities in Colorado passed temporary or permanent moratoria on hydraulic fracturing within their respective city limits in 2012 and 2013. Since that time, in response to lawsuits brought by an industry trade group, local district courts struck down the ordinances for certain of those Colorado cities in 2014, primarily on the basis that state law preempts local bans on hydraulic fracturing. A suit brought by the trade group against at least one other Colorado city, Broomfield, remains pending. The cities of Fort Collins and Longmont, among those cities whose ordinances were struck down in 2014, were notified in September 2015 by the Colorado Supreme Court that the high court had agreed to hear their appeals. Notwithstanding attempts at the local level to prohibit hydraulic fracturing, the opportunity exists for cities to adopt local ordinances allowing hydraulic fracturing activities within their jurisdictions while regulating the time, place, and manner of those activities.
In addition, certain interest groups in Colorado opposed to oil and natural-gas development generally, and hydraulic fracturing in particular, have from time to time advanced


Laws and regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural-gas operations could increase our costs of doing business, result in additional operating restrictions, delays or curtailments, limit the areas in which we can operate, and adversely affect our production.

Hydraulic fracturing is an essential and common practice used to stimulate production of oil and natural gas from dense subsurface rock formations such as shales. We routinely apply hydraulic-fracturing techniques in many of our U.S. onshore oil and natural-gas drilling and completion programs. The process involves the injection of water, sand or alternative proppant, and chemical additives under pressure into a targeted subsurface formation to fracture the surrounding rock and stimulate production.
Hydraulic fracturing onshore in the U.S. is typically regulated by state oil and natural-gas commissions and similar agencies. However, the practice has become increasingly controversial in certain parts of the country, resulting in increased scrutiny and regulation, including by federal agencies. For example, the EPA has asserted federal regulatory authority over certain hydraulic-fracturing activities under the SDWA involving the use of diesel fuels and published permitting guidance in 2014 addressing the use of diesel in fracturing operations. Additionally, in 2016, the EPA published a final rule under authority of the Clean Water Act prohibiting the discharge of return water recovered from shale natural-gas extraction operations to publicly owned wastewater treatment plants. Also, the BLM published a final rule in 2015 establishing new or more stringent standards for performing hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian land but the BLM rescinded the 2015 rule in December 2017; however, litigation filed in January 2018 in the federal District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the BLM’s decision to repeal 2015 rule remains pending. Also, from time to time, legislation has been introduced, but not enacted, in the U.S. Congress to provide for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the fracturing process. In the event that new federal restrictions on the hydraulic-fracturing process are adopted in areas where we operate, we may incur significant additional costs or permitting requirements to comply with such federal requirements, and could experience added delays or curtailment in the pursuit of exploration, development, or production activities.
In addition to asserting regulatory authority, a number of federal entities have reviewed various ballot initiatives aimed at significantly limiting or preventing oil and natural-gas development. In response to one such set of initiatives, the Governor of Colorado created the Task Force on State and Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations (Task Force) in September 2014 to make recommendations to the state legislature regarding the responsible development of Colorado’s oil and natural-gas resources. In February 2015, the Task Force made several non-binding recommendations to the Colorado Governor, and recently, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) undertook a rulemaking process to implement those recommendations. It is possible that the COGCC could undertake additional rulemaking procedures or the Colorado state legislature could introduce and seek to adopt additional legislation relating to oil and natural-gas operations that could limit or prevent oil and natural-gas development. In addition, several ballot initiatives have been proposed for inclusion on the Colorado state ballot in November 2016. Although it is early in the political process, if approved, these initiatives, or others that may be proposed, could give local governments in Colorado greater authority to limit hydraulic fracturing, require greater distances between certain well sites and occupied structures, or otherwise limit the production and development of oil and natural gas.
In the event that ballot initiatives, local or state restrictions, or prohibitions are adopted and result in more stringent limitations on the production and development of oil and natural gas in areas where we conduct operations, including the Wattenberg field in Colorado, we may incur significant costs to comply with such requirements or may experience delays or curtailment in the permitting or pursuit of exploration, development, or production activities. In addition, we could possibly be limited or precluded in the drilling of wells or in the amounts that we are ultimately able to produce from our reserves. Such compliance costs and delays, curtailments, limitations, or prohibitions could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
In addition to asserting regulatory authority, a number of federal entities are analyzing, or have been requested to review, a variety of environmental issues associated with hydraulic fracturing. In April 2012, President Obama issued an executive order that established a working group for the purpose of coordinating policy, information sharing, and planning among federal agencies and offices regarding “unconventional natural-gas production,” including hydraulic fracturing. In June 2015, the EPA released its draft report on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, which concluded that hydraulic fracturing activities have not lead to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water sources in the United States, although there are above and below ground mechanisms by which hydraulic fracturing activities have the potential to impact drinking water sources. However, in January 2016, the EPA’s Science Advisory Board provided its comments on the draft study, indicating its concern that the EPA’s conclusion of no widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water sources arising from fracturing activities did not reflect the uncertainties and data limitations associated with such impacts, as described in the body of the draft report. The final version of this EPA report remains pending and is expected to be completed in 2016. Such EPA final report, when issued, as well as other studies and initiatives or any future studies, depending on their degree of pursuit and any meaningful results obtained, could spur efforts to further regulate hydraulic fracturing. For example, in December 2016, the EPA released its final report on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The final report concluded that “water cycle” activities associated with hydraulic fracturing may impact drinking water resources under certain circumstances.
Certain states in which we operate, including Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming, have adopted, and other states and local communities are considering adopting, regulations that could impose new or more stringent permitting, disclosure, or other regulatory requirements on hydraulic-fracturing or other oil and natural-gas operations, including subsurface water disposal. For instance, in February 2018, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved new regulations addressing the operation of flowlines and related infrastructure associated with oil and natural-gas development in the state, including more stringent requirements relating to design, installation, maintenance, testing, tracking, and abandoning of flowlines. The COGCC also approved new regulations in December 2018 enhancing the state’s school setback rules by expanding the definition of a school facility and broadening the boundaries. States also could elect to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing altogether, following the approach taken by the State of New York. In addition to state laws, local land use restrictions, such as city ordinances, may restrict the time, place and manner of drilling in general and/or hydraulic fracturing in particular.
Additionally, certain interest groups in Colorado opposed to oil and natural-gas development generally, and hydraulic fracturing in particular, have from time to time advanced various options for ballot initiatives that, if approved, would revise either statutory law or the state constitution in a manner that would effectively prohibit or make such exploration and production activities in the state more difficult or expensive in the future. For example, in each of the November 2014, 2016 and 2018 general election cycles, ballot initiatives have been pursued, with the 2018 initiative making the November 2018 ballot, seeking to increase setback distances between new oil and natural-gas development and specific occupied structures and/or certain environmentally sensitive or recreational areas that, if adopted, may have had significant adverse impacts on new oil and natural-gas development in the state. However, in each election cycle, the ballot initiative either did not secure a place on the general ballot or, as was the case in November 2018, was defeated. In the event that ballot initiatives, local or state restrictions, or prohibitions are adopted and result in more stringent limitations on the production and development of oil and natural gas in areas where we conduct operations, whether in Colorado or in another state, we may incur significant costs to comply with such requirements or may experience delays or curtailment in the permitting or pursuit of exploration, development, or production activities. In addition, we could possibly be limited or precluded in the drilling of wells or in the amounts that we are ultimately able to produce from our reserves. Such compliance costs and delays, curtailments, limitations, or prohibitions could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.


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We may be subject to claims and liabilities relating to the Deepwater Horizon events that result in losses, notwithstanding BP’s indemnification against such losses, as a result of BP’s inability to satisfy its indemnification obligations under the Settlement Agreement and BPCNA’s and BP p.l.c.’s inability to satisfy their guarantees of BP’s indemnification obligations.

In October 2011, we and BP entered into a settlement agreement, mutual releases, and agreement to indemnify relating to the Deepwater Horizon events (Settlement Agreement). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, we are fully indemnified by BP against all claims, causes of action, losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, damages, or judgments of any kind arising out of the Deepwater Horizon events, related damage claims arising under OPA, NRD claims and assessment costs, and any claims arising under the OA. This indemnification is guaranteed by BPCNA and, in the event that the net worth of BPCNA declines below an agreed-on amount, BP p.l.c. has agreed to become the sole guarantor. We are not indemnified against penalties and fines, punitive damages, shareholder derivative or securities laws claims, or certain other claims.
In July 2015, BP announced a settlement agreement in principle with the Department of Justice and certain states and local government entities regarding essentially all of the outstanding claims against BP related to the Deepwater Horizon event (BP Settlement) and, in October 2015, lodged a proposed consent decree with the Louisiana District Court. Essentially all claims and liabilities relating to the Deepwater Horizon events that are covered by BP’s indemnification obligations under our Settlement Agreement will be resolved as part of the BP Settlement, provided that the consent decree is ultimately approved by the Louisiana District Court. A hearing related to the consent decree is currently scheduled for March 2016. In the event the consent decree is not approved by the Louisiana District Court, any failure or inability on the part of BP to satisfy its indemnification obligations under the Settlement Agreement, or on the part of BPCNA or BP p.l.c. to satisfy their respective guarantee obligations, could subject us to significant monetary liability beyond the terms of the Settlement Agreement, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity. Furthermore, in certain instances we may be required to recognize a liability for amounts for which we are indemnified in advance of or in connection with recognizing a receivable from BP for the related indemnity payment. Any such liability recognition without collection of the offsetting receivable could adversely impact our results of operations, our financial condition, and our ability to make borrowings. For additional information, see Note 15—ContingenciesDeepwater Horizon Events in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Our debt and other financial commitments may limit our financial and operating flexibility.

Our total debt was $15.8 billion at December 31, 2015. We also have various commitments for leases, drilling contracts, derivative contracts, firm transportation, and purchase obligations for services and products. Our financial commitments could have important consequences to our business, including, but not limited to, the following:


Our Tronox settlement may not be deductible for income tax purposes, and we may be required to repay the tax refund of $881 million received in 2016 related to the deduction of the Tronox settlement payment, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition.

In April 2014, Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, Kerr-McGee) entered into a settlement agreement for $5.15 billion, resolving all claims that were or could have been asserted in the Tronox Adversary Proceeding. After the settlement became effective in January 2015, we paid $5.2 billion and deducted this payment on our 2015 federal income tax return. Due to the deduction, we had a net operating loss carryback for 2015, which resulted in a tentative tax refund of $881 million in 2016. In our consolidated financial statements, we have recorded an uncertain tax position greater than the amount of the tentative tax refund received.
The IRS has audited our tax position regarding the deductibility of the payment and in September 2018 issued a statutory notice of deficiency rejecting the Company’s refund claim. We disagree and filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowance in November 2018. It is possible that we may not ultimately succeed in defending this deduction. If the payment is ultimately determined not to be deductible, we would be required to repay the tentative refund received plus interest and reverse the net benefit of $346 million previously recognized in our consolidated financial statements, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition. For additional information on income taxes, see Note 14—Income Taxes in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Our debt and other financial commitments may limit our financial and operating flexibility.

At December 31, 2018, our total consolidated debt of $16.4 billion consisted of $11.6 billion related to Anadarko and $4.8 billion related to WES and WGP. We also have various commitments for leases, drilling contracts, derivative contracts, firm transportation, and purchase obligations for services and products. Our financial commitments could have important consequences to our business, including, but not limited to, the following:
increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions
limiting our ability to fund future working capital and capital expenditures, to engage in future acquisitions or development activities, or to otherwise fully realize the value of our assets and opportunities because of the need to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to payments on our debt or to comply with any restrictive terms of our debt
limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the industry in which we operate
placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt and/or fewer financial commitments
Additionally, the credit agreement governing the APC RCF contains a number of customary covenants, including a financial covenant requiring maintenance of a consolidated indebtedness to total capitalization ratio of no greater than 65% (excluding the effect of non-cash write-downs), and limitations on certain secured indebtedness, sale-and-leaseback transactions, and mergers and other fundamental changes. Our ability to meet such covenants may be affected by events beyond our control.


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Additionally, the credit agreements governing our $3.0 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility and our $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility contain a number of customary covenants, including a financial covenant requiring maintenance of a consolidated indebtedness to total capitalization ratio of no greater than 65% (excluding the effect of non-cash write-downs), and limitations on certain secured indebtedness, sale-and-leaseback transactions, and mergers and other fundamental changes. Our ability to meet such covenants may be affected by events beyond our control.

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Our proved reserves are estimates. Any material inaccuracies in our reserves estimates or assumptions underlying our reserves estimates could cause the quantities and net present value of our reserves to be overstated or understated.

There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves, including many factors beyond our control that could cause the quantities and net present value of our reserves to be overstated or understated. The reserves information included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K represents estimates prepared by our internal engineers. The procedures and methods for estimating the reserves by our internal engineers were reviewed by independent petroleum consultants; however, no reserves audit was conducted by these consultants. Estimation of reserves is not an exact science. Estimates of economically recoverable oil, and natural-gas, and NGL reserves and of future net cash flows depend on a number of variable factors and assumptions, any of which may cause actual results to vary considerably from these estimates. These factors and assumptions may include, but are not limited to, the following:
historical
estimated future production from an area comparedis consistent with historical production from similar producing areas
assumed effects of regulation by governmental agencies and court rulings
assumptions concerning future oil, natural-gas, and natural-gasNGL prices, future operating costs, and capital expenditures
estimates of future severance and excise taxes, workover costs, and remedial costs
Estimates of reserves based on risk of recovery and estimates of expected future net cash flows prepared by different engineers, or by the same engineers at different times, may vary substantially. Actual production, revenues, and expenditures with respect to our reserves will likely vary from estimates, and the variance may be material. The discounted cash flows included in this Form 10-K should not be construed as the fair value of the estimated oil, natural-gas, and NGL reserves attributable to our properties. The estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves are based on the average beginning-of-month prices during the 12-month period for the respective year. Actual future prices and costs may differ materially from the SEC regulation-compliant prices used for purposes of estimating future discounted net cash flows from proved reserves. Therefore, reserves quantities will change when actual prices increase or decrease.

Failure to replace reserves may negatively affect our business.

Our future success depends on our ability to find, develop, or acquire additional oil and natural-gas reserves that are economically recoverable. Our proved reserves generally decline when reserves are produced, unless we conduct successful exploration or development activities, acquire properties containing proved reserves, or both. We may be unable to find, develop, or acquire additional reserves on an economic basis. Furthermore, if oil and natural-gas prices increase, our costs for finding or acquiring additional reserves could also increase.

A downgrade in our credit rating could negatively impact our cost of and ability to access capital.

As of December 31, 2018, our long-term debt was rated “BBB” by S&P and Fitch with a stable outlook by S&P and a positive outlook by Fitch. Our long-term debt was rated “Ba1” with a stable outlook by Moody’s, which is below investment grade. Subsequent to year end, Moody’s changed its outlook with respect to its rating from stable to positive. Our commercial paper program was rated “A-2” by S&P, “F2” by Fitch, and “NP” by Moody’s. Although we are not aware of any current plans of S&P, Fitch, or Moody’s to lower their respective credit ratings on our long-term debt, we cannot be assured that our credit ratings will not be downgraded. A downgrade in our credit ratings could negatively impact our cost of capital and could also adversely affect our ability to effectively execute aspects of our strategy or to raise debt in the public debt markets. In addition, a downgrade could affect the Company’s requirements to provide financial assurance of its performance under certain contractual arrangements and derivative agreements. For additional information, see Note 11—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


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Estimates of reserves based on risk of recovery and estimates of expected future net cash flows prepared by different engineers, or by the same engineers at different times, may vary substantially. Actual production, revenues, and expenditures with respect to our reserves will likely vary from estimates, and the variance may be material. The discounted cash flows included in this Form 10-K should not be construed as the fair value of the estimated oil, natural-gas, and NGLs reserves attributable to our properties. The estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves are based on the average beginning-of-month prices during the 12-month period for the respective year. Actual future prices and costs may differ materially from the SEC regulation-compliant prices used for purposes of estimating future discounted net cash flows from proved reserves. Therefore, reserves quantities will change when actual prices increase or decrease.

Failure to replace reserves may negatively affect our business.

Our future success depends on our ability to find, develop, or acquire additional oil and natural-gas reserves that are economically recoverable. Our proved reserves generally decline when reserves are produced, unless we conduct successful exploration or development activities, acquire properties containing proved reserves, or both. We may be unable to find, develop, or acquire additional reserves on an economic basis. Furthermore, if oil and natural-gas prices increase, our costs for finding or acquiring additional reserves could also increase.

Our domestic operations are subject to governmental risks that may impact our operations.

Our domestic operations have been, and at times in the future may be, affected by political developments and are subject to complex federal, provincial, regional, state, tribal, local, and other laws and regulations such as restrictions on production, permitting, changes in taxes, deductions, royalties and other amounts payable to governments or governmental agencies, price or gathering-rate controls, and hydraulic fracturing and environmental protection regulations. To conduct our operations in compliance with these laws and regulations, we must obtain and maintain numerous permits, approvals, and certificates from various federal, provincial, regional, state, tribal, and local governmental authorities. We may incur substantial costs to maintain compliance with these existing laws and regulations. Our costs of compliance may increase if existing laws, including environmental and tax laws and regulations, are revised or reinterpreted, or if new laws and regulations become applicable to our operations such as the adoption of government-payment-transparency regulations. For example, from time to time, deficit reduction or tax reform legislation has been proposed that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Proposals have included provisions that would, if enacted, (i) eliminate the immediate deduction for intangible drilling and development costs, (ii) eliminate the manufacturing deduction for oil and gas qualified production activities, (iii) eliminate accelerated depreciation for tangible property, and (iv) treat publicly traded partnerships for fossil fuels as C corporations.

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Our domestic operations are subject to governmental risks that may impact our operations.

Our domestic operations have been, and at times in the future may be, affected by political developments and are subject to complex provincial, federal, regional, state, tribal, local, and other laws and regulations such as restrictions on production, permitting, changes in taxes, deductions, royalties and other amounts payable to governments or governmental agencies, price or gathering-rate controls, and hydraulic fracturing, induced seismicity, and environmental protection regulations. To the extent our domestic operations are offshore, we must also comply with requirements focused on oil and natural-gas exploration and production activities in coastal and outer continental shelf (OCS) waters. To conduct our operations in compliance with these laws and regulations, we must obtain and maintain numerous permits, approvals, and certificates from various provincial, federal, regional, state, tribal, and local governmental authorities. We may incur substantial costs to maintain compliance with these existing laws and regulations. In addition, government disruptions, such as an extended federal government shutdown resulting from the failure to pass budget appropriations or adopt continuing funding resolutions could delay or halt the granting and renewal of such permits, approvals, and certificates required to conduct our operations. As a result, activity in the affected regions, such as the Gulf of Mexico and on federal and Indian lands in the United States, could be adversely affected or delayed.

Our domestic midstream operations are subject to governmental risks by federal or state regulators that may impact our operations and revenues.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authority to regulate the rates and terms and conditions of service of natural gas, oil, NGL, and other liquids pipelines operating in interstate commerce. The FERC could exercise jurisdiction over our midstream operations to the extent it determines they operate in interstate commerce. Should we fail to comply with laws the FERC administers, we could be subject to substantial monetary penalties. State regulators in the areas where we have midstream operations may likewise have authority to regulate the rates and terms and conditions of service of, and impose monetary penalties on, our natural gas, oil, NGL, and other liquids pipelines operating in intrastate commerce. To the extent a federal or state regulator imposes rate or service limitations on our midstream operations, it may adversely affect our operations and revenues, either directly or through WES’s operations.


Future economic, business, or industry conditions may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition.

Historically, concerns about global economic growth, including issues related to tariffs and geopolitical issues, have had a significant adverse impact on global financial markets and commodity prices. Continued concerns could cause demand for petroleum products to diminish or stagnate, which could impact the price at which we can sell our oil, natural gas, and NGLs and impede the execution of long-term sales agreements or prices thereunder, which are the basis for future LNG production; affect the ability of our vendors, suppliers, and customers to continue operations; and ultimately adversely impact our results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition.

Our business may be adversely affected by deterioration in the credit quality of, or defaults under our contracts with, third parties with whom we do business.

The operation of our business requires us to engage in transactions with numerous counterparties operating in a variety of industries, including other companies operating in the oil and gas industry. These counterparties may default on their obligations to us as a result of operational failures or a lack of liquidity, or for other reasons, including bankruptcy. A default by any of our counterparties may result in our inability to perform obligations under agreements we have made with third parties or may otherwise adversely affect our business or results of operations. For certain assets where we rely on third-party customers for substantially all of our revenues related to those assets, the loss of all or even a portion of the contracted production volume could result in reduced throughput on those systems causing a decline in revenues and the potential impairment of the impacted assets. Furthermore, our rights against any of our counterparties as a result of a default may not be adequate to compensate us for the resulting harm caused or may not be enforceable at all in some circumstances.


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Our results of operations could be adversely affected by goodwill impairments.

As a result of mergers and acquisitions, we had approximately $5.4 billion of goodwill on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015. Goodwill must be tested at least annually for impairment, and more frequently when circumstances indicate likely impairment. Goodwill is considered impaired to the extent that its carrying amount exceeds its implied fair value. Various factors could reduce the fair value of a reporting unit such as our inability to replace the value of our depleting asset base, difficulty or potential delays in obtaining drilling permits, or other adverse events such as lower oil and natural-gas prices, which could lead to an impairment of goodwill. An impairment of goodwill could have a substantial negative effect on our profitability.

We are vulnerable to risks associated with our offshore operations that could negatively impact our operations and financial results.

We conduct offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, New Zealand, Kenya, and other countries. Our operations and financial results could be significantly impacted by conditions in some of these areas because we are vulnerable to risks associated with our offshore operations that could negatively impact our operations and financial results.

We conduct offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Ghana, Mozambique, and other countries. Our operations and financial results could be significantly impacted by conditions in some of these areas and are also vulnerable to certain unique risks associated with operating offshore, including those relating to the following:
hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions
geological complexities and water depths associated with such operations
limited number of partners available to participate in projects
oilfield service costs and availability
compliance with environmental, safety, and other laws and regulations
terrorist attacks such asor piracy
remediation and other costs and regulatory changes resulting from oil spills or releases of hazardous materials
failure of equipment or facilities
response capabilities for personnel, equipment, or environmental incidents

In addition, we conduct some of our exploration in deep waters (greater than 1,000 feet) where operations, support services, and decommissioning activities are more difficult and costly than in shallower waters. The deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as international deepwater locations, lack the physical and oilfield service infrastructure present in shallower waters. As a result, deepwater operations may require significant time between a discovery and the time that we can market our production, thereby increasing the risk involved with these operations.

Additional domestic and international deepwater drilling laws, regulations and other restrictions; delays in the processing and approval of drilling permits and exploration, development, oil spill-response and decommissioning plans; and other offshore-related developments may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

The BOEM and the BSEE have imposed more stringent permitting procedures and regulatory safety and performance requirements for new wells to be drilled in federal waters. Compliance with these more stringent regulatory requirements and with existing environmental and oil spill regulations, together with any uncertainties or inconsistencies in decisions and rulings by governmental agencies, delays in the processing and approval of drilling permits or exploration, development, oil spill-response and decommissioning plans, and possible additional regulatory initiatives could result in difficult and more costly actions and adversely affect or delay new drilling and ongoing development efforts.
Additionally, these governmental agencies are continuing to evaluate and develop and implement new, more restrictive requirements that could result in additional costs, delays, restrictions, or obligations with respect to oil and natural-gas exploration and production operations conducted offshore. For example, in April 2016, the BSEE published a final rule on well control that, among other things, imposes rigorous standards relating to the design, operation and maintenance of blowout preventers, real-time monitoring of deepwater and high temperature, high pressure drilling activities, and enhanced reporting requirements. In May 2018, however, the BSEE issued a proposed rule, which has not been finalized, to revise these regulations for well control.
Moreover, in September 2016, the BOEM issued a Notice to Leaseholders (NTL) that would bolster supplemental bonding procedures for the decommissioning of offshore wells, platforms, pipelines, and other facilities; however, since the BOEM’s issuance of the NTL, the agency has delayed indefinitely, beyond June 30, 2017, the implementation timeline of the NTL for most of those facilities so that BOEM could further assess this financial assurance program, but this delay is expected to be temporary. Following completion of its review, the BOEM may elect to retain the September 2016 NTL in its current form or may make revisions thereto and, thus, until the review is completed and the BOEM determines what additional financial assurance may be required by us, we cannot provide any assurance of the amount of any additional financial assurance, which may be material, that may be ordered by the BOEM and required in any proposed tailored plan that we may submit to the BOEM in the future for approval, or that such additional financial assurance amounts can be obtained.


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In addition, we conduct some of our exploration in deep waters (greater than 1,000 feet) where operations and decommissioning activities are more difficult and costly than in shallower waters. The deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as international deepwater locations, lack the physical and oilfield service infrastructure present in shallower waters. As a result, deepwater operations may require significant time between a discovery and the time that we can market our production, thereby increasing the risk involved with these operations.

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These regulatory actions, or any new rules, regulations or legal initiatives, could delay or disrupt our operations, increase the risk of expired leases due to the time required to develop new technology, result in increased supplemental bonding and costs and limit activities in certain areas, or cause us to incur penalties, fines or shut-in production at one or more of our facilities or result in the suspension or cancellation of leases. Moreover, under existing BOEM and BSEE rules relating to assignment of offshore leases and other legal interests on the OCS, assignors of such interests may be held jointly and severally liable for decommissioning of OCS facilities existing at the time the assignment was approved by the BOEM, in the event that the assignee or any subsequent assignee is unable or unwilling to conduct required decommissioning. In the event that we, in the role of assignor, receive orders from the BSEE to decommission OCS facilities that one of our assignees, or a subsequent assignee, of offshore facilities is unwilling or unable to perform, we could incur costs to perform those decommissioning obligations, which costs could be material.
In addition, our offshore development activities rely on subcontractors to perform certain offshore construction and installation activities. The Jones Act requires that vessels engaged in U.S. coastwise trade be built in the United States, registered under the U.S. flag, manned by predominantly U.S. crews, and owned and operated by U.S. citizens within the meaning of the Jones Act. Under existing U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) rulings, the Jones Act is not applicable to foreign vessels conducting certain construction and pipeline installation activities on the OCS. Recently, the U.S. Marine Vessel Owners Association filed a lawsuit seeking to compel CBP to revoke a number of long-standing ruling letters relating to this exemption. The outcome of this litigation is uncertain. However, if the litigation is successful and the rulings are revoked, foreign flagged vessels could no longer perform certain operations for us in compliance with the Jones Act. The existing fleet of U.S. vessels are currently incapable of performing these construction and installation activities. As a result, certain of our development efforts could be delayed, disrupted or even suspended.
Also, if material spill events were to occur in the future, the United States or other countries where such an event were to occur could issue directives to temporarily cease drilling activities and, in any event, may from time to time issue further safety and environmental laws and regulations regarding offshore oil and natural-gas exploration and development. We cannot predict with any certainty the full impact of any new laws, regulations, or legal initiatives on our drilling operations or on the cost or availability of insurance to cover the risks associated with such operations. The overall costs to implement and complete any such spill response activities or any decommissioning obligations could exceed estimated accruals, insurance limits, or supplemental bonding amounts, which could result in the incurrence of additional costs to complete.
Further, the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (as well as international deepwater locations) lacks the degree of physical and oilfield service infrastructure present in shallower waters. Therefore, despite our oil spill-response capabilities, it may be difficult for us to quickly or effectively execute any contingency plans related to potential material deepwater events in the future.
The matters described above, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.


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Additional domestic and international deepwater drilling laws, regulations, and other restrictions; delays in the processing and approval of drilling permits and exploration, development, oil spill-response, and decommissioning plans; and other related developments may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.RISK FACTORS

In response to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the BSEE, agencies of the U.S. Department of the Interior, imposed more stringent permitting procedures and regulatory safety and performance requirements for new wells to be drilled in federal waters. Compliance with these more stringent rules and regulations, together with any uncertainties or inconsistencies in current decisions and rulings by governmental agencies, delays in the processing and approval of drilling permits or exploration, development, oil spill-response and decommissioning plans, and possible additional regulatory initiatives could adversely affect or delay new drilling and ongoing development efforts. In addition, new regulatory initiatives may be adopted or enforced by the BOEM and/or the BSEE in the future that could result in additional delays, restrictions, or obligations with respect to oil and natural-gas exploration and production operations conducted offshore. For example, in September 2015, the BOEM issued draft guidance that would bolster supplemental bonding procedures for the decommissioning of offshore wells, platforms, pipelines, and other facilities. The BOEM is expected to issue the draft guidance in the form of a final Notice to Lessees and Operators by no later than early summer 2016. These existing rules, or any new rules, regulations, or legal initiatives could delay or disrupt our operations, increase the risk of expired leases due to the time required to develop new technology, result in increased supplemental bonding and costs, and limit activities in certain areas, or cause us to incur penalties, fines, or shut-in production at one or more of our facilities or result in the suspension or cancellation of leases. Also, if material spill events similar to the Deepwater Horizon incident were to occur in the future, the United States or other countries could elect to again issue directives to temporarily cease drilling activities and, in any event, may from time to time issue further safety and environmental laws and regulations regarding offshore oil and gas exploration and development. We cannot predict with any certainty the full impact of any new laws, regulations, or legal initiatives on our drilling operations or on the cost or availability of insurance to cover the risks associated with such operations. The overall costs to implement and complete any such spill response activities or any decommissioning obligations could exceed estimated accruals, insurance limits, or supplemental bonding amounts, which could result in the incurrence of additional costs to complete.
Further, the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (as well as international deepwater locations) lacks the degree of physical and oilfield service infrastructure present in shallower waters. Therefore, despite our oil spill-response capabilities, it may be difficult for us to quickly or effectively execute any contingency plans related to potential material events in the future.
The matters described above, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.


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We operate in foreign countries and are subject to political, economic, and other uncertainties.

We have operations outside the United States, including in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, New Zealand, Kenya,


We operate in foreign countries and are subject to political, economic, and other uncertainties.

We have operations outside the United States, including in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Peru, and other countries. As a result, we face political and economic risks and other uncertainties with respect to our international operations. These risks may include the following, among other things:
loss of revenue, property, and equipment or delays in operations as a result of hazards such as expropriation, war, piracy, acts of terrorism, insurrection, civil unrest, and other political risks, including tension and confrontations among political parties
transparency issues in general and, more specifically, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, and other anti-corruption compliance laws and issues
increases in taxes and governmental royalties
unilateral renegotiation of contracts by governmental entities
redefinition of international boundaries or boundary disputes
difficulties enforcing our rights against a governmental agency because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity and foreign sovereignty over international operations
difficulties enforcing our rights against a governmental agency in the absence of an appropriate and adequate dispute resolution mechanism to address contractual disputes, such as international arbitration
changes in laws and policies governing operations of foreign-based companies
foreign-exchange restrictions
international monetary fluctuations and changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar as compared to the currencies of other countries in which we conduct business

For example, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are engaged in a dispute regarding the international maritime boundary between the two countries. As a result, Côte d’Ivoire claims to be entitled to the maritime area, which covers a portion of the Deepwater Tano Block where we are developing the TEN complex. In the event Côte d’Ivoire is successful in its maritime border claims, this development could be materially impacted. Also, Venezuela and Guyana are in a dispute regarding their maritime and land borders in which the two countries have initiated a dialogue. We are unable to ascertain the full impact of this border dispute on future operations in Guyana.
Outbreaks of civil and political unrest and acts of terrorism have occurred in countries in Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East, including countries close to or where we conduct operations. Continued or escalated civil and political unrest and acts of terrorism in the countries in which we operate could result in our curtailing operations. Continued or escalated civil and political unrest and acts of terrorism in the countries in which we operate could result in our curtailing operations or delays in project completions. In the event that countries in which we operate experience civil or political unrest or acts of terrorism, especially in events where such unrest leads to an unseating of the established government, our operations in such countries could be materially impaired.
Our international operations may also be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by laws, policies, and regulations of the United States affecting foreign trade and taxation, including U.S. trade sanctions.
Realization of any of the factors listed above could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

The high cost or unavailability of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other oilfield services could adversely affect our ability to execute our exploration and development plans on a timely basis and within our budget, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our industry is cyclical and, from time to time, there is a shortage of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, or qualified personnel. The cost for such items may increase as a result of a variety of factors beyond our control, such as increases in the cost of electricity, steel, and other raw materials that we and our vendors rely upon; increased demand for labor, services, and materials as drilling activity increases; and increased taxes. Additionally, these services may not be available on commercially reasonable terms. The high cost or unavailability of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other oilfield services could adversely affect our ability to execute our exploration and development plans on a timely basis and within our budget, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.


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Deterioration in the credit or equity markets could adversely affect us.

We have exposure to different counterparties. For example, we have entered into transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, investment funds, and other institutions. These transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default by our counterparty. Deterioration in the credit markets may impact the credit ratings of our current and potential counterparties and affect their ability to fulfill existing obligations to us and their willingness to enter into future transactions with us. We have exposure to these financial institutions through our derivative transactions. In addition, if any lender under our credit facilities is unable to fund its commitment, our liquidity will be reduced by an amount up to the aggregate amount of such lender’s commitment under our credit facilities. Moreover, to the extent that purchasers of our production rely on access to the credit or equity markets to fund their operations, there is a risk that those purchasers could default in their contractual obligations to us if such purchasers were unable to access the credit or equity markets for an extended period of time.

Exploration, development, and production activities carry inherent risk. These activities could result in liability exposure or the loss of production and revenues. In addition, we are not insured against all of the operating risks to which our business is exposed.

Our business is subject to all of the hazards and operating risks normally associated with the exploration for and production, gathering, processing, and transportation of oil and natural gas, including blowouts; cratering and fire; environmental hazards such as natural-gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline and vessel ruptures, and releases of chemicals or other hazardous substances, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, oil and natural-gas wells or formations, production facilities, and other property; pollution or other environmental damage; and injury to persons. Some of these risks or hazards could materially and adversely affect our revenues and expenses by reducing or shutting in production from wells, resulting in loss of equipment or otherwise negatively impacting the projected economic performance of our projects. Any of these risks or hazards can result in injuries and/or deaths of employees, supplier personnel or other individuals, loss of hydrocarbons, environmental pollution and other damage to our properties or the properties of others, regulatory investigations, litigation, fines, and penalties or restricted access to our properties.
For protection against financial loss resulting from these operating hazards, we maintain insurance coverage, including insurance coverage for certain physical damage, blowout/loss of control of a well, comprehensive general liability, aviation liability, and worker’s compensation and employer’s liability. However, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover us against 100% of potential losses arising as a result of the foregoing and for certain risks, such as political risk, business interruption, war, terrorism, and piracy, for which we have limited or no coverage. In addition, we are not insured against all risks in all aspects of our business such as hurricanes. The occurrence of a significant event against which we are not fully insured could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.


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Our commodity-price risk-management and trading activities may prevent us from fully benefiting from price increases and may expose us to regulatory and other risks.

To the extent that we engage in commodity-price risk-management activities to protect our cash flows from commodity-price declines, we may be prevented from realizing the full benefits of price increases above the levels of the derivative instruments used to manage price risk. In addition, our commodity-price risk-management and trading activities may expose us to the risk of financial loss in certain circumstances, including instances in which the following occur:
our production is less than the notional volumes
volume
a widening of price basis differentials occurs between delivery points for our production and the delivery point assumed in the derivative arrangement
the counterparties to our hedging or other price-risk management contracts fail to perform under those arrangements
a sudden unexpected event materially impacts oil, natural-gas, or NGLsNGL prices

We are required to observe the market-related regulations enforced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other agencies with regard to our commodity-price risk-management activities, which hold substantial enforcement authority. Failures to comply with such regulations, as interpreted and enforced, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

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The enactment of derivatives legislation, and the promulgation of regulations pursuant thereto, could have an adverse effect on our ability to use derivative instruments to reduce the effect of commodity-price, interest-rate, and other risks associated with its business.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), enacted in 2010, requires the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the SEC to promulgate rules and regulations establishing federal oversight and regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market and entities that participate in that market, including swap clearing and trade execution requirements. While many rules and regulations have been promulgated and are already in effect, other rules and regulations, including the proposed position limits rule, remain to be finalized or effectuated, and therefore, the impact of those rules and regulations on us is uncertain at this time. Moreover, the phase-in threshold for swap dealer de minimis purposes is set to expire on December 31, 2017, (and thereby revert from $8 billion to $3 billion) unless the CFTC acts to maintain or change the current $8 billion threshold before that time. The financial reform legislation may require our compliance with a lower de minimis threshold, as well as with margin, position limits, clearing, and trade-execution requirements if certain hedging exemptions are unavailable. Although we expect to qualify for exceptions to such requirements for swaps entered to hedge our commercial risks, the application of such requirements, including to other market participants, such as swap dealers, may change the cost and availability of the swaps that we use for hedging. Moreover, the framework of what qualifies as a bona fide hedge for position-limits purposes is yet uncertain.
The Dodd-Frank Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, could (i) significantly increase the cost, or decrease the liquidity, of energy-related derivatives we use to hedge against commodity-price fluctuations (including through requirements to post collateral), (ii) materially alter the terms of derivative contracts, and (iii) reduce the availability of derivatives to protect against risks we encounter. If we reduce our use of derivatives as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act and applicable rules and regulations, our cash flow may become more volatile and less predictable, which could adversely affect our ability to plan for and fund capital expenditures. In addition, the European Union and other non-U.S. jurisdictions are implementing regulations with respect to the derivatives market. To the extent we transact with counterparties in foreign jurisdictions, those transactions may become subject to such regulations. At this time, the impact of such regulations is not clear.


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Deterioration


Material differences between the estimated and actual timing of critical events may affect the completion, cost and commencement of production from development projects.

We are involved in the credit or equity markets could adversely affect us.

We have exposure to different counterparties. For example, we have entered into transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, investment funds, and other institutions. These transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default by our counterparty. Deterioration in the credit markets may impact the credit ratings of our current and potential counterparties and affect their ability to fulfill existing obligations to us and their willingness to enter into future transactions with us. We have exposure to these financial institutions through our derivative transactions. In addition, if any lender under our credit facilities is unable to fund its commitment, our liquidity will be reduced by an amount up to the aggregate amount of such lender’s commitment under our credit facilities. Moreover, to the extent that purchasers of our production rely on access to the credit or equity markets to fund their operations, there is a risk that those purchasers could default in their contractual obligations to us if such purchasers were unable to access the credit or equity markets for an extended period of time.

We are not insured against all of the operating risks to which our business is exposed.

Our business is subject to all of the operating risks normally associated with the exploration for and production, gathering, processing, and transportation of oil and natural gas, including blowouts; cratering and fire; environmental hazards such as natural-gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline and vessel ruptures, and releases of chemicals or other hazardous substances, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, oil and natural-gas wells or formations, production facilities, and other property; pollution or other environmental damage; and injury to persons. For protection against financial loss resulting from these operating hazards, we maintain insurance coverage, including insurance coverage for certain physical damage, blowout/loss of control of a well, comprehensive general liability, aviation liability, and worker’s compensation and employer’s liability. However, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover us against 100% of potential losses arising as a result of the foregoing and for certain risks, such as political risk, business interruption, war, terrorism, and piracy, for which we have limited or no coverage. In addition, we are not insured against all risks in all aspects of our business such as hurricanes. The occurrence of a significant event against which we are not fully insured could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Material differences between the estimated and actual timing of critical events may affect the completion of and commencement of production from development projects.

We are involved in several large development projects and the completion of those projects may be delayed beyond our anticipated completion dates. Key factors that may affect the timing and outcome of such projects include the following:
project approvals and funding by joint-venture partners
timely issuance of permits and licenses by governmental agencies or legislative and other governmental approvals
weather conditions
availability of qualified personnel
civil and political environment of, and existing infrastructure in, the country or region in which the project is located
manufacturing and delivery schedules of critical equipment
commercial arrangements for pipelines, tankers, and related equipment to transport and market hydrocarbons

Delays and differences between estimated and actual timing of critical events may affect the forward-looking statements related to large development projects and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.


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The oil and gas exploration and production industry is very competitive, and some of our exploration and production competitors have greater financial and other resources than we do.

The oil and gas business is highly competitive in the search for and acquisition of reserves and in the gathering and marketing of oil and gas production. Our competitors include national oil companies, major integrated oil and gas companies, independent oil and gas companies, individual producers, gas marketers, and major pipeline companies as well as participants in other industries supplying energy and fuel to consumers. Some of our competitors may have greater and more diverse resources on which to draw than we do. If we are not successful in our competition for oil and gas reserves or in our marketing of production, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

The high cost or unavailability of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other oilfield services could adversely affect our ability to execute our exploration and development plans on a timely basis and within our budget, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our industry is cyclical and, from time to time, there is a shortage of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, or qualified personnel. During these periods, the costs of rigs, equipment, supplies, and personnel are substantially greater and their availability to us may be limited. Additionally, these services may not be available on commercially reasonable terms. The high cost or unavailability of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other oilfield services could adversely affect our ability to execute our exploration and development plans on a timely basis and within our budget, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our drilling activities may not be productive.

Delays and differences between estimated and actual timing of critical events may affect the forward-looking statements related to large development projects. If we are unable to complete such projects at their expected costs and in a timely manner, our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows could be materially and adversely effected.

The oil and gas exploration and production industry is very competitive, and some of our exploration and production competitors have greater financial and other resources than we do.

The oil and gas business is highly competitive in the search for and acquisition of reserves and in the gathering and marketing of oil and gas production. Our competitors include national oil companies, major integrated oil and gas companies, independent oil and gas companies, individual producers, gas marketers, and major pipeline companies as well as participants in other industries supplying energy and fuel to consumers. Some of our competitors may have greater and more diverse resources on which to draw than we do. If we are not successful in our competition for oil and gas reserves or in our marketing of production, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Our drilling activities may not encounter commercially productive oil or natural-gas reservoirs.

Drilling for oil and natural gas involves numerous risks, including the risk that we will not encounter commercially productive oil or natural-gas reservoirs. Drilling operations may be curtailed, delayed, or canceled as a result of a variety of factors, including the following:
unexpected drilling conditions
pressure or irregularities in formations
equipment failures or accidents
fires, explosions, blowouts, and surface cratering
marine risks such as capsizing, collisions, and hurricanes
difficulty identifying and retaining qualified personnel
title problems
other adverse weather conditions
shortages
lack of availability or delays in the delivery of technology, equipment, or resources for operations

Certain of our future drilling activities may not be successful and, if unsuccessful, could result in a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and financial condition. While all drilling, whether developmental or exploratory, involves these risks, exploratory drilling involves greater risks of dry holes or failure to find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. Because a portion of our capital budget is devoted to higher-risk exploratory projects, it is likely that we will continue to experience significant exploration and dry hole expenses.


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Certain of our future drilling activities may not be successful and, if unsuccessful, this failure could have an adverse effect on our future results of operations and financial condition. While all drilling, whether developmental or exploratory, involves these risks, exploratory drilling involves greater risks of dry holes or failure to find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. Because of the percentage of our capital budget devoted to high-risk exploratory projects, it is likely that we will continue to experience significant exploration and dry hole expenses.


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We have limited influence over the activities on properties we do not operate.

Other companies operate some of the properties in which we have an interest. We have limited ability to influence the operation or future development of these nonoperated properties or the amount or timing of capital expenditures that we are required to fund with respect to them. Our dependence on the operator and other working-interest owners for these projects and our limited ability to influence the operation and future development of these properties could materially adversely affect the realization of our targeted returns on capital, adversely affect the timing of activities, or lead to unexpected future costs, including costs associated with the hazards and operating risks normally associated with the exploration for and production, gathering, processing, and transportation of oil and natural gas, including blowouts; cratering and fire; environmental hazards such as natural-gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline and vessel ruptures, and releases of chemicals or other hazardous substances.

Our ability to sell and deliver our oil, natural-gas, and NGL production could be materially harmed if adequate gathering, processing, compression, transportation, and disposal facilities and equipment are unavailable.

The marketability of our production depends in part on the availability, proximity, and capacity of gathering, processing, compression, transportation, tankers, pipeline, and produced water facilities. These facilities may be temporarily unavailable to us due to market conditions, regulatory reasons, mechanical reasons or other factors or conditions. If any pipelines or tankers become unavailable, we would, to the extent possible, be required to find a suitable alternative to transport the oil, natural gas, and NGLs, which could increase our costs and/or reduce the revenues we might obtain from the sale of the oil and natural-gas. In addition, in certain newer plays, the capacity of gathering, processing, compression, transportation, and disposal facilities and equipment may not be sufficient to accommodate potential production from existing and new wells. Construction and permitting delays, permitting costs and regulatory or other constraints could limit or delay the construction, manufacture or other acquisition of new gathering, processing, compression, transportation, and disposal facilities and equipment, and we may experience delays or increased costs in accessing the pipelines, gathering systems or rail systems necessary to transport our production to points of sale or delivery or disposing of produced water.
Any significant change in market or other conditions affecting gathering, processing, compression, transportation, or disposal facilities and equipment or the availability of these facilities, including due to our failure or inability to obtain access to these facilities and equipment on terms acceptable to us or at all, could materially and adversely affect our business and, in turn, our financial condition and results of operations.

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by goodwill impairments.

As a result of mergers and acquisitions, we had approximately $4.8 billion of goodwill on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018. Goodwill must be tested at least annually for impairment, and more frequently when circumstances indicate likely impairment. Goodwill is considered impaired to the extent that its carrying amount exceeds its implied fair value. Various factors could reduce the fair value of a reporting unit such as our inability to replace the value of our depleting asset base, difficulty or potential delays in obtaining drilling permits, or other adverse events such as lower oil and natural-gas prices, which could lead to an impairment of goodwill. An impairment of goodwill could have a substantial negative effect on our reported earnings.


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Other companies operate some of the properties in which we have an interest. We have limited ability to influence the operation or future development of these nonoperated properties or the amount or timing of capital expenditures that we are required to fund with respect to them. Our dependence on the operator and other working-interest owners for these projects and our limited ability to influence the operation and future development of these properties could materially adversely affect the realization of our targeted returns on capital, lead to unexpected future costs, or adversely affect the timing of activities.

Our ability to sell our oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production could be materially harmed if we fail to obtain adequate services such as transportation.

The marketability of our production depends in part on the availability, proximity, and capacity of pipeline facilities and tanker transportation. If any pipelines or tankers become unavailable, we would, to the extent possible, be required to find a suitable alternative to transport the oil, natural gas, and NGLs, which could increase our costs and/or reduce the revenues we might obtain from the sale of the oil and gas.

Our business could be negatively affected by security threats, including cybersecurity threats, and other disruptions.

As an oil and gas producer, we face various security threats, including cybersecurity threats such as attempts to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or to render data or systems unusable; threats to the security of our facilities and infrastructure or those of third parties such as processing plants and pipelines; and threats from terrorist acts. Our implementation of various procedures and controls to monitor and mitigate security threats and to increase security for our information, facilities, and infrastructure may result in increased costs. Moreover, there can be no assurance that such procedures and controls will be sufficient to prevent security breaches from occurring. Cybersecurity attacks in particular are becoming more sophisticated and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to data and systems, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information, and corruption of data, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
While we have experienced cybersecurity attacks, we have not suffered any material losses relating to such attacks; however, there is no assurance that we will not suffer such losses in the future. In addition, as cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate or remediate any cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Provisions in our corporate documents and Delaware law could delay or prevent a change of control of Anadarko, even if that change would be beneficial to our stockholders.

Our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions that may make a change of control of Anadarko difficult, even if it may be beneficial to our stockholders, including provisions governing the nomination and removal of directors, the prohibition of stockholder action by written consent and regulation of stockholders’ ability to bring matters for action before annual stockholder meetings, and the authorization given to our Board of Directors to issue and set the terms of preferred stock.
In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law imposes restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock.


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Risks related to acquisitions and divestitures may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Any acquisition involves potential risks, including, among other things:

We may reduce
the validity of our assumptions about, among other things, reserves, estimated production, revenues, capital expenditures, operating expenses, and costs
the assumption of environmental, decommissioning, and other liabilities, and losses or ceasecosts for which we are not indemnified or for which our indemnity is inadequate
a failure to pay dividends on our common stock.attain or maintain compliance with environmental, safety, and other governmental regulations

In addition, from time to time, we may sell or otherwise dispose of certain of our properties as a result of an evaluation of our asset portfolio and to help enhance our liquidity. These transactions also have inherent risks, including:
possible delays in closing
lower-than-expected sales proceeds for the disposed assets
potential post-closing claims for indemnification

Moreover, the agreements relating to these transactions contain provisions pursuant to which liabilities related to past and future operations, such as matters of litigation, environmental contingencies, royalty obligations and income taxes, have been allocated between the parties by means of liability assumptions, indemnities, escrows, trusts and similar arrangements. The magnitude of any such retained liability or indemnification obligation may be difficult to quantify at the time of the transaction and ultimately may be material. Also, as is typical in divestiture transactions, third parties may be unwilling to release the Company from guarantees or other credit support provided prior to the sale of the divested assets. In addition, one or more of the parties in these transactions could fail to perform its obligations under the agreements as a result of financial distress. In the event that any such counterparty were to become the subject of a case proceeding under Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency law or similar law, the counterparty may not perform its obligations under the agreement and we may be responsible for the cost of the obligations assumed by the counterparties. As a result, after a divestiture, the Company may remain secondarily liable for the obligations guaranteed or supported to the extent that the buyer of the assets fails to perform these obligations.

If any of these risks materialize, the benefits of such acquisition or divestiture may not be fully realized, if at all, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be negatively impacted.


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We can provide no assurance that we will continue to pay dividends at the current rate or at all. In response to the current commodity-price environment, the Company decreased the quarterly dividend from $0.27 per share to $0.05 per share in February 2016. The amount of cash dividends, if any, to be paid in the future is determined by our Board of Directors based on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, levels of capital and exploration expenditures, future business prospects, expected liquidity needs, and other matters that our Board of Directors deems relevant.

The loss of key members of our management team, or difficulty attracting and retaining experienced technical personnel, could reduce our competitiveness and prospects for future success.

The successful implementation of our strategies and handling of other issues integral to our future success will depend, in part, on our experienced management team. The loss of key members of our management team could have an adverse effect on our business. We do not carry key man insurance. Our exploratory drilling success and the success of other activities integral to our operations will depend, in part, on our ability to attract and retain experienced explorationists, engineers, and other professionals. Competition for such professionals could be intense. If we cannot retain our technical personnel or attract additional experienced technical personnel, our ability to compete could be harmed.

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

The Company is a defendant in a number of lawsuits and is involved in governmental proceedings and regulatory controls arising in the ordinary course of business, including personal injury and death claims; title disputes; tax disputes; royalty claims; contract claims; contamination claims relating to oil and gas exploration, development, production, transportation, and processing; and environmental claims, including claims involving assets owned by acquired companies and claims involving assets previously sold to third parties and no longer a part of the Company’s current operations. Anadarko is also subject to various environmental-remediation and reclamation obligations arising from federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations. While the ultimate outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, after consideration of recorded expense and liability accruals, management believes that the resolution of pending proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
WGR Operating, LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is currently in negotiations with the EPA with respect to alleged noncompliance with the leak detection and repair requirements of the Clean Air Act at its Granger, Wyoming facilities. Although management cannot predict the outcome of settlement discussions, it is likely a resolution of this matter will result in a fine or penalty in excess of $100,000.
See Note 15—Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference, for a discussion of material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Our business could be negatively affected by security threats, including cyber threats, and other disruptions.

As an oil and gas producer, we face various security threats, including cyber threats such as attempts to gain unauthorized access to, or control of, sensitive information or to render data or systems corrupted or unusable; threats to the security of our facilities and infrastructure or those of third parties such as processing plants and pipelines; and threats from terrorist acts. Our implementation of various procedures and controls to monitor and mitigate security threats and to increase security for our information, facilities, and infrastructure may result in increased costs. In addition, our business has become increasingly dependent on digital technologies and we anticipate expanding our use of technology in our operations, including through data analytics and process automation. Further, we have exposure to cyber incidents and the negative impacts of such incidents related to our critical data and proprietary information housed on third-party information technology systems, including the cloud. Our vendors and other business partners may also separately suffer disruptions or breaches from cyber attacks which could adversely impact our operations and compromise our information. We continuously work to install new, and upgrade existing, information technology systems and provide employee awareness training on phishing, malware, and other cyber risks to help ensure that we are protected, to the extent possible, against cyber risks and security breaches. We also perform periodic drills for responding to cyber incidences. There can be no assurance that such safeguards, procedures, and controls will be sufficient to prevent security breaches from occurring. Cyber attacks in particular are becoming more sophisticated and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to, or control of our data, systems, or facilities, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information, and corruption of data or systems, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
While we have experienced cyber attacks, we have not suffered any material losses relating to such attacks; however, there is no assurance that we will not suffer such losses in the future. We could incur substantial remediation and other costs or suffer other negative consequences, including litigation risks. In addition, as cyber threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate or remediate any cyber vulnerabilities.

Provisions in our corporate documents and Delaware law could delay or prevent a change of control of Anadarko, even if that change would be beneficial to our stockholders.

Our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions that may make a change of control of Anadarko difficult, even if it may be beneficial to our stockholders, including provisions governing the nomination and removal of directors, the prohibition of stockholder action by written consent and regulation of stockholders’ ability to bring matters for action before annual stockholder meetings, and the authorization given to our Board of Directors to issue and set the terms of preferred stock.
In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law imposes restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock.

We may reduce or cease to pay dividends on our common stock.

We can provide no assurance that we will continue to pay dividends at the current rate or at all. As of February 2019, our quarterly dividend was $0.30 per share. The amount of cash dividends, if any, to be paid in the future is determined by our Board of Directors based on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, levels of capital and exploration expenditures, future business prospects, expected liquidity needs, and other matters that our Board of Directors deems relevant.

Difficulty attracting and retaining experienced technical personnel could reduce our competitiveness and prospects for future success.

Our exploratory drilling success and the success of other development and operating activities depends, in part, on our ability to attract and retain experienced explorationists, engineers, and other professionals. Competition for such professionals could be intense. If we cannot retain our technical personnel or attract additional experienced technical personnel, our ability to compete could be harmed.


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PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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MARKETOTHER INFORMATION HOLDERS, AND DIVIDENDS

At January 29, 2016, there were approximately 10,870 holders of record of Anadarko common stock. The common stock of Anadarko is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The following shows information regarding the market price of, and dividends declared and paid on, the Company’s common stock by quarter for 2015 and 2014:
 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
2015       
Market Price       
High$90.10
 $95.94
 $78.70
 $73.87
Low$73.82
 $77.75
 $58.10
 $44.50
Dividends$0.27
 $0.27
 $0.27
 $0.27
2014       
Market Price       
High$86.86
 $112.06
 $113.51
 $102.68
Low$77.80
 $84.54
 $100.40
 $71.00
Dividends$0.18
 $0.27
 $0.27
 $0.27

The amount of future common stock dividends will depend on earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, the effect a dividend payment would have on the Company’s compliance with its financial covenants, and other factors, and will be determined by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. For additional information, see Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities—Common Stock Dividends and Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Owners under Item 7 of this Form 10-K.

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Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

The Company is a defendant in a number of lawsuits and is involved in governmental proceedings and regulatory controls arising in the ordinary course of business, including personal injury and death claims; title disputes; tax disputes; royalty claims; contract claims; contamination claims relating to oil and gas exploration, development, production, transportation, and processing; and environmental claims, including claims involving assets owned by acquired companies and claims involving assets previously sold to third parties and no longer a part of the Company’s current operations. Anadarko is also subject to various environmental-remediation and reclamation obligations arising from federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations. While the ultimate outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, after consideration of recorded expense and liability accruals, management believes that the resolution of pending proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
WGR Operating, LP, a subsidiary of the Company, is currently in negotiations with the EPA with respect to alleged noncompliance with the leak detection and repair requirements of the Clean Air Act at its Granger, Wyoming facilities. Although management cannot predict the outcome of settlement discussions, it is likely a resolution of this matter will result in a fine or penalty in excess of $100,000.
In September 2018, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a final consent assessment with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection resolving issues concerning enforcement over a produced water release in Pennsylvania in 2015 and agreed to pay a penalty of $350,000.
Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Onshore, LP, a subsidiary of the Company, is currently in negotiations with the State of Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment with respect to alleged noncompliance with the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission’s Regulations. Although management cannot predict the outcome of settlement discussions, it is likely a resolution of this matter will result in a fine or penalty in excess of $100,000.
Kerr-McGee Gathering, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, is currently in negotiations with the EPA and the Department of Justice with respect to alleged noncompliance with the leak detection and repair requirements of the Clean Air Act at its Fort Lupton complex in Colorado. Although management cannot predict the outcome of settlement discussions, it is likely a resolution of this matter will result in a fine or penalty in excess of $100,000.
See Note 18—Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference, for a discussion of material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.


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PART II
Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

MARKET INFORMATION, HOLDERS, AND DIVIDENDS

At January 31, 2019, there were approximately 9,074 holders of record of Anadarko common stock. The common stock of Anadarko is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “APC”.
The amount of future dividends paid to Anadarko common stockholders is determined by the Board on a quarterly basis and is based on the Company’s earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, the effect a dividend payment would have on the Company’s compliance with relevant financial covenants, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. In November 2018, the Company announced an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.30 from $0.25 per share of common stock. For additional information, see Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities—Common Stock Dividends and Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Owners under Item 7 of this Form 10-K.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following sets forth information with respect to the equity compensation plans available to directors, officers, and employees of the Company at December 31, 2018:
Plan Category
(a)
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants, and rights

(b)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants,
and rights
 
(c)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column(a))

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders6,356,970
 $67.00
20,246,444
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
 

Total6,356,970
 $67.00
20,246,444


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Plan Category 
(a)
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants, and rights
 
(b)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants,
and rights
 
(c)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column(a))
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 7,046,098
 $71.86
 16,378,707
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders 
 
 
Total 7,046,098
 $71.86
 16,378,707

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PERSONS

The following sets forth information with respect to repurchases made by the Company of its shares of common stock during the fourth quarter of 2018:
Period
Total
number of
shares
purchased (1)

Average
price paid
per share
 
Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or programs(2)

Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be
purchased under the
plans or programs (2)(3)
 
October 1-31, 201835,626
 $64.55

 $500,000,003
November 1-30, 201856,912
 $55.73

 $1,500,000,003
December 1-31, 20184,792,707
 $52.35
4,776,318
 $1,250,000,064
Total4,885,245
 $52.48
4,776,318
 

(1)
During the fourth quarter of 2015:
Period 
Total
number of
shares
purchased (1)
 
Average
price paid
per share
 
Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or programs
 
Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be
purchased under the
plans or programs
October 1-31, 2015 186,340
 $70.32
 
  
November 1-30, 2015 63,867
 $69.09
 
  
December 1-31, 2015 1,903
 $56.61
 
  
Total 252,110
 $69.90
 
 $
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(1)
During the fourth quarter of 2015, all purchased shares related to stock received by the Company for the payment of withholding taxes due on employee stock plan share issuances.

2018, 109 thousand shares were repurchased related to stock received by the Company for the payment of withholding taxes due on employee share issuances under share-based compensation plans. For additional information, see Note 19—23—Share-Based Compensation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(2)
During the fourth quarter of 2018, under the Share Repurchase Program, the Company repurchased 4.8 million shares of common stock in the open market for $250 million. For additional information, see Note 21—Stockholders’ Equity in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(3)
The Company announced a $2.5 billion Share-Repurchase Program in September 2017, which was expanded to $3.0 billion in February 2018 and $4.0 billion in July 2018. In November 2018, the program was further expanded to $5.0 billion and extended through June 30, 2020. For additional information, see Note 21—Stockholders’ Equity in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall the information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.

The following graph compares the cumulative five-year total return to stockholders of Anadarko’s common stock relative to the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 index and a peer group of 11 companies. The companies included in the peer group are Apache Corporation; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Chevron Corporation; ConocoPhillips; Devon Energy Corporation; EOG Resources, Inc.; Hess Corporation; Marathon Oil Corporation; Murphy Oil Corporation; Noble Energy, Inc.; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Pioneer Natural Resources Company.


Comparison of 5-Year Cumulative Total Return Among
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, the S&P 500 Index, and a Peer Group
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An investment of $100 (with reinvestment of all dividends) is assumed to have been made in the Company’s common stock, in the S&P 500 Index, and in the peer group on December 31, 2010,2013, and its relative performance is tracked through December 31, 2015.2018. 

Fiscal Year Ended December 312010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152013
 2014
 2015
 2016
 2017
 2018
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation$100.00
 $100.70
 $98.53
 $105.81
 $111.25
 $66.53
$100.00
 $105.14
 $62.88
 $90.58
 $69.96
 $58.19
S&P 500100.00
 102.11
 118.45
 156.82
 178.29
 180.75
100.00
 113.69
 115.26
 129.05
 157.22
 150.33
Peer Group100.00
 105.57
 107.65
 135.30
 124.85
 95.82
100.00
 92.09
 69.98
 91.31
 94.42
 82.93



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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data
 
Summary Financial Information (1)
millions except per-share amounts2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Sales Revenues$9,486
 $16,375
 $14,867
 $13,307
 $13,882
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Other, net(788) 2,095
 (286) 104
 85
Total Revenues and Other8,698
 18,470
 14,581
 13,411
 13,967
Other Operating (Income) Expense         
Algeria Exceptional Profits Tax Settlement
 
 33
 (1,797) 
Deepwater Horizon Settlement and Related Costs74
 97
 15
 18
 3,930
Operating Income (Loss)(8,809) 5,403
 3,333
 3,727
 (1,870)
Tronox-related Contingent Loss5
 4,360
 850
 (250) 250
Income (Loss)(6,812) (1,563) 941
 2,445
 (2,568)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders(6,692) (1,750) 801
 2,391
 (2,649)
Per Common Share (amounts attributable to common stockholders)         
Net Income (Loss)—Basic$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
 $4.76
 $(5.32)
Net Income (Loss)—Diluted$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
 $4.74
 $(5.32)
Dividends$1.08
 $0.99
 $0.54
 $0.36
 $0.36
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding—Basic508
 506
 502
 500
 498
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding—Diluted508
 506
 505
 502
 498
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities(1,877) 8,466
 8,888
 8,339
 2,505
Capital Expenditures$5,888
 $9,256
 $8,523
 $7,311
 $6,553
Current Portion of Long-term Debt$33
 $
 $500
 $
 $170
Long-term Debt (2)
15,718
 15,092
 13,065
 13,269
 15,060
Total Debt$15,751
 $15,092
 $13,565
 $13,269
 $15,230
Total Stockholders’ Equity12,819
 19,725
 21,857
 20,629
 18,105
Total Assets (3)
$46,414
 $60,967
 $55,421
 $52,261
 $51,641
Annual Sales Volumes         
Oil and Condensate (MMBbls)116
 106
 91
 86
 79
Natural Gas (Bcf)852
 945
 968
 913
 852
Natural Gas Liquids (MMBbls)47
 44
 33
 30
 27
Total (MMBOE) (4)
305
 308
 285
 268
 248
Average Daily Sales Volumes         
Oil and Condensate (MBbls/d)317
 292
 248
 233
 217
Natural Gas (MMcf/d)2,334
 2,589
 2,652
 2,495
 2,334
Natural Gas Liquids (MBbls/d)130
 119
 91
 83
 74
Total (MBOE/d)836
 843
 781
 732
 680
Proved Reserves         
Oil and Condensate Reserves (MMBbls)713
 929
 851
 767
 771
Natural-gas Reserves (Tcf)6.0
 8.7
 9.2
 8.3
 8.4
Natural-gas Liquids Reserves (MMBbls)340
 479
 407
 405
 374
Total Proved Reserves (MMBOE)2,057
 2,858
 2,792
 2,560
 2,539
Number of Employees5,800
 6,100
 5,700
 5,200
 4,800
 
Summary Financial Information (1)
millions except per-share and employee amounts2018
 2017
 2016
 2015
 2014
Sales Revenues (6)
$13,070
 $10,969
 $8,447
 $9,486
 $16,375
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Other, net312
 939
 (578) (788) 2,095
Total Revenues and Other13,382
 11,908
 7,869
 8,698
 18,470
Operating Income (Loss)2,619
 (565) (2,372) (8,743) 5,438
Net Income (Loss) (2)
752
 (211) (2,808) (6,812) (1,563)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders615
 (456) (3,071) (6,692) (1,750)
Per Common Share (amounts attributable to common stockholders)         
Net Income (Loss)—Basic$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90) $(13.18) $(3.47)
Net Income (Loss)—Diluted$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90) $(13.18) $(3.47)
Dividends$1.05
 $0.20
 $0.20
 $1.08
 $0.99
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding—Basic504
 548
 522
 508
 506
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding—Diluted504
 548
 522
 508
 506
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities (3)
$5,929
 $4,009
 $3,000
 $(1,877) $8,466
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities(5,982) (1,030) (2,742) (4,771) (6,472)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities(3,177) (1,613) 2,008
 220
 1,675
Capital Expenditures$6,185
 $5,300
 $3,314
 $5,888
 $9,256
Long-term debt - Anadarko (4)
$10,683
 $12,054
 $12,162
 $12,945
 $12,595
Long-term debt - WES and WGP4,787
 3,493
 3,119
 2,691
 2,409
Total Stockholders’ Equity8,496
 10,696
 12,212
 12,819
 19,725
Total Assets$40,376
 $42,086
 $45,564
 $46,331
 $60,879
Annual Sales Volume         
Oil (MMBbls)141
 129
 116
 116
 106
Natural Gas (Bcf)390
 478
 766
 852
 945
Natural-Gas Liquids (MMBbls)37
 36
 46
 47
 44
Total (MMBOE) (5)
243
 245
 290
 305
 308
Average Daily Sales Volume         
Oil (MBbls/d)385
 355
 316
 317
 292
Natural Gas (MMcf/d)1,069
 1,309
 2,093
 2,334
 2,589
Natural-Gas Liquids (MBbls/d)103
 99
 128
 130
 119
Total (MBOE/d) (5)
666
 672
 793
 836
 843
Proved Reserves         
Oil Reserves (MMBbls)667
 658
 702
 713
 929
Natural-gas Reserves (Tcf)3.2
 3.2
 4.4
 6.0
 8.7
Natural-gas Liquids Reserves (MMBbls)268
 243
 283
 340
 479
Total Proved Reserves (MMBOE) (5)
1,473
 1,439
 1,722
 2,057
 2,858
Number of Employees4,700
 4,400
 4,500
 5,800
 6,100
(1) 
Consolidated for Anadarko and its subsidiaries. Certain amounts for prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
(2) 
Includes Western Gas Partners, LP debt of $2.7 billion at December 31, 2015, $2.4 billion at December 31, 2014, $1.4 billion at December 31, 2013,a $1.2 billion at December 31, 2012,one-time deferred tax benefit in 2017 related to Tax Reform Legislation and $494 million at December 31, 2011.a $4.4 billion Tronox-related contingent loss in 2014.
(3) 
As a resultIncludes Tronox settlement payment of adopting Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, the Company reclassified other current assets of $722 million$5.2 billion in 2014, $360 million in 2013, $328 million in 2012, and $138 million in 2011, to deferred income taxes. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
2015.
(4)
Excludes WES and WGP.
(5) 
Natural gas is converted to equivalent barrels at the rate of 6,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel.
(6)
2018 includes impact of adopting ASU 2014-09. See Note 2—Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Index
Bcf—Billion cubic feetMMcf/d—Million cubic feet per dayTcf—Trillion cubic feet
MMBbls—Million barrelsMBbls/d—Thousand barrels per day
MMBOE—Million barrels of oil equivalentMBOE/d—Thousand barrels of oil equivalent per dayContents
Index to Financial Statements

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Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read together with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included in this Form 10-K in Item 8, and the information set forth in Risk Factors under Item 1A. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Anadarko” and “Company” refer to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.


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MISSION AND STRATEGY
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW


MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Anadarko’s mission isstrategic objectives are to deliver a competitive and sustainable rate of return to shareholders by developing, acquiring, and exploringexplore for, oil and natural-gas resources vital to the world’s health and welfare. Anadarko employs the following strategy to achieve this mission:
explore in high-potential, proven basins
identifydevelop, and commercialize resources
employ a global business development approach
globally; ensure health, safety, and environmental excellence; focus on financial discipline, flexibility, and flexibility

Exploring in high-potential, proven basins worldwide provides the Company with growth opportunities. Anadarko’s exploration success has created value by increasing future resource potential while providing the flexibility to mitigate risk by monetizing discoveries.
Developing a portfolio of primarily unconventional resources provides the Company a stable base of capital-efficientcreation; and predictable development opportunities that, in turn, position the Company for consistent growth at competitive rates.
Anadarko’s global business development approach transfers core skills across the globe to assist in the discovery and development of world-class resources that are accretive todemonstrate the Company’s performance. These resources help form an optimized global portfolio where both surface and subsurface risks are actively managed.
A strong balance sheet is essential for the development of the Company’s assets, and Anadarko is committed to disciplined investmentcore values in all its businesses to efficiently manage commodity-price cycles. Maintaining financial discipline enables the Company to capitalize on the opportunities afforded by its global portfolio while allowing the Company to pursue new strategic growth opportunities.


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OUTLOOK

During 2015, the oil and natural-gas industry experienced a significant decrease in commodity prices driven by a global supply/demand imbalance for oil and an oversupply of natural gas in the United States. The decline in commodity prices and global economic conditions have continued into 2016 and low commodity prices may exist for an extended period.business activities. The Company’s revenues, operating results, cash flows from operations, capital spending, and future growth rates are highly dependent on the global commodity-price markets,commodity prices, which affect the value the Company receives from its sales of oil, natural-gas,natural gas, and natural-gas liquids (NGLs) production. NGLs.
The Company’s strategyCompany continues to efficiently allocate capital in 2015 wasorder to preservegenerate attractive returns on, and build value by focusingof, capital while investing within cash flow. Anadarko also continues to focus on cash-margin improvement and has actively managed its portfolio to focus on higher-return, oil-levered opportunities in areas where it possesses both scale and competitive advantages, namely in the Delaware and DJ basins in the U.S. onshore and in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Company plans to deploy a greater percentageportion of its capital investment on longer-dated projects while driving cost savingscash flow generated from its Gulf of Mexico, Algeria, Ghana, and efficiencies through every aspect of its business. During 2015,DJ basin assets to fund investments in other assets that generate attractive cash returns, thereby improving the Company closed $2.0 billion of monetizationsCompany’s overall long-term cash-flow profile and was successful in lowering its capital expenditures by 36% and its operating expenses by 13% comparedability to 2014 while maintaining relatively flat production year over year.continue returning cash to investors.
2019 Outlook

The Company plans to continue focusing on returning capital directly to its disciplined and focused approach in 2016 by emphasizing value over growth, enhancing operational efficiencies, reducing capital expenses, and managing its diverse asset portfolio. Management has recommended to the Board of Directors (Board) a 2016 capital budget of approximately $2.8 billion, which excludes the capital budget of Western Gas Partners, LP (WES), a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary. The $2.8 billion budget is nearly 50% lower than the Company’s capital investments in 2015 and almost 70% lower than 2014.
investors. The Company will continuedemonstrated this focus in 2018 by increasing its quarterly cash dividend from $0.05 to evaluate the oil$0.30 per share, expanding its authorized Share-Repurchase Program to $5 billion, and natural-gas price environments and may adjustincreasing its capital spending plansdebt-reduction program to maintain the appropriate liquidity and financial flexibility. Anadarko expects that its capital expenditures will be aligned with its cash flows from operations and targeted asset monetizations.

Liquidity  $2 billion. As of December 31, 2015, Anadarko2018, the Company had $939repurchased 65 million shares of cash on hand plus $4.75its common stock for an average price of $57.69 per share. The Company expects to complete the remaining $1.25 billion of borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities ($5.0 billion capacity, less $250 million of outstanding commercial paper notes). Substantially all of Anadarko’s cash balances at December 31, 2015, were domiciled in the United States and were available to support its worldwide operations. In addition, future excess cash flows generated from the Company’s international assets are available to support both its U.S. operations and corporate needs without incurring incremental U.S. income tax. In December 2015, Anadarko extended the maturity of its $3.0 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (Five-Year Facility) to January 2021, and in January 2016, Anadarko replaced its $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility (364-Day Facility) with a new $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility that will mature in January 2017. The extension and renewal included no changes to covenants or pricing, and the original bank-group fully participated.
Anadarko’s $1.750 billion 5.950% Senior Notes, scheduled to mature in September 2016, were classified as long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015, as Anadarko intends to refinance these obligations prior to or at maturity with new long-term debt issuances orauthorized share repurchases by using the Five-Year Facility.
mid-year 2020. As of December 31, 2015,2018, Anadarko had retired more than $600 million of debt and plans to repay $900 million of debt maturing in the first half of 2019. An additional $500 million of debt reduction is anticipated through mid-year 2020. These actions demonstrate the cash-flow-generating strength of the Company’s asset portfolio and the Company’s ongoing commitment to capital efficiency and returns.
At the end of 2018, the Company announced the planned contribution and sale of substantially all of its midstream assets not owned by WES, which are largely associated with Anadarko's two premier U.S. onshore oil plays in the Delaware and DJ basins, to WES for approximately $4.0 billion, with approximately $2.0 billion of cash proceeds and the balance to be paid in WES common units. This transaction is expected to increase WES’s cash distributions paid to Anadarko in 2019 and reduce Anadarko’s long-term debt was rated “BBB”future midstream capital funding requirements associated with a stable outlook by both Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch), and its commercial paper program was rated “A-2” by S&P and “F2” by Fitch. Anadarko’s long-term debt was rated “Baa2” with a stable outlook and its commercial paper program was rated “P2” by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) until December 16, 2015, when Moody’sthe divested assets. Additionally, WES announced that it had placed both ratings under review for downgrade alonga wholly owned subsidiary of WGP will merge with and into WES to simplify its structure and lower the ratings of 28 other U.S. exploration and production companies and their related subsidiaries. In February 2016, S&P affirmed Anadarko’s “BBB” rating and changed the outlook from stable to negative. As of the time of filing this Form 10-K, neither Fitch nor Moody’s had announced any change to Anadarko’s credit ratings; however, the Company cannot be assured that its credit ratings will not be downgraded. Any downgrade in Anadarko’s credit ratings could negatively impact itsweighted-average cost of capital for the midstream entity via the elimination of incentive distribution rights. These transactions are expected to close in the first quarter of 2019 and a downgrade to a level thatshould result in enhanced liquidity of Anadarko’s residual ownership of WGP securities.

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The Company’s 2019 capital program is below investment grade could also adversely affectconsistent with the Company’s ability to effectively execute aspects of its strategy or to raise debtfocus on enhancing shareholder value by delivering attractive cash returns on invested capital in a $50 oil (for both WTI and Brent) and $3 natural-gas (Henry Hub) price environment while advancing the public debt markets.

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In the event of a downgrade in Anadarko’s credit rating to a level that is below investment grade, the Company may be required to post collateral in the form of letters of credit or cash as financial assurance of its performance under certain contractual arrangements such as pipeline transportation contracts and oil and gas sales contracts. At December 31, 2015, there were no letters of credit or cash provided as assurancedevelopment of the Company’s performance under these typescore assets. Anadarko currently estimates a 2019 capital spending range of contractual arrangements with respect$4.3 billion to credit-risk-related contingent features. If Anadarko’s credit ratings had been downgraded$4.7 billion, excluding WES. Anadarko expects to a level below investment grade as of December 31, 2015, the collateral required to be posted under these arrangements would have been $460 million. Additionally, certain of these arrangements contain financial assurances language that may, under certain circumstances, permit the counterparties to request additional collateral. For additional information, see Risk Factors in Item 1Aallocate approximately 70% of this Form 10-K.
Furthermore,2019 capital investment to the U.S. onshore upstream and midstream resource plays; 16% to conventional oil plays in the eventdeepwater Gulf of Mexico, Algeria, and Ghana; 10% to future value areas, which includes 6% to exploration and 4% to Mozambique LNG activities, excluding post-FID incremental spend; and 4% to corporate activities. The Company’s asset footprint and strong balance sheet are intended to perform through commodity cycles.
Delaware Basin  Anadarko plans to allocate approximately $1.4 billion toward upstream activities. The successful expansion of the Company’s infrastructure footprint, including oil gathering and treating facilities throughout West Texas, is paving the way to transition to multi-well pad development. This phased development approach is expected to deliver incremental oil sales volume in 2019.
DJ Basin  Anadarko expects to invest approximately $1.3 billion on upstream activities, with continued development of its minerals-interest ownership and infrastructure-advantaged position in the Wattenberg field. Anadarko expects to deliver incremental oil sales volume from the DJ basin in 2019.
Powder River Basin Anadarko expects to invest approximately $250 million toward upstream activities, including appraisal and delineation of its 300,000 gross acre position in the southern Powder River basin primarily targeting the Turner formation.
Gulf of Mexico  Anadarko expects to allocate approximately $500 million toward its deepwater Gulf of Mexico operations. Although the capital allocation is lower than in 2018, the Company plans to deliver a similar number of wells in 2019 and maintain production levels around 140 MBOE/d. The majority of these investments are expected to be directed toward high-return oil development opportunities near operated infrastructure at Constellation, Holstein, Horn Mountain, K2, Lucius, and North Hadrian.
International  Anadarko plans to allocate approximately $200 million toward its international operations in Algeria and Ghana. The investment in Ghana will be focused on adding incremental wells to optimize capacity at the Jubilee and TEN FPSO vessels.
Exploration  The Company's exploration investments in 2019 are expected to total approximately $250 million. Exploration spending will primarily be focused on identifying material and scalable opportunities in the U.S. onshore and tie-back opportunities near existing operated facilities in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
LNG  The Company expects to invest approximately $200 million in the Mozambique LNG project in 2019 on pre-FID activities. This includes Anadarko’s portion of the cost associated with ongoing site preparation for the shared onshore facilities. The Company remains on track for making a final investment decision in the first half of 2019, and anticipates adjusting its capital investment expectations associated with the Mozambique LNG project if the project is sanctioned.

WES currently estimates a downgrade in Anadarko’s credit rating2019 total capital spending range of $1.3 to a level that is below$1.4 billion. WES capital investment grade, the credit thresholds with Anadarko’s derivative counterparties maywill be reduced or, in certain cases, eliminated, which may require the Company to post additional collateralprimarily focused in the formDJ and Delaware basins, with over 90% of letters of credit or cash. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features for which a net liability position existed on December 31, 2015, was $1.3 billion, net of collateral. As of December 31, 2015, $58 million was posted as cash collateral with Anadarko’s derivative counterparties. For additional information, see Note 9—Derivative Instruments in the Notesestimated 2019 total capital expenditures allocated to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Anadarko believes that its cash on hand, anticipated operating cash flows, and proceeds from expected asset monetizations will be sufficient to fund the Company’s projected 2016 operational and capital programs. In response to the current commodity-price environment, the Board decreased the quarterly dividend from $0.27 per share to $0.05 per share in February 2016. On an annualized basis, the dividend decrease will have the effect of providing approximately $450 million of additional cash available to enhance the Company’s operations and financial flexibility. Anadarko also expects to receive an $881 million tax refund in 2016 related to the income tax benefit associated with the Company’s 2015 tax net operating loss carryback. Further, Anadarko enters into strategic derivative positions to reduce commodity-price risk and increase the predictability of cash flows. At December 31, 2015, derivative positions covered approximately 26% of Anadarko’s anticipated oil sales volumes, 3% of its anticipated NGLs sales volumes, and 2% of its anticipated natural-gas sales volumes for 2016. These instruments had a fair value of $273 million as of December 31, 2015. See Note 9—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Anadarko believes that the actions taken to enhance the Company’s liquidity position coupled with its asset portfolio and operating and financial performance provide the necessary financial flexibility to fund the Company’s current and long-term operations.these two basins.

Potential for Future Impairments  During 2015, the Company recognized significant impairments of proved oil and gas and midstream properties and impairments of unproved oil and gas properties, primarily as a result of lower forecasted commodity prices and changes to the Company’s drilling plans. At December 31, 2015, the Company’s estimate of undiscounted future cash flows attributable to a certain depletion group with a net book value of approximately $2.2 billion indicated that the carrying amount was expected to be recovered; however, this depletion group may be at risk for impairment if the estimates of future cash flows decline. The Company estimates that, if this depletion group becomes impaired in a future period, the Company could recognize non-cash impairments in that period in excess of $800 million. It is also reasonably possible that prolonged low or further declines in commodity prices, further changes to the Company’s drilling plans in response to lower prices, or increases in drilling or operating costs could result in other additional impairments.
Anadarko had approximately $5.4 billion of goodwill at December 31, 2015, allocated to the following reporting units: $4.9 billion to oil and gas exploration and production, $383 million to WES gathering and processing, $5 million to WES transportation, and $62 million to other gathering and processing. Goodwill is tested annually in October, and at interim periods when necessary. Although commodity prices declined during the year, as of December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the oil and gas reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by more than 15%, without consideration for any control premium, and the other reporting units were not at risk of impairment. However, it is reasonably possible that prolonged low or further declines in commodity prices, decreases in proved reserves, changes in exploration or development plans, significant property impairments, increases in operating or drilling costs, significant changes in regulations, or other negative changes to the economic environment in which Anadarko operates could result in a further reduction in the fair value of the reporting units and increase the potential for a future impairment of goodwill.

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Proved Reserves  Proved reserves are estimated based on the average beginning-of-month prices during the 12-month period for the respective year. The average prices used to compute proved reserves at December 31, 2015, were $50.28 per barrel (Bbl) for oil, $2.59 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for gas, and $19.47 per Bbl for NGLs. Prices for oil, natural gas, and NGLs can fluctuate widely. For example, New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) West Texas Intermediate oil prices have been volatile and ranged from a high of $107.26 per barrel in June 2014 to a low of $26.21 per Bbl in February 2016. Also, NYMEX Henry Hub natural-gas prices have been volatile and ranged from a high of $6.15 per MMBtu in February 2014 to a low of $1.76 per MMBtu in December 2015. If commodity prices remain below the average prices used to estimate 2015 proved reserves, the Company would expect additional negative price-related reserves revisions in 2016, which could be significant.

OVERVIEW

Significant 2015 operating and financial activities include the following:

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Significant 2018 Operating and Financial Activities
Total Company
Anadarko’s sales volumes averaged 836 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOE/d), which was relatively flat compared to 2014 and includes a 37 MBOE/d decrease related to divestitures.
The Company’s overall sales-volume product mix increased to 53% liquids in 2015 compared to 49% in 2014.
Anadarko’s higher-margin liquids sales volumes were 447 thousand barrels per day (MBbls/d), representing a 9% increase over 2014. This increase included a 14 MBbls/d decrease in sales volumes related to divestitures, including certain enhanced oil recovery (EOR) assets in the Rocky Mountains Region (Rockies) in 2015 and the Company’s Chinese subsidiary in 2014.
The Company closed several asset monetizations, totaling $1.4 billion, including the divestiture of certain coalbed methane properties and related midstream assets in the Rockies, certain EOR assets in the Rockies, and certain oil and gas properties and related midstream assets in East Texas.
The Company’s oil sales volume averaged 385 MBbls/d, representing a 9% increase from 2017, primarily due to increased volume from the DJ and Delaware basins, partially offset by the divestiture of certain U.S. onshore assets in 2017.
The Company’s overall oil sales-volume product mix increased to 58% in 2018, compared to 53% in 2017. The overall liquids sales-volume product mix increased to 73% in 2018, compared to 67% in 2017.
U.S. Onshore
Total sales volume in the Delaware basin averaged 109 MBOE/d, representing a 68% increase from 2017, and oil sales volume in the Delaware basin increased 27 MBbls/d, representing a 71% increase from 2017, primarily due to continued drilling and completion activities.
In the Delaware basin, the Reeves and Loving County ROTFs were completed, with 138 total wells flowing into the facilities by the end of 2018. In addition, the first train at the WES-owned Mentone natural-gas processing plant was placed in service during the fourth quarter, adding 200 MMcf/d of natural-gas processing capacity.
Anadarko paid $5.2 billion related to a settlement agreement resolving all claims assertedOil sales volume in the Tronox Adversary Proceeding. SeeDJ basin increased 14 MBbls/d, representing a Note 15—Contingencies—Tronox Litigation17% in the Notesincrease from 2017, primarily due to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.continued drilling and completion activities.
After previously finding that Anadarko, as a nonoperating investorIn the DJ basin, the sixth COSF train was placed in service, adding 30 MBbls/d of oil-stabilization capacity.
The Company received net proceeds of approximately $370 million from the divestiture of its nonoperated interest in Alaska.
Gulf of Mexico
Oil sales volume averaged 121 MBbls/d, remaining relatively flat compared to 2017, primarily due to natural production declines and planned downtime at various platforms, partially offset by new wells coming online at Horn Mountain, Holstein, Marlin, and Caesar Tonga.
Ghana
In the TEN field, the operator resumed drilling operations in early 2018, with one well brought online in 2018. Two additional wells were drilled in 2018, with completion activities ongoing at year end.
In the Jubilee field, the operator drilled two production wells during the second quarter of 2018, with the first of these wells brought online in the Macondothird quarter. The second well was not culpable with respect to the Deepwater Horizon events, the Louisiana District Court found Anadarko liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act as a working-interest ownerbrought online in the Macondofourth quarter. Additionally, a previously drilled water injector well was brought online during the fourth quarter of 2018.
The operator of the Jubilee FPSO completed two shutdowns to effectively stabilize the turret and entered a judgmentrotate the FPSO to its permanent heading. Completion of $159.5 millionthe spread-mooring anchoring system is expected in December 2015. See Note 15—Contingencies—Deepwater Horizon Events in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.early 2019, with no further shutdowns anticipated.

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The Rockies sales volumes averaged 367 MBOE/d, representing a 2%, or 6 MBOE/d, increase over 2014, primarily from a 32%, or 54 MBOE/d, sales volume increase in the Wattenberg field, partially offset by lower sales volumes due to the April 2015 sale of certain EOR assets and the September 2015 sale of certain coalbed methane properties.

The Southern and Appalachia Region sales volumes averaged 284 MBOE/d, representing a 5% decrease from 2014, primarily due to lower natural-gas sales volumes in the Marcellus shale due to voluntary curtailments and third-party infrastructure downtime, and the sale of certain U.S. onshore oil and gas properties and related midstream assets in East Texas, partially offset by higher sales volumes in the Eagleford shale.
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Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico sales volumes averaged 85 MBOE/d, representing a 2% increase over 2014, primarily due to the commencement of oil production from the Lucius development in January 2015, partially offset by a natural-gas production decline at Independence Hub (IHUB).
The Company participated in the successful drilling of the nonoperated Yeti exploration well (37.5% working interest) in Walker Ridge Block 160, with the well successfully sidetracked to test the down-dip limits of the field.
Anadarko’s Heidelberg development project was completed and achieved first oil in January 2016.

InternationalMozambique
During 2018 and subsequent to year end, additional LNG sales and purchase agreements were executed, increasing contracted volumes to more than 7.5 MTPA, with an additional 2.0 MTPA of contracted volume anticipated prior to FID. 
The Government of Mozambique approved the Development Plan for the Anadarko-operated, initial two-train Golfinho/Atum project.
The preferred offshore construction and installation contractor was selected in the fourth quarter of 2018, and the contracts with the onshore and offshore construction and installation contractors are being finalized ahead of making a final investment decision in the first half of 2019.
Site preparation activities are fully underway at the Afungi onshore site, as major infrastructure and resettlement projects are proceeding as planned, positioning the area for construction of the LNG facilities.
In the third quarter of 2018, Offshore Area 4, which is owned and operated by third parties, joined the Anadarko-led resettlement and airstrip projects as a 50% participant.
Financial
The Company generated $5.9 billion of cash flow from operations and ended 2018 with $1.3 billion of cash.
The Company completed $2.7 billion of share repurchases and retired more than $600 million of debt.
International sales volumes averaged 91 MBOE/d, which was relatively flat compared to 2014.
The Kronos-1 deepwater prospect offshore Colombia encountered 130 to 230 net feet of natural-gas pay in the upper objective and encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons in a deeper objective.
The Tweneboa/Enyenra/Ntomme (TEN) project in Ghana was more than 80% complete at year end 2015, with first oil expected in the third quarter of 2016.
Anadarko wrote off suspended exploratory costs in Brazil where the Company does not expect to have substantive exploration and development activities for the foreseeable future given the current oil-price environment and other considerations.

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Anadarko’s net loss attributable to common stockholders for 2015 totaled $6.7 billion, including impairments of $5.1 billion primarily related to certain U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico properties, impairments of exploration assets of $1.9 billion primarily associated with impairments of unproved properties and the write-off of suspended exploratory well costs in Brazil, and losses on divestitures of $1.0 billion.
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The Company’s net cash used in operating activities was $1.9 billion in 2015, which included the $5.2 billion Tronox settlement payment. The Company ended 2015 with $939 million of cash on hand.
The Company initiated a commercial paper program, which allows the issuance of a maximum of $3.0 billion of unsecured commercial paper notes.
In December 2015, Anadarko extended the maturity of its Five-Year Facility to January 2021, and in January 2016, Anadarko replaced its 364-Day Facility with a new $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility that will mature in January 2017.
WES, a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary, completed a public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025.
Anadarko issued 9.2 million 7.50% tangible equity units (TEUs) at a stated amount of $50.00 per unit and raised net proceeds of $445 million.
Anadarko completed a public secondary offering of 2.3 million common units in Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP), a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary that owns partnership interests in WES, and raised net proceeds of $130 million.


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FINANCIAL RESULTS
millions except per-share amounts2015 2014 2013
Oil and condensate, natural-gas, and NGLs sales$8,260
 $15,169
 $13,828
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales1,226
 1,206
 1,039
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net(788) 2,095
 (286)
Revenues and other8,698
 18,470
 14,581
Costs and expenses17,507
 13,067
 11,248
Other (income) expense880
 5,349
 1,227
Income tax expense (benefit)(2,877) 1,617
 1,165
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(6,692) $(1,750) $801
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders—diluted$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
Average number of common shares outstanding—diluted508
 506
 505
FINANCIAL RESULTS
millions except per-share amounts2018
 2017
 2016
Oil, natural-gas, and NGL sales$11,482
 $8,969
 $7,153
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales1,588
 2,000
 1,294
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net312
 939
 (578)
Revenues and other$13,382
 $11,908
 $7,869
Costs and expenses10,763
 12,473
 10,241
Other (income) expense1,134
 1,123
 1,457
Income tax expense (benefit)733
 (1,477) (1,021)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$615
 $(456) $(3,071)
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders—diluted$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90)
Average number of common shares outstanding—diluted504
 548
 522

The following discussion pertains to Anadarko’s results of operations, financial condition, and changes in financial condition. Any increases or decreases “for the year ended December 31, 2015,2018,” refer to the comparison of the year ended December 31, 2015,2018, to the year ended December 31, 2014.2017. Similarly, any increases or decreases “for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017,” refer to the comparison of the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, to the year ended December 31, 2013.2016. The primary factors that affect the Company’s results of operations include commodity prices for oil, natural gas, and NGLs; sales volumes;volume; the cost of finding and developing such reserves; and operating costs.

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millions
Oil and
Condensate
 
Natural
Gas
 NGLs Total
2014 sales revenues$9,748
 $3,849
 $1,572
 $15,169
Changes associated with prices(5,189) (1,462) (871) (7,522)
Changes associated with sales volumes861
 (380) 132
 613
2015 sales revenues$5,420
 $2,007
 $833
 $8,260
Increase/(decrease) vs. 2014(44)% (48)% (47)% (46)%
        
2013 sales revenues$9,178
 $3,388
 $1,262
 $13,828
Changes associated with prices(1,046) 540
 (86) (592)
Changes associated with sales volumes1,616
 (79) 396
 1,933
2014 sales revenues$9,748
 $3,849
 $1,572
 $15,169
Increase/(decrease) vs. 20136 % 14 % 25 % 10 %


ChangesREVENUES AND SALES VOLUME
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For 2018, the table below illustrates the effect of increases in commodity prices and changes associated with sales volumes forvolume. Sales volume changes during 2018 included increases associated with continued drilling and completion activities in the years ended December 31, 2015Delaware and 2014, includeDJ basins and decreases associated with U.S. onshore asset divestitures.

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The following provides Anadarko’s sales volumesvolume for the years ended December 31:
 2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
Barrels of Oil Equivalent         
(MMBOE except percentages)         
United States272
 (1)% 275
 9% 252
International33
 (1) 33
 2
 33
Total barrels of oil equivalent305
 (1) 308
 8
 285
          
Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day         
(MBOE/d except percentages)         
United States745
 (1)% 751
 9% 691
International91
 (1) 92
 2
 90
Total barrels of oil equivalent per day836
 (1) 843
 8
 781
 
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
(MMBOE)
 
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
per Day (MBOE/d)
 2018
2017
2016
 2018
2017
2016
United States208
211
257
 570
579
704
International35
34
33
 96
93
89
Total243
245
290
 666
672
793
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Sales volumes representvolume represents actual production volumesvolume adjusted for changes in commodity inventories andas well as natural-gas production volumesvolume provided to satisfy a commitment established in conjunction withunder the Jubilee development plan in Ghana. Anadarko employs marketing strategies to minimize market-related shut-ins, maximize realized prices, and manage credit-risk exposure. For additional information, see Note 9—11—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Other (Income) Expense—(Gains) Losses on Derivatives, net.10-K. Production of oil, natural gas, oil, and NGLs is usually not affected by seasonal swings in demand.

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Oil and Condensate Sales Volumes, Average Prices, and Revenues
 2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
United States         
Sales volumes—MMBbls85
 14 % 74
 28 % 58
MBbls/d232
 14
 203
 28
 158
Price per barrel$45.00
 (49) $87.99
 (9) $97.02
International         
Sales volumes—MMBbls31
 (4)% 32
 (1)% 33
MBbls/d85
 (4) 89
 (1) 90
Price per barrel$51.68
 (48) $99.79
 (9) $109.15
Total         
Sales volumes—MMBbls116
 9 % 106
 18 % 91
MBbls/d317
 9
 292
 18
 248
Price per barrel$46.79
 (49) $91.58
 (10) $101.41
Oil and condensate sales revenues (millions)$5,420
 (44) $9,748
 6
 $9,178
Oil Sales Revenues, Average Prices, and Volume
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MMBbls—million barrels
 2018
 2017
 2016
Oil sales revenues (millions)$9,206
 $6,552
 $4,668
      
Price per barrel     
United States$64.01
 $49.62
 $39.06
International70.38
 53.77
 43.93
Total$65.51
 $50.66
 $40.34
      
Sales volume (MMBbls)     
United States108
 97
 85
International33
 32
 31
Total141
 129
 116
      
Sales volume per day (MBbls/d)     
United States294
 266
 233
International91
 89
 83
Total385
 355
 316

Oil and Condensate Sales VolumesPrices
2015 vs. 2014  
Anadarko’s realized oil and condensate sales volumes price increased by 25 MBbls/d.
Sales volumes in the Rockies increased by 11 MBbls/dlate 2016 through 2017, primarily in the Wattenberg field due to continued horizontal drilling, partially offset by lower sales volumes due to the saleexpectation of certain EOR assets in April 2015.
Sales volumes in the Southern and Appalachia Region increased by 10 MBbls/d primarily in the Eagleford shaledecreasing global oversupply as a result of OPEC’s agreement to reduce production through the end of 2018. Oil prices continued horizontal drilling and in the Delaware basinto increase during most of 2018, primarily due to wells brought onlineconcerns of a supply shortfall as a result of additional infrastructure and continued drilling.reductions in output from Iran as the U.S. reimposed sanctions, as well as decreased production from Venezuela. Oil prices declined in the fourth quarter of 2018 due to concerns of oil demand weakness from a slowing global economy.


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Oil Sales volumes in the Gulf of Mexico Volume

increased2018 vs. 2017  The Company’s oil sales volume increased by 8 MBbls/d primarily from the Lucius development achieving first oil in January 2015, partially offset by a natural production decline at Marco Polo.
International sales volumes decreased by 430 MBbls/d, primarily due to the timingfollowing:
U.S. Onshore
Sales volume for the Delaware basin increased by 27 MBbls/d, primarily due to continued drilling and completion activities and midstream infrastructure additions in 2018.
Sales volume for the DJ basin increased by 14 MBbls/d, primarily due to continued drilling and completion activities in 2018.
Divestitures resulted in decreased sales volume of 16 MBbls/d, primarily related to the sale of the Alaska nonoperated assets in the first quarter of 2018 and the Eagleford and West Chalk assets in the first half of 2017.
Gulf of liftings in Algeria and the sale of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary in August 2014, partially offset by higher sales volumes due to the timing of liftings in Ghana.Mexico
Sales volume for the Gulf of Mexico remained flat, primarily due to natural production declines and planned downtime at various platforms, partially offset by new wells coming online at Horn Mountain, Holstein, Marlin, and Caesar Tonga throughout 2018.

20142017 vs. 2013  2016Anadarko’s  The Company’s oil and condensate sales volumesvolume increased by 44 MBbls/d.
Sales volumes in the Rockies increased by 33 MBbls/d primarily in the Wattenberg field due to increased horizontal drilling.
Sales volumes in the Southern and Appalachia Region increased by 15 MBbls/d, primarily as a result of increased horizontal drilling and 2013 infrastructure expansion in the Eagleford shale and increased horizontal drilling in the Delaware basin.
International sales volumes decreased by 139 MBbls/d, primarily due to lower sales volumes in China as a result of maintenance downtime and the sale of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary and the timing of liftings in Ghana, partially offset by higher sales volumes in Algeria from additional facilities and wells brought online at El Merk.following:
Sales volumesU.S. Onshore
Sales volume for the Delaware basin increased by 13 MBbls/d, primarily due to continued drilling and completion activities in 2017.
Divestitures resulted in a decrease in sales volume of 29 MBbls/d, primarily related to the sale of the Eagleford assets in the first half of 2017.
Gulf of Mexico decreased by 1 MBbls/d primarily due to natural production declines.
Sales volume increased by 56 MBbls/d, primarily due to the GOM Acquisition in December 2016 and continued tie-back activity at several facilities, partially offset by deferred production as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Nate and nonoperated field downtime during the second half of 2017.
International
Sales volume for Ghana increased by 9 MBbls/d, primarily due to a full year of liftings from the TEN development, which came online late in the third quarter of 2016, and downtime in 2016 to address new production and offtake procedures resulting from issues associated with the Jubilee field FPSO turret bearing.


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2014 vs. 2013  Anadarko’s average oil price received decreased as a result of a global oversupply and reduced oil demand resulting from continued economic weakness particularly in late 2014.

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Natural-Gas Sales Volumes, Average Prices, and Revenues
 2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
United States         
Sales volumes—Bcf852
 (10)% 945
 (2)% 968
MMcf/d2,334
 (10) 2,589
 (2) 2,652
Price per Mcf$2.36
 (42) $4.07
 16
 $3.50
Natural-gas sales revenues (millions)$2,007
 (48) $3,849
 14
 $3,388
Natural-Gas Sales Revenues, Volume, and Average Prices
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Bcf—billion cubic feet
MMcf/d—million cubic feet per day
 2018
 2017
 2016
Natural-gas sales revenues (millions)$1,005
 $1,348
 $1,564
      
Price per Mcf$2.57
 $2.82
 $2.04
      
Sales volume (Bcf) (1)
390
 478
 766
Sales volume per day (MMcf/d) (1)
1,069
 1,309
 2,093
Mcf—thousand cubic feet
(1)
All natural-gas sales volume originates in the United States.

Natural-Gas Sales Volumes
2015 vs. 2014  The Company’s natural-gas sales volumes decreased by 255 MMcf/d.
Sales volumes in the Southern and Appalachia Region decreased by 145 MMcf/d primarily due to voluntary curtailments and third-party infrastructure downtime in the Marcellus shale and the July 2015 sale of certain U.S. onshore properties and related midstream assets in East Texas. These decreases were partially offset by higher sales volumes as a result of continued horizontal drilling in the Eagleford shale.
Sales volumes in the Rockies decreased by 66 MMcf/d primarily due to voluntary curtailments at Greater Natural Buttes, a natural production decline at Powder River basin, and the September 2015 sale of certain coalbed methane properties, partially offset by higher sales volumes in the Wattenberg field as a result of continued horizontal drilling.
Sales volumes in the Gulf of Mexico decreased by 44 MMcf/d primarily due to a natural production decline at IHUB, partially offset by the Lucius development achieving first production in January 2015.

2014 vs. 2013  The Company’s natural-gas sales volumes decreased by 63 MMcf/d.
Sales volumes in the Rockies decreased by 90 MMcf/d primarily due to the January 2014 sale of the Company’s Pinedale/Jonah assets and natural production declines in the Powder River basin and Greater Natural Buttes. These decreases were partially offset by higher sales volumes in the Wattenberg field due to increased horizontal drilling.
Sales volumes in the Gulf of Mexico decreased by 67 MMcf/d primarily due to a natural production decline at IHUB.
Sales volumes in the Southern and Appalachia Region increased by 94 MMcf/d primarily due to infrastructure expansions that allowed the Company to bring wells online in the Marcellus and Eagleford shales as well as continued horizontal drilling in the liquids-rich East Texas/North Louisiana horizontal development.

Natural-Gas Prices
2015 vs. 2014  The average
Anadarko’s realized natural-gas price Anadarko received decreasedincreased from 2016 to 2017, primarily due to a reduction of U.S. natural-gas storage resulting from production declines across the industry from mid-2016 through early 2017 and stable exports to Mexico throughout 2017. In 2018, NYMEX prices were higher due to strong year-over-yeardemand growth and low U.S. natural-gas storage. However, Anadarko’s realized natural-gas price decreased in 2018 due to wider regional differentials in its operated basins as strong production growth in the northeast United StatesDelaware and slightly lower weather-driven residentialDJ basins required higher utilization of gas pipeline takeaway capacity.

Natural-Gas Sales Volume

2018 vs. 2017  The Company’s natural-gas sales volume decreased by 240 MMcf/d, primarily due to the sale of the Marcellus, Eagleford, and commercial demand mainlyUtah CBM assets in the first half of 2015.2017 and the Moxa assets in the second half of 2017.

20142017 vs. 2013  2016The averageCompany’s natural-gas price Anadarko received increasedsales volume decreased by 784 MMcf/d, primarily due to low industry natural-gas storage levels as a resultthe sale of colder than average winter temperaturesthe Marcellus and Eagleford assets in the first half of 2017, the Carthage and Elm Grove assets in the second half of 2016, and the associated high residential heating demandWamsutter assets in early 2014. In addition, natural-gas prices increased as a resultthe first half of higher industrial natural-gas demand, reduced natural-gas imports from Canada, and continued strength in exports to Mexico.2016.


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Natural-Gas Liquids Sales Volumes, Average Prices, and Revenues
 2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
United States         
Sales volumes—MMBbls45
 6 % 43
 28 % 33
MBbls/d124
 6
 116
 28
 91
Price per barrel$17.03
 (52) $35.48
 (7) $37.97
International         
Sales volumes—MMBbls2
 91 % 1
 NM
 
MBbls/d6
 91
 3
 NM
 
Price per barrel$29.85
 (47) $56.16
 NM
 $
Total  
      
Sales volumes—MMBbls47
 8 % 44
 31 % 33
MBbls/d130
 8
 119
 31
 91
Price per barrel$17.61
 (51) $36.01
 (5) $37.97
Natural-gas liquids sales revenues (millions)$833
 (47) $1,572
 25
 $1,262
Natural-Gas Liquids Sales Revenues, Volume, and Average Prices

NM—not meaningfulchart-ec1d0136754d8755873.jpg
 2018
 2017
 2016
Natural-gas liquids sales revenues (millions)$1,271
 $1,069
 $921
      
Price per barrel$33.93
 $29.54
 $19.64

     
Sales volume (MMBbls) (1)
37
 36
 46
Sales volume per day (MBbls/d) (1)
103
 99
 128
(1)
Approximately 95% of NGL sales volume was from the United States.

NGL Prices

Anadarko’s realized NGL price increased from 2016 to 2017, primarily due to increased domestic demand and higher exports. The average NGL price continued to increase during most of 2018, primarily due to increased demand for ethane to supply newly-constructed ethane cracker facilities. NGL prices declined in the fourth quarter of 2018 due to higher gas plant production of NGLs and loosening of infrastructure constraints.

NGL Sales VolumesVolume
NGLs
2018 vs. 2017  The Company’s NGL sales represent revenues fromvolume increased by 4 MBbls/d, primarily due to the following:
U.S. Onshore
Sales volume for the Delaware basin increased by 9 MBbls/d, primarily due to continued drilling and completion activities and midstream infrastructure additions in 2018.
Sales volume for other U.S. onshore assets decreased by 5 MBbls/d, primarily due to the sale of the Eagleford and West Chalk assets in the first half of 2017 and the Moxa assets in the second half of 2017.

2017 vs. 2016  The Company’s NGL sales volume decreased by 29 MBbls/d, primarily due to the sale of products derived from the processing of Anadarko’s natural-gas production.
2015 vs. 2014  The Company’s NGLs sales volumes increased by 11 MBbls/d.
Sales volumesEagleford assets in the Rockies increased by 6 MBbls/d primarilyfirst half of 2017 and the Carthage assets in the Wattenberg field due to continued horizontal drilling and the Lancaster plant coming online in April 2014, partially offset by ethane rejection.
International sales volumes increased by 3 MBbls/d as volumes increased in Algeria since the commencementsecond half of sales at the Company’s El Merk facility during 2014.

2014 vs. 2013  The Company’s NGLs sales volumes increased by 28 MBbls/d.
Sales volumes in the Rockies increased by 16 MBbls/d primarily in the Wattenberg field due to increased horizontal drilling and the Lancaster plant coming online in April 2014.
Sales volumes in the Southern and Appalachia Region increased by 10 MBbls/d primarily as a result of increased horizontal drilling and 2013 infrastructure expansion in the Eagleford shale.
International sales volumes increased by 3 MBbls/d due to the commencement of sales at the Company’s El Merk facility in Algeria in 2014.

NGLs Prices
2015 vs. 2014  Anadarko’s average NGLs price received decreased primarily due to decreased propane prices as a result of lower seasonal demand, higher NGLs production levels, and a related decline in oil prices.2016.


2014 vs. 201366 Anadarko’s average NGLs price received decreased primarily due to lower prices for butanes and natural gasoline resulting from higher industry production levels and a related decline in oil prices.| APC 2018 FORM 10-K

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Gathering, Processing, and Marketing
millions except percentages2015
Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014

2014
Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013

2013
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales$1,226

2 %
$1,206

16%
$1,039
Gathering, processing, and marketing expense1,054

2

1,030

19

869
Total gathering, processing, and marketing, net$172

(2)
$176

4

$170
Gathering, Processing, and Marketing
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales (1)
$1,588
 $2,000
 $1,294
Gathering, processing, and marketing expense (1)
1,047
 1,552
 1,083
Gathering, processing, and marketing, net$541
 $448
 $211
(1)
As a result of adopting ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), as of January 1, 2018, gathering, processing, and marketing sales decreased by $1.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018, and gathering, processing, and marketing expenses decreased by $1.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018. Refer to Note 2—Revenue from Contracts with Customersin the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further information.

Gathering and processing sales includesinclude fee revenue earned by providing gathering, processing, compression, and treating services to third parties as well as revenue from the sale of NGLs and remaining residue gas extracted from natural gas purchased from third parties and processed by Anadarko. The net margin from the sale of NGLs and residue gas for service customers when Anadarko is acting as well as fee revenue earned by providing gathering,an agent is also included. Gathering and processing compression, and treating services to third parties. Marketing sales include the margin earned from purchasing and selling third-party oil and natural gas. Gathering, processing, and marketing expense includes the cost of third-party natural gas purchased and processed by Anadarko as well as transportation and other operating and transportation expenses related to the Company’s costs to perform gathering and processing activities for third parties.
Marketing sales include the margin earned from purchasing and selling third-party oil and natural gas. Marketing expense includes transportation and other operating expenses related to the Company’s costs to perform third-party marketing activities.

20152018 vs. 2014  2017Gathering, processing, and marketing, net decreased by $4 million. The decrease primarily resulted from lower processing revenues due to decreased commodity prices, partially offset by increased processing volumes related to the November 2014 acquisition of Nuevo Midstream, LLC and higher marketing margins.

2014 vs. 2013  Gathering, processing, and marketing, net increased by $6 million$93 million. This increase primarily related to higher third-party throughput volume at the West Texas Complex, which were partially due to higher gathering and processing revenue associated with higher volumes, increased natural-gas prices,capacity from the 200 MMcf/d cryogenic train that commenced service in December 2017, and increased infrastructure,third-party throughput volume and rates at the DJ Basin Complex. These increases were partially offset by higherdecreased marketing margins related to pricing on NGL inventory.

2017 vs. 2016Gathering, processing, and transportation expensesmarketing, net increased by $237 million. This increase primarily related to higher third-party throughput volume and prices at the DBM Complex due to increased processing capacity from the increased volumes.start-up of newly constructed facilities in May and October 2016 and previously existing facilities returning to service after the 2016 outage at the DBM Complex.

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Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Other, net
millions except percentages2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
Gains (losses) on divestitures$(1,022) (154)% $1,891
 NM
 $(470)
Other234
 15
 204
 11% 184
Total gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net$(788) (138) $2,095
 NM
 $(286)
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Other, net
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Gains (losses) on divestitures, net$20
 $674
 $(757)
Other292
 265
 179
Total gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net$312
 $939
 $(578)

Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net includes gains (losses) on divestitures and other operating revenues, including hard-minerals royalties, earnings (losses) from equity investments, hard-minerals royalties, and other revenues.
2015 
The Company recognized a loss of $538 million associated withDuring the divestiture ofyears presented, Anadarko divested certain coalbed methane propertiesnon-core U.S. onshore and related midstream assets in the Rockies for net proceeds of $154 million after closing adjustments.
The Company recognized a loss of $350 million associated with the divestiture of certain EOR assets in the Rockies, with a sales price of $703 million, for net proceeds of $675 million after closing adjustments.
The Company recognized a loss of $110 million associated with the divestiture of certain oil and gas properties and related midstream assets in East Texas, with a sales price of $440 million, for net proceeds of $425 million after closing adjustments.
The Company recognized income of $130 million related to the settlement of a royalty lawsuit associated with a property in the Gulf of Mexico.
2014 
The Company recognized a gain of $1.5 billion related to its divestiture of a 10% working interest in Offshore Area 1 in Mozambique for net proceeds of $2.64 billion.
The Company recognized a gain of $510 million associated with the divestiture of its Chinese subsidiary for net proceeds of $1.075 billion.
The Company recognized a gain of $237 million associated with the divestiture of its interest in the nonoperated Vito deepwater development, along with several surrounding exploration blocks in the Gulf of Mexico for net proceeds of $500 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2014, Anadarko considered certain EOR assets in the Rockies to be held for sale and recognized a $456 million loss. At December 31, 2014, these assets were no longer considered held for sale as the volatility in the current commodity-price environment reduced the probability that these assets would be sold within the next year.
2013 
The Company recognized losses on assets held for sale of $704 million, primarily associated with the Pinedale/Jonah assets in Wyoming, which were sold in January 2014 for net proceeds of $581 million.
The Company divested its interest in a soda ash joint venture for net proceeds of $310 million and recognized a gain of $140 million while retaining its royalty interest in soda ash mined by the joint venture from the Company’s Land Grant. Additional consideration may also be received based on future revenue of the joint venture.
The Company recognized gains on divestitures of $94 million for certain U.S. oil and gas properties.
assets. See Note 3—Acquisitions, 4—Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information on assets held for sale.information.


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COSTS AND EXPENSES

The following provides Anadarko’s total costs and Expensesexpenses for the years ended December 31:
 2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
Oil and gas operating (millions)$1,014
 (13)% $1,171
 7 % $1,092
Oil and gas operating—per BOE3.32
 (13) 3.81
 (1) 3.83
Oil and gas transportation (millions)1,117
 
 1,116
 14
 981
Oil and gas transportation—per BOE3.66
 1
 3.63
 6
 3.44
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BOE—barrels of oil equivalent
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Oil and gas operating$1,153
 $988
 $807
Oil and gas transportation878
 914
 1,002
Exploration459
 2,535
 944
Gathering, processing, and marketing1,047
 1,552
 1,083
G&A1,084
 994
 1,223
DD&A4,254
 4,279
 4,301
Production, property, and other taxes826
 582
 536
Impairments800
 408
 227
Other operating expense262
 221
 118
Total$10,763
 $12,473
 $10,241

Oil and Gas Operating Expenses
2015 vs. 2014  Oil and gas operating expenses decreased by $157 million primarily due to lower expenses of $73 million as a result of divestitures, lower workover costs of $49 million as a result of reduced activity primarily in the Rockies and the Southern and Appalachia Region, and lower surface maintenance expenses of $21 million primarily in the Rockies. The related costs per BOE decreased by $0.49 as a result of lower costs.
Oil and Gas Operating Expenses
 2018
 2017
 2016
Oil and gas operating (millions)$1,153
 $988
 $807
Oil and gas operating—per BOE4.74
 4.03
 2.78

20142018 vs. 2013  2017Oil and gas operating expenses increased by $79$165 million, primarily due to higher costs associated with increased sales volumes in the Rockies and the Southern and Appalachia Region and increased activity in the Gulf of Mexico. These increases werefollowing:
higher U.S. onshore costs of $140 million, primarily related to increased operating and nonoperating activity in the DJ and Delaware basins, partially offset by lower expenses of $74 million as a result of U.S. onshore asset divestitures
higher non-operating costs of $54 million in Ghana, primarily due to the Jubilee FPSO turret repair and additional wells coming online in 2018
higher operating costs of $32 million, primarily related to maintenance at various platforms in GOM

2017 vs. 2016Oil and gas operating expenses increased by $181 million, primarily due to the sales of the Company’s Pinedale/Jonah assets and its Chinese subsidiary. following:
higher operating costs of $212 million, primarily related to the GOM Acquisition
higher operating costs of $84 million related to increased activity in the DJ and Delaware basins and costs related to the Company’s response efforts in Colorado in 2017
lower nonoperating costs of $12 million in Ghana, primarily related to FPSO maintenance costs in 2016, partially offset by higher costs in 2017 due to increased production from the TEN development, which came online late in the third quarter of 2016
lower expenses of $89 million as a result of U.S. onshore asset divestitures
The related costs per BOE decreased by $0.02increased from 2016 to 2018, primarily due to increased costs as a result of shifting to a higher-return, oil-levered portfolio that includes the Gulf of Mexico and Delaware basin, which operate at a higher cost compared to the lower-return, gas-levered divested assets.

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Oil and Gas Transportation Expenses
 2018
 2017
 2016
Oil and gas transportation (millions)$878
 $914
 $1,002
Oil and gas transportation—per BOE3.61
 3.73
 3.46

2018 vs. 2017  Oil and gas transportation expenses decreased by $36 million, primarily due to U.S. onshore divestitures and increased transportation costs related to sales volumes,from storage in 2017, partially offset by increased oil sales volume in the higher costs.Delaware basin in 2018. Oil and gas transportation expenses per BOE remained relatively flat.

Oil and Gas Transportation Expenses
20152017 vs. 2014  2016Oil and gas transportation expenses were relatively flat.decreased by $88 million, primarily due to 2017 and 2016 U.S. onshore divestitures, partially offset by increased oil and gas sales volume in the Gulf of Mexico and increased rates in the DJ basin. Oil and gas transportation expenses per BOE increased by $0.03$0.27 primarily due to decreased sales volumes.increased oil and natural-gas transportation rates in the DJ basin.

Exploration Expense
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Dry hole expense$87
 $1,433
 $397
Impairments of unproved properties159
 788
 216
Geological and geophysical, exploration overhead, and other expense213
 314
 331
Total exploration expense$459
 $2,535
 $944

Dry Hole Expense
2018 
$87 million related to unsuccessful drilling activities, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico

2017
$437 million related to the Shenandoah project, $215 million related to the Phobos project, and $108 million related to the Warrior project in the Gulf of Mexico due to insufficient quantities of oil pay to justify development
$329 million related to all remaining wells in Côte d’Ivoire, where the Company relinquished its interest in all of its exploration blocks
$243 million related to certain wells in the Grand Fuerte area in Colombia due to insufficient progress on contractual and fiscal reforms needed for deepwater natural-gas development

2016
$231 million related to certain wells in the Gulf of Mexico and $92 million related to certain wells in Mozambique
$39 million for a well in Côte d’Ivoire that finished drilling in the third quarter of 2016 and encountered noncommercial quantities of hydrocarbons

2014See Note 7—Suspended Exploratory Well Costs in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Impairments of Unproved Properties
For discussion related to impairments of unproved properties, see Note 6—Impairmentsin the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-K.

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G&A
millions2018
 2017
 2016
G&A$1,084
 $994
 $1,223

2018 vs. 2013  2017Oil and gas transportation expensesG&A increased by $135$90 million, primarily due to an increase in employee-related expenses of $31 million, higher gas-gatheringlegal and transportationconsulting fees of $23 million and higher contract labor costs primarily attributable to higher volumes related to the growth in the Company’s U.S. onshore asset base. Oil and gas transportation expenses per BOE increased by $0.19 with the higher costs partially offset by increased sales volumes.of $13 million.



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millions2015 2014 2013
Exploration Expense     
Dry hole expense$1,052
 $762
 $556
Impairments of unproved properties1,215
 483
 308
Geological and geophysical expense168
 168
 208
Exploration overhead and other209
 226
 257
Total exploration expense$2,644
 $1,639
 $1,329
DD&A
millions2018
 2017
 2016
DD&A$4,254
 $4,279
 $4,301

20152018 vs. 2014  2017ExplorationDD&A expense decreased by $25 million, primarily due to the following:
$140 million decrease, primarily related to divestitures associated with U.S. onshore properties in 2018 and 2017 and a lower DD&A rate in 2018 driven by increased proved developed reserves in Ghana
These decreases were offset by the following:
$62 million increase in ARO accretion expense due to increased ARO estimates in the Gulf of Mexico
$53 million increase in straight line depreciation related to newly constructed pipelines and salt water disposal facilities in the Delaware basin

2017 vs. 2016DD&A expense decreased by $22 million, primarily due to the following:
$717 million related to lower 2017 sales volume and asset property balances associated with U.S. onshore properties as a result of divestitures in 2016 and 2017
These decreases were offset by the following:
$457 million related to higher sales volume in the Gulf of Mexico, primarily due to the GOM Acquisition
$240 million related to international production DD&A, primarily due to higher sales volume from the Ghana TEN project, which came online late in the third quarter of 2016

Production, Property, and Other Taxes
millions2018
 2017
 2016
U.S. production and severance taxes$164
 $90
 $80
Algeria exceptional profits taxes405
 289
 280
Ad valorem taxes254
 196
 163
Other3
 7
 13
Total production, property, and other taxes$826
 $582
 $536

2018 vs. 2017Production, property and other taxes increased by $1.0 billion.$244 million, primarily due to an increase in ad valorem and U.S. production and severance taxes driven by higher sales volume and commodity prices in the Delaware and DJ basins. Additionally, Algeria exceptional profits taxes increased due to higher commodity prices.
Dry hole expense increased by $290 million.
The Company wrote off suspended exploratory well costs of $746 million in 2015, primarily related to Brazil where the Company does not expect to have substantive exploration and development activities for the foreseeable future given the current oil-price environment2017 vs. 2016Production, property and other considerations.taxes increased by $46 million, primarily due to an increase in commodity prices.

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Impairments

The Company recognized $306 million due to unsuccessful drilling activities expensed in 2015 primarily in Colombia and the Gulf of Mexico.following impairments for the years ended December 31:
Anadarko recognized $762 million due to unsuccessful drilling activities expensed in 2014 associated with wells in the Gulf of Mexico, the Rockies, and Mozambique.
Impairments of unproved properties increased by $732 million.
In 2015, the Company recognized a $935 million impairment of unproved Greater Natural Buttes properties and a $66 million impairment of an unproved Gulf of Mexico property as a result of lower commodity prices.
Also in 2015, the Company recognized a $109 million impairment of unproved Utica properties resulting from an assignment of mineral interests in settlement of a legal matter.
In 2014, the Company recognized impairments of $302 million primarily related to lower oil prices, a reduction of reserves, and the expiration of certain leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
Also in 2014, the Company recognized impairments of $50 million due to the decision not to pursue further drilling in Sierra Leone.
The Company recognized impairments of $38 million in 2014 as a result of changes in the Company’s drilling plans for certain U.S. onshore oil and gas properties.
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Exploration and Production     
U.S. onshore properties$347
 $2
 $28
Gulf of Mexico properties27
 227
 27
Cost-method investment
 
 59
WES Midstream228
 176
 16
Other Midstream53
 2
 57
Other145
 1
 40
Total impairments$800
 $408
 $227

2014 vs. 2013  Exploration expense increased by $310 million.
Dry hole expense increased by $206 million.
The Company recognized $762 million due to unsuccessful drilling activities expensed in 2014 associated with wells in the Gulf of Mexico, the Rockies, and Mozambique.
The Company recognized $556 million due to unsuccessful drilling activities expensed in 2013 associated with wells in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Impairments of unproved properties increased by $175 million.
In 2014, the Company recognized impairments of $390 million in the Gulf of Mexico, Sierra Leone, and certain U.S. onshore oil and gas properties discussed above.
In 2013, the Company recognized impairments of $89 million in China, $53 million in Brazil, and $53 million for a U.S. onshore property as a result of changes in the Company’s drilling plans.
Geological and geophysical expense decreased by $40 million due to lower seismic purchases in the Gulf of Mexico during 2014.

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millions except percentages2015 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2014
 2014 Inc/(Dec) 
 vs. 2013
 2013
General and administrative$1,176
 (11)% $1,316
 21% $1,090
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization4,603
 1
 4,550
 16
 3,927
Other taxes553
 (56) 1,244
 16
 1,077
Impairments5,075
 NM
 836
 5
 794
Other operating expense271
 64
 165
 85
 89

General and Administrative Expenses (G&A)
2015 vs. 2014  G&A expense decreased by $140 million primarily due to lower bonus plan expense and lower legal fees, partially offset by increased benefit plan expense.

2014 vs. 2013  G&A expense increased by $226 million primarily due to higher employee-related expenses of $152 million primarily associated with increased headcount and higher bonus plan expense. In addition, G&A expense increased due to higher legal expenses of $38 million primarily related to the third-party reimbursement of legal expenses associated with the Algeria exceptional profits tax settlement received in 2013 and legal fees related to Tronox as well as higher consulting fees of $15 million.

Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization (DD&A)
2015 vs. 2014  DD&A expense increased by $53 million primarily due to costs associated with additional gathering and processing facilities and higher costs and sales volumes associated with Gulf of Mexico and U.S. onshore properties. These increases were partially offset by the impact of lower costs primarily due to the impairment of the Company’s Greater Natural Buttes oil and gas properties and lower expense related to revisions to asset retirement cost estimates for fully depreciated Gulf of Mexico wells.

2014 vs. 2013  DD&A expense increased by $623 million primarily due to higher sales volumes in 2014, increased asset retirement costs for wells in the Gulf of Mexico, and increased costs associated with additional gathering and processing facilities.

Other Taxes
2015 vs. 2014  Other taxes decreased by $691 million.
U.S. severance taxes decreased by $272 million, Algerian exceptional profits taxes decreased by $238 million, and ad valorem taxes decreased by $155 million. These decreases were primarily due to lower commodity prices.
Chinese windfall profits tax decreased by $24 million as a result of the sale of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary in August 2014.

2014 vs. 2013  Other taxes increased by $167 million.
Algerian exceptional profits taxes increased by $128 million attributable to higher oil sales volumes and the commencement of NGLs sales in 2014.
U.S. onshore ad valorem taxes increased by $85 million attributable to increased activity related to U.S. onshore properties.
Chinese windfall profits tax decreased by $47 million resulting from maintenance downtime in the first half of 2014 and the sale of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary in August 2014.


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Impairments
2015  
The Company recognized impairments of $3.0 billion related to the Company’s Greater Natural Buttes oil and gas properties and $482 million for related midstream properties in the Rockies, $687 million for other U.S. onshore oil and gas properties primarily in the Southern and Appalachia Region, $557 million for other midstream properties primarily in the Rockies, and $349 million for oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico, all due to lower forecasted commodity prices.
Prolonged low or further declines in commodity prices, changes to the Company’s drilling plans in response to lower prices, increases in drilling or operating costs, or negative reserves revisions could result in additional impairments in future periods. See Note 5—6—Impairments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information on impairments and Risk Factors under Item 1A of this Form 10-K for further discussion on the risks associated with oil, natural-gas, and NGLsNGL prices.

2014  
The Company recognized impairments of $545 million related to certain U.S. onshore oil and gas properties and $276 million related to certain oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico that were impaired primarily due to lower forecasted commodity prices.

2013  
The Company recognized impairments of $562 million due to a reduction in estimated future net cash flows and downward revisions of reserves for certain Gulf of Mexico properties resulting from changes to the Company’s development plans.
The Company recognized impairments of $142 million for certain U.S. onshore oil and gas properties and $49 million for related midstream assets due to downward revisions of reserves resulting from changes to the Company’s development plans.
The Company recognized impairments of $30 million for certain midstream properties due to a reduction in estimated future cash flows.

Other Operating Expense
2015 vs. 2014  Other operating expense increased by $106 million primarily due to an increase in legal accruals of $97 million and a $48 million expense in 2015 for the early termination of a drilling rig, partially offset by lower payments to surface owners of $20 million.

2014 vs. 2013  Other operating expense increased by $76 million primarily due to an increase in legal accruals of $49 million and $14 million of expenses in 2014 for the early termination of drilling rigs.


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Other (Income) Expense
millions2015 2014 2013
Interest Expense     
Current debt, long-term debt, and other$989
 $973
 $949
Capitalized interest(164) (201) (263)
Total interest expense$825
 $772
 $686
Other (Income) Expense

2015 vs. 2014  InterestThe following provides Anadarko’s other (income) expense increased by $53 million.
Interest expense on debt increased by $16 million primarily due to higher debt outstanding during 2015, partially offset by decreased debt amortization costs for the $5.0years ended December 31:
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Interest expense (1)
$947
 $932
 $890
(Gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt (2)
(2) 2
 155
(Gains) losses on derivatives, net (3)
130
 135
 286
Other (income) expense, net59
 54
 126
Total$1,134
 $1,123
 $1,457
(1)
Interest expense increased from 2016 to 2017 primarily due to lower capitalized interest in 2017. See Note 13—Debt and Interest Expense in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(2)
See Financing Activities in Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional information.
(3)
See Note 11—Derivative Instruments intheNotes toConsolidatedFinancialStatementsunderItem 8ofthisForm10-K. 


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Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Total income taxes differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes. The following summarizes the sources of these differences for the years ended December 31:
millions except percentages2018
 2017
 2016
Income tax expense (benefit)$733
 $(1,477) $(1,021)
Income (loss) before income taxes$1,485
 $(1,688) $(3,829)
Effective tax rate49% 88% 27%

In 2017, as a result of the Tax Reform Legislation, the Company recognized a one-time deferred tax benefit of $1.2 billion senior secured revolving credit facility ($5.0 billion Facility) that was replaced in January 2015.
Capitalized interest decreased by $37 million primarily due to the completionremeasurement of its U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities, resulting in an 88% effective tax rate. Excluding this one-time benefit, the Company’s effective tax rate would have been 18%. The Company remeasured its U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the reduction of the Lucius developmentU.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. After completing the accounting for income tax effects related to the adoption of the Tax Reform Legislation in 2018, the Company revised the provisional amount and lower construction-in-progress balances for long-term capital projects in Brazil, partiallyrecognized an additional current tax benefit of $26 million offset by higher construction-in-progress balances for long-term capital projects primarilydeferred tax expense of $121 million. Excluding the impact from the Tax Reform Legislation, the Company’s 2018 effective tax rate would have been 43%.
The Company’s effective tax rate is impacted each year by the relative pre-tax income (loss) earned by the Company’s operations in Ghana.

2014 vs. 2013  Interest expense increased by $86 million.
Interest expense increased $13 million due to increased long-term debt outstanding during 2014.
Capitalized interest decreased by $62 million primarily due to lower construction-in-progress balances for the Mozambique liquefied natural gas projectU.S., Algeria, and the completion of certain U.S. pipeline projects in late 2013 and early 2014.
millions2015 2014 2013
(Gains) Losses on Derivatives, net     
(Gains) losses on commodity derivatives, net$(367) $(589) $141
(Gains) losses on interest-rate and other derivatives, net268
 786
 (539)
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net$(99) $197
 $(398)

(Gains) losses on derivatives, net represents the changes in fair valuerest of the Company’s derivative instruments as a resultworld. The Company is subject to statutory tax rates of changes38% in commodity pricesAlgeria and interest rates35% in Ghana. These higher-taxed foreign operations as well as contract modifications. Anadarko enters into commodity derivatives to manage the risk of changes in the market prices for its anticipated sales of production. In addition, Anadarko also enters into interest-rate swaps to fix or float interest rates on existing or anticipated indebtedness to manage exposure to interest-rate changes. For additional information, see Note 9—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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millions2015
2014
2013
Other (Income) Expense, net




Interest income$(13)
$(26)
$(19)
Other162

46

108
Total other (income) expense, net$149

$20

$89

2015 vs. 2014  Other expense, net increased by $129 million.
Losses associated with certain equity investments increased by $61 million as a result of lower commodity prices.
Unfavorable changes in foreign currency gains/losses of $35 million were primarily associated with foreign currency held in escrow pending final determination of the Company’s Brazilian tax liability attributable to the 2008 divestiture of the Peregrino field offshore Brazil.
Environmental reserve accruals associated with properties previously acquired by Anadarko increased by $22 million.
Interest income from short-term investments decreased by $13 million.

2014 vs. 2013  Other expense, net decreased by $69 million.
In 2013, as a result of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration by a third party, the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered Anadarko to perform the decommissioning of a production facility and related wells, which were previously sold to the third party. The Company accrued costs of $117 million during 2013 to decommission the production facility and related wells and recognized a $22 million increase in the estimated decommissioning costs in 2014. Anadarko has completed the decommissioning of the facility and expects to complete the remaining decommissioning of the wells in 2016.
As a result of a prior acquisition, the Company recognized a restoration liability of $50 million in 2013 with respect to a landfill located in California for which the Company was notified that it is a potentially responsible party.
The Company reversed the $56 million tax indemnification liability associated with the 2006 sale of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary in 2013. The indemnity was reversed as a result of certain changes to Canadian tax laws.
millions2015 2014 2013
Tronox-related contingent loss$5
 $4,360
 $850

In April 2014, Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, Kerr-McGee) entered into a settlement agreement for $5.15 billion, resolving all claims asserted in the Tronox Adversary Proceeding. This amount represents principal of approximately $3.98 billion plus 6% interest from the filing of the Adversary Proceeding on May 12, 2009, through April 3, 2014. In addition, the Company agreed to pay interest on that amount from April 3, 2014, through the payment of the settlement. In January 2015, the Company paid $5.2 billion after the settlement became effective. See Note 15—Contingencies—Tronox Litigation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


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Income Tax Expense
millions except percentages2015 2014 2013
Income tax expense (benefit)$(2,877) $1,617
 $1,165
Income (loss) before income taxes(9,689) 54
 2,106
Effective tax rate30% 2,994% 55%

The Company reported a loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2015. As a result, items that ordinarily increase or decrease the tax rate will have the opposite effect. The decrease from the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2015, was primarily attributable to the following:
tax impact from foreign operations
non-deductible Algerian exceptional profits tax for Algerian income tax purposes
net changes in uncertain generally cause the Company’s effective tax positions
dispositions of non-deductible goodwill

The increaserate to vary significantly from the 35% U.S. federal statutorycorporate tax rate. Additionally, the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2014, was primarily attributable to the following:
is typically impacted by net changes in uncertain tax positions, income attributable to noncontrolling interests, state income taxes (net of federal benefit), and dispositions of non-deductible goodwill. Excluding the impact related to the Tax Reform Legislation in 2017 and 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate increased from 18% in 2017 to 43% in 2018 primarily due to higher-taxed income earned in Algeria relative to the Company’s pretax income in the United States. The Company’s effective tax rate decreased from 27% in 2016 to 18% in 2017, primarily due to the higher-taxed income earned in Algeria relative to the Company’s pretax losses in the U.S. and Ghana as well as the impact of international exploration pretax losses with no associated tax benefit.
The Company received an $881 million tentative refund in 2016 related to its $5.2 billion Tronox settlement agreement associatedpayment in 2015. In April 2018, the IRS issued a final notice of proposed adjustment denying the deductibility of the settlement payment. In September 2018, the Company received a statutory notice of deficiency from the IRS disallowing the net operating loss carryback and rejecting the Company’s refund claim. As a result, the Company filed a petition with the Tronox Adversary Proceeding
U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowances in November 2018, and pursuant to standard U.S. Tax Court procedures, is not required to repay the $881 million refund to dispute the IRS’s position. Accordingly, the Company has not revised its estimate of the benefit that will ultimately be realized. After the case is tried and briefed in the Tax Court, the court will issue an opinion and then enter a decision. If the Company does not prevail on the issue, the earliest potential date the Company might be required to repay the refund received, plus interest, would be 91 days after entry of the decision. At such time, the Company would reverse the portion of the $346 million net changesbenefit previously recognized in otherits consolidated financial statements to the extent necessary to reflect the result of the Tax Court decision. It is reasonably possible the amount of uncertain tax positions
non-deductible Algerian exceptional profitsposition and/or tax for Algerian income tax purposes
tax impact from foreign operations

The increase frombenefit could materially change as the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate forCompany asserts its position in the year ended December 31, 2013, was primarily attributableTax Court proceedings. Although management cannot predict the timing of a final resolution of the Tax Court proceedings, the Company does not anticipate a decision to be entered within the following:
tax impact from foreign operations
non-deductible Algerian exceptional profits tax for Algerian income tax purposes
deferred tax adjustments

next three years.
For additional information on income tax rates,taxes, see Note 12—14—Income Taxes in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
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millions except percentages2015 2014 2013
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests$(120) $187
 $140
Public ownership in WES, limited partnership interest55.1% 55.0% 56.4%
Public ownership in WGP, limited partnership interest12.7% 11.7% 9.0%

The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests for 2015 was primarily a result of WES midstream asset impairments of $514 million due to a reduction in estimated future cash flows caused by the low commodity-price environment and resulting reduced producer drilling activity and related throughput. See Note 20—Noncontrolling Interests in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.



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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
millions except percentages2015 2014 2013
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$(1,877) $8,466
 $8,888
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(4,771) (6,472) (8,216)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities220
 1,675
 623
Total debt15,751
 15,092
 13,565
Total equity15,457
 22,318
 23,650
Debt to total capitalization ratio50.5% 40.3% 36.5%
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$5,929
 $4,009
 $3,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(5,982) (1,030) (2,742)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(3,177) (1,613) 2,008

Overview  Anadarko believes that its cash on hand, anticipated operating cash flows, proceeds from expected asset monetizations, and available borrowing capacity will be sufficient to fund the Company’s projected 2016 operational and capital programs and continue to meet its other current obligations. The Company continuously monitors its liquidity needs, coordinates its capital expenditure program with its expected cash flows and projected debt-repayment schedule, and evaluates available funding alternatives in light of current and expected conditions.
Overview

The Company has a variety of funding sources available, including cash, on hand, an asset portfolio that provides ongoing cash-flow-generating capacity, opportunities for liquidity enhancement through asset divestitures and joint-venture arrangements that reduce future capital expenditures, and the Company’s credit facilitiesfacility, and commercial paper program.access to both debt and equity capital markets. In addition, an effective registration statement is available to Anadarko covering the sale of WGP common units owned by the Company. WGP and WES function with capital structures that are separate from Anadarko, consisting of their own debt instruments and publicly traded common units.
During 2018, Anadarko repurchased $2.7 billion of shares under the Share-Repurchase Program, retired more than $600 million of debt, and received net proceeds of $417 million from divestitures, primarily related to the sale of the Company’s nonoperated interests in Alaska. Anadarko had $1.3 billion of cash at December 31, 2018. Following the expiration of the 364-Day Facility in January 2019, the Company has $3.0 billion of borrowing capacity under the APC RCF. Anadarko believes that its current available cash, anticipated proceeds from the sale of midstream assets to WES, and future operating cash flows will be sufficient to fund the Company’s projected long-term operational and capital programs, fund the increased dividends, and complete both the Share-Repurchase Program and the debt-reduction program. The Company continuously monitors its liquidity position and evaluates available funding alternatives in light of current and expected conditions.
In order to reduce commodity-price risk and increase the predictability of 2019 cash flows, the Company entered into strategic derivative positions covering approximately 21% of its anticipated oil sales volume for 2019. The Company entered into three-way collars for 87 MBbls/d, consisting of a sold call at $72.98, a purchased put at $56.72, and a sold put at $46.72. See Note 11—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Operating Activities  
Credit Rating

As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s long-term debt was rated investment grade (BBB) by both S&P and Fitch and below investment grade (Ba1) by Moody’s. Subsequent to year end, Moody’s changed its outlook with respect to its rating from stable to positive. As a result of Moody’s Ba1 rating, Anadarko is more likely to be required to post collateral in the form of letters of credit or cash under certain contractual arrangements, such as derivative instruments, pipeline transportation contracts, and oil and gas sales contracts. Collateral related to credit-risk-related contingent features for which a net liability position existed was $66 million at December 31, 2018, and $170 million at December 31, 2017. For more information on credit-risk considerations, see Note 11—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. The amount of letters of credit or cash provided as assurance of the Company’s performance under pipeline transportation contracts and oil and gas sales contracts with respect to credit-risk-related contingent features was $260 million at December 31, 2018, and $263 million at December 31, 2017.


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Operating Activities

One of the primary sources of variability in the Company’s cash flows from operating activities is the fluctuation in commodity prices, the impact of which Anadarko partially mitigates by periodically entering into commodity derivatives. Sales volumeSales-volume changes also impact cash flow but historically have not been as volatile as commodity prices. Anadarko’s cash flows from operating activities are also impacted by the costs related to continued operations and debt service.
Anadarko’s cash flow used in operating activities in 2015 was $1.9 billion, compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $8.5 billion in 2014 and $8.9 billion in 2013. The decrease in 2015 was primarily dueinterest payments related to the $5.2 billion Tronox settlement payment, decreased sales revenues primarily resulting from lower commodity prices, and a net decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses.Company’s outstanding debt.
Cash flows from operating activities were $5.9 billion for 2014 decreased2018, $1.9 billion higher compared to 2017, primarily due to $730higher sales revenues resulting from higher oil prices.
Cash flows from operating activities were $4.0 billion for 2017, $1.0 billion higher compared to 2016, primarily due to higher sales revenues resulting from higher commodity prices. Additional significant items impacting operating activities for 2016 were the $159.5 million payment of cash receivedthe Clean Water Act (CWA) penalty, $247 million related to severance costs and retirement benefits paid in 2013 associatedconnection with the Algeria exceptional profitsworkforce reduction program, and the receipt of an $881 million tax settlement, a $520 millionrefund related to the income tax payment in 2014benefit associated with the Company’s divestiture of a 10% working interest in Offshore Area 1 in Mozambique, lower average oil and NGLs prices, lower natural-gas volumes, higher2015 tax net operating expenses, and the unfavorable impact of changes in working capital items. These decreases were substantially offset by higher average natural-gas prices, higher sales volumes for oil and NGLs, and net cash received in settlement of commodity derivative instruments.

loss carryback.
Tronox Settlement Payment In April 2014, Anadarko and Kerr-McGee entered into a settlement agreement to resolve all claims asserted in the Tronox Adversary Proceeding for $5.15 billion. In addition, the Company agreed to pay interest on that amount from April 3, 2014, through payment of the settlement, with an annual interest rate of 1.5% for the first 180 days and 1.5% plus the one-month LIBOR thereafter. In January 2015, the Company paid $5.2 billion after the settlement agreement became effective using cash on hand and borrowings. See Note 15—Contingencies14—Income Taxes—Tronox Litigation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.10-K for discussion related to the potential repayment of the 2016 tax refund.

Pension and Other Postretirement Contributions  Contributions to the pension and other postretirement plans were $58$244 million in 2015, $1362018, $276 million in 2014,2017, and $174$120 million in 2013.2016. The Company expects to contribute $46$155 million in 20162019 to its pension and other postretirement plans.


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Investing Activities
Investing Activities

Capital Expenditures  The following presents the Company’s capital expenditures:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Additions to properties and equipment and dry holes$6,067
 $9,508
 $7,721
Additions to properties and equipment (1)
$6,183
 $5,031
 $3,505
Adjustments for capital expenditures          
Changes in capital accruals(226) (237) 246
(3) 275
 (205)
Corporate acquisitions
 
 475
Other47
 (15) 81
5
 (6) 14
Total capital expenditures (1)
$5,888
 $9,256
 $8,523
Total capital expenditures (2)
$6,185
 $5,300
 $3,314
     
Exploration and Production and other capital expenditures$4,264
 $3,884
 $2,763
WES Midstream capital expenditures1,178
 956
 491
Other Midstream capital expenditures743
 460
 60

(1) 
Includes WESAdditions to properties and equipment as presented within Anadarko’s cash flows from investing activities include cash payments for cost of properties, equipment, and facilities. The cost of properties includes the initial capitalization of drilling costs associated with all exploratory wells, whether or not they were deemed to have a commercially sufficient quantity of proved reserves.
(2)
Capital expenditures exclude the FPSO capital expenditures of $525 million in 2015, $696 million in 2014, and $792 million in 2013.lease asset; see Financing Activities—Capital Lease Obligations below.

During 2015, cash from operations and property divestitures were the primary sources for funding capital investments.2018 vs. 2017 The Company’s capital expenditures decreasedincreased by 36%$885 million for the year ended December 31, 2015,2018. Exploration and Production capital expenditures increased primarily due to reduced development and exploration activity, which resulted in decreasedhigher development costs of $2.1 billion$809 million driven by increased drilling and completion activities primarily in the RockiesDJ and the Southern and Appalachia Region; lower exploration costs of $710 million primarily in the Southern and Appalachia RegionDelaware basins and the Gulf of Mexico;Mexico. Exploration costs decreased by $485 million primarily related to decreased exploration drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Côte d’Ivoire, and lower gathering, processing,Colombia. Other Midstream capital expenditures increased $283 million due to infrastructure build-out primarily in the Delaware basin. WES Midstream capital expenditures increased $222 million primarily related to infrastructure build-out in the Delaware and otherDJ basins.

2017 vs. 2016 The Company’s capital expenditures increased by $2.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017. Exploration and Production capital expenditures increased primarily due to higher development costs of $498$925 million driven by increased U.S. onshore drilling activity primarily in the DJ basin and operatorship capture in the Delaware basin as well as higher exploration costs of $356 million primarily driven by U.S. onshore acreage acquisitions and $172 million primarily due to lower expenditures for plants and gathering in the Rockies. Development acquisitions in 2014 included a spar lease buyout of $110 millionexploration drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. These decreases were partially offset by the 2015 acquisition of certain oil and gas properties in the Delaware basin for $79 million.
The Company’s capital expenditures increased by 9% for the year ended December 31, 2014, due to increased development costs primarily in the Wattenberg field of $663 million and in the Eagleford shale of $546 million and a spar lease buyout of $110 million in the Gulf of Mexico. The increase in the Eagleford shale was primarily due to the 2013 development drilling being funded by a third party as a result of a carried-interest agreement that was fully funded in June 2013. These 2014 increases were partially offset by 2013 acquisitionsdecreased development costs of certain$227 million driven by the TEN development in Ghana, which achieved first oil and gas properties and related assets in the Moxa areathird quarter of Wyoming for $3102016. WES Midstream capital expenditures increased primarily due to $465 million related to the development of assets primarily representingin the fair valueDelaware and DJ basins. Other Midstream capital expenditures increased $400 million due to asset development primarily in the Delaware basin.

Property Exchange On March 17, 2017, WES acquired a third party’s 50% nonoperated interest in the DBJV System, now part of the oil and gas properties acquired, and the acquisition of aWest Texas Complex, in exchange for WES’s 33.75% interest in gas-gathering systems locatednonoperated Marcellus midstream assets and $155 million in cash. WES funded the Marcellus shale in north-central Pennsylvania fromcash considerationwithcashonhandandrecognized a third partygainof$126 million as a result of this transaction. After the acquisition, the DBJV System was 100% owned by WES for $135 million.

Carried-Interest ArrangementsIn 2014, the Company entered into a carried-interest arrangement that requires a third party to fund $442 million of Anadarko’s capital costs in exchange for a 34% working interest in the Eaglebine development, located in Southeast Texas. The third-party funding is expected to cover Anadarko’s future capital costs in the development through 2020. At December 31, 2015, $111 million of the $442 million carry obligation had been funded.
In 2013, the Company entered into a carried-interest arrangement that requires a third party to fund $860 million of Anadarko’s capital costs in exchange for a 12.75% working interest in the Heidelberg development, located in the Gulf of Mexico. At December 31, 2015, $793 million of the $860 million carry obligation had been funded.

Acquisitions of Businesses  In November 2014, WES acquired Nuevo Midstream, LLC (Nuevo), which owns and operates gathering and processing assets located in the Delaware basin in West Texas, for $1.557 billion, including $30 million of cash acquired. Following the acquisition, WES changed the name of Nuevo to Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC.consolidated by Anadarko. See Note 3—Acquisitions, 4—Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

AcquisitionsIn December 2016, the Company closed the GOM Acquisition for $1.8 billion.

Investments  The Company made capital contributions for equity investments of $303 million in 2018, $29 million in 2017, and $62 million in 2016, which are presented as cash flows from investing activities as a component of Other, net. These contributions were primarily associated with joint ventures for the Midland-to-Sealy and Cactus II pipelines in West Texas in 2018, the Ranch Westex natural-gas processing plant in West Texas in 2017, and the Saddlehorn-Grand Mesa pipeline in Colorado in 2016.

Divestitures  Anadarko received pretax salesnet proceeds related tofrom property divestiture transactionsdivestitures of $1.4$417 million in 2018, $4.0 billion in 2015, $5.02017, and $2.4 billion in 2014, and $567 million in 2013.2016. See Note 3—Acquisitions, 4—Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


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Financing Activities
 December 31,
millions except percentages2018
 2017
Anadarko$11,602
 $12,196
WES4,787
 3,465
WGP28
 28
Total debt$16,417
 $15,689
Total equity10,943
 13,790
Consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio60.0% 53.2%

Debt-reduction Program The Company has commenced a $2.0 billion debt-reduction program. As of December 31, 2018, Anadarko had retired more than $600 million of debt and plans to Financial Statements

Investments  Capital contributions for equity investments are included in Other, net under Investing Activitiesrepay $900 million of debt maturing in the Company’s Consolidated Statementfirst half of Cash Flows. The Company made capital contributions for equity investments2019. An additional $500 million of $119 million in 2015 and $167 million in 2014, which were primarily associated with joint ventures for a gas processing plant, marine well containment, and pipelines. The Company made capital contributions for equity investments of $396 million in 2013, which were primarily associated with joint ventures to construct the Front Range Pipeline, the Texas Express Pipeline, and two fractionation trains in Mont Belvieu.debt reduction is anticipated through mid-year 2020.

Financing Activities  Credit Facilities

Senior Notes  APC RCFsThe following summarizes the Company’s debt activity related to senior notes: 
millions2015 2014 2013 Description
Issuances$500
 $
 $
 WES 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025
 
 625
 
 3.450% Senior Notes due 2024
 
 625
 
 4.500% Senior Notes due 2044
 
 100
 250
 WES 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018
 
 400
 
 WES 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044
Repayments
 (500) 
 7.625% Senior Notes due 2014
 
 (275) 
 5.750% Senior Notes due 2014

In 2015, net proceeds from the WES 3.950% Senior Notes were used to repay borrowings under WES’s five-year $1.2Company has a $3.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (RCF). In 2014, net proceeds from the 3.450% Senior Notes and 4.500% Senior Notes were used for general corporate purposes and net proceeds from the WES 2.600% Senior Notes and WES 5.450% Senior Notes were used to repay WES RCF borrowings and for general partnership purposes. In 2013, net proceeds from the WES 2.600% Senior Notes were used to repay WES RCF borrowings.

Revolving Credit Facilities  In June 2014, Anadarko entered into a $3.0 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (Five-Year Facility) and athat matures in January 2023. The Company’s $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility (364-Day Facility). In January 2015, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, including the payment of the settlement related to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, these facilities replaced the Company’s $5.0 billion Facility. In December 2015, the Company amended the Five-Year Facility to extend the maturity date to January 2021, andRCF expired in January 2016, the Company replaced the 364-Day Facility with a new $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving facility on identical terms that will mature in January 2017.
The following summarizes the Company’s debt activity related to revolving credit facilities:
millions2015 2014 2013 Description
Borrowings$1,800
 $
 $
 364-Day Facility
 1,500
 
 
 $5.0 billion Facility
 400
 1,160
 710
 WES RCF
Repayments(1,800) 
 
 364-Day Facility
 (1,500) 
 
 $5.0 billion Facility
 (610) (650) (710) WES RCF

Anadarko Credit Facilities  During 2015, borrowings under the 364-Day Facility were primarily used to repay $1.5 billion of borrowings entered into in January 2015 under its $5.0 billion Facility, which were used for partial payment of the settlement related to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding and for general corporate purposes.2019. At December 31, 2015, the Company2018, Anadarko had no outstanding borrowings under the Five-Year FacilityAPC RCF or the 364-Day Facility and was in compliance with all covenants therein.covenants.

WES RCF  During 2015, WES borrowings were primarily used for general partnership purposes, including the fundinghas a $1.5 billion senior unsecured RCF which is expandable to a maximum of capital expenditures.$2.0 billion that matures in February 2023. At December 31, 2015,2018, WES was in compliance with all covenants contained in its RCF, had outstanding borrowings under its RCF of $300$220 million, at an interest rate of 1.73%, had outstanding letters of credit of $6$5 million, and had available borrowing capacity of $894 million.$1.3 billion, and was in compliance with all covenants.

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During 2014,February 2024 effective on February 15, 2019 and to expand the borrowing capacity to $2.0 billion, while leaving the $500 million accordion feature unexercised. Expansion of the borrowing capacity is subject to the completion of the WES borrowings were primarily used to partially fund its acquisitions of DBM and Anadarko’s interests in Texas Express Pipeline LLC, Texas Express Gathering LLC, and Front Range Pipeline LLC and for other general partnership purposes, including the funding of capital expenditures. During 2013, WES borrowings were primarily used to fund the 2013 acquisitions of an interest in certain gas-gathering systems locatedMerger anticipated in the Marcellus shale in north-central Pennsylvania and an intrastate pipeline in southwestern Wyoming, and for other general partnership purposes, including the fundingfirst quarter of capital expenditures.
For additional information on the Company’s revolving credit facilities, such as years of maturity, interest rates, and covenants, see2019. See Note 11—Debt and Interest Expense24—Noncontrolling Interests in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.10-K for additional information related to the WES Merger.

WGP RCF  WGP has a $35 million senior secured RCF that matures the earlier of June 2019 or three business days following the completion of the WES Merger. At December 31, 2018, WGP had outstanding borrowings under its RCF of $28 million classified as short-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, available borrowing capacity of $7 million, and was in compliance with all covenants. See Note 24—Noncontrolling Interests in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information related to the WES Merger.

Commercial Paper ProgramIn January 2015, theThe Company initiatedhas a commercial paper program, which allows for a maximum of $3.0 billion of unsecured commercial paper notes and is supported bynotes. As a result of Moody’s credit rating on Anadarko, the Company’s Five-Year Facility. The maturities of the commercial paper notes vary, but may not exceed 397 days. The commercial paper notes are sold under customary terms inaccess to the commercial paper market and are issued either at a discounted price to their principal face value or will bear interest at varying interest rates on a fixed or floating basis. Such discounted price or interest amounts are dependent on market conditions and the ratings assigned to the commercial paper program by credit rating agencies at the time of issuance of the commercial paper notes. During 2015, the Company had net borrowings of $250 million, which remained outstanding at December 31, 2015, at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.98%. During 2015, maximumhas been limited. There were no outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper program were $1.4 billionat December 31, 2018.



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Debt Activity Amounts in the table below do not include capital lease activity and the average borrowings outstanding were $773 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 0.57%. are presented at face value.
millionsCompany2018
 2017
 2016
Description
IssuancesAnadarko$
 $
 $800
4.850% Senior Notes due 2021 (1)
 Anadarko
 
 1,100
5.550% Senior Notes due 2026 (1)
 Anadarko
 
 1,100
6.600% Senior Notes due 2046 (1)
 WES400
 
 
WES 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (2)
 WES700
 
 
WES 5.300% Senior Notes due 2048 (2)
 WES400
 
 
WES 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 (3)
 WES350
 
 
WES 5.500% Senior Notes due 2048 (3)
 WES
 
 500
WES 4.650% Senior Notes due 2026 (4)
 WES
 
 200
WES 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044 (2)
BorrowingsAnadarko
 
 1,750
364-Day Facility (5)
 WES540
 370
 600
WES RCF (6)
 WGP
 
 28
WGP RCF
RepaymentsAnadarko(114) 
 
7.050% Debentures due 2018
 Anadarko(123) 
 
4.850% Senior Notes due 2021 (7)
 Anadarko(377) 
 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2024 (7)
 Anadarko(90) 
 
Zero Coupon Notes due 2036
 Anadarko
 (6) 
7.000% Debentures due 2027
 Anadarko
 (3) 
6.625% Debentures due 2028
 Anadarko
 (1) 
7.950% Debentures due 2029
 Anadarko
 
 (1,750)
5.950% Senior Notes due 2016 (8)
 Anadarko
 
 (2,000)
6.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (8)
 Anadarko
 
 (1,750)364-Day Facility
 Anadarko
 
 (250)Commercial paper notes, net
 Anadarko(17) (34) (34)TEUs - senior amortizing notes
 WES(350) 
 
WES 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018
 WES(690) 
 (900)WES RCF

(1)
Proceeds were used to purchase and retire $1.250 billion of its $2.0 billion 6.375% Senior Notes due September 2017 pursuant to a tender offer and to redeem its $1.750 billion 5.950% Senior Notes due September 2016.
(2)
Proceeds were used to repay amounts outstanding under the WES RCF, with remaining proceeds used for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures.
(3)
Proceeds were used to repay the maturing $350 million 2.600% Senior Notes due August 2018 and amounts outstanding under the WES RCF, with remaining proceeds used for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures.
(4)
Proceeds were used to repay a portion of the amount outstanding under the WES RCF.
(5)
Proceeds were primarily used for general short-term working capital needs.
(6)
Borrowings in 2018 and 2017 were used for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures. In 2016, borrowings were used to fund a portion of an acquisition and for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures.
(7)
The Company purchased and retired $377 million of its $625 million 3.450% Senior Notes due 2024 and $123 million of its $800 million 4.850% Senior Notes due 2021 pursuant to a tender offer.
(8)
The Company recognized losses of $155 million for the early retirement and redemption of these senior notes, which included $144 million of premiums paid.

See Note 11—13—Debt and Interest Expense in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.


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Debt Maturities  At December 31, 2015, Anadarko’s scheduled debt maturities during 2016 consisted2018, Anadarko had outstanding borrowings of $1.750 billion 5.950%$600 million of 8.700% Senior Notes scheduled to mature in September, $250due March 2019 and $300 million of borrowings under6.950% Senior Notes due June 2019 classified as short-term debt on the commercial paper program,Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company plans to retire this debt at maturity.
In December 2018, the Company purchased and $33retired $36 million of the accreted value of its Zero Coupons due 2036, which resulted in a reduction of $90 million of the $2.4 billion originally due at maturity in 2036. The principal payments related to the senior amortizing notes associated withZero Coupons are reported in financing activities and interest accretion payments related to the TEUs.Zero Coupons are reported in operating activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Anadarko’s Zero-Coupon Senior Notes due 2036 (Zero Coupons)Zero Coupons can be put to the Company in October of each year, in whole or in part, for the then-accreted value which will be $839 million atof the next put date in October 2016.
The Company classified the 5.950% Senior Notes,outstanding Zero Coupons. None of the Zero Coupons andwere put to the outstanding commercial paper notesCompany in October 2018. The Zero Coupons can next be put to the Company in October 2019, which, if put in whole, would be $942 million. Anadarko’s Zero Coupons were classified as long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015,2018, as Anadarko intendsthe Company has the ability and intent to refinance these obligations prior to or at maturity with newusing long-term debt, issuances or by using the Five-Year Facility.
Anadarko may from time to time seek to retire or purchase its outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for other debt or equity securities in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors. The amounts involved mayshould a put be material.exercised.
At December 31, 2015, Anadarko’s scheduled 2017 debt maturities were $2.0 billion. For additional information on the Company’s debt instruments, such as transactions during the period, years of maturity, and interest rates, see Note 11—13—Debt and Interest Expense in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Tangible Capital Lease Obligations  Construction of the FPSO for the Company’s TEN field operations in Ghana commenced in 2013. The Company recognized an asset and related obligation during the construction period for its pro-rata share. Upon completion of the construction during the third quarter of 2016, the Company reported the asset and related obligation as a capital lease of $225 million for the Company’s share of the fair value of the FPSO based on the operator’s lease agreement. The Company made capital lease payments of $46 million in 2018 and $44 million in 2017. Anadarko’s scheduled payments for 2019 associated with capital lease obligations are $58 million. Principal payments related to capital lease obligations are reported in financing activities and interest payments related to capital lease obligations are reported in operating activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. See Note 13—Debt and Interest ExpenseintheNotestoConsolidatedFinancialStatementsunderItem8ofthisForm 10-K for additional information.

Equity UnitsTransactions During 2015, Anadarko issued 9.22018, as part of the Share-Repurchase Program, the Company completed the repurchase of 43.1 million TEUs at a stated amount of $50.00 per TEU and raised net proceeds of $445 million. Each TEU is comprised of a prepaid equity purchase contract for WGP common units, subject to Anadarko’s right to elect to issue and deliver shares of Anadarko’sits common stock in lieufor $2.7 billion under two ASR Agreements and through open-market repurchases. During 2017, the Company completed the repurchase of WGP21.9 million shares of its common units,stock for $1.1 billion under an ASR Agreement and a senior amortizing note due in June 2018, which bears interest at the rate of 1.50% per year.through open-market repurchases. For additional information, see Note 10—Tangible21—Stockholders’ Equity Units in theNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. During 2015,10‑K.
In September 2016, Anadarko repaid $16completed a public offering of 40.5 million shares of its common stock for net proceeds of $2.16 billion. Net proceeds were primarily used to fund the GOM Acquisition, with the remainder used for general corporate purposes.
Anadarko sold 12.5 million of senior amortizing notes associated withits WGP common units to the TEUs.

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Tablepublic for net proceeds of Contents$476 million in 2016. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. At December 31, 2018, Anadarko owned 170 million WGP common units, which represents a 77.8% interest in WGP.


Derivative InstrumentsInterest-rate swaps are used to fix or float interest rates on existing or anticipated indebtedness. The purpose of these instruments is to manage the Company’s derivative instruments are subjectexisting or anticipated exposure to individually negotiated credit provisions that may require the Company or the counterparties to provide collateral of cash or letters of credit depending on the derivative portfolio valuation versus negotiated credit thresholds. These credit thresholds may also require full or partial collateralization or immediate settlementinterest-rate changes. The fair value of the Company’s obligations if certain credit-risk-related provisions are triggered such as if the Company’s credit rating from major credit rating agencies declinescurrent interest-rate swap portfolio is subject to a level that is below investment grade. Derivativechanges in interest rates. Net cash payments related to settlements and collateralization are classified asamendments of interest-rate swap agreements were $92 million in 2018, $112 million in 2017, and $274 million in 2016. For information on derivative instruments, including cash flows from operating activities unless the derivatives contain an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case the settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from financing activities. As of December 31, 2015, the Company provided cash collateral of $58 million on its interest-rate derivatives with an other-than-insignificant financing element. For additional information,flow treatment, see Note 9—11—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Conveyance of Future Hard-Minerals Royalty RevenuesDuring the first quarter of 2016, the Company conveyed a limited-term nonparticipating royalty interest in certain of its coal and trona leases to a third party for $413 million, net of transaction costs. The Company made payments for royalties of $50 million in both 2018 and 2017, and $25 million in 2016. For additional information on the cash flow treatment, expected timing, and scheduled payments of the conveyed royalties, see Note 16—Conveyance of Future Hard-Minerals Royalty Revenues in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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Common Stock DividendsAnadarko paid dividends to its common stockholders of $553$528 million in 2015, $5052018, $111 million in 2014,2017, and $274$105 million in 2013. The Company increased the quarterly dividend paid to common stockholders from $0.09 per share to $0.18 per share during the third quarter of 2013 and from $0.18 per share to $0.27 per share during the second quarter of 2014.2016. In response to the current commodity-price environment,a sustained decline in commodity prices, the Company decreased the quarterly dividend from $0.27 per share to $0.05 per share in February 2016. In February 2018, the Company increased the quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share. As part of the Company’s focus on increasing shareholder returns, the quarterly dividend was increased again in November 2018 to $0.30 per share. Anadarko has paid a dividend to its common stockholders quarterly since becoming a public company in 1986.
The amount of future dividends paid to Anadarko common stockholders is determined by the Board on a quarterly basis and is based on the Company’s earnings, financial conditions,condition, capital requirements, the effect a dividend payment would have on the Company’s compliance with relevant financial covenants, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.

Equity Transactions  Anadarko sold 2.3 million WGP common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $130 million in 2015, and sold approximately 6 million WGP common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $335 million in 2014. The proceeds for both periods were used for general corporate purposes.
During 2015, WES issued 874 thousand common units to the public under its continuous offering program, which allows the issuance of up to an aggregate of $500 million of WES common units, and raised net proceeds of $57 million. The remaining amount available under this program was $442 million of WES common units at December 31, 2015. During 2014, WES issued approximately 10 million common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $691 million. The proceeds were used to partially fund a portion of its DBM acquisition. WES used all the capacity to issue units under the $125 million continuous offering program as of the end of the third quarter of 2014. During 2013, WES issued approximately 12 million common units to the public, including the $125 million continuous offering program. These offerings raised net proceeds of $725 million, which were primarily used to repay outstanding RCF borrowings and for other general partnership purposes, including funding of WES’s capital expenditures.

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest OwnersWES distributedDistributions to its unitholders other than Anadarko and WGP an aggregate of $231 million in 2015, $175 million in 2014, and $130 million in 2013. WES has made quarterly distributionsnoncontrolling interest owners primarily relate to its unitholders since its initial public offering (IPO) in the second quarter of 2008 and has increased its distribution from $0.30 per common unit for the third quarter of 2008 to $0.80 per common unit for the fourth quarter of 2015 (paid in February 2016).following:
WGP distributed to its unitholders other than Anadarko an aggregate of $37 million during 2015, $24 million in 2014, and $12 million in 2013. WGP has made quarterly distributions to its unitholders since its IPO in December 2012 and has increased its distribution from $0.17875 per common unit for the first quarter of 2013 to $0.40375 per unit for the fourth quarter of 2015 (to be paid in February 2016)
millions2018
 2017
 2016
WES distributions to unitholders (excluding Anadarko and WGP) (1)
$379
 $326
 $258
WES distributions to Series A Preferred unitholders (2)

 22
 31
WES distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owners14
 14
 14
WGP distributions to unitholders (excluding Anadarko) (3)
102
 81
 59
(1)
WES has made quarterly distributions to its unitholders since its IPO in the second quarter of 2008 and has increased its distribution from $0.30 per common unit for the third quarter of 2008 to $0.98 per common unit for the fourth quarter of 2018 (paid in February 2019).
(2)
WES made distributions of $0.68 per unit, prorated based on issuance date, to its Series A Preferred unitholders since the unit issuances in March and April 2016. As of June 30, 2017, all Series A Preferred units had converted into WES common units. See Note 24—Noncontrolling Interests in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(3)
WGP has made quarterly distributions to its unitholders since its IPO in December 2012 and has increased its distribution from $0.17875 per common unit for the first quarter of 2013 to $0.6025 per unit for the fourth quarter of 2018 (to be paid in February 2019).



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Insurance Coverage and Other Indemnities
Insurance Coverage and Other Indemnities

Anadarko maintains property and casualty insurance that includes coverage for physical damage to the Company’s properties, blowout/control of a well, restoration and redrill, sudden and accidental pollution, third-party liability, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability, and other risks. Anadarko’s insurance coverage includes deductibles that must be met prior to recovery. Additionally, the Company’s insurance is subject to exclusions and limitations, and there is no assurance that such coverage will adequately protect the Company against liability or loss from all potential consequences and damages.
The Company’s current insurance coverage includes (a) $400 million per occurrence from Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) for physical damage to Anadarko’s properties on a replacement cost basis, blowout/control of well, restoration and redrill, and sudden and accidental pollution; (b) $700 million$1.2 billion per occurrence from the commercial markets for the items described in item (a) above, which is in excess of the OIL coverage and which follows the form of OIL coverage with certain exceptions; (c) $400$500 million from the commercial markets, which scales to Anadarko’s working interest, for third-party liabilities, including sudden and accidental pollution and aviation liability; and (d) $275 million for aircraft liability (in addition to the third-party liability limits described in item (c) above). Anadarko does not carry significant coverage for loss of production income from any of the Company’s facilities or for any losses that result from the effects of a named windstorm.
The Company’s service agreements, including drilling contracts, generally indemnify Anadarko for injuries and death to employees of the service provider and subcontractors hired by the service provider as well as for property damage suffered by the service provider and its contractors. Also, these service agreements generally indemnify Anadarko for pollution originating from the equipment of any contractors or subcontractors hired by the service provider.

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Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

Anadarko may enter into off-balance-sheet arrangements and transactions that can give rise to material off-balance-sheet obligations. The Company’s material off-balance-sheet arrangements and transactions include operating lease arrangements and undrawn letters of credit. In addition, the Company enters into other contractual agreements in the normal course of business for processing, treating, transportation, and storage of oil, natural gas, and NGLs, as well as for other oil and gas activities as discussed below in Obligations. Other than the items discussed above, there are no other transactions, arrangements, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that are reasonably likely to materially affect Anadarko’s liquidity or availability of, or requirements for, capital resources.

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Obligations

The following is a summary of the Company’s obligations at December 31, 2015:2018:
 
Obligations by Period (1)
millions2016 2017-2018 2019-2020 2021 and beyond Total
Total debt         
Principal—total borrowings at face value (2)
$2,033
 $2,516
 $1,200
 $11,563
 $17,312
Principal—capital lease obligation
 
 1
 19
 20
Investee entities’ debt (3)

 
 
 2,853
 2,853
Interest on borrowings932
 1,500
 1,161
 7,460
 11,053
Interest on capital lease obligations2
 3
 4
 13
 22
Investee entities’ interest (3)
50
 144
 173
 2,351
 2,718
Operating leases         
Drilling rig commitments739
 834
 215
 
 1,788
Production platforms21
 43
 50
 23
 137
Other46
 79
 49
 18
 192
Oil and gas activities741
 886
 276
 314
 2,217
Asset retirement obligations309
 128
 304
 1,318
 2,059
Midstream and marketing activities1,114
 2,137
 1,996
 2,612
 7,859
Derivative liabilities (4)
54
 419
 513
 500
 1,486
Uncertain tax positions, interest, and penalties (5)
418
 65
 
 1,307
 1,790
Environmental liabilities24
 25
 32
 64
 145
Other
 116
 
 
 116
Total$6,483
 $8,895
 $5,974
 $30,415
 $51,767
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   Obligations by Period
millions
Note Reference (1)
2019 2020-2021 2022-2023 Thereafter Total 
Total debt           
Principal—total borrowings (2)
 $928
 $1,177
 $890
 $14,666
 $17,661
Interest on borrowings 834
 1,655
 1,530
 9,515
 13,534
Capital lease obligation and interest 58
 98
 88
 323
 567
Investee entities’ debt and interest (3)
 108
 206
 204
 2,115
 2,633
Operating leases 264
 196
 59
 135
 654
Oil and gas activities (4)
 272
 332
 109
 89
 802
Midstream and marketing activities 875
 1,816
 1,323
 1,409
 5,423
AROs 254
 345
 699
 1,801
 3,099
Derivative liabilities (5)
 72
 655
 448
 
 1,175
Uncertain tax positions (6)
 70
 74
 1,143
 
 1,287
Environmental liabilities 22
 35
 10
 42
 109
Other  20
 200
 31
 57
 308
Total (7)
  $3,777
 $6,789
 $6,534
 $30,152
 $47,252
(1) 
This table does not include litigation-related contingent liabilities or the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit obligations. See Note 15—Contingencies and Note 16—Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans inFor additional information, see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(2) 
Includes the fully accreted principal amount of the Zero Coupons of approximately $2.4$2.3 billion as coming due after 2020.2023. While the Zero Coupons do not mature until 2036, the outstanding Zero Coupons can be put to the Company each October, in whole or in part, for the then-accreted value. The Company could be required to repurchase the outstanding Zero Coupons at $839for $942 million, if put in whole, in October 20162019 (the next potential put date).
(3) 
Anadarko has legal right of setoffThe obligations and intends to net-settle its obligations under each of the notes payable to the investees with the distributable value of its interest in the corresponding investee. Accordingly, therelated investments and the obligations are presented net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in other assets or other long-term liabilities—other for all periods presented. These notes payable provide for a variable rate of interest, reset quarterly. Therefore, futureliabilities-other. Future interest payments presented in the table above are estimated using the relevant forward LIBOR rate curve. Further, the above table does not reflect theThe preferred return that Anadarko receives on its investment in these entities which is also LIBOR-based, butnot included.
(4)
Includes long-term drilling and work-related commitments of $802 million, comprised of approximately $670 million related to the United States and $132 million related to international locations. Amounts are undiscounted and do not include purchase commitments for jointly owned fields and facilities where the Company is not the operator.
(5)
Represents Anadarko’s gross derivative liability after taking into account the impacts of netting margin and collateral balances deposited with a lower margin thancounterparties.
(6)
Timing of conclusion of the margin onuncertain tax positions cannot be determined with certainty.
(7)
Excludes litigation-related contingent liabilities, the associated notes payable.Company’s pension and postretirement benefit obligations, or payments related to the conveyance of future hard-minerals royalty revenues. See Note 8—Equity-Method Investments18—Contingencies, Note 20—Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans, and Note 16—Conveyance of Future Hard-Minerals Royalty Revenues in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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Represents Anadarko’s gross derivative liability after taking into account the impacts of netting margin and collateral balances deposited with counterparties. See Note 9—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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See Note 12—Income Taxes in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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Operating Leases  Operating lease obligations include approximately $1.7 billion related to five offshore drilling vessels and $98 million related to certain contracts for U.S. onshore drilling rigs. Anadarko manages its access to rigs to support the execution of its drilling strategy over the next several years. Lease payments associated with the drilling of exploratory wells and development wells, net of amounts billed to partners, will initially be capitalized as a component of oil and gas properties, and either depreciated or impaired in future periods or written off as exploration expense. At December 31, 2015, the Company had $329 million in various commitments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements for production platforms and equipment, buildings, facilities, compressors, and aircraft. For additional information, see Note 14—Commitments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Oil and Gas Activities  At December 31, 2015, Anadarko had various long-term contractual commitments pertaining to exploration, development, and production activities that extend beyond 2015. The Company has work-related commitments for, among other things, drilling wells, obtaining and processing seismic data, and fulfilling rig commitments. The preceding table includes long-term drilling and work-related commitments of $2.2 billion, comprised of approximately $1.5 billion related to the United States and $728 million related to international locations.

Asset Retirement Obligations  Anadarko is obligated to fund the costs of disposing of long-lived assets upon their abandonment. The majority of Anadarko’s asset retirement obligations (AROs) relate to the plugging of wells and the related abandonment of oil and gas properties. The Company’s AROs are recorded at estimated fair value, measured by reference to the expected future cash outflows required to satisfy the retirement obligation discounted at the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. Revisions to estimated AROs can result from changes in retirement cost estimates, revisions to estimated inflation rates, and changes in the estimated timing of abandonment.

Midstream and Marketing Activities  Anadarko has entered into various processing, transportation, storage, and purchase agreements to access markets and provide flexibility to sell its oil, natural gas, and NGLs in certain areas.

Environmental Liabilities  Anadarko is subject to various environmental-remediation and reclamation obligations arising from federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations. At December 31, 2015, the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet included a $145 million liability for remediation and reclamation obligations. The Company continually monitors the liability recorded and ongoing remediation and reclamation activities, and believes the amount recorded is appropriate. For additional information on environmental issues, see Risk Factors under Item 1A of this Form 10-K.


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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP)GAAP requires management to make informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates. Management considers the following to be its most critical accounting estimates that involve judgment. The selection, development, and disclosure of these estimates is discussed with the Company’s Audit Committee.

Proved Reserves

MethodologyAnadarko estimates its proved oil and gas reserves according to the definition of proved reserves provided by the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC and the Financial Accounting Standards Board.FASB. This definition includes oil, natural gas, and NGLs that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be economically producible in future periods from known reservoirs under existing economic conditions, operating methods, government regulations, etc. (at prices and costs as of the date the estimates are made). Prices include consideration of price changes provided only by contractual arrangements, and do not include adjustments based on expected future conditions. For reserves information, see Oil and Gas Properties and Activities—Proved Reserves under Items 1 and 2 of this Form 10-K and the Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Judgments and uncertainties  Engineering estimates of the quantities of proved reserves are inherently imprecise and represent only approximate amounts because of the judgments involved in developing such information. The Company’s estimates of proved reserves are made using available geological and reservoir data as well as production performance data. The reliability of these estimates at any point in time depends on both the quality and quantity of the technical and economic data and the efficiency of extracting and processing the hydrocarbons. These estimates are reviewed annually by internal reservoir engineers and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by additional data. Revisions are necessary due to changes in, among other things, development plans, reservoir performance, prices, economic conditions, and governmental restrictions as well as changes in the expected recovery associated with infill drilling. Decreases in prices, for example, may cause a reduction in some proved reserves due to reaching economic limits at an earlier projected date.
The quantities of estimated proved oil and gas reserves are a significant component of DD&A. A material adverse change in the estimated volumesvolume of proved reserves could have a negative impact on DD&A and could result in property impairments. If the estimates of proved reserves used in the unit-of-productionUOP calculations had been lower by five percent10% across all properties, DD&A in 20152018 would have increased by approximately $223$390 million.


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Exploratory Costs

MethodologyUnder the successful efforts method of accounting, exploratory drilling costs associated with a well discovering hydrocarbons are initially capitalized or suspended, pending athe determination as to whether a commercially sufficient quantity of proved reserves. If proved reserves canare found, drilling costs remain capitalized and are classified as proved properties. For exploratory wells that find reserves that cannot be attributedclassified as proved when drilling is completed, costs continue to the areabe capitalized as suspended exploratory drilling costs if there have been sufficient reserves found to justify completion as a resultproducing well and sufficient progress is being made in assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of drilling.the project. At the end of each quarter, management reviews the status of all suspended exploratory drilling costs in light of ongoing exploration activities, in particular, whether the Company is making sufficient progress in its ongoing exploration and appraisal efforts or, in the case of discoveries requiring government sanctioning, analyzing whether development negotiations are underway and proceeding as planned.
Judgments and uncertainties Significant management judgment is required to determine whether sufficient progress has been made in assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project to continue capitalization of the exploratory drilling costs. In making this determination all relevant facts and circumstances shall be evaluated, and no single indicator is determinative. Relevant facts and circumstances include, but are not limited to, commitment of project personnel, costs being incurred to assess the reserves and their potential development, assessment in progress covering the economic, legal, political, and environmental aspects of the potential development, and the existence or active negotiations of agreements with governments or sales contracts with customers. The determination of proved reserves may take longer than one year in certain areas (generally in deepwater and international locations) depending on, among other things, the amount of hydrocarbons discovered, the outcome of planned geological and engineering studies, the need for additional appraisal drilling activities to determine whether the discovery is sufficient to support an economic development plan, and government sanctioning of development activities in certain international locations.
If management determines that future appraisal drilling or development activities are unlikely to occur, associated suspended exploratory well costs are expensed. Therefore, at any point in time, the Company may have capitalized costs on its Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with exploratory wells that may be charged to exploration expense in future periods. See Note 6—7—Suspended Exploratory Well Costs in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.


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Fair Value

MethodologyThe Company estimates fair value of long-lived assets for impairment testing, reporting units for goodwill impairment testing when necessary, assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination or exchanged in non-monetary transactions, pension plan assets, and initial measurements of AROs.

Judgments and uncertainties When the Company is required to measure fair value and there is not a market-observable price for the asset or liability or for a similar asset or liability, the Company uses the cost income, or market valuationincome approaches depending on the quality of information available to support management’s assumptions. The cost approach is based on management’s best estimate of the current asset replacement cost. The income approach is based on management’s best assumptions regarding expectations of projectedfuture net cash flows and discounts the expected cash flows using a commensurate risk-adjusted discount rate. The market approach is based on management’s best assumptions regarding prices and other relevant information from market transactions involving comparable assets. Such evaluations involve significant judgment, and the results are based on expected future events or conditions such as sales prices, estimates of future oil and gas production or throughput, development and operating costs and the timing thereof, future net cash flows, economic and regulatory climates, and other factors, most of which are often outside of management’s control. However, assumptions used reflect a market participant’s view of long-term prices, costs, and other factors and are consistent with assumptions used in the Company’s business plans and investment decisions.

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When
Impairments of Proved Oil and Natural-Gas Properties

Methodology Proved oil and natural-gas properties are assessed for impairment when facts and circumstances indicate that net book values may not be recoverable. When impairment indicators are present, an undiscounted future net cash flow test is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are independent of cash flows from other assets. If the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the net book value of the property, the property’s fair value is estimated and an impairment loss is recognized for the excess, if any, of the property’s net book value over its estimated fair value.

Judgments and uncertainties The primary assumptions used to estimate undiscounted future net cash flows include anticipated future production, commodity prices, and capital and operating costs. In most cases, the assumption that generates the most variability in undiscounted future net cash flows is future commodity prices. For impairment testing, the Company used the five-year forward strip prices for oil and natural gas, with prices subsequent to the fifth year held constant as the benchmark price in the undiscounted future net cash flows. Capital and operating costs were estimated assuming no escalation for years where the average oil strip price was below $50 per Bbl and 1% escalation for the years where the average oil strip price exceeded $50 per Bbl and held constant thereafter.
Due to the volatility of crude oil, natural gas, and NGL prices, these cash flow estimates are inherently imprecise. Unfavorable changes in any of the primary assumptions could result in a reduction in undiscounted future cash flows and could indicate property impairment. Uncertainties related to the primary assumptions could affect the timing of an impairment.

Impairments of Unproved Oil and Natural-Gas Properties

Methodology Acquisition costs of unproved oil and natural-gas properties are periodically assessed for impairment and are transferred to proved oil and gas properties may beto the extent the costs are associated with successful exploration activities. The Company has classified unproved oil and natural-gas properties into three categories: significant, significant where probable and possible reserves estimations are available, and individually insignificant. Significant undeveloped leases are assessed individually for impairment and a valuation allowance is provided if impairment is indicated. In situations where fair values have been allocated to a significant unproved property based on estimations of probable and possible reserves as the result of a business combination or other purchase of proved and unproved properties, an undiscounted future net cash flow analysis is used to assess the property for impairment in addition to consideration of reserves volume needed to transfer the balance of unproved property to proved property. Unproved oil and gas properties with individually insignificant lease acquisition costs are amortized on a group basis (thereby establishing a valuation allowance) over the average lease terms at rates that provide for full amortization of unsuccessful leases upon lease expiration or abandonment.

Judgments and uncertainties In determining whether a significant unproved property is impaired numerous factors are considered including, but not limited to, current exploration plans, favorable or unfavorable exploration activity on the expectedproperty being evaluated and/or adjacent properties, geologists’ evaluation of the property, and the remaining months in the lease term for the property. In situations where probable and possible reserves are available, undiscounted future net cash flows used in the impairment analysis are determined based upon management’s estimates of probable and possible reserves, future commodity prices, and future costs to produce the asset group are compared to the carrying amount of the asset.reserves. If the expected undiscounted future net cash flows based on the Company’s estimate of future oil and natural-gas prices, operating costs, anticipated production from proved reserves and other relevant data, are lowerless than the carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to fair value. Fair value estimates require significant judgment and oil and natural-gas prices are a significant component of the fair-value estimate. Prices have exhibited significant volatility inproperty, indicating impairment, the past, and the Company expects that volatility to continue in the future.
A long-lived asset other than an unproved oil and gas property is evaluated for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may be greater than its undiscounted future net cash flows. Impairment, if any, is measured asflows are discounted and compared to the excesscarrying value for determining the amount of an asset’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value.the impairment loss to record. The Company uses a variety of fair-value measurement techniques asutilizes the same pricing and cost assumptions discussed above when market informationin Impairments of Proved Oil and Natural-Gas Properties. Uncertainties related to the primary assumptions or unfavorable revisions in estimated reserves quantities could cause a reduction in the value of a property and therefore indicate an impairment. Management’s assessment of the results of exploration activities, availability of funds for future activities, and the same or similar assets does not exist.current and projected political and regulatory climate in areas in which the Company operates also impact the amounts and timing of impairment provisions.

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Income Taxes

MethodologyThe Company tests goodwill for impairment annuallyis subject to income taxes in October (or more frequently as circumstances dictate).numerous taxing jurisdictions worldwide. The amount of income taxes recorded by the Company requires interpretations of complex rules and regulations of various tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The Company first assesses whether an impairment of goodwill is indicated throughhas recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences, operating losses, and tax-credit carryforwards.
The deferred tax assets may be reduced by a qualitative assessment to determine the likelihood of whether the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the Company concludesvaluation allowance if it is more likely than not that fair valuesome portion or all of the reporting unit exceedsdeferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company routinely assesses the related carrying amount, then goodwill is not impairedrealizability of its deferred tax assets by analyzing the reversal periods of available net operating loss carryforwards and further testing is not necessary. Ifcredit carryforwards, temporary differences in tax assets and liabilities, the qualitative assessment indicates fair valueavailability of the reporting unit may be less than its carrying amount, thetax planning strategies, and estimates of future taxable income and other factors.
The Company compares the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to which goodwill is assigned to the carrying amount of the associated net assets,also routinely assesses potential uncertain tax positions and, if required, establishes accruals for such amounts, including goodwill, and determines whether impairment is necessary.
When evaluating whetherinterest where appropriate. The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the fair valueposition will be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company assesses relevant eventsposition.

Judgments and circumstances,uncertainties The accruals for deferred tax assets and liabilities, including the following:
deferred state income tax assets and liabilities, are subject to significant judgment by management and are reviewed and adjusted routinely based on changes in facts and circumstances. The assessment of potential uncertain tax positions requires a significant amount of judgment and are reviewed and adjusted on a periodic basis, taking into consideration the stock priceprogress of Anadarko, WES,ongoing tax audits, case law, and WGP
new legislation. Although management considers its tax accruals adequate, material changes in commodity prices
these accruals may occur in the future based on the progress of ongoing tax audits, changes in cost factors such as costslegislation, and resolution of drilling; production costs;pending tax matters. Additionally, numerous judgments and gathering, processing,assumptions are inherent in management’s estimates of future taxable income used to assess the realizability of certain deferred tax assets. The estimates used are based on assumptions of proved oil and other transportation costs
impairments recognized by the Company
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changes to the Company’sgas reserves, including changes due to fluctuations in commodity prices, and updates todevelopment assumptions that are consistent with the Company’s plans or forecasts
changes in trading multiples for midstream peersinternal business plans.

Because quoted market prices
Contingencies

Methodology The Company is subject to various legal proceedings, claims, and liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business. Except for contingencies acquired in a business combination, which are recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition, the Company accrues losses when such losses are probable and reasonably estimable. If the Company determines that a loss is probable and cannot estimate a specific amount for that loss, but can estimate a range of loss, the best estimate within the range is accrued. If no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. The Company’s in-house legal counsel personnel regularly assess contingent liabilities and, in certain circumstances, consult with third-party legal counsel or consultants to assist in the evaluation of the Company’s reporting units are not available, management applies judgment in determining the estimated fair value of reporting units for purposes of performing goodwill impairment tests, when such tests are necessary. Management uses information available to make these fair-value estimates, including the present values of expected future cash flows using discount rates commensurate with the risks associated with the assets and observable for the oil and gas exploration and production reporting unit, control premiums and market multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the gathering and processing and transportation reporting units.
In estimating the fair value of its oil and gas exploration and production reporting unit, the Company assumes production profiles used in its estimation of reserves that are disclosed in the Company’s supplemental oil and gas disclosures, market prices based on the forward price curve for oil and gas at the test date (adjusted for location and quality differentials), capital and operating costs consistent with pricing and expected inflation rates, and discount rates that management believes a market participant would use based upon the risks inherent in Anadarko’s operations.Management also includes control premium assumptions based on observable market information regarding how a market participant would value the oil and gas exploration and production reporting unit as a whole rather than as individual properties that are part of an oil and gas portfolio.
The Company estimates fair value for the WES gathering and processing, WES transportation, and other gathering and processing reporting units by applying an estimated multiple to projected EBITDA. The Company considered observable transactions in the market and trading multiples for peers in determining an appropriate multiple to apply against the Company’s projected EBITDAliability for these reporting units.
A lower fair-value estimate in the future for any of these reporting units could result in impairment of goodwill. Factors that could trigger a lower fair-value estimate include prolonged low or further declines in commodity prices, decreases in proved reserves, changes in exploration or development plans, significant property impairments, increases in operating or drilling costs, significant changes in regulations, or other negative changes to the economic environment in which Anadarko operates.contingencies.

Environmental ObligationsJudgments and Other Contingencies

uncertaintiesManagement makes judgments and estimates when it establishes liabilities for environmental remediation, litigation and other contingent matters. Estimates of litigation-related liabilities are based on the facts and circumstances of the individual case and on information currently available to the Company. The extent of information available varies based on the status of the litigation and the Company’s evaluation of the claim and legal arguments. In future periods, a number of factors could significantly change the Company’s estimate of litigation-related liabilities, including discovery activities; briefings filed with the relevant court; rulings from the court made pre-trial, during trial, or at the conclusion of any trial; and similar cases involving other plaintiffs and defendants that may set or change legal precedent. As events unfold throughout the litigation process, the Company evaluates the available information and may consult with third-party legal counsel to determine whether liability accruals should be established or adjusted.
Estimates of environmental liabilities are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the stage of investigation, the stage of the remedial design, evaluation of existing remediation technologies, and presently enacted laws and regulations. In future periods, a number of factors could significantly change the Company’s estimate of environmental-remediation costs such as changes in laws and regulations, changes in the interpretation or administration of laws and regulations, revisions to the remedial design, unanticipated construction problems, identification of additional areas or volumes of contaminated soil and groundwater, and changes in costs of labor, equipment, and technology. Consequently, it is not possible for management to reliably estimate the amount and timing of all future expenditures that could arise related to environmental or other contingent matters and actual costs may vary significantly from the Company’s estimates. The Company’s in-house legal counsel and environmental personnel regularly assess contingent liabilities and, in certain circumstances, consult with third-party legal counsel or consultants to assist in the evaluation of the Company’s liability for these contingencies.

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Income Taxes

The amount of income taxes recorded by the Company requires interpretations of complex rules and regulations of various tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The Company has recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences, operating losses, and tax-credit carryforwards. The Company routinely assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets by analyzing the reversal periods of available net operating loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards, temporary differences in tax assets and liabilities, the availability of tax planning strategies, and estimates of future taxable income and other factors. Estimates of future taxable income are based on assumptions of oil and gas reserves and selling prices that are consistent with the Company’s internal business forecasts. If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, the tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. The Company routinely assesses potential uncertain tax positions and, if required, establishes accruals for such amounts. The accruals for deferred tax assets and liabilities, including deferred state income tax assets and liabilities, are subject to significant judgment by management and are reviewed and adjusted routinely based on changes in facts and circumstances. Although management considers its tax accruals adequate, material changes in these accruals may occur in the future, based on the progress of ongoing tax audits, changes in legislation, and resolution of pending tax matters.

RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for discussion of recent accounting developments affecting the Company.

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MARKET RISK
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES


Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s primary market risks are attributable to fluctuations in energy prices and interest rates. In addition, foreign-currency exchange-rate risk exists due to anticipated foreign-currency-denominated payments and receipts. These risks can affect revenues and cash flows, and the Company’s risk-management policies provide for the use of derivative instruments to manage these risks. The types of commodity derivative instruments used by the Company include futures, swaps, options, and fixed-price physical-delivery contracts. The volume of commodity derivatives entered into by the Company is governed by risk-management policies and may vary from year to year. Both exchange and over-the-counter traded derivative instruments may be subject to margin-deposit requirements, and the Company may be required from time to time to deposit cash or provide letters of credit with exchange brokers or counterparties to satisfy these margin requirements. For additional information relating to the Company’s derivative and financial instruments, see Note 9—11—Derivative Instruments in theNotestoConsolidatedFinancialStatementsunderItem8ofthisForm10-K.

COMMODITY-PRICE RISK  
COMMODITY-PRICE RISK 

The Company’s most significant market risk relates to prices for oil, natural gas, oil, and NGLs. Management expects energy prices to remain unpredictable and potentially volatile. As energy prices decline or rise significantly, revenues and cash flows are likewise affected. In addition, a non-cash write-down of the Company’s oil and gas properties or goodwill may be required if commodity prices experience a significant decline. Below is a sensitivity analysis for the Company’s commodity-price-related derivative instruments.

Derivative Instruments Held for Non-Trading Purposes  The Company had derivative instruments in place to reduce the price risk associated with future production of 3032 MMBbls of oil 14 Bcf of natural gas, and 1 MMBbls of NGLs at December 31, 2015,2018, with a net derivative asset position of $273$171 million. Based on actual derivative contractual volumes,volume, a 10% increase in underlying commodity prices would reduce the fair value of these derivatives by $58$67 million, while a 10% decrease in underlying commodity prices would increase the fair value of these derivatives by $44$56 million. However, any cash received or paid to settle these derivatives would be substantially offset by the sales value of production covered by the derivative instruments.


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Derivative Instruments Held for Trading Purposes  At December 31, 2015, the Company had a net derivative asset position of $17 million on outstanding derivative instruments entered into for trading purposes. Based on actual derivative contractual volumes, a 10% increase or decrease in underlying commodity prices would not materially impact the Company’s gains or losses on these derivative instruments.

For additional information regarding the Company’s marketing and trading portfolio,activities, seeMarketing Activities under Items 1 and 2 of this Form 10-K.

INTEREST-RATE RISK
INTEREST-RATE RISK  

Borrowings, if any, under each of the 364-Day Facility, the Five-YearAPC RCF, the WES RCF, the WES 364-Day Facility, and the commercial paper program, and WES’sWGP RCF are subject to variable interest rates. The remaining balance of Anadarko’s short-term and long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheetsborrowings has fixed interest rates. The Company has $2.9 billion of LIBOR-based obligations based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) that are presented on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets net of preferred investments in two non-controllednoncontrolled entities. These obligations give rise to minimal net interest-rate risk because coupons on the related preferred investments are also LIBOR-based. While a 10% change in LIBORthe applicable benchmark interest rate would not materially impact the Company’s interest cost, it would affect the fair value of outstanding fixed-rate debt.
At December 31, 2015,2018, the Company had a net derivative liability position of $1.5$1.2 billion related to interest-rate swaps. A 10% increase (decrease) in the three-month LIBOR interest-rate curve would increase (decrease)decrease (increase) the aggregate fair value of outstanding interest-rate swap agreements by $103$92 million. However, any change in the interest-rate derivative gain or loss could be substantially offset by changes in actual borrowing costs associated with future debt issuances. For a summary of the Company’s outstanding interest-rate derivative positions, see Note 9—11—Derivative Instruments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


FOREIGN-CURRENCY EXCHANGE-RATE RISK86   Anadarko’s operating revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars, and the predominant portion of Anadarko’s capital and operating expenditures are also U.S.-dollar-denominated. Exposure to foreign-currency risk generally arises in connection with project-specific contractual arrangements and other commitments. Near-term foreign-currency-denominated expenditures are primarily in Colombian pesos, Mozambican meticais, British pounds sterling, and Brazilian reais.
The Company also has risk related to exchange-rate changes applicable to cash held in escrow pending final determination of the Company’s Brazilian tax liability for its 2008 divestiture of the Peregrino field offshore Brazil, which is currently under consideration by the Brazilian courts. See Note 15—Contingencies—Other Litigation| APC in the 2018 FORM 10-KNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Form 10-K. At December 31, 2015, cash of $86 million was held in escrow.
Management periodically engages in various risk-management activities to mitigate a portion of its exposure to foreign-currency exchange-rate risk. A 10% increase or decrease in the foreign-currency exchange rate would not materially impact the Company’s gain or loss related to foreign currency.

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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT

Management prepared, and is responsible for, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the other information appearing in this annual report. The Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In preparing its Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company includes amounts that are based on estimates and judgments that Management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The Company’s financial statements have been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm appointed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Management has made available to KPMG LLP all of the Company’s financial records and related data, as well as the minutes of the stockholders’ and Directors’ meetings.
MANAGEMENT’S ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Anadarko’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s Management and Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.2018. This assessment was based on criteria established in the Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission (COSO).Commission. Based on our assessment, we believe that as of December 31, 2015, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.as of December 31, 2018.
KPMG LLP has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.2018.
 
/s/ R. A. WALKER
R. A. Walker
Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/ ROBERT G. GWINBENJAMIN M. FINK
Robert G. GwinBenjamin M. Fink
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

TheTo the Stockholders and Board of Directors and Stockholders
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’sCorporation and subsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015,2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in .Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’sissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 14, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management – Management’s Assessment of Internal Control overOver Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
February 14, 2019

In our opinion, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established inAPC Internal Control2018 FORM 10-K | Integrated Framework(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).89



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We also have audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), theaccompanying consolidated balance sheets of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 20152018 and 2014, and2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015,2018, and our report dated February 17, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on thosethe related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
February 17, 2016

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and subsidiariesCompany as of December 31, 20152018 and 2014,2017, and the related consolidated statementsresults of income, comprehensive income, equity,its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three–year period ended December 31, 2015,2018, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’sthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015,2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, (COSO), and our report dated February 17, 201614, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for revenue recognition in 2018 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP
 
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1981.
Houston, Texas
February 17, 201614, 2019


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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
millions except per-share amounts2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Revenues and Other          
Oil and condensate sales$5,420
 $9,748
 $9,178
Oil sales$9,206
 $6,552
 $4,668
Natural-gas sales2,007
 3,849
 3,388
1,005
 1,348
 1,564
Natural-gas liquids sales833
 1,572
 1,262
1,271
 1,069
 921
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales1,226
 1,206
 1,039
1,588
 2,000
 1,294
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net(788) 2,095
 (286)312
 939
 (578)
Total8,698
 18,470
 14,581
13,382
 11,908
 7,869
Costs and Expenses          
Oil and gas operating1,014
 1,171
 1,092
1,153
 988
 807
Oil and gas transportation1,117
 1,116
 981
878
 914
 1,002
Exploration2,644
 1,639
 1,329
459
 2,535
 944
Gathering, processing, and marketing1,054
 1,030
 869
1,047
 1,552
 1,083
General and administrative1,176
 1,316
 1,090
1,084
 994
 1,223
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization4,603
 4,550
 3,927
4,254
 4,279
 4,301
Other taxes553
 1,244
 1,077
Production, property, and other taxes826
 582
 536
Impairments5,075
 836
 794
800
 408
 227
Other operating expense271
 165
 89
262
 221
 118
Total17,507
 13,067
 11,248
10,763
 12,473
 10,241
Operating Income (Loss)(8,809) 5,403
 3,333
2,619
 (565) (2,372)
Other (Income) Expense          
Interest expense825
 772
 686
947
 932
 890
(Gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt(2) 2
 155
(Gains) losses on derivatives, net(99) 197
 (398)130
 135
 286
Other (income) expense, net149
 20
 89
59
 54
 126
Tronox-related contingent loss5
 4,360
 850
Total880
 5,349
 1,227
1,134
 1,123
 1,457
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes(9,689) 54
 2,106
1,485
 (1,688) (3,829)
Income tax expense (benefit)(2,877) 1,617
 1,165
733
 (1,477) (1,021)
Net Income (Loss)(6,812) (1,563) 941
752
 (211) (2,808)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(120) 187
 140
137
 245
 263
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,692) $(1,750) $801
$615
 $(456) $(3,071)
          
Per Common Share          
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90)
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding—Basic508
 506
 502
504
 548
 522
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding—Diluted508
 506
 505
504
 548
 522
Dividends (per Common Share)$1.08
 $0.99
 $0.54


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Net Income (Loss)$(6,812) $(1,563) $941
$752
 $(211) $(2,808)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)          
Adjustments for derivative instruments          
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
(7) 
 
Reclassification of previously deferred derivative losses to (gains) losses on derivatives, net10
 9
 11
3
 3
 8
Income taxes on reclassification of previously deferred derivative losses to (gains) losses on derivatives, net(4) (3) (4)(1) (1) (3)
Total adjustments for derivative instruments, net of taxes6
 6
 7
(5) 2
 5
Adjustments for pension and other postretirement plans          
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
(66) 
 
Net gain (loss) incurred during period49
 (405) 416
50
 (14) (175)
Income taxes on net gain (loss) incurred during period(18) 149
 (152)(11) 4
 68
Prior service credit (cost) incurred during period89
 
 
Income taxes on prior service credit (cost) incurred during period(33) 
 
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss to general and administrative expense63
 27
 132
Income taxes on amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss to general and administrative expense(20) (9) (49)
Amortization of net prior service (credit) cost to general and administrative expense(4) 
 1
Income taxes on amortization of net prior service (credit) cost to general and administrative expense2
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss to other (income) expense, net74
 116
 188
Income taxes on amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss(20) (40) (73)
Amortization of net prior service (credit) cost to other (income) expense, net(24) (25) (34)
Income taxes on amortization of net prior service (credit) cost5
 10
 13
Total adjustments for pension and other postretirement plans, net of taxes128
 (238) 348
8
 51
 (13)
Total134
 (232) 355
3
 53
 (8)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)(6,678) (1,795) 1,296
755
 (158) (2,816)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(120) 187
 140
137
 245
 263
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,558) $(1,982) $1,156
$618
 $(403) $(3,079)


(1)
Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
December 31,December 31,
millions2015 2014
millions except per-share amounts2018
 2017
ASSETS      
Current Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents$939
 $7,369
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $11 million and $7 million)   
Customers652
 1,118
Others1,817
 1,409
Cash and cash equivalents ($92 and $80 related to VIEs)$1,295
 $4,553
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $13 and $14)   
Customers ($138 and $106 related to VIEs)1,491
 1,222
Others ($15 and $19 related to VIEs)535
 607
Other current assets574
 603
474
 380
Total3,982
 10,499
3,795
 6,762
Properties and Equipment   
Cost70,683
 75,107
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization36,932
 33,518
Net properties and equipment33,751
 41,589
Other Assets2,350
 2,310
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets6,331
 6,569
Net properties and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization of $37,905 and $34,107) ($6,612 and $5,731 related to VIEs)
28,615
 27,451
Other Assets ($868 and $579 related to VIEs)
2,336
 2,211
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ($1,163 and $1,191 related to VIEs)
5,630
 5,662
Total Assets$46,414
 $60,967
$40,376
 $42,086
      
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current Liabilities      
Accounts payable$2,850
 $3,683
   
Trade ($263 and $305 related to VIEs)$2,003
 $1,894
Other ($15 and $1 related to VIEs)161
 266
Short-term debt - Anadarko (1)
919
 142
Short-term debt - WES and WGP28
 
Current asset retirement obligations309
 257
252
 294
Interest payable247
 247
Other taxes payable318
 332
Accrued expenses424
 505
Short-term debt33
 
Tronox-related contingent liability
 5,210
Other current liabilities1,295
 1,310
Total4,181
 10,234
4,658
 3,906
Long-term Debt15,718
 15,092
   
Long-term debt - Anadarko (1)
10,683
 12,054
Long-term debt - WES and WGP4,787
 3,493
Total15,470
 15,547
Other Long-term Liabilities      
Deferred income taxes5,400
 8,527
2,437
 2,234
Asset retirement obligations1,750
 1,796
Asset retirement obligations ($260 and $143 related to VIEs)2,847
 2,500
Other3,908
 3,000
4,021
 4,109
Total11,058
 13,323
9,305
 8,843
      
Equity      
Stockholders’ equity      
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share
(1.0 billion shares authorized, 528.3 million and 525.9 million shares issued)
52
 52
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share (1.0 billion shares authorized, 576.6 million and 574.2 million shares issued)57
 57
Paid-in capital9,265
 9,005
12,393
 12,000
Retained earnings4,880
 12,125
1,245
 1,109
Treasury stock (20.0 million and 19.3 million shares)(995) (940)
Treasury stock (87.2 million and 43.4 million shares)(4,864) (2,132)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(383) (517)(335) (338)
Total Stockholders’ Equity12,819
 19,725
8,496
 10,696
Noncontrolling interests2,638
 2,593
2,447
 3,094
Total Equity15,457
 22,318
10,943
 13,790
Total Liabilities and Equity$46,414
 $60,967
$40,376
 $42,086

Parenthetical references reflect amounts as of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017.
VIE amounts relate to WGP and WES. See Note 25—Variable Interest Entities.
(1)
Excludes WES and WGP.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY 
Total Stockholders’ Equity    Total Stockholders’ Equity  
millions
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Common
Stock

Paid-in
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Treasury
Stock

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity

Balance at December 31, 2012$51
 $8,230
 $13,829
 $(841) $(640) $1,253
 $21,882
Balance at December 31, 2015$52
$9,265
$4,880
$(995) $(383) $2,638
$15,457
Net income (loss)
 
 801
 
 
 140
 941


(3,071)
 
 263
(2,808)
Common stock issued1
 292
 
 
 
 
 293
5
2,150


 
 
2,155
Share-based compensation expense
197


 
 
197
Dividends—common stock
 
 (274) 
 
 
 (274)

(105)
 
 
(105)
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
 (54) 
 
 (54)
Subsidiary equity transactions
 107
 
 
 
 554
 661
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners
 
 
 
 
 (156) (156)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners
 
 
 
 
 2
 2
Reclassification of previously deferred derivative losses to (gains) losses on derivatives, net
 
 
 
 7
 
 7
Adjustments for pension and other postretirement plans
 
 
 
 348
 
 348
Balance at December 31, 201352
 8,629
 14,356
 (895) (285) 1,793
 23,650
Net income (loss)
 
 (1,750) 
 
 187
 (1,563)
Common stock issued
 286
 
 
 
 
 286
Dividends—common stock
 
 (505) 
 
 
 (505)
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
 (45) 
 
 (45)
Repurchases of common stock


(38) 
 
(38)
Subsidiary equity transactions
 90
 24
 
 
 829
 943

263


 
 746
1,009
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners
 
 
 
 
 (216) (216)



 
 (362)(362)
Reclassification of previously deferred derivative losses to (gains) losses on derivatives, net
 
 
 
 6
 
 6




 5
 
5
Adjustments for pension and other postretirement plans
 
 
 
 (238) 
 (238)



 (13) 
(13)
Balance at December 31, 201452
 9,005
 12,125
 (940) (517) 2,593
 22,318
Balance at December 31, 201657
11,875
1,704
(1,033) (391) 3,285
15,497
Net income (loss)
 
 (6,692) 
 
 (120) (6,812)

(456)
 
 245
(211)
Common stock issued
 209
 
 
 
 
 209
Share-based compensation expense
163


 
 
163
Dividends—common stock
 
 (553) 
 
 
 (553)

(111)
 
 
(111)
Repurchase of common stock
 
 
 (55) 
 
 (55)
Repurchases of common stock


(1,099) 
 
(1,099)
Subsidiary equity transactions
 51
 
 
 
 99
 150

(35)

 
 9
(26)
Issuance of tangible equity units
 
 
 
 
 348
 348
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners
 
 
 
 
 (282) (282)



 
 (445)(445)
Reclassification of previously deferred derivative losses to (gains) losses on derivatives, net
 
 
 
 6
 
 6




 2
 
2
Adjustments for pension and other postretirement plans
 
 
 
 128
 
 128




 51
 
51
Balance at December 31, 2015$52
 $9,265
 $4,880
 $(995) $(383) $2,638
 $15,457
Cumulative effect of accounting change
(3)(28)
 
 
(31)
Balance at December 31, 201757
12,000
1,109
(2,132) (338) 3,094
13,790
Net income (loss)

615

 
 137
752
Common stock issued
7


 
 
7
Share-based compensation expense
169


 
 
169
Dividends—common stock

(528)
 
 
(528)
Repurchases of common stock


(2,732) 
 
(2,732)
Subsidiary equity transactions
(15)

 
 34
19
Settlement of tangible equity units
232


 
 (300)(68)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners



 
 (495)(495)
Reclassification of previously deferred derivative losses to (gains) losses on derivatives, net



 2
 
2
Adjustments for pension and other postretirement plans



 74
 
74
Cumulative effect of accounting change(1)


49

 (73) (23)(47)
Balance at December 31, 2018$57
$12,393
$1,245
$(4,864) $(335) $2,447
$10,943



(1)
Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), and ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities          
Net income (loss)$(6,812) $(1,563) $941
$752
 $(211) $(2,808)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities     
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization4,603
 4,550
 3,927
4,254
 4,279
 4,301
Deferred income taxes(3,152) (105) 90
139
 (2,169) (1,238)
Dry hole expense and impairments of unproved properties2,267
 1,245
 864
246
 2,221
 613
Impairments5,075
 836
 794
800
 408
 227
(Gains) losses on divestitures, net1,022
 (1,891) 470
(20) (674) 757
(Gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt(2) 2
 155
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net(100) 207
 (392)138
 131
 292
Operating portion of net cash received (paid) in settlement of derivative instruments335
 371
 85
(545) 25
 267
Other320
 327
 246
294
 303
 342
Changes in assets and liabilities          
Tronox-related contingent liability(5,210) 4,360
 850
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable(2) 103
 719
(211) (147) 677
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses(995) 97
 148
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities348
 (32) (443)
Other items, net772
 (71) 146
(264) (127) (142)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities(1,877)
8,466

8,888
5,929
 4,009
 3,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Additions to properties and equipment and dry hole costs(6,067) (9,508) (7,721)
Additions to properties and equipment(6,183) (5,031) (3,505)
Acquisition of businesses(3) (1,527) (473)
 25
 (1,740)
Divestitures of properties and equipment and other assets1,415
 4,968
 567
417
 4,008
 2,356
Other, net(116) (405) (589)(216) (32) 147
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(4,771)
(6,472)
(8,216)(5,982) (1,030) (2,742)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities          
Borrowings, net of issuance costs4,632
 2,879
 958
2,343
 369
 6,042
Repayments of debt(4,033) (1,425) (710)(1,689) (58) (6,832)
Financing portion of net cash paid in settlement of derivative instruments(35) (222) 
Financing portion of net cash received (paid) for derivative instruments12
 (165) (333)
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks(23) 62
 (13)(39) (43) (103)
Dividends paid(553) (505) (274)(528) (111) (105)
Repurchase of common stock(55) (45) (54)
Issuance of common stock, including tax benefit on share-based compensation awards34
 121
 146
Sale of subsidiary units187
 1,026
 724
Issuance of tangible equity units — equity component348
 
 
Repurchases of common stock(2,732) (1,092) (38)
Issuances of common stock7
 
 2,188
Sales of subsidiary units
 
 1,163
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners(282) (216) (156)(495) (445) (362)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners
 
 2
Proceeds from conveyance of future hard-minerals royalty revenues, net of transaction costs
 
 413
Payments of future hard-minerals royalty revenues conveyed(50) (50) (25)
Other financing activities(6) (18) 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities220

1,675

623
(3,177) (1,613) 2,008
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash(2) 2
 (68)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents(6,430) 3,671
 1,227
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period7,369
 3,698
 2,471
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$939
 $7,369
 $3,698
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents(15) 
 17
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents(3,245) 1,366
 2,283
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period4,674
 3,308
 1,025
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents at End of Period$1,429
 $4,674
 $3,308

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

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General  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is engaged in the exploration, development, production, and marketingsale of oil, condensate, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs),NGLs and in the marketing of anticipated production of liquefied natural gas (LNG).is continuing to advance its Mozambique LNG project toward FID. In addition, the Company engages in the gathering, compressing, treating, processing, treating,and transporting of natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting of oil natural gas, and NGLs.NGLs; and gathering and disposing of produced water. The Company also participates in the hard-minerals business through royalty arrangements. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Anadarko” and “Company” refer to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation  The Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles inGAAP. Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the United States (GAAP). current-year presentation.
The Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements include the accounts of Anadarko and entitiessubsidiaries in which itAnadarko holds, a controlling interest.directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting rights and VIEs for which Anadarko is the primary beneficiary. The Company has determined that WGP and WES are VIEs. Anadarko is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates WGP and WES. WGP and WES function with capital structures that are separate from Anadarko, consisting of their own debt instruments and publicly traded common units. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Undivided interests in oil and natural-gas exploration and production joint ventures are consolidated on a proportionate basis. Investments in non-controllednoncontrolled entities over whichthat Anadarko has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies and VIEs for which Anadarko is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. In applying the equity method of accounting, the investments are initially recognized at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of earnings, losses, and distributions. Other investmentsInvestments are carried at original cost. Investments accounted for usingincluded in other assets on the equity method and cost method are reported as a component of other assets. Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Use of Estimates  The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Management evaluates its estimates and related assumptions regularly, including those related to proved reserves; the value of properties and equipment; goodwill; intangible assets; asset retirement obligations;AROs; litigation liabilities; environmental liabilities; pension assets, liabilities, and costs; income taxes; and fair values. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates.


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Fair Value  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Inputs used in determining fair value are characterized according to a hierarchy that prioritizes those inputs based on the degree to which they are observable. The three input levels of the fair-value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1—Inputs represent unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (for example, exchange-traded futures contracts for which parties are willing to transact at the exchange-quoted price).

Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (for example, quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, or market-corroborated inputs).

Level 3—Inputs that are not observable from objective sources such as the Company’s internally developed assumptions used in pricing an asset or liability (for example, an estimate of future cash flows used in the Company’s internally developed present value of future cash flows model that underlies the fair-value measurement).

In determining fair value, the Company uses observable market data when available or models that incorporate observable market data. In addition to market information,When the Company incorporates transaction-specific details that,is required to measure fair value and there is not a market-observable price for the asset or liability or for a similar asset or liability, the Company uses the cost or income approach depending on the quality of information available to support management’s assumptions. The cost approach is based on management’s best estimate of the current asset replacement cost. The income approach is based on management’s best assumptions regarding expectations of future net cash flows and discounts the expected cash flows using a commensurate risk-adjusted discount rate. Such evaluations involve significant judgment, and the results are based on expected future events or conditions such as sales prices, estimates of future oil and gas production or throughput, development and operating costs and the timing thereof, economic and regulatory climates, and other factors, most of which are often outside of management’s control. However, assumptions used reflect a market participant’s view of long-term prices, costs, and other factors and are consistent with assumptions used in management’s judgment, market participants would take into account in measuring fair value.

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the Company’s business plans and investment decisions.
In arriving at fair-value estimates, the Company uses relevant observable inputs available for the valuation technique employed. If a fair-value measurement reflects inputs at multiple levels within the hierarchy, the fair-value measurement is characterized based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair-value measurement. For Anadarko, recurring fair-value measurements are performed for interest-rate derivatives, commodity derivatives, and investments in trading securities.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value. The fair value of debt is the estimated amount the Company would have to pay to repurchase its debt, including any premium or discount attributable to the difference between the stated interest rate and market interest rate at each balance sheet date. Debt fair values, as disclosed in Note 11—13—Debt and Interest Expense, are based on quoted market prices for identical instruments, if available, or based on valuations of similar debt instruments.
Non-financial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value include certain assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination or through a non-monetary exchange transaction, intangible assets, goodwill, asset retirement obligations,AROs, exit or disposal costs, and capital lease assets and liabilities where the present value of lease payments is greater than the fair value of the leased asset.


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Revenues

2018The Company’s revenue recognition accounting policy effective January 1, 2018, is detailed below.
Exploration and ProductionThe Company’s oil is sold primarily to marketers, gatherers, and condensaterefiners. Natural gas is sold primarily to interstate and intrastate natural-gas pipelines, direct end-users, industrial users, local distribution companies, and natural-gas marketers. NGLs are sold primarily to direct end-users, refiners, and marketers. Payment is generally received from the customer in the month following delivery.
Contracts with customers have varying terms, including spot sales or month-to-month contracts, contracts with a finite term, and life-of-field contracts where all production from a well or group of wells is sold to one or more customers. The Company recognizes sales revenues for oil, natural gas, and NGLs based on the amount of each product sold to a customer when control transfers to the customer. Generally, control transfers at the time of delivery to the customer at a pipeline interconnect, the tailgate of a processing facility, or as a tanker lifting is completed. Revenue is measured based on the contract price, which may be index-based or fixed, and may include adjustments for market differentials and downstream costs incurred by the customer, including gathering, transportation, and fuel costs. For natural gas and NGLs sold on our behalf by a processor, revenue is typically measured based on the price the processor receives for the sale, less certain costs withheld by the processor.
Revenues are recognized for the sale of Anadarko’s net share of production volume. Sales on behalf of other working interest owners and royalty interest owners are not recognized as revenues.
The Company enters into buy/sell arrangements related to the transportation of a portion of its oil production. These buy/sell transactions are recorded net in oil and gas transportation expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

WES Midstream and Other Midstream Anadarko provides gathering, compressing, treating, processing, stabilizing, transporting, and disposal services pursuant to a variety of contracts. Under these arrangements, the Company receives fees and/or retains a percentage of products or a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of the customer’s products. These revenues are included in gathering, processing, and marketing sales in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Payment is generally received from the customer in the month of service or the month following the service. Contracts with customers generally have initial terms ranging from 5 to 10 years.
Revenue is recognized for fee-based gathering and processing services in the month of service based on the volume delivered by the customer. Revenues are valued based on the rate in effect for the month of service when the fee is either the same rate per unit over the contract term or when the fee escalates and the escalation factor approximates inflation. The Company may charge additional service fees to customers for a portion of the contract term (i.e., for the first year of a contract or until reaching a volume threshold) due to the significant upfront capital investment. These fees are recognized as revenue over the expected period of customer benefit, generally the life of the related properties. Deficiency fees, which are charged to the customer if they do not meet minimum delivery requirements, are recognized over the performance period based on an estimate of the deficiency fees that will be billed upon completion of the performance period.
The Company’s midstream business also purchases natural-gas volume from producers at the wellhead or production facility, typically at an index price, and charges the producer fees associated with the downstream gathering and processing services. These fees are treated as a reduction of the purchase cost when the fees relate to services performed after control of the product has transferred to Anadarko. If the fees relate to services performed before control of the product has transferred to Anadarko, the fees are treated as Gathering, processing and marketing sales revenues. Revenue is recognized, along with cost of product expense related to the sale, when the purchased product is sold to a third party.
Revenue from percentage of proceeds gathering and processing contracts is recognized net of the cost of product for purchases from service customers when the Company is acting as their agent in the product sale, and any fees charged on these percentage of proceeds contracts are recognized in service revenues.


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2017 This section reflects the Company’s revenue recognition policies through December 31, 2017, prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The Company’s oil is sold primarily to marketers, gatherers, and refiners. Natural gas is sold primarily to interstate and intrastate natural-gas pipelines, direct end-users, industrial users, local distribution companies, and natural-gas marketers. NGLs are sold primarily to direct end-users, refiners, and marketers.
The Company recognizes sales revenues for oil, and condensate, natural gas, and NGLs based on the amount of each product sold to purchasers when delivery to the purchaser has occurred and title has transferred. This occurs when product has been delivered to a pipeline or when a tanker lifting has occurred. The Company follows the sales method of accounting for natural-gas production imbalances. If the Company’s sales volumesvolume for a well exceed the Company’s proportionate share of production from the well, a liability is recognized to the extent that the Company’s share of estimated remaining recoverable reserves from the well is insufficient to satisfy this imbalance. No receivables are recorded for those wells on which the Company has taken less than its proportionate share of production.
Anadarko provides gathering, processing, treating, and transporting services pursuant to a variety of contracts. Under these arrangements, the Company receives fees or retains a percentage of products or a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of products and recognizes revenue at the time services are performed or product is sold. These revenues are included in gathering, processing, and marketing sales in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
Marketing margins related to the Company’s production are included in oil and condensate sales, natural-gas sales, and NGLs sales. Marketing margins related to sales of commodities purchased from third parties and gains and losses on derivatives related to such marketing activities are included in gathering, processing, and marketing sales in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company enters into buy/sell arrangements related to the transportation of a portion of its oil production. Under these arrangements, barrels are sold to a third party at a location-based contract price and subsequently repurchased by the Company at a downstream location. The difference in value between the sale and purchase price represents the transportation fee from the lease or certain gathering locations to more liquid markets. These arrangements are often required by private transporters. These transactions are reported on a net basis and included in oil and gas transportation in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Equivalents  The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents or restricted cash equivalents.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER The cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents balance at December 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)2018, includes commercial paper and investments in government money market funds in which the carrying value approximates fair value.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  The Company conducts credit analyses of customers prior to making any sales to new customers or increasing credit for existing customers. Based on these analyses, the Company may require a standby letter of credit or a financial guarantee. The Company charges uncollectible accounts receivable against the allowance for uncollectible accounts when it determines collection will no longer be pursued.

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Properties and Equipment  Properties and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A).DD&A. Costs of improvements that appreciably improveextend the efficiency or productive capacitylives of existing properties or extend their lives are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of properties and equipment, net of the related accumulated DD&A, is removed and, if appropriate, gain or loss is recognized in gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Oil and Gas Properties  The Company applies the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Exploration costs, such as exploratory geological and geophysical costs, delay rentals, and exploration overhead, are charged against earnings as incurred. Exploratory drilling costs are initially capitalized pending the determination of proved reserves. If anproved reserves are found, drilling costs remain capitalized and are classified as proved properties. For exploratory well provides evidencewells that find reserves that cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, costs continue to be capitalized as suspended exploratory drilling costs if there have been sufficient reserves found to justify potential completion as a producing well drilling costs associated withand sufficient progress is being made in assessing the well are initially capitalized, or suspended, pending a determination as to whether a commercially sufficient quantityreserves and the economic and operating viability of proved reserves can be attributed to the area as a result of drilling. This determination may take longer than one year in certain areas (generally in deepwater and international locations) depending on, among other things, the amount of hydrocarbons discovered, the outcome of planned geological and engineering studies, the need for additional appraisal drilling activities to determine whether the discovery is sufficient to support an economic development plan, and government sanctioning of development activities in certain international locations.project. At the end of each quarter, management reviews the status of all suspended exploratory drilling costs in light of ongoing exploration activities, in particular, whether the Company is making sufficient progress in its ongoing exploration and appraisal efforts or, in the case of discoveries requiring government sanctioning, analyzing whether development negotiations are underway and proceeding as planned. If management determines that future appraisal drilling or development activities are unlikely to occur, associated suspended exploratory well costs are expensed.
Acquisition costs of unproved properties are periodically assessed for impairment and are transferred to proved oil and gas properties to the extent the costs are associated with successful exploration activities. Significant undeveloped leases are assessed individually for impairment, based on the Company’s current exploration plans, and a valuation allowance is provided if impairment is indicated. Unproved oil and gas properties with individually insignificant lease acquisition costs are amortized on a group basis (thereby establishing a valuation allowance) over the average lease terms at rates that provide for full amortization of unsuccessful leases upon lease expiration or abandonment. Costs of expired or abandoned leases are charged against the valuation allowance, while costs of productive leases are transferred to proved oil and gas properties. Costs of maintaining and retaining unproved properties, as well as amortization of individually insignificant leases and impairment of unsuccessful leases, are included in exploration expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Capitalized Interest  For significant projects, interest is capitalized as part of the historical cost of developing and constructing assets. Significant oil and gas investments in unproved properties, significant exploration and development projects that have not commenced production, significant midstream development activities that are in progress, and investments in equity-method affiliates that are undergoing the construction of assets that have not commenced principle operations qualify for interest capitalization. Interest is capitalized until the asset is ready for service. Capitalized interest is determined by multiplying the Company’s weighted-average borrowing cost on debt by the average amount of qualifying costs incurred. Once an asset subject to interest capitalization is completed and placed in service, the associated capitalized interest is expensed through depreciation or impairment. See Note 11—13—Debt and Interest Expense.


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Asset Retirement Obligations  Asset retirement obligations (AROs)AROs associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets are recognized as liabilities with an increase to the carrying amounts of the related long-lived assets in the period incurred. The cost of the tangible asset, including the asset retirement cost, is depreciated over the useful life of the asset. AROs are recorded at estimated fair value, measured by reference to the expected future cash outflows required to satisfy the retirement obligations discounted at the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. Accretion expense is recognized over time as the discounted liabilities are accreted to their expected settlement value and is included in DD&A in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. If estimated future costs of AROs change, an adjustment is recorded to both the asset retirement obligationARO and the long-lived asset. Revisions to estimated AROs can result from changes in retirement cost estimates, revisions to estimated inflation rates, and changes in the estimated timing of abandonment. See Note 13—15—Asset Retirement Obligations.

Impairments  Properties and equipment are reviewed for impairment when facts and circumstances indicate that net book values may not be recoverable. In performing this review, an undiscounted cash flow test is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are independent of cash flows from other assets. If the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the net book value of the property, an impairment loss is recognized for the excess, if any, of the property’s net book value over its estimated fair value. See Note 5—6—Impairments.

Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization  Costs of drilling and equipping successful wells, costs to construct or acquire facilities other than offshore platforms, associated asset retirement costs, and capital lease assets used in oil and gas activities are depreciated using the unit-of-production (UOP)UOP method based on total estimated proved developed oil and gas reserves. Costs of acquiring proved properties, including leasehold acquisition costs transferred from unproved properties and costs to construct or acquire offshore platforms and associated asset retirement costs, are depleted using the UOP method based on total estimated proved developed and undeveloped reserves. Mineral properties are also depleted using the UOP method. All other properties are stated at historical acquisition cost, net of impairments, and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 15 years for furniture and equipment, up to 40 years for buildings, and up to 4740 years for gathering facilities.


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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  Anadarko has allocated goodwill to the following reporting units: oilExploration and gas explorationProduction; WES Gathering and production; Western Gas Partners, LP (WES) gatheringProcessing; WES Transportation; and processing; WES transportation; and other gathering and processing.Other Midstream. Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing in October (or more frequent testing as circumstances dictate). Anadarko’s goodwill impairment test first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether goodwill is impaired. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount including goodwill, the Company will then perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. Changes in goodwill may result from, among other things, impairments, acquisitions, or divestitures. See Note 7—8—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
Other intangible assets represent contractual rights obtained in connection with business combinations that had favorable contractual terms relative to market at the acquisition date as well as customer-related intangible assets, including customer relationships established by acquired contracts. Other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are assessed for impairment with the associated long-lived asset group whenever impairment indicators are present. See Note 7—8—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

Derivative Instruments  Anadarko uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to cash-flow variability from commodity-price and interest-rate risks. Derivatives are carried on the balance sheet at fair value and are included in other current assets, other assets, accrued expenses,other current liabilities, or other long-term liabilities, depending on the derivative position and the expected timing of settlement, unless they satisfy the normal purchases and sales exception criteria. Where the Company has the contractual right and intends to net settle, derivative assets and liabilities are reported on a net basis.
Gains and losses on derivative instruments are recognized currently in earnings. Net losses attributable to derivatives previously subject to hedge accounting reside in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be reclassified to earnings in future periods as the economic transactions to which the derivatives relate affect earnings. See Note 9—11—Derivative Instruments.


Accounts PayableAPC   Accounts payable included liabilities of2018 FORM 10-K $365 million| at101 December 31, 2015, and $388 million at December 31, 2014, representing the amount by which checks issued, but not presented to the Company’s banks for collection, exceeded balances in applicable bank accounts. Changes in these liabilities are reflected in cash flows from financing activities.



1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Legal Contingencies  The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business. Except for legal contingencies acquired in a business combination, which are recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition, the Company accrues losses associated with legal claims when such losses are probable and reasonably estimable. If the Company determines that a loss is probable and cannot estimate a specific amount for that loss but can estimate a range of loss, the best estimate within the range is accrued. If no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. Estimates are adjusted as additional information becomes available or circumstances change. Legal defense costs associated with loss contingencies are expensed in the period incurred. See Note 15—18—Contingencies.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Environmental Contingencies  The Company is subject to various environmental-remediation and reclamation obligations arising from federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Except for environmental contingencies acquired in a business combination, which are recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition, the Company accrues losses associated with environmental obligations when such losses are probable and reasonably estimable. Accruals for estimated environmental losses are recognized no later than at the time the remediation feasibility study, or the evaluation of response options, is complete. These accruals are adjusted as additional information becomes available or circumstances change. Future environmental expenditures are not discounted to their present value. Recoveries of environmental costs from other parties are recorded separately as assets at their undiscounted value when receipt of such recoveries is probable. See Note 15—18—Contingencies.

Noncontrolling Interests  Noncontrolling interests represent third-party ownership in the net assets of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries and are presented as a component of equity. Changes in Anadarko’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in deconsolidation are recognized in equity. See Note 20—24—Noncontrolling Interests.

Income Taxes  The Company files various U.S. federal, state, and foreign income tax returns. The impact of changes in tax regulations are reflected when enacted. Deferred federal, state, and foreign income taxes are provided on temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. The Company routinely assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets. If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, the tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit recorded is equal to the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized through final settlement with a taxing authority. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense (benefit). The Company uses the flow-through method to account for its investment tax credits. See Note 12—Income Taxes.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. This ASU requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities, including any related valuation allowance, to be presented in the balance sheet as noncurrent. The Company has elected to adopt this ASU early using a retrospective approach. As a result of adoption, the Company reclassified $722 million from other current assets to deferred income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2014. See Note 12—14—Income Taxes.

Share-Based Compensation  The Company accounts for share-based compensation at fair value. The Company grants equity-classified awards, including stock options and non-vested equity shares (restricted stock awards and units). The Company may also grant equity-classified and liability-classified awards based on a comparison of the Company’s total shareholder return (TSR)TSR to the TSR of a predetermined group of peer companies (performance units).
The fair value of stock option awards is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Restricted stock awards and units are valued using the market price of Anadarko common stock. For other share-based compensation awards, fair value is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation.
The Company records compensation cost, net of estimatedactual forfeitures, for share-based compensation awards over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. An adjustment is made to compensation cost for any difference between the estimated forfeitures and the actual forfeitures related to the awards. For equity-classified share-based compensation awards, expense is recognized based on the grant-date fair value. For liability-classified share-based compensation awards, expense is recognized for those awards expected to ultimately be paid. The amount of expense reported for liability-classified awards is adjusted for fair-value changes so that the expense recognized for each award is equivalent to the amount to be paid. See Note 19—23—Share-Based Compensation.


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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Recently IssuedAdopted Accounting Standards

  The FASB issued ASU 2016-01, 2017-07, Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit CostFinancial Instruments—Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Subtopic 825-10). This ASUamends existing requirements on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current requirements primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. This ASU is effectiverequires presentation of service cost in the same line item(s) as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period and presentation of the remaining components of net benefit cost in a separate line item outside operating items. Additionally, only the service cost component of net benefit cost will be eligible for annual periods beginning in 2018 with early adoption of certain provisions permitted.capitalization. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption ofadopted this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.January 1, 2018, with retrospective presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost in the income statement and prospective presentation for the capitalization of the service cost component of net benefit cost in assets. Upon adoption, non-service cost components of net periodic benefit costs of $107 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, and $225 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, were reclassified to other (income) expense, net, from G&A; oil and gas operating; gathering, processing, and marketing; and exploration expense.

The FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest—Imputation2016-18, Statement of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)—Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance CostsCash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash This ASU requires an entity to explain the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and ASU 2015-15, Interest—Imputationrestricted cash equivalents on the statement of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)—Presentationcash flows and Subsequent Measurementto provide a reconciliation of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements. These ASUs require capitalized debt issuance costs, except for thosethe totals in that statement to the related to revolving credit facilities, to be presentedcaptions in the balance sheet as a direct deduction fromwhen the carrying amount ofcash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents are presented in more than one line item on the related debt liability, rather than as an asset.balance sheet. The Company adopted these ASUsthis ASU using a retrospective approach on January 1, 2016, using a retrospective approach. The adoption will result in a reclassification that will reduce other current assets and short-term debt by $1 million and reduce other assets and long-term debt by $82 million on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015, when included in future filings.
The FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation—Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. This ASU amends existing requirements applicable to reporting entities that are required to evaluate consolidation of a legal entity under the variable interest entity (VIE) or voting interest entity models. The provisions will affect how limited partnerships and similar entities are assessed for consolidation, including an additional requirement that a limited partnership will be a VIE unless the limited partners have either substantive kick-out or participating rights over the general partner. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2016 and is required to be adopted using a retrospective or modified retrospective approach, with early adoption permitted. The Company has evaluated the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and determined that Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP), and WES, publicly traded consolidated subsidiaries of the Company, meet the criteria for variable interest entities for which the Company is the primary beneficiary for accounting purposes. The adoption of this ASU will2018. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements; however, the VIE disclosure requirements will begin to apply in 2016 statements. See Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Note 26—Supplemental Cash Flow Informationfor the Company’s interest in WGP and WES.additional information.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605,and industry-specific guidance under Revenue Recognition, and industry-specific guidance in Subtopic 932-605, (Extractive Activities-Oil and Gas-Revenue RecognitionTopic 605) and. Topic 606 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted Topic 606 on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method applied to contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Under the modified retrospective method, prior-period financial positions and results will not be adjusted. The cumulative effect adjustment recognized in the opening balances included a reduction to total equity of $47 million. See Note 2—Revenue from Contracts with Customers for additional information.

ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income This ASU provides entities the option to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Reform Legislation from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings. In accordance with its accounting policy, the Company releases stranded income tax effects from AOCI in the period the underlying portfolio is requiredliquidated. This ASU allows for the reclassification of stranded tax effects as a result of the change in tax rates from the Tax Reform Legislation to adoptbe recorded upon adoption of the newASU, rather than at the actual portfolio liquidation date. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018, electing to reclassify $73 million from AOCI to retained earnings, including a $2 million federal benefit of state tax impact related to the Tax Reform Legislation.


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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2019

ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) This ASU requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (ROU) asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on the balance sheet. This ASU modifies the definition of a lease and outlines the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leasing arrangements by both lessees and lessors. This standard is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and in the first quarter of 20182019, the Company fully adopted this standard using onethe modified retrospective method applied to all leases that existed on January 1, 2019. Anadarko made certain elections allowing the Company not to reassess contracts that commenced prior to adoption, to continue applying its current accounting policy for existing or expired land easements, and not to recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases. Upon adoption, the Company recognized approximately $600 million of two retrospective application methods, with earlyROU assets and lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet related to leases existing on January 1, 2019. The adoption permitted in 2017. The Company is continuing to evaluate the provisions of this ASU anddid not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income or Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Anadarko has not determinedidentified any material leases in which Anadarko is a lessor. The Company has implemented the necessary changes to its business processes, systems, and controls to support accounting and disclosure requirements under this ASU.


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2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Change in Accounting PolicyAs stated above, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method applied to contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

Impacts on Financial Statements

Exploration and Production There were no significant changes to the timing or valuation of revenue recognized for sales of production by the Exploration and Production reporting segment.

WES Midstream and Other MidstreamGathering and processing revenues decreased for contracts where the Company is acting as an agent for its processing customer in the sale of processed volume and increased for contracts with noncash consideration, with an offset to gathering and processing expense upon product sale. The magnitude of these presentation changes in subsequent periods is dependent on future customer volume subject to the impacted contracts and commodity prices for this volume. These presentation changes do not impact this standard may havenet earnings.

The following tables summarize the impacts of adopting Topic 606 on itsthe Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures or decided upon the method of adoption.statements:
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETImpact of Change in Accounting Policy
millionsAs Reported
Without Adoption of Topic 606 
Effect of Change
Increase/(Decrease)
 
December 31, 2018     
Assets     
Other current assets$474
 $472
 $2
Net properties and equipment28,615
 28,548
 67
Other assets2,336
 2,326
 10
Liabilities     
Other current liabilities1,295
 1,290
 5
Deferred income taxes2,437
 2,441
 (4)
Other4,021
 3,914
 107
Equity     
Total equity10,943
 10,972
 (29)


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2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Continued)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOMEImpact of Change in Accounting Policy
millionsAs Reported
Without Adoption of Topic 606 
Effect of Change
Increase/(Decrease)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018     
Revenues     
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales$1,588
 $2,592
 $(1,004)
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net312
 316
 (4)
Expenses     
Gathering, processing, and marketing1,047
 2,075
 (1,028)
Income tax expense (benefit)733
 731
 2
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests137
 127
 10
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders$615
 $607
 $8

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with CustomersThe following table disaggregates revenue by significant product type and segment:
millionsExploration
& Production
 WES Midstream Other Midstream Other and
Intersegment
Eliminations
  Total
Year Ended December 31, 2018          
Oil sales $9,206
 $
 $
 $
 $9,206
Natural-gas sales 1,005
 
 
 
 1,005
Natural-gas liquids sales 1,271
 
 
 
 1,271
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales(1)
 
 1,997
 416
 21
 2,434
Other, net 30
 
 1
 97
 128
Total Revenue from Customers $11,512
 $1,997
 $417
 $118
 $14,044
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales(2)
 
 (8) 8
 (846) (846)
Gains (losses) on divestitures, net 20
 1
 10
 (11) 20
Other, net (34) 173
 40
 (15) 164
Total Revenue from Other than Customers $(14) $166
 $58
 $(872) $(662)
Total Revenue and Other $11,498
 $2,163
 $475
 $(754) $13,382
(1)
The amount in Other and Intersegment Eliminations primarily represents sales of third-party natural gas and NGLs of $957 million and intersegment eliminations of $(876) million for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(2)
The amount in Other and Intersegment Eliminations primarily represents purchases of third-party natural gas and NGLs. Although these purchases are reported net in gathering, processing, and marketing sales in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, they are shown separately on this table as the purchases are not considered revenue from customers.


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2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Continued)

Contract Liabilities Contract liabilities primarily relate to midstream fees and capital reimbursements that are charged to customers for only a portion of the contract term and must be recognized as revenues over the expected period of benefit, fixed and variable fees that are received from customers but revenue recognition is deferred under midstream cost of service contracts, and hard-minerals bonus payments received from customers that must be recognized as revenue over the expected period of benefit. The following table summarizes the current period activity related to contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
millions 
Balance at December 31, 2017$37
Increase due to cumulative effect of adopting Topic 60698
Increase due to cash received, excluding revenues recognized in the period66
Increase due to assets received from customer13
Decrease due to revenue recognized(42)
Decrease due to change in estimated consideration(22)
Balance at December 31, 2018$150
  
Contract liabilities at December 31, 2018 
Other current liabilities$31
Other long-term liabilities - other119
Total contract liabilities from contracts with customers$150

Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations Revenue expected to be recognized from certain performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of December 31, 2018, is reflected in the table below. The Company applies the optional exemptions in Topic 606 and does not disclose consideration for remaining performance obligations with an original expected duration of one year or less or for variable consideration related to unsatisfied performance obligations. Therefore, the following table represents only a small portion of Anadarko’s expected future consolidated revenues as future revenue from the sale of most products and services is dependent on future production or variable customer volume and variable commodity prices for this volume.
millionsExploration
& Production
 WES Midstream Other Midstream Other and
Intersegment
Eliminations
 Total 
2019 $104
 $470
 $204
 $(432) $346
2020 103
 554
 293
 (614) 336
2021 103
 534
 361
 (681) 317
2022 7
 530
 417
 (740) 214
2023 7
 489
 424
 (750) 170
Thereafter 58
 1,802
 2,763
 (4,077) 546
Total $382
 $4,379
 $4,462
 $(7,294) $1,929


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2. Inventories

3. Commodity Inventories

The following summarizes the major classes of commodity inventories included in other current assets at December 31:
millions2015 2014
Oil$116
 $133
Natural gas36
 27
NGLs64
 83
Total inventories$216
 $243

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

3. Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Assets Held for Sale
millions2018
 2017
Oil$139
 $165
Natural gas18
 29
NGLs78
 122
Total commodity inventories$235
 $316

Acquisitions  In November 2014, WES acquired Nuevo Midstream, LLC (Nuevo), which owns and operates gathering and processing assets in the Delaware basin in West Texas, for $1.557 billion. Following the acquisition, WES changed the name of Nuevo to Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC (DBM). This acquisition constitutes a business combination and was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. This acquisition aligns the Company’s gas gathering and processing capacity with future industry production growth plans in the Delaware basin. Preliminary fair-value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were finalized in the fourth quarter of 2015. There were no material changes to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the amounts included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2014. The following summarizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:
millions  
Current assets $63
Properties and equipment 467
Other intangible assets 811
Accounts payable (19)
Accrued expenses (38)
Deferred income taxes (1)
Asset retirement obligations (9)
Goodwill 283
Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed $1,557

Fair-value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of properties and equipment is based on market and cost approaches. Intangible assets consist of customer contracts, the fair value of which was determined using an income approach. Deferred tax assets (liabilities) represent the tax effects of differences in the tax basis and acquisition-date fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. All of the goodwill related to this acquisition is amortizable for tax purposes. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are included within the midstream reporting segment.
Results of operations attributable to this acquisition are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income from the date acquired. The amounts of revenue and earnings included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the amounts of revenue and earnings that would have been recognized had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014, are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

3. Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Assets Held for Sale (Continued)
4. Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale

Divestitures and Assets Held for SaleThe following summarizes the proceeds received and gains (losses) recognized on divestitures and assets held for sale for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 2014 2013
Proceeds received$1,415
 $4,968
 $567
Gains (losses) on divestitures, net(1,022) 1,891
 (470)
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Proceeds received, net of closing adjustments$417
 $4,008
 $2,356
Gains (losses) on divestitures, net (1) (2)
20
 674
 (757)
(1)
Includes goodwill allocated to divestitures of $209 million in 2017 and $397 million in 2016.
(2)
Includes gain of $126 million related to the 2017 property exchange discussed below.

20152018 During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company divested of the following U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico assets:
Alaska nonoperated assets, included in the Exploration and Production and Other Midstream reporting segments, for net proceeds of $370 million and net losses of $33 million in 2018 and $154 million in the fourth quarter of 2017
Ram Powell nonoperated assets in the Gulf of Mexico, included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment, resulting in a net gain of $67 million
The
2017 During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company sold certain coalbed methane properties and related midstreamdivested of the following U.S. onshore assets:
Eagleford assets in South Texas, included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment, for net proceeds of $2.1 billion and a net gain of $729 million
Eaglebine assets in Southeast Texas, included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment, for net proceeds of $533 million and a net gain of $282 million
Utah CBM assets, included in the Exploration and Production and WES Midstream reporting segments, for net proceeds of $69 million and a net loss of $52 million
Marcellus assets in Pennsylvania, included in the Exploration and Production and Other Midstream reporting segments, for net proceeds of $951 million and net losses of $55 million in 2017 and $129 million in 2016
Moxa assets in Wyoming, included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment, for net proceeds of $313 million and a net loss of $204 million
Certain nonoperated assets located in the Rocky Mountains Region (Rockies) for net proceeds of $154 million, after closing adjustments, and recognized a loss of $538 million. These assets wereAlaska included in the oilExploration and gas exploration and production and midstream reporting segments.
The Company sold certain U.S. onshore oil and gas properties and related midstream assets in East Texas, with a sales price of $440 million, for net proceeds of $425 million after closing adjustments, and recognized a loss of $110 million. These assets were included in the oil and gas exploration and production and midstream reporting segments.
The Company sold certain enhanced oil recovery (EOR) assets in the Rockies, with a sales price of $703 million, for net proceeds of $675 million after closing adjustments, and recognized a loss of $350 million. These assets were included in the oil and gas exploration and production reporting segment.

2014  Total proceeds and net gains on divestitures during 2014 primarily related to assets included in the oil and gas exploration and productionProduction reporting segment as follows:
The Company sold a 10% working interest in Offshore Area 1 in Mozambiquesatisfied criteria to be considered held for $2.64 billion and recognized a gain of $1.5 billion.
The Company sold its Chinese subsidiary for $1.075 billion and recognized a gain of $510 million.
The Company sold its interest in the nonoperated Vito deepwater development, along with several surrounding exploration blocks in the Gulf of Mexico for $500 million, and recognized a gain of $237 million.
The Company sold its interest in the Pinedale/Jonah assets in Wyoming for $581 million.
Duringsale during the fourth quarter of 2014, Anadarko considered certain EOR2017, at which time the Company remeasured these assets in the Rockies to be held for sale and recognized losses of $456 million. These assets were remeasured to their current fair value using a market approach and Level 2 fair-value measurement. Volatility inmeasurement and recognized a loss of $154 million. At December 31, 2017, the then-current commodity-price environment had reduced the probability that theCompany’s Consolidated Balance Sheet included long‑term assets would be sold within one yearof $573 million and thelong-term liabilities of $27 million associated with assets were therefore no longer considered held for sale at December 31, 2014.sale.

2013
The Company sold its interests in a soda ash joint venture and certain U.S. onshore and Indonesian oil and gas properties and recognized net gains of $234 million, primarily related to the Company’s divestiture of its interests in the soda ash joint venture and certain U.S. oil and gas properties included in the oil and gas exploration and production reporting segment.
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The Company recognized losses of $704 million primarily related to its Pinedale/Jonah assets included in the oil and gas exploration and production reporting segment considered to be held for sale at December 31, 2013. The sale of these assets closed in 2014 as discussed above.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

3. Acquisitions,
4. Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale (Continued)

Property Exchange2016  In 2013, the Company exchanged certain oil and gas properties in the Wattenberg field with a third party. The properties exchanged were measured at the Company’s historical net cost with no gain or loss recognized. Anadarko paid $106 million in cash as part of the exchange, which is included as an addition to properties and equipment on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows forDuring the year ended December 31, 2013.2016, the Company divested of the following U.S. onshore assets:
Hugoton assets in Kansas, included in the Exploration and Production and WES Midstream reporting segments, for net proceeds of $159 million and a loss of $4 million
Ozona and Steward assets in West Texas, included in the Exploration and Production and Other Midstream reporting segments, for net proceeds of $221 million and a loss of $52 million
Wamsutter assets in Wyoming, included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment, for net proceeds of $588 million and a loss of $58 million
Elm Grove assets in East Texas, included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment, for net proceeds of $89 million and a loss of $64 million
East Chalk and Carthage assets in East Texas/Louisiana, included in the Exploration and Production and Other Midstream reporting segments, for net proceeds of $1.0 billion and a net loss of $439 million
Certain Marcellus U.S. onshore assets located in Pennsylvania included in the Exploration and Production and Other Midstream reporting segments satisfied criteria to be considered held for sale during the fourth quarter of 2016, at which time the Company remeasured these assets to their current fair value using a market approach and Level 2 fair-value measurement and recognized a loss of $129 million.

4. PropertiesProperty Exchange  On March 17, 2017, WES acquired a third party’s 50% nonoperated interest in the DBJV System, now part of the West Texas Complex, in exchange for WES’s 33.75% interest in nonoperated Marcellus midstream assets and Equipment$155 million in cash. WES recognized a gain of $126 million as a result of this transaction. After the acquisition, the DBJV System is 100% owned by WES and consolidated by Anadarko.

5. Properties and Equipment
The following summarizes properties and equipment by segment at December 31:
millions2015 20142018
 2017
Oil and gas exploration and production (1)
$59,389
 $63,674
Midstream8,458
 8,647
Exploration and Production (1)
$51,941
 $49,388
WES Midstream9,250
 7,865
Other Midstream2,908
 2,012
Other2,836
 2,786
2,421
 2,293
Gross properties and equipment$70,683
 $75,107
$66,520
 $61,558
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization36,932
 33,518
Less accumulated DD&A37,905
 34,107
Net properties and equipment$33,751
 $41,589
$28,615
 $27,451

(1) 
Includes costs associated with unproved properties of $3.5$1.7 billion at December 31, 2015,2018, and $5.1$2.4 billion at December 31, 2014.
2017.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

5. Impairments

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6. Impairments

Impairments of proved propertiesLong-Lived Assets  Impairments of long-lived assets are included in impairment expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The following summarizes impairments of proved propertieslong-lived assets and the related post-impairment fair values by segment at December 31:
 2015 2014 2013
millionsImpairment 
Fair Value(1)
 Impairment 
Fair Value(1)
 Impairment 
Fair Value(1)
Oil and gas exploration and production           
Long-lived assets held for use           
U.S. onshore properties$3,684
 $1,253
 $545
 $552
 $142
 $271
Gulf of Mexico properties349
 65
 276
 223
 562
 242
Cost-method investment (2)
3
 32
 3
 32
 11
 32
Midstream           
Long-lived assets held for use1,039
 212
 12
 
 79
 36
Total impairments$5,075
 $1,562
 $836
 $807
 $794
 $581
 2018 2017 2016
millionsImpairment 
Fair Value (1)
  Impairment 
Fair Value (1)
  Impairment 
Fair Value (1)
 
Exploration and Production              
U.S. onshore properties $347
 $100
  $2
 $3
  $28
 $617
Gulf of Mexico properties 27
 
  227
 216
  27
 61
Cost-method investment 
 
  
 
  59
 
WES Midstream 228
 30
  176
 58
  16
 3
Other Midstream 53
 72
  2
 
  57
 29
Other 145
 15
  1
 
  40
 
Total impairments $800
 $217
  $408
 $277
  $227
 $710

(1) 
Measured as of the impairment date using the income approach and Level 3 inputs.
(2)
Represents the after-tax The primary assumptions used to estimate undiscounted future net investment.cash flows include anticipated future production, commodity prices, and capital and operating costs.

2015 2018 ImpairmentsIn 2015, impairments were primarily related to the Company’s Greater Natural Buttes oil and gas and midstream properties due to the steep decline in NGL commodity prices in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a gathering system in the DJ basin that was permanently taken out of service in the second quarter of 2018. Impairments also related to hard-minerals properties as a result of the Company’s primary consumer of coal stating its intent to retire its existing coal-fired power generation plant earlier than expected, coupled with the outlook for limited new markets for the Company’s coal in the Rockies other U.S. onshore oil and gas propertiesregion.

2017  Impairments were primarily in the Southern and Appalachia Region, other midstream properties primarily in the Rockies, andrelated to oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico all of which were impaired due to lower forecasted commodity prices.prices and a U.S. onshore midstream property due to a reduced throughput fee as a result of a producer’s bankruptcy.

2014 Impairments2016   In 2014,Impairments were primarily related to the uncertain recovery of the Company’s Venezuelan cost-method investment, negative developments related to commercial negotiations of a certain midstream asset, impairment of an office building, changes in development plans for certain U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico oil and gas properties were impaired primarily due to lower forecasted commodity prices.

2013 Impairments In 2013, certain Gulf of Mexico properties were impaired due to a reduction in estimated future net cash flowsassets, and downward revisions of reserves resulting from changes to the Company’s development plans. Also in 2013, certain U.S. onshore properties and related midstream assets were impaired due to downward revisions of reserves resulting from changes to the Company’s development plans. In addition, a midstream property was impaired during 2013 due to a reduction in estimated future cash flows.flows related to an oil and gas property in the Gulf of Mexico.


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6. Impairments (Continued)

Impairments of Unproved PropertiesImpairments of unproved properties are included in exploration expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. In 2015,

2018 The Company recognized $159 million of impairments of unproved Gulf of Mexico properties primarily related to GOM blocks where the Company determined it would no longer pursue exploration activities.

2017 The Company recognized $610 million of impairments of unproved Gulf of Mexico properties primarily due to an impairment of $463 million to the Shenandoah project. The unproved property balance related to the Shenandoah project originated from the purchase price allocated to Gulf of Mexico exploration projects from the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation in 2006. The Company also recognized $88 million of impairments of unproved international properties. See Note 7—Suspended Exploratory Well Costs.

2016  The Company recognized a $935$72 million impairment of unproved Greater Natural Buttes properties and a $66 million impairment of an unprovedin the Gulf of Mexico property as a result of lower commodity prices. Also in 2015, the Company recognized a $109and $92 million impairment of unproved Utica properties resulting from an assignment of mineral interests in settlement of a legal matter.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

5. Impairments (Continued)

Potential for Future Impairments  During 2015, the Company recognized significant impairments of proved oil and gas and midstream properties and impairments of unproved oil and gasinternational properties primarily as a result of lower forecasted commodity pricesin Brazil and changesTunisia due to the Company’s drilling plans. At December 31, 2015, the Company’s estimate of undiscountedintentions to not pursue future cash flows attributable to a certain depletion group with a net book value of approximately $2.2 billion indicated that the carrying amount was expected to be recovered; however, this depletion group may be at risk for impairment if the estimates of future cash flows decline. The Company estimates that, if this depletion group becomes impaired in a future period, the Company could recognize non-cash impairments in that period in excess of $800 million. exploration activities.

It is also reasonably possible that prolonged low or furthersignificant declines in commodity prices, further changes to the Company’s drilling plans in response to lower prices, reduction of proved and probable reserve estimates, or increases in drilling or operating costs could result in other additional impairments.


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6.

7. Suspended Exploratory Well Costs

The following summarizes the changes in suspended exploratory well costs at December 31 for each of the last three years. Additions pending the determination of proved reserves excludes amounts capitalized and subsequently charged to expense within the same year.years:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Balance at January 1$1,522
 $2,232
 $2,062
$525
 $1,230
 $1,124
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves(1)461
 421
 848
90
 349
 490
Divestitures and other (1)
(33) (913) (48)(38) (36) (11)
Reclassifications to proved properties(104) (100) (507)(132) (41) (50)
Charges to exploration expense (2)
(722) (118) (123)(1) (977) (323)
Balance at December 31$1,124
 $1,522
 $2,232
$444
 $525
 $1,230

(1) 
Includes $(744)Excludes amounts capitalized and subsequently charged to expense within the same year.

2018  During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company expensed $87 million of exploratory well costs, including $1 million of costs that were suspended as of December 31, 2017.

2017  During the year ended December 31, 2017, exploratory well costs charged to exploration expense primarily related to the following:

Gulf of Mexico
ShenandoahThe Company expensed $437 million during 2014 related toof exploratory well costs, including $326 million of costs that were suspended as of December 31, 2016. The Shenandoah-6 appraisal well and subsequent sidetrack, which completed appraisal activities in April 2017 and did not encounter oil in the Company’s saleeastern portion of a 10% workingthe field. Given the results of this well and the commodity-price environment at the time, the Company suspended further appraisal activities. In 2018, the Company relinquished its ownership interest in Offshore Area 1 in Mozambique.Shenandoah.
(2)Phobos
Includes $(565) The Company expensed $215 million during 2015of exploratory well costs, including $99 million of costs that were suspended as of December 31, 2016, in the third quarter of 2017 related to Brazil. Givenwells at the Phobos project. These wells found insufficient quantities of oil pay to justify development in the current oil-price environmentprice environment.
Warrior The Company expensed $108 million of exploratory well costs in the third quarter of 2017 related to the northern appraisal well and other considerations,sidetrack at the Warrior project. These wells found insufficient quantities of oil pay to justify development of the northern portion of the field in the current price environment. Evaluation of tie-back opportunities in the southern portion of the field is ongoing.

Colombia  
The Company expensed $243 million of exploratory well costs, including $109 million of costs that were suspended as of December 31, 2016, related to wells in the Grand Fuerte area in Colombia due to insufficient progress on contractual and fiscal reforms needed for deepwater gas development. All remaining leases are contractually in good standing.

Côte d’Ivoire
The Company expensed $329 million of exploratory well costs, including $237 million of costs that were suspended as of December 31, 2016, in Côte d’Ivoire. During 2017, the Company doeshad unsuccessful drilling activities in the south channel of the Paon prospect and in Block CI-527 and after further evaluation of the well results Anadarko withdrew from all exploration blocks in Côte d’Ivoire. The Company expects to complete the withdrawal from its remaining appraisal block in 2019.


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7. Suspended Exploratory Well Costs (Continued)

2016  During the year ended December 31, 2016, suspended exploratory well costs charged to exploration expense primarily related to the following:

Gulf of Mexico
The Company expensed $231 million of suspended exploratory well costs in the Gulf of Mexico primarily related to the Yeti project, as the Company did not expect to have substantive exploration and development activities in Brazilon this prospect in the foreseeable future.future, and a Shenandoah well that was expensed, as it was no longer reasonably possible that the wellbore could be used in the development of the project.

Mozambique
The Company expensed $92 million of suspended exploratory well costs in Mozambique. The Tubarão-Tigre discovery wells were expensed based on the outlook for development viability, the commodity market conditions, and the complexity introduced by the depth and characteristics of the reservoir. The Orca-4 well was expensed after additional reservoir analysis and the determination that the well was not associated with the first three Orca wells.

The following provides an aging of suspended well balances at December 31:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Exploratory well costs capitalized for a period of one year or less$452
 $393
 $836
$152
 $201
 $460
Exploratory well costs capitalized for a period greater than one year672
 1,129
 1,396
292
 324
 770
Balance at December 31$1,124
 $1,522
 $2,232
$444
 $525
 $1,230


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

6.
7. Suspended Exploratory Well Costs (Continued)

The following summarizes a further aging by geographic area of those exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period greater than one year since the completion of drilling at December 31, 2015:2018:
millions except projectsNumber of Projects Total 2014 2013 
2012 and
prior
Number of Projects Total
 2017
 2016
 2015 and
prior

United States—Onshore18 $55
 $34
 $11
 $10
United States—Offshore4 314
 77
 80
 157
U.S. onshore1 $2
 $
 $
 $2
U.S. offshore1 73
 (1) 74
 
International7 303
 119
 3
 181
3 217
 11
 14
 192
29 $672
 $230
 $94
 $348
5 $292
 $10
 $88
 $194

Projects with suspendedFor exploratory wellwells, drilling costs are those identified by management as exhibitingcapitalized, or “suspended,” on the balance sheet when the well has found a sufficient quantitiesquantity of hydrocarbonsreserves to justify potential developmentits completion as a producing well and where managementsufficient progress is actively pursuing efforts to assess whetherbeing made in assessing the reserves can be attributed to these projects.and the economic and operating viability of the project. Suspended exploratory well costs capitalized for a period greater than one year after completion of drilling at December 31, 2015,2018, primarily related to the Gulf of Mexico, Ghana, and Mozambique.
For projects located in the
Gulf of Mexico the majority of exploratory  Exploratory well costs capitalized greater than one year are primarily related to the Shenandoah discovery. Well costsWarrior discovery and have been suspended pending further appraisal activities including drilling and analysis of well results. Appraisal activities undertaken at the Shenandoah discovery include the acquisition of whole-core across the primary reservoir interval, the processing and analysis of seismic data, reservoir simulation modeling, and analysis of well results. Remaining activities required to classify the associated reserves as proved for the Shenandoah discovery include completion of geologic, reservoir, and economic modeling; product development testing; and pre-front-end engineering and design (FEED) and FEED engineering studies.
For projects located in Ghana, exploratory well costs that have been capitalized greater than one year are pending development plan approval. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company and its partners submitted the Jubilee full field development plan for the Mahogany East and Teak areas. Remaining activities required to classify the associated reserves as proved include approval of development plans and project sanctioning.
For projects located in Mozambique, the majority of exploratory well costs capitalized greater than one year are relatedpotential tieback to the Orca, Tubarão, and Tubarão Tigre discoveries. Well costs have been suspended pending further appraisal activities,existing infrastructure, including analysis of well results and seismic reprocessing. During 2015, drillinggeologic and evaluation operations at the Tubarão Tigre-2 appraisalgeophysical studies, and project sanctioning.

Ghana  Exploratory well were completed. Anadarko is continuing to appraise the Orca, Tubarão, and Tubarão Tigre discoveries in accordance with the appraisal programs providedcosts are related to the Mahogany East and Teak prospects, which are included in the Greater Jubilee Full Field Development Plan approved by the Ghanaian government in October 2017. Well costs remain suspended pending further technical analysis and future drilling results.

MozambiqueExploratory well costs are related to the initial two-train Golfinho/Atum project. In 2018, the Company obtained government approval of Mozambiquethe Development Plan, advanced major infrastructure projects, advanced onshore and offshore construction and installation contracts, executed long-term LNG sales and purchase agreements (SPAs), and launched project financing. During 2018 and subsequent to year end, additional SPAs were executed, increasing the contracted volume to more than 7.5 MTPA. Execution of SPAs representing 2.0 MTPA of additional contracted volume is anticipated prior to FID. The Company is working to finalize project finance arrangements with lenders and secure all partner and government-related approvals required to proceed with making a final investment decision in the first quarterhalf of 2015.2019.

If additional information becomes available that raises substantial doubt as to the economic or operational viability of any of these projects, the associated costs will be expensed at that time.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill  At December 31, 2015,2018, the Company had $5.4$4.8 billion of goodwill allocated to the following reporting units: $4.9segments: $4.3 billion to oilExploration and gas exploration and production, $383Production, $416 million to WES gatheringMidstream, and processing, $5$30 million to WES transportation, and $62 million to other gathering and processing.Other Midstream. The Company’s 20152018 annual qualitative impairment assessment of goodwill indicated no impairment. An additional assessment wasQualitative factors were also performedassessed in December 2015the fourth quarter of 2018 to consider the impact of commodity-pricereview any changes sincein circumstances subsequent to the annual test.test, including changes in commodity prices. This assessment also indicated no impairment.
Although commodity prices declined during the year, as of December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the oil and gas reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by more than 15%, without consideration for any control premium, and the other reporting units were not at risk of impairment. However, prolonged low or further declines in commodity prices, decreases in proved reserves, changes in exploration or development plans, significant property impairments, increases in operating or drilling costs, significant changes in regulations, or other negative changes to the economic environment in which Anadarko operates, could result in further goodwill impairment tests in the near term, the results of which may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations.

Other Intangible Assets  Intangible assets and associated amortization expense were as follows:follows at December 31:
millions
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Amortization
Expense
December 31, 2015       
Offshore platform leases$33
 $(31) $2
 $2
Customer contracts980
 (46) 934
 31
 $1,013
 $(77) $936
 $33
December 31, 2014       
Offshore platform leases$33
 $(29) $4
 $
Customer contracts1,004
 (15) 989
 6
 $1,037
 $(44) $993
 $6
millions2018
 2017
Gross carrying amount$980
 $1,013
Accumulated amortization(139) (140)
Net carrying amount$841
 $873
Amortization expense$32
 $31

Customer contract intangibleIntangible assets are primarily related to customer contracts associated with WES’s DBM2014 acquisition in 2014.of Delaware basin processing infrastructure. These contracts are being amortized over 30 years. See Note 3—Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Assets Held for Sale. The annual aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to be $31$32 million for each of the next five years.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

8. Equity-Method Investments

9. Equity-Method Investments

In 2007, Anadarko contributed certain of its oil and gas properties and gathering and processing assets, with an aggregate fair value of $2.9 billion at the time of the contribution, to newly formed unconsolidated entities in exchange for noncontrolling mandatorily redeemable London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) basedLIBOR-based preferred interests in those entities. The common equity of the investee entities is 95% owned by third parties that also maintain control over the assets. Subsequent to their formation, the investee entities loaned Anadarko an aggregate of $2.9 billion.billion, each with a 35-year term. The Company accounts for its investment in these entities using the equity method of accounting. The carrying amount of these investments was $2.8 billion and the carrying amount of notes payable to affiliates was $2.9 billion at December 31, 2015.2018. Anadarko’s noncontrolling interest may be redeemed beginning in 2022 by Anadarko or the owner of the controlling interest. Anadarko’s interest is mandatorily redeemable in 2037. Anadarko has legal right of setoff and intends to net settle its obligations under each of the notes payable to the investees with the distributable value of its interest in the corresponding investee. Accordingly, the investmentsinvestment for each entity and the obligationsrelated obligation are presented net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in otherSheets. Other long-term liabilities—other for all periods presented.included $41 million at December 31, 2018, and $46 million at December 31, 2017, and other assets included $4 million at December 31, 2018 and $4 million at December 31, 2017, related to these investments.
Interest on the notes issued by Anadarko is variable, and is equivalent to LIBOR plus a spread that fluctuates with Anadarko’s credit rating. The applicable interest rate was 1.51%3.79% at December 31, 2015,2018, and 1.24%2.59% at December 31, 2014.2017. The note payable agreement contains a quarterly covenant that provides for a maximum Anadarko debt-to-capital ratio of 67% (excluding the effect of non-cash write-downs). Anadarko was in compliance with this covenant at December 31, 2015.2018. Other (income) expense, net includes interest expense on the notes payable of $37$91 million in 2015, $362018, $64 million in 2014,2017, and $37$49 million in 2013,2016, and equity (earnings) losses from Anadarko’s investments in the investee entities of $15of$(87) million in 2015, $(45)2018, $(56) million in 2014,2017, and $(42)$(33) million in 2016.


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10. Current Liabilities

9. Derivative InstrumentsAccounts Payable  Accounts payable, trade included liabilities of $180 million at December 31, 2018, and $219 million at December 31, 2017, representing the amount by which checks issued but not presented to the Company’s banks for collection exceeded balances in applicable bank accounts. Changes in these liabilities are classified as cash flows from financing activities.

Other Current Liabilities  The following summarizes the Company’s other current liabilities at December 31:
millions2018
 2017
Accrued income taxes$167
 $71
Interest payable267
 246
Production, property, and other taxes payable309
 216
Accrued employee benefits319
 210
Derivatives89
 384
Other144
 183
Total other current liabilities$1,295
 $1,310

11. Derivative Instruments

Objective and Strategy  The Company uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to cash-flow variability from commodity-price and interest-rate risks. Futures, swaps, and options are used to manage exposure to commodity-price risk inherent in the Company’s oil and natural-gas production and natural-gas processing operations (Oil and Natural-Gas Production/Processing Derivative Activities). Futures contracts and commodity-price swap agreements are used to fix the price of expected future oil and natural-gas sales at major industry trading locations, such as Henry Hub, Louisiana for natural gas and Cushing, Oklahoma or Sullom Voe, Scotland for oil.oil and Henry Hub, Louisiana for natural gas. Basis swaps are periodically used to fix or float the price differential between product prices at one market location versus another. Options are used to establish a floor price, a ceiling price, or a floor and a ceiling price (collar) for expected future oil and natural-gas sales. Derivative instruments are also used to manage commodity-price risk inherent in customer price requirements and to fix margins on the future sale of natural gas and NGLs from the Company’s leased storage facilities (Marketing and Trading Derivative Activities).facilities.
Interest-rate swaps are used to fix or float interest rates on existing or anticipated indebtedness. The purpose of these instruments is to manage the Company’s existing or anticipated exposure to interest-rate changes. The fair value of the Company’s current interest-rate swap portfolio increases (decreases) whenis subject to changes in interest rates increase (decrease).rates.
The Company does not apply hedge accounting to any of its currently outstanding derivative instruments. As a result, gains and losses associated with derivative instruments are recognized currently in earnings. Net derivative losses attributable to derivatives previously subject to hedge accounting reside in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified to earnings as the transactions to which the derivatives relate are recognized in earnings. See Note 18—22—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

9.
11. Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Oil and Natural-Gas Production/Processing Derivative Activities  The oil prices listed below are a combination of New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) West Texas IntermediateNYMEX WTI and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) Brent Blend prices. The Company had no natural-gas prices listed below are NYMEX Henry Hub prices. The NGLs prices listed below are Oil Price Information Services prices (OPIS).production/processing derivatives at December 31, 2018. The following is a summary of the Company’s oil derivative instruments related to oil and natural-gas production/processing derivative activities at December 31, 2015:2018:
  2016 Settlement  
Oil  
Three-Way Collars (MBbls/d) 83
Average price per barrel  
Ceiling sold price (call) $63.82
Floor purchased price (put) $54.46
Floor sold price (put) $42.77
Natural Gas  
Fixed-Price Contracts (thousand MMBtu/d) 38
Average price per MMBtu $2.53
NGLs  
Fixed-Price Contracts (MBbls/d) 4
Average price per barrel $13.07

MMBtu—million British thermal units
MMBtu/d—million British thermal units per day
 2019 Settlement   
Oil  
Three-Way Collars (MBbls/d) 87
Average price per barrel  
Ceiling sold price (call) $72.98
Floor purchased price (put) $56.72
Floor sold price (put) $46.72

A three-way collar is a combination of three options: a sold call, a purchased put, and a sold put. The sold call establishes the maximum price that the Company will receive for the contracted commodity volumes.volume. The purchased put establishes the minimum price that the Company will receive for the contracted volumesvolume unless the market price for the commodity falls below the sold put strike price, at which point the minimum price equals the reference price (e.g., NYMEX) plus the excess of the purchased put strike price over the sold put strike price.
In 2014, the Company terminated or offset then-existing 2015 oil three-way collars with a notional volume of 25 thousand barrels per day due to lower oil prices, resulting in a cash receipt of $126 million.

Marketing and Trading Derivative Activities  The Company had financial derivative transactions with notional volumes of natural gas totaling 8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) at December 31, 2015, and 6 Bcf at December 31, 2014, that were entered into to mitigate commodity-price risk related to fixed-price purchase and sales contracts and storage activity.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

9. Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Anadarko Interest-Rate Derivatives (Excluding WES)  Anadarko has outstanding interest-rate swap contracts to manage interest-rate risk associated with anticipated debt issuances. The Company has locked in a fixed interest rate in exchange for a floating interest rate indexed to the three-month LIBOR.
In 2015,August 2018, the Company extended the reference-period start dates onamended an interest-rate swapsswap with an aggregatea notional principal amount of $1.0 billion to align the portfolio with anticipated debt refinancing. The Company also amended$200 million, extending the mandatory termination dates on interest-rate swaps with an aggregate notional principal amount of $1.8 billion so that, at the start of the reference period, Anadarko will receive quarterly payments based on the floating rate and make semi-annual payments based on the fixed interest rate. The interest-rate swaps are requireddate from 2018 to be settled2023 in full at the mandatory termination date. As part of these interest-rate swap modifications, the fixed interest rates on the swaps were also adjusted, and the Company recognized a loss of $137 million, which is included in gains (losses) on derivatives, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income, and increased the related derivative liability. In 2014, in anticipation of the July 2014 issuance of an aggregate $1.25 billion of Senior Notes, interest-rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional principal amount of $750 million were settled in 2014, resulting inexchange for a cash payment of $222approximately $10 million.
At December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding interest-rate swaps with a notional amount of $1.6 billion due prior to or in September 2023 that manage interest-rate risk associated with potential future debt issuances. Depending on market conditions, liability-management actions, or other factors, the Company may enter into offsetting interest-rate swap positions or settle or amend certain or all of the currently outstanding interest-rate swaps. The Company had the following outstanding interest-rate swaps at December 31, 2018:
millions except percentages MandatoryWeighted-Average
Notional Principal AmountReference PeriodTermination DateInterest Rate
$550
 September 2016 - 2046September 20206.418%
$250
 September 2016 - 2046September 20226.809%
$100
 September 2017 - 2047September 20206.891%
$250
 September 2017 - 2047September 20216.570%
$450
 September 2017 - 2047September 20236.445%

Derivative settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from operating activities unless the derivatives contain an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case the settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from financing activities. As a result of prior extensions of reference-period start dates without settlement of the related interest-rate derivative obligations, the interest-rate derivatives in the Company’sAnadarko’s portfolio contain an other-than-insignificant financing element, and therefore, any settlements, collateralization, or collateralizationcash payments for amendments related to these extended interest-rate derivatives are classified as cash flows from financing activities. Net cash payments related to settlements and amendments of interest-rate swap agreements were $92 million in 2018 and $112 million in 2017.
The Company had

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11. Derivative Instruments (Continued)

WES Interest-Rate Derivatives In December 2018, WES entered into interest-rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $750 million to manage interest-rate risk associated with anticipated 2019 debt issuances. WES has locked in a fixed interest rate in exchange for a floating interest rate indexed to the followingthree-month LIBOR. Depending on market conditions, liability management actions, or other factors, WES may settle or amend certain or all of the currently outstanding interest-rate swaps. The following interest-rate swaps were outstanding at December 31, 2015:2018:
millions except percentages   Mandatory Weighted-Average
Notional Principal Amount Reference Period Termination Date Interest Rate
$50
  September 2016 – 2026 September 2016 5.910%
$50
  September 2016 – 2046 September 2016 6.290%
$250
  September 2016 – 2046 September 2018 6.310%
$300
  September 2016 – 2046 September 2020 6.509%
$250
  September 2016 – 2046 September 2021 6.724%
$200
  September 2017 – 2047 September 2018 6.049%
$300
  September 2017 – 2047 September 2020 6.569%
$500
  September 2017 – 2047 September 2021 6.654%


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

9. Derivative Instruments (Continued)
millions except percentages MandatoryFixed
Notional Principal AmountReference PeriodTermination DateInterest Rate
$250
 December 2019 - 2024December 20192.730%
$250
 December 2019 - 2029December 20192.856%
$250
 December 2019 - 2049December 20192.905%

Effect of Derivative InstrumentsBalance Sheet The following summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments at December 31:
millions 
Gross
Derivative Assets
 
Gross
Derivative Liabilities
Gross
Derivative Assets
 
Gross
Derivative Liabilities
Balance Sheet Classification  2015 2014 2015 2014 2018
 2017
 2018
 2017
Commodity derivatives        
Commodity derivatives - Anadarko (1)
        
Other current assets $462
 $421
 $(177) $(118) $300
 $7
 $(126) $(1)
Other assets 8
 1
 
 
 
 2
 
 
Accrued expenses 
 71
 (3) (114)
Other current liabilities 1
 45
 (6) (206)
Other liabilities 
 
 
 (6) 
 
 
 (2)
 470
 493
 (180) (238) 301
 54
 (132) (209)
Interest-rate derivatives        
Interest-rate derivatives - Anadarko (1)
   
   
Other current assets 2
 
 
 
 22
 14
 
 
Other assets 54
 
 
 
 34
 40
 
 
Accrued expenses 
 
 (54) 
Other current liabilities 
 
 (82) (236)
Other liabilities 
 
 (1,488) (1,217) 
 
 (1,156) (1,183)
 56
 
 (1,542) (1,217) 56
 54
 (1,238) (1,419)
Interest-rate derivatives - WES        
Other current liabilities 
 
 (8) 
Total derivatives $526
 $493
 $(1,722) $(1,455) $357
 $108
 $(1,378) $(1,628)
(1)
Excludes amounts related to WES interest-rate swap agreements.

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11. Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Effect of Derivative InstrumentsStatement of Income  The following summarizes gains and losses related to derivative instruments:
millions           
Classification of (Gain) Loss Recognized 2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Commodity derivatives      
Commodity derivatives - Anadarko (1)
     
Gathering, processing, and marketing sales (1)
 $(1) $10
 $6
$8
 $(4) $6
(Gains) losses on derivatives, net (367) (589) 141
213
 3
 147
Interest-rate derivatives      
Interest-rate derivatives - Anadarko (1)
  
 
(Gains) losses on derivatives, net(91) 132
 139
Interest-rate derivatives - WES     
(Gains) losses on derivatives, net 268
 786
 (539)8
 
 
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net $(100) $207
 $(392)$138
 $131
 $292

(1) 
Represents the effect of Marketing and Trading Derivative Activities.Excludes amounts related to WES interest-rate swap agreements.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

9. Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Credit-Risk Considerations  The financial integrity of exchange-traded contracts, which are subject to nominal credit risk, is assured by NYMEX or ICE through systems of financial safeguards and transaction guarantees. Over-the-counter traded swaps, options, and futures contracts expose the Company to counterparty credit risk. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties, establishes credit limits according to the Company’s credit policies and guidelines, and assesses the impact on the fair value of its counterparties’ creditworthiness. The Company has the ability to require cash collateral or letters of credit to mitigate its credit-risk exposure.
The Company has netting agreements with financial institutions that permit net settlement of gross commodity derivative assets against gross commodity derivative liabilities and routinely exercises its contractual right to offset gains and losses when settling with derivative counterparties. In addition, the Company has setoff agreements with certain financial institutions that may be exercised in the event of default and provide for contract termination and net settlement across derivative types. At December 31, 2015, $347 million of the Company’s $1.722 billion gross derivative liability balance, and at December 31, 2014, $289 million of the Company’s $1.455 billion gross derivative liability balance would have been eligible for setoff against the Company’s gross derivative asset balance in the event of default. Other than in the event of default, the Company does not net settle across derivative types.
The Company’s derivative instruments are subject to individually negotiated credit provisions that may require collateral of cash or letters of credit depending on the derivative’s portfolio valuation versus negotiated credit thresholds. These credit thresholds may alsogenerally require full or partial collateralization or immediate settlement of the Company’s obligations ifdepending on certain credit-risk-related provisions, are triggered such as if the Company’s credit rating from major credit rating agencies declines to a level that isS&P and Moody’s. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s long-term debt was rated investment grade (BBB) by both S&P and Fitch and below investment grade. Previously, most of the Company’s derivative counterparties maintained secured positionsgrade (Ba1) by Moody’s. Subsequent to year end, Moody’s changed its outlook with respect to the Company’s derivative liabilities under the Company’s $5.0 billion senior secured revolving credit facility ($5.0 billion Facility). In January 2015, the Company’s $5.0 billion Facility was replaced by new unsecured facilities under which the Company’s derivative counterparties no longer maintain security interests in any of the Company’s assets. As a result, theits rating from stable to positive. The Company may be required from time to time to post additional collateral of cashwith respect to its derivative instruments if its credit ratings decline below current levels or letters ofif the liability associated with any such derivative instrument increases above the credit based on the negotiated terms of the individual derivative agreements.threshold. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features for which a net liability position existed was $1.3$1.1 billion (net of $66 million of collateral) at December 31, 2015,2018, and $97$1.4 billion (net of $170 million (net of collateral) at December 31, 2014. For information on the Company’s revolving credit facilities, see2017.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

9.
11. Derivative Instruments (Continued)

Fair Value  Fair value of futures contracts is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, which represent Level 1 inputs. Valuations of physical-delivery purchase and sale agreements, over-the-counter financial swaps, and commodity option collars are based on similar transactions observable in active markets and industry-standard models that primarily rely on market-observable inputs. Inputs used to estimate fair value in industry-standard models are categorized as Level 2 inputs, because substantially all assumptions and inputs are observable in active markets throughout the full term of the instruments. Inputs used to estimate the fair value of swaps and options include market-price curves; contract terms and prices; credit-risk adjustments; and, for Black-Scholes option valuations, discount factors and implied market volatility.
The following summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities, by input level within the fair-value hierarchy:
millionsLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Netting (1)
 Collateral TotalLevel 1
 Level 2
 Level 3
 
Netting (1)

Collateral  Total
December 31, 2015           
December 31, 2018           
Assets                      
Anadarko (2)
           
Commodity derivatives$10
 $460
 $
 $(178) $(8) $284
$1
 $300
 $
 $(127) $
 $174
Interest-rate derivatives
 56
 
 
 
 56

 56
 
 
 
 56
Total derivative assets$10
 $516
 $
 $(178) $(8) $340
$1
 $356
 $
 $(127) $
 $230
Liabilities                      
Anadarko (2)
           
Commodity derivatives$(2) $(130) $
 $127
 $2
 $(3)
Interest-rate derivatives
 (1,238) 
 
 66
 (1,172)
WES           
Interest-rate derivatives
 (8) 
 
 
 (8)
Total derivative liabilities$(2) $(1,376) $
 $127
 $68
 $(1,183)
           
December 31, 2017           
Assets           
Anadarko (2)
           
Commodity derivatives$1
 $53
 $
 $(46) $(1) $7
Interest-rate derivatives
 54
 
 
 
 54
Total derivative assets$1
 $107
 $
 $(46) $(1) $61
Liabilities           
Anadarko (2)
           
Commodity derivatives$(1) $(179) $
 $178
 $
 $(2)$(1) $(208) $
 $46
 $3
 $(160)
Interest-rate derivatives
 (1,542) 
 
 58
 (1,484)
 (1,419) 
 
 170
 (1,249)
Total derivative liabilities$(1) $(1,721) $
 $178
 $58
 $(1,486)$(1) $(1,627) $
 $46
 $173
 $(1,409)
           
           
December 31, 2014           
Assets           
Commodity derivatives$
 $493
 $
 $(189) $(13) $291
Total derivative assets$
 $493
 $
 $(189) $(13) $291
Liabilities           
Commodity derivatives$
 $(238) $
 $189
 $
 $(49)
Interest-rate derivatives
 (1,217) 
 
 23
 (1,194)
Total derivative liabilities$
 $(1,455) $
 $189
 $23
 $(1,243)

(1) 
Represents the impact of netting commodity derivative assets and liabilities with counterparties where the Company has the contractual right and intends to net settle.
(2)
Excludes amounts related to WES interest-rate swap agreements.

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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

10. Tangible Equity Units
12. Tangible Equity Units

In June 2015, the Company issued 9.2 million 7.50% tangible equity units (TEUs)TEUs at a stated amount of $50.00 per TEU and raised net proceeds of $445 million. Each TEU iswas comprised of a prepaid equity purchase contract for common units of WGP and a senior amortizing note. Subsequent to issuance, each TEU may be legally separated into the two components. The prepaid equity purchase contract iswas considered a freestanding financial instrument, indexed to WGP common units, and meetsmet the conditions for equity classification.
Anadarko allocated the proceeds from the issuance of the TEUs to equity and debt based on the relative fair values of their respective components as follows:
millions, except price per TEUEquity Component Debt Component Total
Price per TEU$39.05
 $10.95
 $50.00
Gross proceeds359
 101
 460
Less issuance costs11
 4
 15
Net proceeds$348
 $97
 $445

The prepaid equity purchase contracts were recorded in noncontrolling interests, net of issuance costs, and the senior amortizing notes were recorded in short-term debt and long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Equity Component  Unless settled earlier atOn June 7, 2018, the holder’s option, each purchase contract has a mandatory settlement date, Anadarko settled 9.2 million outstanding TEUs in exchange for approximately 8.2 million WGP common units based on the determined final settlement rate of 0.8921 WGP common units per outstanding TEU. See settlement of tangible equity units in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Equity.

Debt Component  Each senior amortizing note had an initial principal amount of $10.95 and bore interest at 1.50% per year. The final installment payment of $9 million was made on June 7, 2018. Anadarko has a rightFor activity related to elect to issuethe senior amortizing notes, see Note 13—Debt and deliver shares of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation common stock (APC shares) in lieu of delivering WGP common units at settlement. The Company will deliver WGP common units (or APC shares) on the settlement date at the settlement rate based upon the applicable market value of WGP common units (or APC shares) as follows:Interest Expense.

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Settlement Rate per Purchase Contract
Applicable Market Value of WGP Common Units (1)
WGP Common Units
APC Shares (if elected) (1)
Exceeds $69.8422 (Threshold Appreciation Price)0.7159 units (Minimum Settlement Rate)a number of shares equal to (a) the Minimum Settlement Rate, multiplied by the applicable market value of WGP common units, divided by (b) 98% of the applicable market value of APC shares
Less than or equal to the Threshold Appreciation Price, but greater than or equal to $58.20 (Reference Price)a number of units equal to $50.00, divided by the applicable market value of WGP common unitsa number of shares equal to $50.00, divided by 98% of the applicable market value of APC shares
Less than the Reference Price0.8591 units (Maximum Settlement Rate)a number of shares equal to (a) the Maximum Settlement Rate, multiplied by the applicable market value of WGP common units, divided by (b) 98% of the applicable market value of APC shares13. Debt and Interest Expense
 __________________________________________________________________
Debt Activity  The following summarizes the Company’s borrowing activity, after eliminating the effect of intercompany transactions:
 Carrying Value 
millionsWES
WGP (1)
 
Anadarko (2)
 Anadarko Consolidated Description
Balance at December 31, 2016$3,091
 $28
 $11,959
 $15,078
 
Borrowings        
 370
 
 
 370
WES RCF
Repayments        
 
 
 (6) (6)7.000% Debentures due 2027
 
 
 (3) (3)6.625% Debentures due 2028
 
 
 (1) (1)7.950% Debentures due 2029
 
 
 (34) (34)TEUs - senior amortizing notes
Other, net4
 
 50
 54
Amortization of discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs
Balance at December 31, 2017$3,465
 $28
 $11,965
 $15,458
 
Issuances        
 394
 
 
 394
WES 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028
 687
 
 
 687
WES 5.300% Senior Notes due 2048
 396
 
 
 396
WES 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028
 342
 
 
 342
WES 5.500% Senior Notes due 2048
Borrowings        
 540
 
 
 540
WES RCF
Repayments        
 
 
 (114) (114)7.050% Debentures due 2018
 
 
 (123) (123)4.850% Senior Notes due 2021
 
 
 (375) (375)3.450% Senior Notes due 2024
 
 
 (35) (35)Zero Coupon Notes due 2036
 (350) 
 
 (350)WES 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018
 (690) 
 
 (690)WES RCF
 
 
 (17) (17)TEUs - senior amortizing notes
Other, net3
 
 53
 56
Amortization of discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs
Balance at December 31, 2018$4,787
 $28
 $11,354
 $16,169
 
(1) 
Excludes WES.
The applicable market value is the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of WGP common units (or APC shares) for the 20 consecutive trading days beginning on,(2)
Excludes WES and including, the 23rd scheduled trading day immediately preceding June 7, 2018.WGP.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

10. Tangible Equity Units (Continued)

The WGP common units underlying the purchase contract are currently issued and outstanding, and are owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko. In the event Anadarko elects to settle in
122 | APC shares, the number of such shares issued and delivered upon settlement of each purchase contract is subject to adjustment and cannot exceed four shares under any circumstance (APC share cap). The above fixed settlement rates for WGP common units and the APC share cap are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified dilutive events such as certain increases in the WGP distribution rate.2018 FORM 10-K


Debt Component Each senior amortizing note has an initial principal amount of $10.95 and bears interest at 1.50% per year. Beginning September 7, 2015, Anadarko will pay equal quarterly cash installments of $0.9375 per amortizing note (except for the September 7, 2015 installment payment, which was $0.9063 per amortizing note). The payments constitute a payment of interest and partial repayment of principal, with the aggregate per-year payments of principal and interest equating to a 7.50% cash payment with respect to each TEU. The senior amortizing notes have a final installment payment date of June 7, 2018, and are senior unsecured obligations of the Company.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

11. Debt and Interest Expense
13. Debt and Interest Expense (Continued)

Debt  The Company’s outstanding debt, excluding the capital lease obligation, is senior unsecured. See Note 8—9—Equity-Method Investments for disclosure regarding Anadarko’s notes payable related to its ownership of certain noncontrolling mandatorily redeemable interests that are not included in the Company’s reported debt balance and do not affect consolidated interest expense. The following summarizes the Company’s outstanding debt:debt, including capital lease obligations, after eliminating the effect of intercompany transactions:
December 31,December 31, 2018
millions2015 2014WES
WGP (1)
 
Anadarko (2)
 Anadarko Consolidated 
Commercial paper$250
 $
5.950% Senior Notes due 20161,750
 1,750
6.375% Senior Notes due 20172,000
 2,000
7.050% Debentures due 2018114
 114
Tangible equity units - senior amortizing notes due 201885
 
WES 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018350
 350
6.950% Senior Notes due 2019300
 300
$
 $
 $300
 $300
8.700% Senior Notes due 2019600
 600

 
 600
 600
4.850% Senior Notes due 2021
 
 677
 677
WES 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021500
 500
500
 
 
 500
WES 4.000% Senior Notes due 2022670
 670
670
 
 
 670
3.450% Senior Notes due 2024625
 625

 
 248
 248
6.950% Senior Notes due 2024650
 650

 
 650
 650
WES 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025500
 
500
 
 
 500
WES 4.650% Senior Notes due 2026500
 
 
 500
5.550% Senior Notes due 2026
 
 1,100
 1,100
7.500% Debentures due 2026112
 112

 
 112
 112
7.000% Debentures due 202754
 54

 
 48
 48
7.125% Debentures due 2027150
 150

 
 150
 150
WES 4.500% Notes due 2028400
 
 
 400
WES 4.750% Notes due 2028400
 
 
 400
6.625% Debentures due 202817
 17

 
 14
 14
7.150% Debentures due 2028235
 235

 
 235
 235
7.200% Debentures due 2029135
 135

 
 135
 135
7.950% Debentures due 2029117
 117

 
 116
 116
7.500% Senior Notes due 2031900
 900

 
 900
 900
7.875% Senior Notes due 2031500
 500

 
 500
 500
Zero-Coupon Senior Notes due 20362,360
 2,360
Zero Coupon Senior Notes due 2036
 
 2,270
 2,270
6.450% Senior Notes due 20361,750
 1,750

 
 1,750
 1,750
7.950% Senior Notes due 2039325
 325

 
 325
 325
6.200% Senior Notes due 2040750
 750

 
 750
 750
4.500% Senior Notes due 2044625
 625

 
 625
 625
WES 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044400
 400
600
 
 
 600
6.600% Senior Notes due 2046
 
 1,100
 1,100
WES 5.300% Notes due 2048700
 
 
 700
WES 5.500% Notes due 2048350
 
 
 350
7.730% Debentures due 209661
 61

 
 61
 61
7.500% Debentures due 209678
 78

 
 78
 78
7.250% Debentures due 209649
 49

 
 49
 49
WES revolving credit facility300
 510
WES RCF220
 
 
 220
WGP RCF
 28
 
 28
Total borrowings at face value$17,312
 $16,687
$4,840
 $28
 $12,793
 $17,661
Net unamortized discounts and premiums (1)
(1,581) (1,616)
Total borrowings$15,731
 $15,071
Capital lease obligation20
 21
Less current portion of long-term debt33
 
Total long-term debt (2)
$15,718
 $15,092
Net unamortized discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs (3)
(53) 
 (1,439) (1,492)
Total borrowings (4)
4,787
 28
 11,354
 16,169
Capital lease obligations
 
 248
 248
Less short-term debt
 28
 919
 947
Total long-term debt$4,787
 $
 $10,683
 $15,470


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13. Debt and Interest Expense (Continued)
 December 31, 2017
millionsWES
 
WGP (1)

Anadarko (2)
 Anadarko Consolidated 
7.050% Debentures due 2018$
 $
 $114
 $114
TEUs - senior amortizing notes due 2018
 
 17
 17
WES 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018350
 
 
 350
6.950% Senior Notes due 2019
 
 300
 300
8.700% Senior Notes due 2019
 
 600
 600
4.850% Senior Notes due 2021
 
 800
 800
WES 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021500
 
 
 500
WES 4.000% Senior Notes due 2022670
 
 
 670
3.450% Senior Notes due 2024
 
 625
 625
6.950% Senior Notes due 2024
 
 650
 650
WES 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025500
 
 
 500
WES 4.650% Senior Notes due 2026500
 
 
 500
5.550% Senior Notes due 2026
 
 1,100
 1,100
7.500% Debentures due 2026
 
 112
 112
7.000% Debentures due 2027
 
 48
 48
7.125% Debentures due 2027
 
 150
 150
6.625% Debentures due 2028
 
 14
 14
7.150% Debentures due 2028
 
 235
 235
7.200% Debentures due 2029
 
 135
 135
7.950% Debentures due 2029
 
 116
 116
7.500% Senior Notes due 2031
 
 900
 900
7.875% Senior Notes due 2031
 
 500
 500
Zero Coupon Senior Notes due 2036
 
 2,360
 2,360
6.450% Senior Notes due 2036
 
 1,750
 1,750
7.950% Senior Notes due 2039
 
 325
 325
6.200% Senior Notes due 2040
 
 750
 750
4.500% Senior Notes due 2044
 
 625
 625
WES 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044600
 
 
 600
6.600% Senior Notes due 2046
 
 1,100
 1,100
7.730% Debentures due 2096
 
 61
 61
7.500% Debentures due 2096
 
 78
 78
7.250% Debentures due 2096
 
 49
 49
WES RCF370
 
 
 370
WGP RCF
 28
 
 28
Total borrowings at face value$3,490
 $28
 $13,514
 $17,032
Net unamortized discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs (3)
(25) 
 (1,549) (1,574)
Total borrowings (4)
3,465
 28
 11,965
 15,458
Capital lease obligations
 
 231
 231
Less short-term debt
 
 142
 142
Total long-term debt$3,465
 $28
 $12,054
 $15,547
(1) 
Unamortized discounts and premiums are amortized over the term of the related debt.Excludes WES.
(2) 
Excludes WES and WGP.
(3)
Unamortized discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the related debt. Debt issuance costs related to RCFs are included in other current assets and other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4)
The total long-term debt balanceCompany’s outstanding borrowings, except for WES was $2.7 billion at December 31, 2015, and $2.4 billion at December 31, 2014.borrowings under the WGP RCF, are senior unsecured.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

11.
13. Debt and Interest Expense (Continued)

In a 2006 private offering, Anadarko received Scheduled Maturities$500 million of loan proceeds upon issuing the Zero-Coupon Senior Notes due 2036 (Zero Coupons). The Zero Coupons mature in 2036 and have an aggregateTotal principal amount due at maturity of approximately $2.4 billion, reflecting a yielddebt maturities related to maturity of 5.24%. The Zero Coupons can be put to the Company in October of each year, in whole or in part,borrowings for the then-accreted value offive years ending December 31, 2023, excluding the outstanding Zero Coupons. The accreted valuepotential repayment of the outstanding Zero Coupons was $806 million at December 31, 2015. Anadarko’s Zero Coupons were classified as long-term debt onthat may be put by the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015, asholders to the Company has the ability and intent to refinance these obligations using long-term debt, should the put be exercised.annually, were as follows:
Anadarko’s $1.750 billion 5.950% Senior Notes due September 2016 were classified as long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015, as Anadarko intends to refinance these obligations prior to or at maturity with new long-term debt issuances or by using the $3.0 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (Five-Year Facility).
 Principal Amount of Debt Maturities
millionsWES
 
WGP (1)

Anadarko (2)
 Anadarko Consolidated 
2019$
 $28
 $900
 $928
2020
 
 
 
2021500
 
 677
 1,177
2022670
 
 
 670
2023220
 
 
 220
(1)
Excludes WES.
(2)
Excludes WES and WGP.

Fair Value  The Company uses a market approach to determine the fair value of its fixed-rate debt using observable market data, which results in a Level 2 fair-value measurement. The carrying amount of floating-rate debt approximates fair value as the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates. The estimated fair value of the Company’s total borrowings was $15.7$16.8 billion at December 31, 2015,2018, and $17.4$17.7 billion at December 31, 2014.2017.


Debt ActivityAPC   The following summarizes the Company’s debt activity:2018 FORM 10-K | 125


millions
Carrying
Value
 Description
Balance at December 31, 2013$13,557
  
Issuances101
 WES 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018
 394
 WES 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044
 624
 3.450% Senior Notes due 2024
 621
 4.500% Senior Notes due 2044
Borrowings1,160
 WES revolving credit facility
Repayments(500) 7.625% Senior Notes due 2014
 (275) 5.750% Senior Notes due 2014
 (650) WES revolving credit facility
Other, net39
 Amortization of debt discounts and premiums
Balance at December 31, 2014$15,071
  
Issuances494
 WES 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025
 101
 Tangible equity units - senior amortizing notes
Borrowings1,500
 $5.0 billion revolving credit facility
 1,800
 364-Day Facility
 400
 WES revolving credit facility
 250
 
Commercial paper notes, net (1)
Repayments(1,500) $5.0 billion revolving credit facility
 (1,800) 364-Day Facility
 (610) WES revolving credit facility
 (16) Tangible equity units - senior amortizing notes
Other, net41
 Amortization of debt discounts and premiums
Balance at December 31, 2015$15,731
  

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

11.
13. Debt and Interest Expense (Continued)

Anadarko Revolving Credit FacilitiesDebt (Excluding WES and Commercial Paper ProgramWGP)  In June 2014,December 2018, the Company purchased and retired $377 million of its $625 million 3.450% Senior Notes due 2024 and $123 million of its $800 million 4.850% Senior Notes due 2021 pursuant to a tender offer. The Company recognized a net gain of $7 million for the early retirement of these senior notes. The Company repaid $114 million of 7.050% Debentures at maturity in May 2018.
In a 2006 private offering, Anadarko entered intoreceived $500 million of loan proceeds upon issuing the Five-Year FacilityZero Coupons. The Zero Coupons mature in 2036 and have an aggregate principal amount due at maturity of approximately $2.3 billion, reflecting a $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility (364-Day Facility)yield to maturity of 5.24%. In January 2015, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, includingDecember 2018, the paymentCompany purchased and retired $36 million of the settlementaccreted value of its Zero Coupons due 2036 and recognized a loss of $3 million for the early retirement of these senior notes. This early retirement results in a reduction of $90 million of the $2.4 billion originally due at maturity in 2036. Anadarko’s Zero Coupons can be put to the Company in October of each year, in whole or in part, for the then-accreted value of the outstanding Zero Coupons, which, if put in whole, would be $942 million at the next put date in October 2019. None of the Zero Coupons were put to the Company in October 2018. The accreted value of the outstanding Zero Coupons was $905 million at December 31, 2018. Anadarko’s Zero Coupons were classified as long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018, as the Company has the ability and intent to refinance these obligations using long-term debt, should a put be exercised. Principal payments related to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, these facilities replacedZero Coupons are reported in financing activities and interest accretion payments related to the $5.0 billion Facility. Zero Coupons are reported in operating activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
In December 2015,January 2018, the Company amended the Five-Year Facilityits $3.0 billion senior unsecured RCF to extend the maturity date to January 20212022 (APC RCF) and in January 2016, the Company replaced the 364-Day Facility with a newamended its $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving facility on identical terms that will matureRCF to extend the maturity date to January 2019 (364-Day Facility). In December 2018, the Company amended its APC RCF to extend the maturity date to January 2023. The 364-Day Facility expired in 2017.January 2019.
Borrowings under the Five-Year FacilityAPC RCF and the 364-Day Facility (collectivity,(collectively, the Credit Facilities) generally bear interest under one of two rate options, at Anadarko’s election, using either LIBOR (or Euro Interbank Offered Rate in the case of borrowings under the Five-Year FacilityAPC RCF denominated in Euro) or an alternate base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.65% for the Five-Year FacilityAPC RCF and 0.00% to 1.675% for the 364-Day Facility. The applicable margin will vary depending on Anadarko’s credit ratings.
The Credit Facilities contain certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a financial covenant requiring maintenance of a consolidated indebtedness to total capitalization ratio of no greater than 65% (excluding the effect of non-cash write-downs), and limitations on certain secured indebtedness, sale-and-leaseback transactions, and mergers and other fundamental changes. At December 31, 2015,2018, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facilities and was in compliance with all covenants contained therein.covenants.
In January 2015, the Company initiated a commercial paper program, which allows for a maximum of $3.0 billion of unsecured commercial paper notes and is supported by the Five-Year Facility.notes. The maturities of the commercial paper notes may vary, but may not exceed 397 days. The commercial paper notes are sold under customary terms inAs a result of Moody’s credit rating on Anadarko, the Company’s access to the commercial paper market has been limited. The Company has not issued commercial paper notes since the downgrade and are issued either at a discounted price to their principal face value or will bear interest at varying interest rates on a fixed or floating basis. Such discounted price or interest amounts are dependent on market conditions and the ratings assigned tohad no outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper program by credit rating agencies at the time of issuance of the commercial paper notes. At December 31, 2015, the Company had $250 million of commercial paper notes outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.98%. Anadarko classified the outstanding commercial paper notes as long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015, as the Company currently intends to refinance these obligations at maturity with additional commercial paper notes supported by the Five-Year Facility.2018.


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13. Debt and Interest Expense (Continued)

WES Borrowingsand WGP Debt In February 2014,2018, WES amended its RCF to extend the maturity date from February 2020 to February 2023 and restated its then-existing $800 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility by entering into a five-year, $1.2expand the borrowing capacity to $1.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in February 2019 (RCF), which(WES RCF). As part of the amendment, the WES RCF is expandable to a maximum of $1.5$2.0 billion. In December 2018, WES entered into an amendment to extend the maturity date from February 2023 to February 2024 effective on February 15, 2019 and to expand the borrowing capacity to $2.0 billion, while leaving the $500 million accordion feature unexercised. Expansion of the borrowing capacity is subject to the completion of the WES Merger anticipated in the first quarter of 2019. See Note 24—Noncontrolling Interests for additional information related to the WES Merger.
Borrowings under the WES RCF bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.975% to 1.45% depending on WES’s credit rating, or the greatest of (i) rates at a margin above the one-month LIBOR, (ii) the federal funds rate, or (iii) prime rates offered by certain designated banks. During 2018, WES borrowed $540 million under its RCF, which was used for general partnership purposes, and made repayments of $690 million. At December 31, 2015,2018, WES was in compliance with all covenants contained in its RCF, had outstanding borrowings under its RCF of $300$220 million at an interest rate of 1.73%3.74%, and hadoutstanding letters of credit of $5 million, available borrowing capacity of approximately $894$1.3 billion, and was in compliance with all covenants.
In March 2018, WES completed a public offering of $400 million ($1.2 billion capacity, less $300aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due March 2028 and a public offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.300% Senior Notes due March 2048. Net proceeds from the public offerings were used to repay amounts outstanding under the WES RCF. The remaining net proceeds were used for general partnership purposes, including to fund capital expenditures.
In August 2018, WES completed a public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due August 2028 and a public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due August 2048. The net proceeds from the public offerings were used to repay the maturing $350 million of 2.600% Senior Notes due August 2018, and amounts outstanding under the WES RCF. The remaining net proceeds were used for general partnership purposes, including to fund capital expenditures.
In December 2018, WES entered into a $2.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured credit agreement (WES 364-Day Facility), the proceeds of which will be used to fund substantially all of the cash portion of the consideration under the WES midstream asset contribution and sale and the payment of related transaction costs. The WES 364-Day Facility will mature on the day prior to the one-year anniversary of the completion of the WES Merger, and will bear interest at LIBOR, plus applicable margins ranging from 1.000% to 1.625%, or an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5%, or (c) LIBOR plus 1%, in each case as defined in the WES 364-Day Facility and plus applicable margins currently ranging from zero to 0.625%, based upon WES’s senior unsecured debt rating. WES is also required to pay a ticking fee of 0.175% on the commitment amount beginning 90 days after the effective date of the credit agreement through the date of funding under the WES 364-Day Facility. The WES 364-Day Facility contains covenants and customary events of default that are substantially similar to the WES RCF. Additionally, funding of the WES 364-Day Facility is conditioned upon the completion of the WES Merger, and net cash proceeds received from future asset sales and debt or equity offerings by WES must be used to repay amounts outstanding under the WES 364-Day Facility. See Note 24—Noncontrolling Interests for additional information related to the WES Merger.
During 2016, WGP had a $250 million senior secured RCF that matures in March 2019 and was expandable to $500 million, subject to receiving increased or new commitments from lenders and the satisfaction of certain other conditions (WGP RCF). In February 2018, WGP voluntarily reduced the aggregate commitments of the lenders under the WGP RCF from $250 million to $35 million. In December 2018, the WGP RCF was amended to extend the maturity date from March 2019 to the earlier of June 2019 or three business days following the completion of the WES Merger. See Note 24—Noncontrolling Interests for additional information related to the WES Merger. Obligations under the WGP RCF are secured by a first priority lien on all of WGP’s assets (not including the consolidated assets of WES) as well as all equity interests owned by WGP.
Borrowings under the WGP RCF bear interest at LIBOR (with a floor of 0%), plus applicable margins ranging from 2.00% to 2.75% depending on WGP’s consolidated leverage ratio, or at a base rate equal to the greatest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (iii) LIBOR plus 1.00%, in each case plus applicable margins ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% based upon WGP’s consolidated leverage ratio. At December 31, 2018, WGP had outstanding borrowings of $28 million at an interest rate of 4.53% classified as short-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, available borrowing capacity of $7 million, and $6 million of outstanding letters of credit).was in compliance with all covenants.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

11.
13. Debt and Interest Expense (Continued)

Scheduled Maturities  Capital Lease ObligationsTotal principal amountConstruction of debt maturitiesa FPSO for the fiveCompany’s TEN field in Ghana commenced in 2013. The Company recognized an asset and related obligation for its approximate 19% nonoperated participating interest share during the construction period. Upon completion of construction in the third quarter of 2016, the Company reported the asset and related obligation as a capital lease of $225 million for the Company’s proportionate share of the fair value of the FPSO. The FPSO lease provides for an initial term of 10 years endingwith annual renewal periods for an additional 10 years, annual purchase options that decrease over time, and no residual value guarantees. The capital lease asset is being depreciated over the estimated proved reserves of the TEN field using the UOP method, with the associated depreciation included in DD&A in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income. The accumulated depreciation of the FPSO capital lease asset was $72 million at December 31, 2020, excluding2018, and $41 million at December 31, 2017. The capital lease obligation is being accreted to the potential repaymentpresent value of the outstanding Zero Coupons that may be put byminimum lease payments using the holderseffective interest method. The Company made capital lease payments of $46 million in 2018 and $44 million in 2017.
At December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments related to the Company annually, were as follows:Company’s capital leases were:
millions
Principal
Amount of
Debt Maturities
 
2016$2,033
20172,034
2018482
20191,200
$58
2020
50
202148
202245
202343
Thereafter323
Total future minimum lease payments$567
Less portion representing imputed interest319
Capital lease obligations$248

Interest ExpenseThe following summarizes interest expense for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Debt and other$989
 $973
 $949
$1,028
 $1,003
 $1,022
Capitalized interest(164) (201) (263)(81) (71) (132)
Total interest expense$825
 $772
 $686
$947
 $932
 $890


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12. Income Taxes

14. Income Taxes

The Tax Reform Legislation enacted on December 22, 2017, reduced the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. Upon enactment, the Company recognized a provisional and one-time deferred tax benefit of $1.2 billion, inclusive of a $236 million increase to the Company’s valuation allowance on its foreign tax credit carryforwards, due to the remeasurement of its U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rate reduction. During 2018, the Company completed the accounting for the income tax effects related to the adoption of the Tax Reform Legislation before the end of the measurement period. The Company revised the provisional amount recorded in 2017 and recognized an additional current tax benefit of $26 million, primarily related to the acceleration of pension deductions into 2017. This benefit was offset by deferred tax expense of $121 million, primarily related to additional valuation allowance on the Company’s foreign tax credit carryforwards.
The following summarizes components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Current          
Federal$(177) $188
 $113
$14
 $236
 $(140)
State(18) 2
 42
(1) 48
 (1)
Foreign495
 1,574
 873
595
 414
 378
300
 1,764
 1,028
Total current tax expense (benefit)608
 698
 237
Deferred          
Federal(2,929) (389) 94
150
 (2,082) (1,020)
State(145) 27
 (9)(26) (17) (148)
Foreign(103) 215
 52
1
 (76) (90)
(3,177) (147) 137
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)125
 (2,175) (1,258)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$(2,877) $1,617
 $1,165
$733
 $(1,477) $(1,021)


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

12.
14. Income Taxes (Continued)

Total income taxes differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes. The following summarizes the sources of these differences for the years ended December 31:
millions except percentages2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Income (loss) before income taxes          
Domestic$(9,155) $(3,564) $428
$492
 $(1,322) $(3,728)
Foreign(534) 3,618
 1,678
993
 (366) (101)
Total$(9,689) $54
 $2,106
$1,485
 $(1,688) $(3,829)
U.S. federal statutory tax rate35% 35% 35%21% 35% 35%
Tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate$(3,391) $19
 $737
$312
 $(591) $(1,340)
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(29) (85) (92)
Adjustments resulting from          
State income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit)(81) (11) 23
(18) 25
 (108)
U.S. federal tax reform95
 (1,168) 
Tax impact from foreign operations299
 62
 204
181
 166
 80
Non-deductible Algerian exceptional profits tax102
 193
 144
154
 110
 106
Net changes in uncertain tax positions54
 1,427
 (29)(29) 90
 90
Deferred tax adjustments10
 15
 76
Non-deductible Tronox-related contingent loss
 (36) 36
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests42
 (66) (48)
Non-deductible Deepwater Horizon costs26
 32
 
Federal manufacturing deduction
 (27) 
Dispositions of non-deductible goodwill62
 21
 

 6
 205
Other, net
 (12) 22
67
 (30) 38
Total income tax expense (benefit)$(2,877) $1,617
 $1,165
$733
 $(1,477) $(1,021)
Effective tax rate30% 2,994% 55%49% 88% 27%

The following summarizes components of total deferred taxes at December 31:
millions2015 20142018
 2017
Federal$(4,721) $(7,649)$(1,972) $(1,758)
State, net of federal(248) (341)(176) (200)
Foreign(431) (537)(255) (255)
Total deferred taxes(1)$(5,400) $(8,527)$(2,403) $(2,213)
(1)
Net deferred tax assets related to Algeria of $34 million in 2018 and $21 million in 2017 are presented in other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

12.
14. Income Taxes (Continued)

The following summarizes tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) at December 31:
millions2015 20142018
 2017
Deferred tax liabilities      
Oil and gas exploration and development operations$(5,643) $(8,418)$(2,403) $(2,622)
Midstream and other depreciable properties(1,049) (1,611)(662) (543)
Mineral operations(492) (412)(238) (312)
Other(470) (351)(134) (53)
Gross long-term deferred tax liabilities(7,654) (10,792)(3,437) (3,530)
Deferred tax assets      
Oil and gas exploration and development costs303
 309
Foreign and state net operating loss carryforwards586
 558
445
 562
U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards1,254
 166
2,665
 2,685
Compensation and benefit plans615
 701
301
 365
Mark to market on derivatives441
 354
Settlement agreement related to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding
 590
Other761
 760
308
 420
Gross long-term deferred tax assets3,657
 3,129
4,022
 4,341
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets not expected to be realized(1,403) (864)(2,988) (3,024)
Net long-term deferred tax assets2,254
 2,265
1,034
 1,317
Total deferred taxes$(5,400) $(8,527)$(2,403) $(2,213)

The valuation allowance primarily relates to U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards and foreign and state net operating loss carryforwards, which reduces the Company’s net deferred tax asset to an amount that will more likely than not be realized within the carryforward period.
The following summarizes changes in the balance of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Balance at January 1$(864) $(818) $(922)$(3,024) $(1,755) $(1,403)
Changes due to U.S. foreign tax credits(384) 11
 58
(50) (1,287) (477)
Changes due to foreign and state net operating loss carryforwards10
 64
 (57)72
 75
 13
Changes due to foreign capitalized costs(165) (121) 103
14
 (57) 112
Balance at December 31$(1,403) $(864) $(818)$(2,988) $(3,024) $(1,755)

Tax carryforwards available, for use on future income tax returns, prior to valuation allowance, at December 31, 2015,2018, were as follows:
millionsDomestic Foreign ExpirationDomestic
 Foreign
Expiration
Net operating loss—state (1)
$4,250
 $
2019-2038
Net operating loss—foreign$
 $1,264
 2016 - Indefinite$
 $820
2019-Indefinite
Net operating loss—state$4,762
 $
 2016-2035
Foreign tax credits(2)$1,254
 $
 2023-2026$2,665
 $
2023-2028
Texas margins tax credit$33
 $
 2026$27
 $
2026
(1)
Net of $711 million uncertain tax position at December 31, 2018.
(2)
Net of $378 million uncertain tax position at December 31, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

12.
14. Income Taxes (Continued)

The following summarizes taxes receivable (payable) related to income tax expense (benefit) at December 31:
millions       
Balance Sheet Classification 2015 20142018
 2017
Income taxes receivable       
Accounts receivable—other $1,046
 $93
$46
 $53
Other assets 61
 35
51
 101
 1,107
 128
97
 154
Income taxes (payable)       
Accrued expense (9) (152)
Other current liabilities(167) (71)
Total net income taxes receivable (payable) $1,098
 $(24)$(70) $83

Changes in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions, were as follows:
Assets (Liabilities)Assets (Liabilities)
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Balance at January 1$(1,687) $(147) $(46)$(1,317) $(1,456) $(1,780)
Increases related to prior-year tax positions(99) (11) (54)(21) (15) (86)
Decreases related to prior-year tax positions89
 39
 3
48
 214
 436
Increases related to current-year tax positions(263) (1,568) (72)
 (72) (26)
Settlements180
 
 5
1
 12
 
Lapse of statute of limitations
 
 17
2
 
 
Balance at December 31$(1,780) $(1,687) $(147)$(1,287) $(1,317) $(1,456)

Included in the 2015 endingThe December 31, 2018 balance of unrecognized tax benefits presented above areincludes potential benefits of $1.756$1.24 billion, of which, if recognized, $1.337$1.26 billion would affect the effective tax rate on income, and $395 million would be in the form of foreign tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards that would be offset with a full valuation allowance.income. Also included in the 2015 ending balance are benefits of $24$43 million related to tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain, but the timing of such deductibility is uncertain.
As of December 31, 2015, theThe Company had recordedrecognized a totalnet tax benefit of $576$346 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, related to the Tronox-related contingent liability.deduction of its 2015 settlement payment for the Tronox Adversary Proceeding. This benefit is net of a $1.3 billion uncertain tax positionpositions of $1.2 billion at December 31, 2018 and 2017, due to the uncertainty related to the deductibility of the settlement payment. Due to the deduction of the settlement payment, the Company had a net operating loss carryback for 2015, which resulted in a tentative tax refund of $881 million in 2016. The IRS has audited this position and, in April 2018, issued a final notice of proposed adjustment denying the deductibility of the settlement payment. In September 2018, the Company received a statutory notice of deficiency from the IRS disallowing the net operating loss carryback and rejecting the Company’s refund claim. As a result, the Company filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowances in November 2018, and pursuant to standard U.S. Tax Court procedures, the Company is a participantnot required to repay the $881 million refund to dispute the IRS’s position. Accordingly, the Company has not revised its estimate of the benefit that will ultimately be realized. After the case is tried and briefed in the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Compliance Assurance Process forTax Court, the 2015 tax yearcourt will issue an opinion and has regular discussions withthen enter a decision. If the IRS concerning the Company’s tax position. DependingCompany does not prevail on the outcomeissue, the earliest date the Company might be required to repay the refund received, plus interest, would be 91 days after entry of the decision. At such discussions, ittime, the Company would reverse the portion of the $346 million net benefit previously recognized in its consolidated financial statements to the extent necessary to reflect the result of the Tax Court decision. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the uncertain tax position relatedand/or tax benefit could materially change as the Company asserts its position in the Tax Court proceedings. Although management cannot predict the timing of a final resolution of the Tax Court proceedings, the Company does not anticipate a decision to be entered within the settlement could change, perhaps materially. Seenext three years. 

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14. Income Taxes (Continued)

Income tax audits and the Company’s acquisition and divestiture activity have given rise to tax disputes in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. See Note 15—18—ContingenciesOther Litigation. Over the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $400$70 million to $410$90 million due to settlements with taxing authorities or lapse in statutes of limitation. The majority of the possible decrease relates to foreign tax credit amounts that would be offset with a full valuation allowance and would have no effect on the effective tax rate. With the exception of the deductibility of the Tronox settlement payment discussed above, management does not believebelieves that the final resolution of outstanding tax audits and litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

12. Income Taxes (Continued)

The Company had accrued approximately $11$95 million of interest related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2015,2018, and $9$86 million at December 31, 2014.2017. The Company recognized interest and penalties in income tax expense (benefit) of $2$9 million during 20152018 and $1$55 million during 2014.2017.
Anadarko is subject to audit by tax authorities in the U.S. federal, state, and local tax jurisdictions as well as in various foreign jurisdictions. The following lists the tax years subject to examination by major tax jurisdiction:
 Tax Years
United States2008-20152013-2018
Algeria2012-20152015-2018
Ghana2006-20152015-2018

13.
15. Asset Retirement Obligations

The majority of Anadarko’s AROs relate to the plugging of wells and the related abandonment of oil and gas properties. Revisions in estimated liabilities during the period relate primarily to changes in estimates of asset retirement costs and include, but are not limited to, revisions of estimated inflation rates, changes in property lives, and the expected timing of settlement. The following summarizes changes in the Company’s AROs:
millions2015 20142018
 2017
Carrying amount of asset retirement obligations at January 1$2,053
 $2,022
Carrying amount at January 1$2,794
 $2,931
Liabilities acquired
 4
Liabilities incurred104
 119
153
 191
Property dispositions(108) (70)(99) (154)
Liabilities settled(298) (443)(274) (135)
Accretion expense102
 93
130
 144
Revisions in estimated liabilities206
 332
395
 (187)
Carrying amount of asset retirement obligations at December 31$2,059
 $2,053
Carrying amount at December 31$3,099
 $2,794


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16. Conveyance of Future Hard-Minerals Royalty Revenues

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company conveyed a limited-term nonparticipating royalty interest in certain of its coal and trona leases to Financial Statementsa third party for $413 million, net of transaction costs. Such conveyance entitles the third party to receive up to $553 million in future royalty revenue over a period of not less than 10 years and not greater than 15 years. Additionally, such third party is entitled to receive 3% of the aggregate royalties earned during the first 10 years between $800 million and $900 million and 4% of the aggregate royalties earned during the first 10 years that exceed $900 million. Generally, such third party relies solely on the royalty payments to recover its investment and, as such, has the risk of the royalties not being sufficient to recover its investment over the term of the conveyance.
Proceeds from this transaction were accounted for as deferred revenues and are included in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities - other on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The deferred revenues will be amortized to other revenues, included in gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net, on a unit-of-revenue basis over the term of the agreement. Net proceeds received from the third party were reported in financing activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Semi-annual payments to the third party are scheduled on March 1 and September 1 of each year through March 1, 2026. The specified future amounts that the Company expects to pay and the payment timing are subject to change based upon the actual royalties received by the Company during the term of the conveyance. Royalties received by Anadarko under this agreement are reported in operating activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The semi-annual payments to the third party, up to the aggregate amount of the $413 million net proceeds the Company received for the conveyance in the first quarter of 2016, are reported in financing activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Any additional payments to the third party are reported in operating activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to offset the royalties received.
The Company amortized deferred revenues of $36 million in 2018, $38 million in 2017, and $37 million in 2016 as a result of this agreement. The Company made payments for royalties totaling $50 million in 2018 and 2017, and $25 million in 2016. The following summarizes the remaining amounts that the Company expects to pay, prior to the potential 3% to 4% of any excess described above:
millions 
2019$52
202057
202157
202258
202360
Thereafter144
Total$428


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
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FOOTNOTES
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

14.
17. Commitments

Operating LeasesAt December 31, 2015,2018, the Company had $1.8 billion$262 million in long-term drilling rig commitments that satisfyare accounted for as operating lease criteria.leases. These drilling rig operating leases expire at various dates through 2021. The Company also had $329$392 million of various commitments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements for production platforms and equipment, buildings, facilities, compressors, and aircraft. These operating leases expire at various dates through 2026.2033. Certain of these operating leases contain residual value guarantees at the end of the lease term totaling $81of $73 million at December 31, 2015. No2018. A $5 million liability has beenwas accrued for residual value guarantees. In addition, these operating leases include options to purchase the leased property during or at the end of the lease term for the fair market value or other specified amount at that time. The following summarizes future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31, 2015:2018:
millions  
2016$806
2017604
2018352
2019228
$264
202086
139
Later years41
202157
202235
202324
Thereafter135
Total future minimum lease payments$2,117
$654

Anadarko has entered into various agreements to secure drilling rigs necessary to support the execution of its drilling plans over the next several years. The table of future minimum lease payments above includes $1.7 billion$209 million related to fivethree offshore drilling vessels, and $98$41 million related to certain contracts for U.S. onshore drilling rigs, and $12 million related to certain contracts for two international drilling rigs. Lease payments associated with the drilling of exploratory wells and development wells net of amounts billed to partners will initially be capitalized as a component of oil and gas properties and either depreciated or impaired in future periods or written off as exploration expense.
Total rent expense, net of sublease income and amounts capitalized, amounted to $77$74 million in 2015, $852018, $55 million in 2014,2017, and $119$73 million in 2013.2016. Total rent expense includesincluded contingent rent expense related to transportation and processing fees of $17$4 million in 2015, $222018, $3 million in 2014,2017, and $24$6 million in 2013.2016.

Other Commitments  In the normal course of business, the CompanyAnadarko has various long-term contractual commitments pertaining to oil and natural-gas activities such as work-related commitments for drilling wells, obtaining and processing seismic data, and fulfilling rig commitments. Anadarko also enters into other contractualvarious processing, transportation, storage, and purchase agreements for processing, treating, transportation,to access markets and storage ofprovide flexibility to sell its oil, natural gas, and NGLs as well as for other oil and gas activities.in certain areas. These agreements expire at various dates through 2036. At December 31, 2015,2033. The following summarizes the gross aggregate future payments under these contracts totaledat December 31, 2018:
millions 
2019$1,147
20201,155
2021993
2022786
2023646
Thereafter1,498
Total (1)
$6,225
(1)
Excludes purchase commitments for jointly owned fields and facilities for which the Company is not the operator.

APC $10.1 billion2018 FORM 10-K , of which| $1.9 billion is expected to be paid in 2016, $1.7 billion in 2017, $1.3 billion in 2018, $1.2 billion in 2019, $1.1 billion in 2020, and $2.9 billion thereafter.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

15. Contingencies135


Litigation  

18. Contingencies

The Company is a defendant in a number of lawsuits, is involved in governmental proceedings, and is subject to regulatory controls arising in the ordinary course of business, including personal injury claims; property damage claims; title disputes; tax disputes; royalty claims; contract claims; contamination claims relating to oil and gas exploration, production, transportation, and processing; and environmental claims, including claims involving assets owned by acquired companies and claims involving assets previously sold to third parties and no longer a part of the Company’s current operations. The Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets include liabilitiesAs of $269 million at December 31, 2015, and $5.3 billion at December 31, 2014,2018, the Company had $33 million accrued for litigation-related contingencies. Anadarko is also subject to various environmental-remediation and reclamation obligations arising from federal, state, and local laws and regulations. While the ultimate outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, after consideration of recorded expense and liability accruals, management believes that the resolution of pending proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Deepwater Horizon Events  In April 2010, the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico blew out and an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, resulting in an oil spill. The well was operated by BP Exploration and Production Inc. (BP) and Anadarko held a 25% nonoperated interest. In October 2011, the Company and BP entered into a settlement agreement, mutual releases, and agreement to indemnify relating to the Deepwater Horizon events (Settlement Agreement), under which the Company paid $4.0 billion in cash and transferred its interest in the Macondo well and the Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (Lease) to BP. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company is fully indemnified by BP against all claims, causes of action, losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, damages, or judgments of any kind arising out of the Deepwater Horizon events, related damage claims arising under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), claims for natural resource damages (NRD) and assessment costs, and any claims arising under the Operating Agreement with BP (OA). This indemnification is guaranteed by BP Corporation North America Inc. (BPCNA) and, in the event that the net worth of BPCNA declines below an agreed-upon amount, BP p.l.c. has agreed to become the sole guarantor. Under the Settlement Agreement, BP does not indemnify the Company against penalties and fines, punitive damages, shareholder derivative or securities laws claims, or certain other claims.
Numerous Deepwater Horizon event-related civil lawsuits have been filed against BP and other parties, including the Company by, among others, fishing, boating, and shrimping enterprises and industry groups; restaurants; commercial and residential property owners; certain rig workers or their families; the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, and several of their political subdivisions; the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); environmental non-governmental organizations; and certain Mexican states. Many of the lawsuits filed assert various claims of negligence, gross negligence, and violations of several federal and state laws and regulations, including, among others, OPA; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act (CWA); and the Endangered Species Act; or challenge existing permits for operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Generally, the plaintiffs seek actual damages, punitive damages, declaratory judgment, and/or injunctive relief. This litigation has been consolidated into a federal Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) action pending before Judge Carl Barbier in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana (Louisiana District Court).
In July 2015, BP announced a settlement agreement in principle with the DOJ and certain states and local government entities regarding essentially all of the outstanding claims against BP related to the Deepwater Horizon event (BP Settlement) and, in October 2015, lodged a proposed consent decree with the Louisiana District Court. A hearing related to the consent decree is currently scheduled for March 2016.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

15. Contingencies (Continued)

Liability Accrual  Below is a discussion of the Company’s current analysis, under applicable accounting guidance, of its potential liability for (i) amounts under the OA (OA Liabilities), (ii) OPA-related environmental costs, and (iii) other contingent liabilities. Applicable accounting guidance requires the Company to accrue a liability if both (a) it is probable that a liability has been incurred and (b) the amount of that liability can be reasonably estimated.
The Company is fully indemnified by BP against OPA damage claims, NRD claims and assessment costs, and other potential liabilities. The Company may be required to recognize a liability for these amounts in advance of or in connection with recognizing a receivable from BP for the related indemnity payment. In all circumstances, however, the Company expects that any additional indemnified liability that may be recognized by the Company will be subsequently recovered from BP itself or through the guarantees of BPCNA or BP p.l.c. The Company has not recorded a liability for any costs that are subject to indemnification by BP.

OA Liabilities  Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, all amounts deemed by BP to have been due under the OA, as well as all future amounts that otherwise would be invoiced to Anadarko under the OA, have been satisfied.

OPA-Related Environmental Costs  BP, Anadarko, and other parties, including parties that do not own an interest in the Lease, such as the drilling contractor, have received correspondence from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) referencing their identification as a “responsible party or guarantor” (RP) under OPA. Under OPA, RPs, including Anadarko, may be jointly and severally liable for costs of well control, spill response, and containment and removal of hydrocarbons as well as other costs and damage claims related to the spill and spill cleanup. The USCG’s identification of Anadarko as an RP arises as a result of Anadarko’s status as a co-lessee in the Lease.
Under accounting guidance applicable to environmental liabilities, a liability is presumed probable if the entity is both identified as an RP and associated with the environmental event. The Company’s co-lessee status in the Lease at the time of the event and the subsequent identification and treatment of the Company as an RP satisfies these standards and therefore establishes the presumption that the Company’s potential environmental liabilities related to the Deepwater Horizon events are probable.
As BP funds OPA-related environmental costs, any potential joint and several liability for these costs is satisfied for all RPs, including Anadarko. This bears significance in that once these costs are funded by BP, such costs are no longer analyzed as OPA-related environmental costs, but instead are analyzed as OA Liabilities. As discussed above, Anadarko has settled its OA Liabilities with BP. Thus, potential liability to the Company for OPA-related environmental costs can arise only where BP does not, or otherwise is unable to, fund all of the OPA-related environmental costs. Under this scenario, the joint and several nature of the liability for these costs could cause the Company to recognize a liability for OPA-related environmental costs. However, all liability relating to OPA-related environmental costs should be resolved as part of the BP Settlement, provided that the consent decree is ultimately approved by the Louisiana District Court. Additionally, in the event the consent decree is not approved by the Louisiana District Court, the Company is fully indemnified by BP against these costs (including guarantees by BPCNA or BP p.l.c.).

Allocable Share of Gross OPA-Related Environmental Costs  Under applicable accounting guidance, the Company is required to estimate its allocable share of gross OPA-related environmental costs. To date, BP has paid all Deepwater Horizon event-related costs, which satisfies the Company’s potential liability for these costs. Additionally, BP has entered into the BP Settlement Agreement to resolve all liability associated with these costs. Based on the BP Settlement Agreement, BP’s stated intent to continue funding these costs, the Company’s assessment of BP’s financial ability to continue funding these costs, and the impact of BP’s settlements with both of its OA partners, the Company believes the likelihood of BP not continuing to satisfy these claims to be remote. Accordingly, the Company considers zero to be its allocable share of gross OPA-related environmental costs and, consistent with applicable accounting guidance, has not recorded a liability for these amounts.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

15. Contingencies (Continued)

Penalties and Fines  These costs include amounts that may be assessed as a result of potential civil and/or criminal penalties under various federal, state, and/or local statutes and/or regulations as a result of the Deepwater Horizon events, including, for example, the CWA, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and possibly other federal, state, and local laws. The foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of statutes and regulations that potentially could trigger a penalty or fine assessment against the Company. In December 2010, the DOJ on behalf of the United States, filed a civil lawsuit in the Louisiana District Court against several parties, including the Company, seeking an assessment of civil penalties under the CWA in an amount to be determined by the Louisiana District Court. In an effort to resolve this matter, the Company made a settlement offer to the DOJ in July 2014 and had a contingent liability of $90 million recorded as of December 31, 2014. After previously finding that Anadarko, as a nonoperating investor in the Macondo well, was not culpable with respect to the Deepwater Horizon events, the Louisiana District Court found Anadarko liable for civil penalties under Section 311 of the CWA as a working-interest owner in the Macondo well and entered a judgment of $159.5 million in December 2015.The Company recorded an additional contingent liability during 2015 for $69.5 million, for a total liability of $159.5 million at December 31, 2015. The deadline for an appeal of the decision was February 16, 2016. The parties did not appeal the decision; accordingly, the Company expects to pay the penalty in the first quarter of 2016. 
As discussed below, numerous Deepwater Horizon event-related civil lawsuits have been filed against BP and other parties, including the Company. Certain state and local governments appealed, or provided indication of a likely appeal of, the Louisiana District Court’s decision that only federal law, and not state law, applies to Deepwater Horizon event-related claims. These appeals should be dismissed as part of the BP Settlement, provided that the consent decree is ultimately approved by the Louisiana District Court. In the event the consent decree is not approved by the Louisiana District Court and any such appeal proceeds and is successful, state and/or local laws and regulations could become sources of penalties or fines against the Company.

Natural Resource Damages  This category includes future damage claims that may be made by federal and/or state natural resource trustee agencies at the completion of injury assessments and restoration planning. Natural resources generally include land, fish, water, air, wildlife, and other such resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, or otherwise controlled by, the federal, state, or local government. The NRD assessment process is led by various federal agencies and affected states. Referred to as the “Co-Trustees,” these entities continue to conduct injury assessment and restoration planning. NRD claims are generally sought after the damage assessment and restoration planning is completed, which may take several years. Thus, the Company remains unable to reasonably estimate the magnitude of any NRD claim. However, all NRD claims should be dismissed as part of the BP Settlement, provided that the consent decree is ultimately approved by the Louisiana District Court. In the event the Louisiana District Court does not approve the consent decree, the Company anticipates that BP will satisfy any NRD claim, which eliminates any potential liability to Anadarko for such costs. In the event any NRD damage claim is made directly against Anadarko, the Company is fully indemnified by BP against such claims (including guarantees by BPCNA or BP p.l.c.).


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

15. Contingencies (Continued)

Civil Litigation Damage Claims  As discussed above, numerous Deepwater Horizon event-related civil lawsuits have been filed against BP and other parties, including the Company. Generally, the plaintiffs are seeking actual damages, punitive damages, declaratory judgment, and/or injunctive relief. However, all claims relating to this MDL action should be dismissed as part of the BP Settlement, provided that the consent decree is ultimately approved by the Louisiana District Court. Additionally, in the event the consent decree is not approved by the Louisiana District Court, the Company, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, is fully indemnified by BP against losses arising as a result of claims for damages, irrespective of whether such claims are based on federal (including OPA) or state law.

Remaining Liability Outlook  It is possible that the Company may recognize additional Deepwater Horizon event-related liabilities for potential penalties and fines and certain royalty claims not covered by the indemnification provisions of the Settlement Agreement.

Tronox Litigation  On November 28, 2005, Tronox Incorporated (Tronox), at the time a subsidiary of Kerr-McGee Corporation, completed an initial public offering (IPO) and was subsequently spun-off from Kerr-McGee Corporation. In August 2006, Anadarko acquired all of the stock of Kerr-McGee Corporation. In January 2009, Tronox and certain of Tronox’s subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Bankruptcy Court), which is the court that presided over the Adversary Proceeding (defined below). In May 2009, Tronox and certain of its affiliates filed a lawsuit against Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, Kerr-McGee) asserting several claims, including claims for actual and constructive fraudulent conveyance (Adversary Proceeding). Tronox alleged, among other things, that it was insolvent or undercapitalized at the date of its IPO and sought, among other things, to recover damages in excess of $18.85 billion from Kerr-McGee and Anadarko as well as interest and attorneys’ fees and costs. In accordance with Tronox’s Bankruptcy Court-approved Plan of Reorganization (Plan), the Adversary Proceeding was pursued by a litigation trust (Litigation Trust). Pursuant to the Plan, the Litigation Trust was “deemed substituted” for the Tronox plaintiffs in the Adversary Proceeding. For purposes of this Form 10-K, references to “Tronox” after February 2011 refer to the Litigation Trust.
The U.S. government intervened in the Adversary Proceeding, and in May 2009 asserted separate claims against Anadarko and Kerr-McGee under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (FDCPA Complaint). The Litigation Trust and the U.S. government agreed that the recovery of damages under the Adversary Proceeding, if any, would cover both the Adversary Proceeding and the FDCPA Complaint.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

15. Contingencies (Continued)

Liability Accrual  On April 3, 2014, Anadarko and Kerr-McGee entered into a settlement agreement with the Litigation Trust and the U.S. government (in its capacity as plaintiff-intervenor and acting for and on behalf of certain U.S. government agencies) to resolve all claims asserted in the Adversary Proceeding and FDCPA Complaint for $5.15 billion, which represents principal of approximately $3.98 billion plus 6% interest from the filing of the Adversary Proceeding on May 12, 2009, through April 3, 2014. In addition, the Company agreed to pay interest on the above amount from April 3, 2014, through the payment of the settlement, with an annual interest rate of 1.5% for the first 180 days and 1.5% plus the one-month LIBOR thereafter. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Litigation Trust, Anadarko, and Kerr-McGee agreed to mutually release all claims that were or could have been asserted in the Adversary Proceeding. The U.S. government (representing federal agencies that filed claims in the Tronox bankruptcy), Anadarko, and Kerr-McGee also provided covenants not to sue each other with respect to certain claims and causes of action. The U.S. government also provided contribution protection from third-party claims seeking reimbursement from Anadarko and certain of its affiliates for the sites identified in the settlement agreement. In January 2015, the Company paid $5.2 billion after the settlement agreement became effective.
Anadarko recognized Tronox-related contingent losses of $850 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $4.3 billion in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, Anadarko recognized settlement-related interest expense, included in Tronox-related contingent loss in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, of $60 million during 2014 and $5 million during the first quarter of 2015. At December 31, 2015, there was no Tronox-related contingent liability on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. For information on the tax effects of the Tronox settlement agreement, see Note 12—Income Taxes.

Other Litigation  In December 2008, Anadarko sold its interest in the Peregrino heavy-oil field offshore Brazil. The Company is currently litigating a dispute with the Brazilian tax authorities regarding the tax rate applicable to the transaction. In December 2008, the Company deposited the amount of tax originally in dispute in a Brazilian real-denominated judicially-controlled Brazilian bank account pending final resolution of the matter. At December 31, 2015,2018, the deposit of $86$88 million is included in other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In July 2009, the lower judicial court ruled in favor of the Brazilian tax authorities. The Company appealed this decision to the Brazilian Regional courts, which upheld the lower court’s ruling in favor of the Brazilian tax authorities in December 2011. In April 2012, the Company filed simultaneous appeals to the Brazilian Superior Court and the Brazilian Supreme Court. The Brazilian Superior Court andappeal to the Brazilian Supreme Court have agreed to hearhas been stayed pending a decision in the case and the Company currently is awaiting the setting of initial hearing dates.Superior Court appeal.
In August 2013, following a determination by an administrative court in a related matter that the amount of tax in dispute was not calculated properly, the Company filed a petition requesting the withdrawal of a portion of the judicial deposit to the extent it exceeds the amount of tax currently in dispute and any interest on such excess amount. In April 2015, the Company’s petition was denied. The Company appealed this decision. The appeal was denied in November 2015.
The Company believes that it will more likely than not prevail in the Brazilian Superior Court and the Brazilian Supreme Court. Therefore, no tax liability has been recorded for Peregrino divestiture-related litigation at December 31, 2015.2018. The Company continues to vigorously defend its tax position in the Brazilian courts.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

15. Contingencies (Continued)

Guarantees and Indemnifications  The Company provides certain indemnifications in relation to asset dispositions. These indemnifications typically relate to disputes, litigation, or tax matters existing at the date of disposition. In 2013, as a result of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration by a third party, the Department of the Interior ordered Anadarko to perform the decommissioning of a production facility and related wells, which were previously sold to the third party. During 2013, the Company accrued costs of $117 million to decommission the production facility and related wells, reported in other (income) expense, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income. During each of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized a $22 million increase in the estimated decommissioning costs. Anadarko completed decommissioning of the production facility in 2014 and expects to complete decommissioning of the wells in 2016. Decommissioning obligations of $116 million at December 31, 2015, and $114 million at December 31, 2014, were included in accrued expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Actual costs may vary from this estimate; however, the Company does not believe that any such change will materially impact its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Environmental Matters  Anadarko is also subject to various environmental-remediation and reclamation obligations arising from federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets include liabilities for remediation and reclamation obligations of $145$109 million at December 31, 2015,2018, and $126$113 million at December 31, 2014.2017. The current portion of these amounts was included in accounts payableother current liabilities and the long-term portion of these amounts was included in other long-term liabilitiesother on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company continually monitors remediation and reclamation processes and adjusts its liability for these obligations as necessary.

19. Restructuring Charges

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company initiated a workforce reduction program to align the size and composition of its workforce with its expected future operating and capital plans. Employee notifications related to the workforce reduction program were completed by June 30, 2016. The Company is onerecognized $389 million of numerous parties previously notified by the California Departmentrestructuring charges, comprised of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) that, as a result of a prior acquisition, it is a potentially responsible party with respect to a landfill located$192 million in West Covina, California. While no agreement isG&A and $197 million in place with the DTSC, the Company recorded a $50 million restoration liability in 2013 with respect to the site, representing the current estimated obligation, which is includedOther (income) expense, net, in the Company’s liability balance atConsolidated Statements of Income during the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company could incur additional obligations if any2016. All restructuring charges were recognized in 2016, with the exception of the potentially responsible parties are ultimately not able to fund their allocated share of the costs or if the DTSC requires a more costly remedial approach. It is possible that the Company’s current estimate of probable loss$21 million, primarily related to this matter could change, perhaps materially, in the future.defined-benefit pension settlement expense, which was recognized during 2017 for lump-sum payments to terminated participants.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

16.
20. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans

The Company has contributory and non-contributory defined-benefit pension plans, which include both qualified and supplemental plans. The Company also provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Retiree health care benefits are funded by contributions from the retiree and, in certain circumstances, contributions from the Company. The Company’s retiree life insurance plan is non-contributory.
The following sets forth changes in the benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets for the Company’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 20152018 and 2014,2017, as well as the funded status of the plans and amounts recognized in the financial statements at December 31, 20152018 and 2014:2017:
Pension Benefits Other BenefitsPension Benefits Other Benefits
millions2015 2014 2015 2014 2018
 2017
  2018
 2017
Change in benefit obligation               
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$2,528
 $2,158
 $373
 $294
 $2,218
 $2,301
 $302
 $296
Service cost118
 99
 9
 7
 90
 87
 1
 2
Interest cost101
 99
 15
 15
 77
 84
 11
 12
Plan amendments
 
 (89) 
Actuarial (gain) loss(115) 337
 (27) 72
 (176) 107
 (23) 15
Curtailments, settlements, and special termination benefits expense 15
 23
 
 (1)
Participant contributions
 1
 5
 4
 
 
 7
 5
Benefit payments(194) (159) (20) (19) (268) (396) (25) (27)
Foreign-currency exchange-rate changes(7) (7) 
 
 (8) 12
 
 
Benefit obligation at end of year (1)
$2,431
 $2,528
 $266
 $373
 $1,948
 $2,218
 $273
 $302
Change in plan assets               
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$1,818
 $1,754
 $
 $
 $1,424
 $1,340
 $
 $
Actual return on plan assets16
 111
 
 
 (57) 209
 
 
Employer contributions43
 121
 15
 15
 225
 254
 19
 22
Participant contributions
 1
 5
 4
 
 
 7
 5
Benefit payments(194) (159) (20) (19)
Benefits paid related to plan settlements (212) (337) (1) (3)
Benefit payments, other (56) (59) (25) (24)
Foreign-currency exchange-rate changes(9) (10) 
 
 (10) 17
 
 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$1,674
 $1,818
 $
 $
 $1,314
 $1,424
 $
 $
       
Funded status of the plans at end of year$(757) $(710) $(266) $(373) $(634) $(794) $(273) $(302)
       
Total recognized amounts in the balance sheet consist of






Amounts recognized on the balance sheet 
 
 
 
Other assets$41

$41

$

$
 $63
 $58
 $
 $
Accrued expenses(24)
(24)
(16)
(15)
Other current liabilities (42) (16) (21) (21)
Other long-term liabilities—other(774)
(727)
(250)
(358) (655) (836) (252) (281)
Total$(757)
$(710)
$(266)
$(373) $(634) $(794) $(273) $(302)
       
Total recognized amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of






Prior service cost (credit)$(1)
$(1)
$(84)
$2
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
Prior service (credit) cost $1
 $
 $(2) $(26)
Net actuarial (gain) loss655

740

(25)
1
 399
 501
 (9) 14
Total$654

$739

$(109)
$3
 $400
 $501
 $(11) $(12)

(1) 
The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined-benefit pension plans was $2.1$1.6 billion at both December 31, 20152018 and $1.9 billion at December 31, 2014.
2017.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

16.
20. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

The following summarizes the Company’s defined-benefit pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 20142018
 2017
Projected benefit obligation$2,309
 $2,403
$1,828
 $2,079
Accumulated benefit obligation1,954
 2,024
1,527
 1,749
Fair value of plan assets1,511
 1,652
1,131
 1,227

The following summarizes the Company’s pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
 Pension Benefits Other Benefits
millions 2018
 2017
 2016
  2018
 2017
 2016
Components of net periodic benefit cost             
Service cost $90
 $87
 $99
  $1
 $2
 $3
Interest cost 77
 84
 95
  11
 12
 12
Expected (return) loss on plan assets (83) (84) (97)  
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss 25
 25
 42
  
 
 
Amortization of net prior service (credit) cost 
 (1) 
  (24) (24) (25)
Settlement expense (1)
 49
 91
 146
  
 
 
Termination benefits expense (1)
 7
 4
 44
  
 
 
Curtailment expense (1)
 (1) 
 8
  
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost (2)
 $164
 $206
 $337
  $(12) $(10) $(10)
(1)
Settlement expense, termination benefits expense, and curtailment expense for 2016 relate to the workforce reduction program initiated in the first quarter of 2016. See Note 19—Restructuring Charges.
(2)
The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is included in G&A; oil and gas operating expense; gathering, processing, and marketing expense; and exploration expense, and all other components of net periodic benefit cost are included in other (income) expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following summarizes the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (before tax benefit) for the years ended December 31:
 Pension Benefits Other Benefits
millions2015 2014 2013 2015 2014 2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost           
Service cost$118
 $99
 $85
 $9
 $7
 $9
Interest cost101
 99
 78
 15
 15
 14
Expected return on plan assets(109) (106) (91) 
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)52
 34
 118
 
 (7) 
Amortization of net prior service cost (credit)
 
 
 (4) 
 1
Settlement loss11
 
 14
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost$173
 $126
 $204
 $20
 $15
 $24
Pension Benefits Other Benefits
millions 2018
 2017
 2016
  2018
 2017
 2016
Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (expense)                       
Net actuarial gain (loss)$22
 $(333) $342
 $27
 $(72) $74
 $27
 $
 $(150) $23
 $(14) $(25)
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss52
 34
 118
 
 (7) 
 74
 116
 188
 
 
 
Net prior service (cost) credit
 
 
 89
 
 
Amortization of net prior service cost (credit)
 
 
 (4) 
 1
Settlement loss11
 
 14
 
 
 
Amortization of net prior service (credit) cost 
 (1) 
 (24) (24) (34)
Total amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (expense)$85
 $(299) $474
 $112
 $(79) $75
 $101
 $115
 $38
 $(1) $(38) $(59)

The Company amortizes prior service costs (credits) on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of employees expected to receive benefits under each plan. Actuarial gains and losses that exceed 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation and the market-related value of assets are amortized over the average remaining service period of participating employees expected to receive benefits under each plan. In 2016,2019, an estimated $34$12 million of net actuarial loss and $27$2 million of net prior service credit for the pension and other postretirement plans will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

16.
20. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

Defined-benefit plan obligations and costs are actuarially determined, incorporating the use of various assumptions. Critical assumptions for pension and other postretirement plans include the discount rate, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets (for funded pension plans), the rate of future compensation increases, and the health care cost trend rate or inflation (for postretirement plans). Other assumptions involve demographic factors such as retirement age, mortality, and turnover. The Company evaluates and updates its actuarial assumptions at least annually.
Accumulated and projected benefit obligations are measured as the present value of future cash payments. The Company discounts those cash payments using a discount rate that reflects the weighted average of market-observed yields for select high-quality (AA-rated) fixed-income securities with cash flows that correspond to the expected amounts and timing of benefit payments. The discount-rate assumption used by the Company represents an estimate of the interest rate at which the pension and other postretirement benefit obligations could effectively be settled on the measurement date. Assumed rates of compensation increases for active participants vary by age group, with the resulting weighted-average assumed rate (weighted by the plan-level benefit obligation) provided in the preceding table.
The following summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used by the Company in determining the pension and other postretirement benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Pension Benefits Other BenefitsPension Benefits Other Benefits
2015 2014 2013 2015 2014 20132018
2017
2016
 2018
2017
2016
Benefit obligation assumptions              
Discount rate4.50% 4.00% 4.75% 5.00% 4.25% 5.25%4.30%3.62%4.06% 4.43%3.75%4.26%
Rates of increase in compensation levels5.25% 5.25% 5.00% 5.50% 5.25% 5.25%5.33%5.36%5.40% 5.43%5.46%5.48%
Net periodic benefit cost assumptions              
Discount rate4.00% 4.75% 3.50% 4.25% 5.25% 4.00%3.62%4.06%4.62% 3.75%4.26%5.00%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets6.75% 6.75% 7.00% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
6.09%6.12%6.77% N/A
N/A
N/A
Rates of increase in compensation levels5.25% 5.00% 4.50% 5.25% 5.25% 4.50%5.36%5.40%5.34% 5.46%5.48%5.41%

An annual rate of increase indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 1.75% wasis assumed for purposes of measuring the other postretirement benefit obligationobligations. A rate of 1.70% at December 31, 2015, due to a plan amendment effective in2018, and 2.00% at December 31, 2017 and 2016 that changed the Company’s annual benefit payments to a per-participant fixed amount, subject to annual escalation based upon CPI. An 8.00% annual rate of increase in the per-capita cost of covered health care benefits for the next year was assumed for purposes of measuring other postretirement benefit obligations at December 31, 2014.obligations.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

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20. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

Plan Assets

Investment Policies and Strategies  The Company has adopted a balanced, diversified investment strategy, with the intent of maximizing returns without exposure to undue risk. Investments are typically made through investment managers across several investment categories (domestic equity securities, international equity securities, fixed-income securities, real estate, hedge funds, and private equity), with selective exposure to Growth/Value investment styles. Performance for each investment is measured relative to the appropriate index benchmark for its category. Target asset-allocation percentages by major category are 45%-55%50% equity securities, 20%-30%25% fixed income, and up to 25% in a combination of other investments such as real estate, hedge funds, and private equity. Investment managers have full discretion as to investment decisions regarding funds under their management to the extent permitted within investment guidelines.
Although investment managers may, at their discretion and within investment guidelines, invest in Anadarko securities, there are no direct investments in Anadarko securities included in plan assets. There may be, however, indirect investments in Anadarko securities through the plans’ collective fund investments. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption was determined using the year-end 20152018 pension investment balances by asset class and expected long-term asset allocation. The expected return for each asset class reflects capital-market projections formulated using a forward-looking building-block approach while also taking into account historical return trends and current market conditions. Equity returns generally reflect long-term expectations of real earnings growth, dividend yield, changes in valuation, and inflation. Returns on fixed-income securities are generally developed based on expected inflation, real bond yield,cash returns and risk spread (as appropriate), adjusted for the expected effect that changing yields have on the rate of return. Other asset-class returns are generally derived from their relationship to the equity and fixed-income markets.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

16. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

The fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets by asset class and input level within the fair-value hierarchy were as follows:
millions       
December 31, 2015Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments       
Cash and cash equivalents$5
 $54
 $
 $59
Fixed income       
Mortgage-backed securities
 36
 
 36
U.S. government securities
 53
 
 53
Other fixed-income securities (1)
46
 236
 
 282
Equity securities       
Domestic330
 80
 
 410
International130
 289
 
 419
Other       
Real estate
 57
 104
 161
Private equity
 
 92
 92
Hedge funds and other alternative strategies7
 
 127
 134
Other
 30
 
 30
Total investments (2)
$518
 $835
 $323
 $1,676
Liabilities       
Hedge funds and other alternative strategies$(3) $
 $
 $(3)
Total liabilities$(3) $
 $
 $(3)
        
December 31, 2014       
Investments       
Cash and cash equivalents$3
 $53
 $
 $56
Fixed income       
Mortgage-backed securities
 51
 
 51
U.S. government securities
 56
 
 56
Other fixed-income securities (1)
48
 212
 
 260
Equity securities       
Domestic446
 130
 
 576
International124
 299
 
 423
Other       
Real estate
 56
 94
 150
Private equity
 
 84
 84
Hedge funds and other alternative strategies9
 
 126
 135
Other
 30
 
 30
Total investments (2)
$630
 $887
 $304
 $1,821
Liabilities       
Hedge funds and other alternative strategies$(3) $
 $
 $(3)
Total liabilities$(3) $
 $
 $(3)

(1)
Amounts include investments in diversified fixed-income collective investment funds with exposure to mortgage-backed securities, government-issued securities, corporate debt, and other fixed-income securities.
(2)
Amount excludes receivables and payables, primarily related to Level 1 investments.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

16. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

Investments in securities traded in active markets are measured based on unadjusted quoted prices, which represent Level 1 inputs. Investments based on Level 2 inputs include direct investments in corporate debt and other fixed-income securities as well as shares of open-end mutual funds or similar investment vehicles that do not have a readily determinable fair value but are valued at the net asset value per share (NAV). For such funds, the NAV is the value at which investors transact with the fund, and is determined by the fund based on the estimated fair values of the underlying fund assets. Fair value of investments included as Level 3 inputs generally also reflect investments valued at fund NAVs, but, unlike investments characteristic of Level 2 fair-value measurements, such plan assets have significant liquidity restrictions or other features that are not reflected in NAV.
The following summarizes changes in the fair value of investments based on Level 3 inputs:
millions
Hedge Funds
and Other
Alternative
Strategies
 
Private
Equity
 Real Estate Total
Balance at January 1, 2014$79
 $72
 $86
 $237
Acquisitions (dispositions), net42
 
 2
 44
Actual return on plan assets       
Relating to assets sold during the reporting period2
 5
 
 7
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date3
 7
 6
 16
Balance at December 31, 2014$126
 $84
 $94
 $304
Acquisitions (dispositions), net1
 (4) 2
 (1)
Actual return on plan assets       
Relating to assets sold during the reporting period
 11
 
 11
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date
 1
 8
 9
Balance at December 31, 2015$127
 $92
 $104
 $323

Risks and Uncertainties  The plan assets include various investment securities that are exposed to various risks such as interest-rate, credit, and market risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is possible that changes in the values of investment securities could significantly impact the plan assets.
The plan assets may include securities with contractual cash flows such as asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including securities backed by subprime mortgage loans. The value, liquidity, and related income of those securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate values, delinquencies or defaults, or both, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

16.
20. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

Investments in securities traded in active markets are measured based on unadjusted quoted prices, which represent Level 1 inputs. Investments based on Level 2 inputs include direct investments in corporate debt and other fixed-income securities. Investments included as Level 3 inputs are not observable from objective sources.
The fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets by asset class and input level within the fair-value hierarchy were as follows:
millions       
December 31, 2018Level 1
 Level 2
 
Level 3 (3)

 Total
Investments       
Cash and cash equivalents$28
 $
 $
 $28
Fixed income43
 28
 
 71
Equity securities189
 
 
 189
Other       
Real estate
 
 13
 13
Other
 49
 
 49
Investments measured at net asset value (1)

 
 
 964
Total investments (2)
$260
 $77
 $13
 $1,314
        
December 31, 2017       
Investments       
Cash and cash equivalents$1
 $
 $
 $1
Fixed income55
 31
 
 86
Equity securities185
 
 
 185
Other       
Real estate
 
 13
 13
Other
 53
 
 53
Investments measured at net asset value (1)

 
 
 1,086
Total investments (2)
$241
 $84
 $13
 $1,424
(1)
Certain investments measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. Amounts presented in this table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the pension plan assets.
(2)
Amount excludes receivables and payables, primarily related to Level 1 investments.
(3)
There were no changes in Level 3 investments for the year ended December 31, 2018. The changes in Level 3 investments of $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, were attributable to the actual return on plan assets still held at the reporting date.


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20. Pension Plans, Other Postretirement Benefits, and Defined-Contribution Plans (Continued)

Cash Contributions and Expected Benefit PaymentsWhile reported benefit obligations exceed the fair value of pension and other postretirement plan assets at December 31, 2015,2018, the Company monitors the status of its funded pension plans to ensure that plan funds are sufficient to continue paying benefits. Contributions to funded plans increase plan assets, while contributions to unfunded plans are used to fund current benefit payments.
The following summarizes the Company’s contributions for 20152018 and expected contributions for 2016:2019:
millionsExpected 2016 2015Expected 2019
 2018
Funded pension plans$5
 $4
$90
 $161
Unfunded pension plans25
 39
43
 64
Unfunded other postretirement plans16
 15
22
 19
Total$46
 $58
$155
 $244

The following summarizes estimated benefit payments for the next ten10 years, including benefit increases due to continuing employee service:
millions
Pension
Benefit
Payments
 
Other
Benefit
Payments
2016$171
 $16
2017197
 17
2018194
 17
2019214
 17
2020209
 18
2021-20251,199
 92
millions
Pension Benefit
Payments
 
Other Benefit
Payments
 
2019 $223
 $22
2020 148
 21
2021 150
 20
2022 190
 20
2023 181
 20
2024-2028 839
 86

Defined-Contribution Plans  The Company maintains several defined-contribution benefit plans, the most significant of which is the Anadarko Employee Savings Plan (ESP). All regular employees of the Company on its U.S. payroll are eligible to participate in the ESP by making elective contributions that are matched by the Company, subject to certain limitations. The Company recognized expense of $76 million for both 2015 and 2014, and $78 million for 2013, related to these plans.plans of $63 million for 2018 and 2017, and $64 million for 2016.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

17. Stockholders’ Equity
21. Stockholders’ Equity

Common StockThe Company announced a $2.5 billion Share-Repurchase Program in September 2017. During 2018, the Share-Repurchase Program was ultimately expanded to $5.0 billion and extended through mid-year 2020. The Share-Repurchase Program authorizes the repurchase of the Company’s common stock in the open market or through private transactions. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had completed $3.75 billion of the Share-Repurchase Program through ASR Agreements and open-market repurchases. These transactions were accounted for as equity transactions, with all of the repurchased shares classified as treasury stock. Additionally, the receipt of these shares reduced the average number of shares of common stock outstanding used to compute both basic and diluted EPS.
During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company entered into and completed ASR Agreements and open-market repurchases as presented below:
millions except per-share amounts     
Agreement DateSettlement Date Amount
Average Price per Share Initial Shares Delivered
Additional Shares Delivered
Total Shares Delivered
ASR Agreements        
October 2017December 2017 $1,000
 $48.13
15.7
5.1
20.8
January 2018February 2018 500
 58.82
7.0
1.5
8.5
March 2018June 2018 1,441
 65.28
19.1
3.0
22.1
Total ASR Agreements  2,941
  41.8
9.6
51.4
Open-market repurchases        
December 2017December 2017 59
 52.00
N/A
N/A
1.1
August 2018August 2018 250
 66.14
N/A
N/A
3.8
September 2018September 2018 250
 63.11
N/A
N/A
3.9
December 2018December 2018 250
 52.34
N/A
N/A
4.8
Total open-market repurchases  809
    13.6
Total  $3,750
 $57.69
  65.0

Under each ASR Agreement, the Company paid a specific amount in cash and received an initial delivery of shares of the Company’s common stock. The initial delivery of shares represented the minimum number of shares to be repurchased under the agreement. The final number of shares delivered upon settlement of each ASR Agreement was determined with reference to the volume-weighted average price of the shares during the term of the agreement less a negotiated settlement price adjustment.



















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21. Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

In September 2016, the Company completed a public offering of 40.5 million shares of its common stock at a price of $53.23 per share. Net proceeds of $2.16 billion from this equity issuance were primarily used to fund the GOM Acquisition, with the remainder used for general corporate purposes. The following summarizes the changes in the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock:
millions2015 2014 20132018
2017
2016
Shares of common stock issued      
Shares at January 1526
 523
 519
574
572
528
Exercise of stock options1
 2
 2


1
Issuance of common stock

41
Issuance of restricted stock1
 1
 2
3
2
2
Shares at December 31528
 526
 523
577
574
572
Shares of common stock held in treasury      
Shares at January 119
 19
 18
43
21
20
Shares received for restricted stock vested and options exercised1
 
 1
Purchase of treasury stock43
22

Shares received for restricted stock vested and stock options exercised1

1
Shares at December 3120
 19
 19
87
43
21
Shares of common stock outstanding at December 31508
 507
 504
490
531
551

Earnings Per ShareThe Company’s basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed based on the average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period and includes the effect of any participating securities and TEUs as appropriate. Diluted EPS includes the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and TEUs, if the inclusion of these items is dilutive. All outstanding TEUs were settled in June 2018. See Note 12—Tangible Equity Units for additional information.
The following provides a reconciliation between basic and diluted EPS attributable to common stockholders for the years ended December 31:
millions except per-share amounts2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Net income (loss)          
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(6,692) $(1,750) $801
$615
 $(456) $(3,071)
Income (loss) effect of TEUs(4) (7) (6)
Less distributions on participating securities3
 4
 2
5
 1
 1
Less undistributed income allocated to participating securities
 
 4
Basic$(6,695) $(1,754) $795
$606
 $(464) $(3,078)
Income (loss) effect of TEUs(1) (2) (1)
Diluted$(6,695) $(1,754) $795
$605
 $(466) $(3,079)
Shares          
Average number of common shares outstanding—basic508
 506
 502
504
 548
 522
Dilutive effect of stock options
 
 3
Average number of common shares outstanding—diluted508
 506
 505
504
 548
 522
Excluded due to anti-dilutive effect11
 11
 4
9
 11
 11
Net income (loss) per common share          
Basic$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90)
Diluted$(13.18) $(3.47) $1.58
$1.20
 $(0.85) $(5.90)
Dividends per common share$1.05
 $0.20
 $0.20

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

18.
22. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following summarizes the after-tax changes in the balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
millions
Interest-rate
Derivatives
Previously
Subject to Hedge
Accounting
 
Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans
 Total
Interest-rate
Derivatives
Previously
Subject to Hedge
Accounting
 
Pension
and Other Postretirement
Plans
  Total
Balance at December 31, 2012$(61) $(579) $(640)
Balance at December 31, 2015 $(42) $(341) $(383)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications
 264
 264
 
 (107) (107)
Reclassifications to Consolidated Statement of Income7
 84
 91
 5
 94
 99
Net other comprehensive income (loss)7
 348
 355
 5
 (13) (8)
Balance at December 31, 2013$(54) $(231) $(285)
Balance at December 31, 2016 $(37) $(354) $(391)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications
 (256) (256) 
 (10) (10)
Reclassifications to Consolidated Statement of Income6
 18
 24
 2
 61
 63
Net other comprehensive income (loss)6
 (238) (232) 2
 51
 53
Balance at December 31, 2014$(48) $(469) $(517)
Balance at December 31, 2017 $(35) $(303) $(338)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications
 87
 87
 
 39
 39
Reclassifications to Consolidated Statement of Income6
 41
 47
 2
 35
 37
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)
 (7) (66) (73)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)6
 128
 134
 (5) 8
 3
Balance at December 31, 2015$(42) $(341) $(383)
Balance at December 31, 2018 $(40) $(295) $(335)
(1)
Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. See Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

19. Share-Based Compensation

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23. Share-Based Compensation

At December 31, 2015, 162018, 20 million shares of the 3141 million shares of Anadarko common stock originally authorized for awards under active share-based compensation plans remained available for future issuance. The Company generally issues new shares to satisfy awards under employee share-based payment plans. The number of shares available is reduced by awards granted. The following summarizes share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Restricted stock(1)$157
 $144
 $122
$147
 $145
 $175
Stock options(1)19
 21
 27
21
 17
 20
Other equity-classified awards1
 1
 1
1
 1
 2
Value creation plan(4) 136
 
Performance-based unit awards(1) 23
 4
Other liability-classified awards
 
 1
Pretax compensation expense$172
 $325
 $155
Performance-based unit awards (1)
19
 (13) 38
Pretax share-based compensation expense$188
 $150
 $235
Income tax benefit$64
 $120
 $57
$43
 $35
 $86
(1)
Includes restructuring charges of $(7) million for performance-based unit awards in 2017 and $31 million for restricted stock, $1 million for stock options, and $7 million for performance-based unit awards in 2016. See Note 19—Restructuring Charges for additional information.

Cash flows from financing activities included excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation of $6 million in 2015, $22 million in 2014, and $11 million in 2013. Cash received from stock option exercises was $28 million in 2015, $99 million in 2014, and $135 million in 2013.


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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

19. Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

Equity-Classified Awards

Restricted Stock  Certain employees may be granted restricted stock in the form of restricted stock awards or restricted stock units. Restricted stock is subject to forfeiture restrictions and cannot be sold, transferred, or disposed of during the restriction period. The holders of restricted stock awards have the same rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to such shares, including the right to vote and receive dividends or other distributions paid with respect to the shares. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to a restricted stock award except that unit holders do not have the right to vote. Restricted stock vests over service periods ranging from the date of grant generally up to three years and is not considered issued and outstanding for accounting purposes until vested.
Non-employee directors are granted deferred shares, which are also considered restricted stock, that are held in a grantor trust by the Company until payable. Non-employee directors may elect to receive these shares in a lump-sum payment or in annual installments.
The following summarizes the Company’s restricted stock activity:
Shares
(millions)
 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
(per share)
Shares
(millions)

Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
(per share)
 
Non-vested at January 1, 20153.60
 $85.31
Non-vested at January 1, 20184.69
 $59.24
Granted2.35
 $79.40
2.72
 $58.30
Vested(1.76) $84.18
(2.30) $61.19
Forfeited(0.21) $84.34
(0.42) $58.07
Non-vested at December 31, 20153.98
 $82.39
Non-vested at December 31, 20184.69
 $57.88

The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of restricted stock granted was $87.42$59.92 during 20142017 and $84.17$52.03 during 2013.2016. The total fair value of restricted shares vested was $141$142 million during 2015, $1322018, $132 million during 2014,2017, and $110$114 million during 2013,2016, based on the market price at the vesting date. At December 31, 2015,2018, total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock of $213$172 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining service period of 1.5 years.


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19.
23. Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

Stock Options  Certain employees may be granted nonqualified options to purchase shares of Anadarko common stock with an exercise price equal to, or greater than, the fair market value of Anadarko common stock on the date of grant. These stock options generally vest over three years from the date of grant and terminate at the earlier of the date of exercise or seven years from the date of grant.
The fair value of stock option awards is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Expected life—Based on historical exercise behavior.
Volatility—Based on an average of historical volatility over the expected life of an option and the 12-month average implied volatility.
Risk-free interest rates—Based on the U.S. Treasury rate over the expected life of an option.
Dividend yield—Based on a 12-month average dividend yield, taking into account the Company’s expected dividend policy over the expected life of an option.
Expected forfeiture—Based on historical forfeiture experience.

The Company used the following weighted-average assumptions to estimate the fair value of stock options granted:
2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Weighted-average grant-date fair value$18.18  $23.55  $26.27 $15.36
 $14.77
 $15.92
Assumptions          
Expected option life—years4.9  4.9  4.8 4.8
 4.8
 4.1
Volatility32.4% 29.9% 33.9%33.5% 33.6% 38.2%
Risk-free interest rate1.4% 1.6% 1.3%2.9% 2.0% 1.3%
Dividend yield1.4% 1.1% 0.8%1.9% 0.4% 0.6%

The following summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:
 
Shares
(millions)
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
(per share)
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 20156.79
 $69.96
    
Granted1.16
 $69.37
    
Exercised (1)
(0.66) $42.37
    
Forfeited or expired(0.24) $87.08
    
Outstanding at December 31, 20157.05
 $71.86
 3.40 $13.9
Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 20156.98
 $71.77
 3.37 $13.9
Exercisable at December 31, 20155.07
 $69.08
 2.28 $13.9
 
Shares
(millions)

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
(per share)
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(millions)
 
Outstanding at January 1, 20186.57
 $71.44
   
Granted1.19
 $55.47
   
Exercised (1)
(0.10) $65.03
   
Forfeited or expired(1.30) $79.55
   
Outstanding at December 31, 20186.36
 $67.00
3.92 $
Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 20186.36
 $67.00
3.92 $
Exercisable at December 31, 20184.12
 $74.19
2.66 $

(1) 
The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $23$1 million during 2015, $882018, zero during 2017, and $7 million during 2014, and $80 million during 2013,2016, based on the difference between the market price at the exercise date and the exercise price.

Cash received from stock option exercises was $7 million in 2018, zero in 2017, and $30 million in 2016, and the tax benefit from these exercises was zero in both 2018 and 2017, and $2 million in 2016.
At December 31, 2015,2018, total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options of $38$25 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining service period of 1.6 years.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

19. Share-Based Compensation (Continued)
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOOTNOTES

23. Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

Liability-Classified Awards

Value Creation Plan  As a part of its employee compensation program, the Company offered an incentive compensation program that provided non-officer employees the opportunity to earn cash bonus awards based on the Company’s TSR for the year, compared to the TSR of a predetermined group of peer companies. The Company paid $134 million during 2015 related to the plan and zero during 2014 and 2013. The Value Creation Plan was discontinued as an active plan beginning in 2015.

Performance-Based Unit Awards  Certain officers of the Company were provided Performance Unit Award Agreements with two- and three-yearthree-year performance periods. The vesting of these units is based on comparing the Company’s TSR to the TSR of a predetermined group of peer companies over the specified performance period. Eachperiod, with the ultimate value of any vested units determined by the Company’s share price at the time of payment, as each performance unit represents the value of one share of the Company’s common stock. Following the end of each performance period, the value of the vested performance units, if any, is paid in cash. The Company paid $9 millionno cash related to vested performance units in 2015, $122018, $10 million in 2014,2017, and $15$6 million in 2013.2016. At December 31, 2015,2018, the Company’s liability under Performance Unit Award Agreements was $16$46 million,, with total unrecognized compensation cost related to these awards of $27$28 million expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining performance period of 2.4 years.

20. Noncontrolling Interests2.5 years.

WGP, a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary,
24. Noncontrolling Interests

WES is a limited partnership that ownsformed by Anadarko to acquire, own, develop, and operate midstream assets. During 2016, WES issued 22 million Series A Preferred units to private investors for net proceeds of $687 million and issued 1.3 million common units to the Company. Proceeds from these issuances were primarily used to acquire interests in Springfield Pipeline LLC from the Company. Pursuant to an agreement between WES and the holders of the Series A Preferred units, 50% of the Series A Preferred units converted into WES common units on a one-for-one basis on March 1, 2017, and all remaining Series A Preferred units converted on May 2, 2017.
WES Class C units issued to Anadarko will convert into WES common units on a one-for-one basis on the conversion date, which was extended in February 2017 from December 31, 2017, to March 1, 2020. The Class C units receive quarterly distributions in the form of additional Class C units until conversion into WES common units. All outstanding WES Class C units will convert into WES common units on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the WES Merger, if completed. If the WES Merger is not completed, the conversion will occur on March 1, 2020, unless WES elects to convert such units earlier or Anadarko extends the conversion date. WES distributed 1.1 million Class C units to Anadarko during 2018, and 886 thousand Class C units to Anadarko during 2017, and 946 thousand Class C units to Anadarko during 2016. See Midstream Asset Sale and WES Merger below.
WGP is a limited partnership formed by Anadarko to own interests in WES. In 2015, Anadarko sold 2.312.5 million WGP common units to the public and raisedfor net proceeds of $130$476 million and in 2014 sold approximately 6 million WGP common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $335 million.2016. In June 2015,2018, Anadarko issuedsettled 9.2 million outstanding TEUs, which include an equity component that may be settledoriginally issued in 2015, in exchange for approximately 8.2 million WGP common units. For additional disclosure of the TEU effect on noncontrolling interests, see Note 10—12—Tangible Equity Units. At December 31, 2015,2018, Anadarko’s ownership interest in WGP consisted of an 87.3%a 77.8% limited partner interest and the entire non-economic general partner interest. The remaining 12.7%22.2% limited partner interest in WGP was owned by the public.
WES, a publicly traded consolidated subsidiary, is a limited partnership that acquires, owns, develops, and operates midstream assets. WES issued approximately 874 thousand common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $57 million in 2015, issued approximately 10 million common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $691 million in 2014, and issued approximately 12 million common units to the public and raised net proceeds of $725 million in 2013. In addition, WES issued 11 million Class C units to Anadarko in 2014 to partially fund the DBM acquisition. These units will receive quarterly distributions in the form of additional Class C units until the end of 2017, unless WES elects to convert the units to common units earlier or Anadarko elects to extend the conversion date. During 2015, WES distributed 498 thousand Class C units to Anadarko. At December 31, 2015,2018, WGP’s ownership interest in WES consisted of a 34.6%29.6% limited partner interest, the entire 1.8%1.5% general partner interest, and all of the WES incentive distribution rights. At December 31, 2015,2018, Anadarko also owned an 8.5%a 9.7% limited partner interest in WES through other subsidiaries’ ownership of common and Class C units. The remaining 55.1%59.2% limited partner interest in WES was owned by the public.


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21. Supplemental Cash Flow InformationWES for approximately $4.0 billion, with approximately $2.0 billion of cash proceeds and the balance to be paid in WES common units. Additionally, at the end of 2018, WES announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of WGP will merge with and into WES, with WES continuing as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of WGP, which will result in a simplified midstream structure. Under the terms of the WES Merger, WGP will acquire all of the outstanding publicly held common units of WES and substantially all of the WES common units owned by Anadarko, including the Class C units, which will be converted into WES common units immediately prior to the transaction, in a unit-for-unit, tax-free exchange. WES will survive as a partnership with no publicly traded equity, owned 98% by WGP and 2% by Anadarko. WES will remain the borrower for all existing debt, is expected to remain the borrower for all future debt, and will remain the owner of all operating assets and equity investments. Anadarko will maintain operating control of WGP, with approximately 55.5% pro forma ownership of the combined entity. The WES Merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019 concurrently with the asset contribution and sale.

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25. Variable Interest Entities

Consolidated VIEsThe Company determined that the partners in WGP and WES with equity at risk lack the power, through voting rights or similar rights, to direct the activities that most significantly impact WGP’s and WES’s economic performance; therefore, WGP and WES are considered VIEs. Anadarko, through its ownership of the general partner interest in WGP, has the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to WGP and WES; therefore, Anadarko is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates WGP, WES, and all of their consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 24—Noncontrolling Interestsfor additional information on WGP and WES.

The following tables present selected financial data from the consolidated financial statements of WGP:
millions2018
 2017
 2016
Statement of Operations Data     
Total revenues and other$1,990
 $2,248
 $1,804
Operating income (loss)625
 704
 705
Net income (loss)449
 573
 597
Statement of Cash Flows Data     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$1,017
 $897
 $913
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(1,460) (764) (1,106)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities456
 (413) 452

millions2018
 2017
Balance Sheet Data   
Net property, plant, and equipment$6,612
 $5,731
Total assets9,239
 8,016
Long-term debt4,787
 3,493
Total liabilities5,734
 4,071
Total equity and partners’ capital3,505
 3,945

millions2018
 2017
 2016
WGP distributions to Anadarko (1)
$408
 $368
 $321
WGP distributions to third parties494
 443
 362
(1)
WGP distributions to Anadarko are eliminated upon consolidation.




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25. Variable Interest Entities (Continued)

Assets and Liabilities of VIEsThe assets of WGP, WES, and their subsidiaries cannot be used by Anadarko for general corporate purposes and are included in and disclosed parenthetically on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amounts of liabilities related to WGP, WES, and their subsidiaries for which the creditors do not have recourse to other assets of the Company are included in and disclosed parenthetically on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
All outstanding debt for WES at December 31, 2018 and 2017, including any borrowings under the WES RCF, is recourse to WES’s general partner, which in turn has been indemnified in certain circumstances by certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company for such liabilities. All outstanding debt for WGP at December 31, 2018 and 2017, including any borrowings under the WGP RCF, is recourse to WGP’s general partner, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. See Note 13—Debt and Interest Expense for additional information on WGP and WES long-term debt balances.

VIE FinancingWGP’s sources of liquidity include borrowings under its RCF and distributions from WES. WES’s sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents, cash flows generated from operations, interest income from a note receivable from Anadarko as discussed below, borrowings under its RCF, the issuance of additional partnership units, or debt offerings. See Note 13—Debt and Interest ExpenseandNote 24—Noncontrolling Interestsfor additional information on WGP and WES financing activity.

Financial Support Provided to VIEs Concurrent with the closing of its May 2008 IPO, WES loaned the Company $260 million in exchange for a 30-year note bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 6.50%, payable quarterly. The related interest income for WES was $17 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016. The note receivable and related interest income are eliminated in consolidation.
In March 2015, WES acquired the Company’s interest in DBJV. The acquisition was financed using a deferred purchase price obligation that required a cash payment from WES to the Company due on March 31, 2020. In May 2017, WES reached an agreement with the Company to settle this obligation whereby WES made a cash payment to the Company of $37 million, equal to the estimated net present value of the obligation at March 31, 2017.
To reduce WES’s exposure to a majority of the commodity-price risk inherent in certain of its contracts, Anadarko had commodity price swap agreements in place with WES during 2018. These commodity price swap agreements expired without renewal on December 31, 2018. WES recorded a capital contribution from Anadarko in its Consolidated Statement of Equity and Partners’ Capital for the amount by which the swap price for product purchases exceeds the market price. WES recorded a capital contribution from Anadarko of $52 million for the year ended December 31, 2015,2018, $59 million for the Company’s Consolidated Statementyear ended December 31, 2017, and $46 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.


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26. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Additions to properties and equipment as presented within Anadarko’s cash flows from investing activities include cash payments for cost of Cash Flowsproperties, equipment, and facilities. The cost of properties includes an $881 million increase in tax receivable relatedthe initial capitalization of drilling costs associated with all exploratory wells whether or not they were deemed to the Tronox settlement included in (increase) decrease in accounts receivable, offset by an $881 million uncertain tax position included in other items, net. have a commercially sufficient quantity of proved reserves.
The following summarizes cash paid (received) for interest and income taxes, as well as non-cash investing and financing activities, for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Cash paid (received)          
Interest, net of amounts capitalized(1)
$2,019
 $689
 $627
$982
 $906
 $856
Income taxes, net of refunds(1)26
 956
 169
51
 64
 (882)
Non-cash investing activities          
Fair value of properties and equipment from non-cash transactions$178
 $18
 $62
Fair value of properties and equipment acquired$22
 $640
 $3
Asset retirement cost additions273
 348
 297
523
 66
 298
Accruals of property, plant, and equipment754
 1,177
 1,446
822
 824
 549
Net liabilities assumed (divested) in acquisitions and divestitures(114) (92) (80)(111) (158) 723
Property insurance receivable49
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities          
Capital lease obligation$
 $13
 $8
Floating production, storage, and offloading vessel construction period obligation59
 128
 17
Acquisition contingent consideration$
 $
 $103
Non-cash financing activities     
Settlement of tangible equity units$300
 $
 $

(1)
Includes $881 million from a tax refund in 2016 related to the income tax benefit associated with the Company’s 2015 tax net operating loss carryback.
(1) Includes $1.2 billion
The following table provides a reconciliation of interest relatedCash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to the Tronox settlement payment in 2015.line items within the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

22. Segment Information
 December 31,
millions2018
 2017
Cash and cash equivalents$1,295
 $4,553
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in Other Assets134
 121
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents$1,429
 $4,674

Anadarko’s businessIncluded in cash and cash equivalents is restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents of $139 million atDecember 31, 2018, and $255 million at December 31, 2017. Total restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are primarily associated with certain international joint venture operations, payments of future hard-minerals royalty revenues conveyed, like-kind exchanges of property, and a judicially-controlled account related to a Brazilian tax dispute. See Note 18—Contingencies for additional information.

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27. Segment Information

Anadarko has three reporting segments: Exploration and Production, WES Midstream, and Other Midstream, which include their respective marketing results. The Company has the option of aggregating its two midstream operating segments, are separately managed dueWES Midstream and Other Midstream, into one Midstream reporting segment as both have similar financial and operating characteristics. However, the Company has elected not to distinct operational differencesaggregate these operating segments in order to provide additional information about its midstream operations.
The Exploration and unique technology, distribution,Production reporting segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production, and marketing requirements. The Company’s three reporting segments aresale of oil, and gas exploration and production, midstream, and marketing. The oil and gas exploration and production segment explores for and produces oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs and plans for the developmentin advancing its Mozambique LNG project toward an FID. The WES Midstream and operationOther Midstream reporting segments engage in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting of natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting of oil and NGLs; and gathering and disposing of produced water. The WES Midstream segment consists of WES midstream assets, and Other Midstream segment consists of the Company’s LNG project in Mozambique. The midstream segment engages in gathering, processing, treating, and transporting Anadarko and third-party oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production. The midstream reporting segment consists of two operating segments, WES and other midstream, which are aggregated into one reporting segment due to similar financial and operating characteristics. The marketing segment sells much of Anadarko’s oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production, as well as third-party purchased volumes.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

22. Segment Information (Continued)

assets.
To assess the performance of Anadarko’s operating segments, the chief operating decision maker analyzes Adjusted EBITDAX. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDAX as income (loss) before income taxes; interest expense; DD&A; exploration expense; gains (losses) on divestitures, net; exploration expense; DD&A; impairments; interest expense; total (gains) losses on derivatives, net, less net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives; and certain items not related to the Company’s normal operations, less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. During the periods presented, items not related to the Company’s normal operations included other operating expenses such as Deepwater Horizon settlement andrestructuring charges related costs andto the Algeria exceptional profits tax settlement, Tronox-related contingent loss,workforce reduction program included in G&A, (gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt, and certain other nonoperating items included in other (income) expense, net.
The Company’s definition of Adjusted EBITDAX excludes gains (losses) on divestitures, net and exploration expense as they are not indicators of operating efficiency for a given reporting period. However, exploration expense is monitored by management as part of costs incurred in exploration and development activities. Similarly, DD&A and impairments are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX as a measure of segment operating performance because capital expenditures are evaluated at the time capital costs are incurred. Adjusted EBITDAX also excludes interest expense to allow for assessment of segment operating results without regard to Anadarko’s financing methods or capital structure. Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net, less net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX because these (gains) losses are not considered a measure of asset operating performance. Finally, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests is excluded from the Company’s measure of Adjusted EBITDAX because it represents earnings that are not attributable to the Company’s common stockholders.
Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDAX provides information useful in assessing the Company’s operating and financial condition and results of operations and that Adjusted EBITDAX is a widely accepted financial indicator of a company’s ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and make distributions to stockholders.performance across periods. Adjusted EBITDAX as defined by Anadarko may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and other performance measures, such as operating income or cash flows from operating activities.income. Below is a reconciliation of consolidated Adjusted EBITDAX to income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended December 31:
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Income (loss) before income taxes$(9,689) $54
 $2,106
$1,485
 $(1,688) $(3,829)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, net1,022
 (1,891) 470
(20) (674) 757
Exploration expense(1)2,644
 1,639
 1,329
459
 2,535
 944
DD&A4,603
 4,550
 3,927
4,254
 4,279
 4,301
Impairments5,075
 836
 794
800
 408
 227
Interest expense825
 772
 686
947
 932
 890
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net, less net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives235
 578
 (307)(407) 156
 559
Restructuring and reorganization-related charges53
 21
 389
Other operating expense74
 97
 48

 
 1
Tronox-related contingent loss5
 4,360
 850
(Gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt(2) 2
 155
Certain other nonoperating items22
 22
 110

 
 (58)
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(120) 187
 140
137
 245
 263
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAX$4,936
 $10,830
 $9,873
$7,432
 $5,726
 $4,073
(1)
Includes reorganization-related charges of$20 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

22.
27. Segment Information (Continued)

The Company’s accounting policies for individual segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies, with the following exception: certain intersegment commodity contracts may meet the GAAP definition of a derivative instrument, which would be accounted for at fair value under GAAP. However, Anadarko does not recognize any mark-to-market adjustments on such intersegment arrangements. Additionally, intersegment asset transfers are accounted for at historical cost basis and do not give rise to gain or loss recognition.
Information presented below as “OtherOther and Intersegment Eliminations”Eliminations includes corporate costs, margin on sales of third-party commodity purchases, deficiency fee expenses, results from hard-minerals royalties, and net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives.derivatives, and net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. The following summarizes selected financial information for Anadarko’s reporting segments:
millions
Oil and Gas
Exploration
& Production
 Midstream Marketing 
Other and
Intersegment
Eliminations
 Total
Exploration
& Production
 WES Midstream Other Midstream 
Other and
Intersegment
Eliminations
 Total
2015         
2018        
Sales revenues$4,734
 $727
 $4,025
 $
 $9,486
 $11,401
 $1,501
 $117
 $51
$13,070
Intersegment revenues3,178
 1,207
 (3,476) (909) 
 81
 488
 307
 (876)
Other
 
 
 234
 234
 (4) 173
 41
 82
292
Total revenues and other (1)
7,912
 1,934
 549
 (675) 9,720
 11,478
 2,162
 465
 (743)13,362
Operating costs and expenses (2)
3,456
 998
 743
 (86) 5,111
 3,917
 964
 105
 257
5,243
Net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives
 
 
 (335) (335) 
 
 
 545
545
Other (income) expense, net (3)

 
 
 127
 127
 
 (8) 
 21
13
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 (120) 
 
 (120) 
 
 
 137
137
Total expenses and other3,456
 878
 743
 (294) 4,783
 3,917
 956
 105
 960
5,938
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net included in marketing revenue, less net cash from settlement
 
 (1) 
 (1) 
 
 
 8
8
Adjusted EBITDAX$4,456
 $1,056
 $(195) $(381) $4,936
 $7,561
 $1,206
 $360
 $(1,695)$7,432
Net properties and equipment$25,742
 $5,876
 $
 $2,133
 $33,751
 $18,184
 $6,612
 $1,877
 $1,942
$28,615
Capital expenditures$5,029
 $770
 $
 $89
 $5,888
 $4,095
 $1,178
 $743
 $169
$6,185
Goodwill$4,945
 $450
 $
 $
 $5,395
 $4,343
 $416
 $30
 $
$4,789

(1) 
Total revenues and other excludes gains (losses) on divestitures, net since these gains and losses are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX.
(2) 
Operating costs and expenses excludes exploration expense, DD&A, impairments, reorganization-related charges, and certain other operating expenseexpenses since these expenses are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX.
(3) 
Other (income) expense, net excludes certain other nonoperating itemsreorganization-related charges since these itemsexpenses are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

22. Segment Information (Continued)
millions
Oil and Gas
Exploration
& Production
 Midstream Marketing 
Other and
Intersegment
Eliminations
 Total
2014         
Sales revenues$8,603
 $484
 $7,288
 $
 $16,375
Intersegment revenues6,225
 1,338
 (6,771) (792) 
Other
 
 
 204
 204
Total revenues and other (1)
14,828
 1,822
 517
 (588) 16,579
Operating costs and expenses (2)
4,216
 972
 740
 17
 5,945
Net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives
 
 
 (377) (377)
Other (income) expense, net (3)

 
 
 (2) (2)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 187
 
 
 187
Total expenses and other4,216
 1,159
 740
 (362) 5,753
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net included in marketing revenue, less net cash from settlement
 
 4
 
 4
Adjusted EBITDAX$10,612
 $663
 $(219) $(226) $10,830
Net properties and equipment$32,717
 $6,697
 $
 $2,175
 $41,589
Capital expenditures$7,934
 $1,149
 $
 $173
 $9,256
Goodwill$5,123
 $453
 $
 $
 $5,576
2013         
Sales revenues$7,090
 $387
 $7,390
 $
 $14,867
Intersegment revenues6,405
 1,105
 (6,859) (651) 
Other
 
 
 184
 184
Total revenues and other (1)
13,495
 1,492
 531
 (467) 15,051
Operating costs and expenses (2)
3,635
 843
 652
 20
 5,150
Net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives
 
 
 (95) (95)
Other (income) expense, net (3)

 
 
 (21) (21)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 140
 
 
 140
Total expenses and other3,635
 983
 652
 (96) 5,174
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net included in marketing revenue, less net cash from settlement
 
 (4) 
 (4)
Adjusted EBITDAX$9,860
 $509
 $(125) $(371) $9,873
Net properties and equipment$33,409
 $5,408
 $9
 $2,103
 $40,929
Capital expenditures$7,008
 $1,248
 $
 $267
 $8,523
Goodwill$5,317
 $175
 $
 $
 $5,492
27. Segment Information (Continued)

millions
Exploration
& Production
 WES Midstream Other Midstream 
Other and
Intersegment
Eliminations
 Total
2017         
Sales revenues $8,946
 $1,715
 $187
 $121
$10,969
Intersegment revenues 23
 523
 172
 (718)
Other 15
 153
 30
 67
265
Total revenues and other (1)
 8,984
 2,391
 389
 (530)11,234
Operating costs and expenses (2)
 3,545
 1,330
 226
 157
5,258
Net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives 
 
 
 (27)(27)
Other (income) expense, net (3)
 
 
 
 26
26
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 
 
 
 245
245
Total expenses and other 3,545
 1,330
 226
 401
5,502
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net included in marketing revenue, less net cash from settlement 
 
 
 (6)(6)
Adjusted EBITDAX $5,439
 $1,061
 $163
 $(937)$5,726
Net properties and equipment $18,598
 $5,731
 $1,140
 $1,982
$27,451
Capital expenditures $3,779
 $956
 $458
 $107
$5,300
Goodwill $4,343
 $416
 $30
 $
$4,789
2016         
Sales revenues $7,146
 $1,055
 $146
 $100
$8,447
Intersegment revenues 7
 712
 185
 (904)
Other (5) 114
 19
 51
179
Total revenues and other (1)
 7,148
 1,881
 350
 (753)8,626
Operating costs and expenses (2)
 3,516
 853
 225
 (18)4,576
Net cash from settlement of commodity derivatives 
 
 
 (265)(265)
Other (income) expense, net (3)
 
 
 
 (13)(13)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 
 
 
 263
263
Total expenses and other 3,516
 853
 225
 (33)4,561
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net included in marketing revenue, less net cash from settlement 
 
 
 8
8
Adjusted EBITDAX $3,632
 $1,028
 $125
 $(712)$4,073
Net properties and equipment $24,251
 $5,050
 $885
 $1,982
$32,168
Capital expenditures $2,688
 $491
 $60
 $75
$3,314
Goodwill $4,550
 $418
 $32
 $
$5,000
(1)
Total revenues and other excludes gains (losses) on divestitures, net since these gains and losses are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX.
(2) 
Operating costs and expenses excludes exploration expense, DD&A, impairments, restructuring charges, and certain other operating expenseexpenses since these expenses are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX.
(3) 
Other (income) expense, net excludes certain other nonoperating items and restructuring charges since these items are excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX.

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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2014, AND 2013

22.
27. Segment Information (Continued)

The following represents Anadarko’s sales revenues (based on the origin of the sales) and net properties and equipment by geographic area:
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
millions2015 2014 20132018
 2017
 2016
Sales Revenues          
United States$7,819
 $13,083
 $11,290
$10,659
 $9,176
 $7,049
Algeria1,189
 2,435
 2,184
1,596
 1,249
 1,103
Other International478
 857
 1,393
815
 544
 295
Total sales revenues$9,486
 $16,375
 $14,867
$13,070
 $10,969
 $8,447

December 31,December 31,
millions2015 20142018
 2017
Net Properties and Equipment      
United States$29,625
 $37,186
$25,891
 $24,382
Algeria1,271
 1,431
808
 965
Other International(1)2,855
 2,972
1,916
 2,104
Total net properties and equipment$33,751
 $41,589
$28,615
 $27,451
(1)
Includes $519 million of capitalized costs related to the Mozambique LNG project at December 31, 2018.

Major CustomersIn 20152018, sales to Royal Dutch Shell PLC were $1.4 billion. Sales to BP PLC were $1.3 billion in 2018 and 2014,$1.1 billion in 2017. These amounts are included in the Exploration and Production reporting segment. In 2016, there were no sales to customers that exceeded 10% of the Company’s total sales revenues. Sales to Total S.A. were $2.0 billion in 2013. These amounts are included in the oil and gas exploration and production reporting segment.


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Quarterly Financial Data

The following summarizes quarterly financial data for 2018 and 2017:
millions except per-share amounts
First
Quarter

 
Second
Quarter

 
Third
Quarter

 
Fourth
Quarter

2018       
Sales revenues$3,026
 $3,168
 $3,607
 $3,269
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net19
 123
 90
 80
Impairments19
 128
 172
 481
Operating income (loss)551
 819
 979
 270
Net income (loss)174
 17
 427
 134
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests53
 (12) 64
 32
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders121
 29
 363
 102
Earnings per share       
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$0.23
 $0.05
 $0.72
 $0.21
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$0.22
 $0.05
 $0.72
 $0.21
Average number common shares outstanding—basic518
 504
 499
 493
Average number common shares outstanding—diluted519
 505
 500
 494
        
2017       
Sales revenues$2,898
 $2,419
 $2,610
 $3,042
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net869
 297
 (114) (113)
Impairments373
 10
 
 25
Operating income (loss)(100) (67) (749) 351
Net income (loss) (1)
(275) (334) (641) 1,039
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests43
 81
 58
 63
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders(318) (415) (699) 976
Earnings per share       
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$(0.58) $(0.76) $(1.27) $1.80
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$(0.58) $(0.76) $(1.27) $1.80
Average number common shares outstanding—basic551
 552
 553
 537
Average number common shares outstanding—diluted551
 552
 553
 537
(1)
Includes a one-time deferred tax benefit of $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the Tax Reform Legislation.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)
AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
(Unaudited)

The unaudited supplemental information on oil and gas exploration and production activities for 2015, 2014,2018, 2017, and 20132016 has been presented in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards BoardFASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 932, Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’sSEC’s final rule, Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting. Disclosures by geographic area include the United States and International. For 2015,2018, the International geographic area consisted of proved reserves located in Algeria and Ghana. The Company sold its Chinese subsidiary during 2014.

Oil and Gas Reserves

The following reserves disclosures reflect estimates of proved reserves, proved developed reserves, and proved undeveloped reserves,PUDs, net of third-party royalty interests, of oil, condensate, natural gas, and natural-gas liquids (NGLs)NGLs owned at each year end and changes in proved reserves during each of the last three years. Oil condensate, and NGLsNGL volumes are presented in millions of barrels (MMBbls)MMBbls and natural-gas volumes arevolume is presented in billions of cubic feet (Bcf)Bcf at a pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch. Total volumes arevolume is presented in millions of barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE).MMBOE. For this computation, one barrel is the equivalent of 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Shrinkage associated with NGLs has been deducted from the natural-gas reserves volumes.volume.
Reserves for international locations are calculated in accordance with the terms of governing agreements. The international reserves include estimated quantities allocated to Anadarko for recovery of costs and income taxes and Anadarko’s net equity share after recovery of such costs.
The Company’s estimates of proved reserves are made using available geological and reservoir data as well as production performance data. These estimates are reviewed annually by internal reservoir engineers and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by additional data. The results of infill drilling are treated as positive revisions due to increases to expected recovery. Other revisions are due to changes in, among other things, development plans, reservoir performance, commodity prices, economic conditions, and governmental restrictions.
The prices below were used to compute the information presented in the following tables and are adjusted only for fixed and determinable amounts under provisions in existing contracts:
  Oil and Condensate per Bbl Natural Gas per MMBtu 
NGLs
per Bbl (1)
December 31, 2015 $50.28
 $2.59
 $19.47
December 31, 2014 $94.99
 $4.35
 $45.25
December 31, 2013 $96.78
 $3.67
 N/A
 
Oil
per Bbl

Natural Gas
per MMBtu
  
NGLs
per Bbl

December 31, 2018$65.56
 $3.10
 $37.68
December 31, 2017$51.34
 $2.98
 $31.83
December 31, 2016$42.75
 $2.48
 $19.74



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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)

Oil and Gas Reserves (Continued)
 
Oil
(MMBbls)
 
Natural Gas
(Bcf)
 United States
International
Total
 United States
International
Total
Proved Reserves       
December 31, 2015525
188
713
 5,991
30
6,021
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
11
3
14
 310

310
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions24

24
 59

59
Purchases in place81

81
 68

68
Sales in place(14)
(14) (1,263)
(1,263)
Production(86)(30)(116) (766)(5)(771)
December 31, 2016541
161
702
 4,399
25
4,424
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
47
23
70
 644
12
656
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions72
5
77
 119
6
125
Purchases in place1

1
 6

6
Sales in place(63)
(63) (1,514)
(1,514)
Production(97)(32)(129) (461)(6)(467)
December 31, 2017501
157
658
 3,193
37
3,230
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
65
12
77
 220

220
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions104

104
 190

190
Sales in place(34)
(34) (15)
(15)
Production(107)(31)(138) (390)(5)(395)
December 31, 2018529
138
667
 3,198
32
3,230
Proved Developed Reserves       
December 31, 2015332
159
491
 5,184
30
5,214
December 31, 2016360
147
507
 3,637
25
3,662
December 31, 2017361
136
497
 2,640
24
2,664
December 31, 2018392
123
515
 2,564
24
2,588
Proved Undeveloped Reserves       
December 31, 2015193
29
222
 807

807
December 31, 2016181
14
195
 762

762
December 31, 2017140
21
161
 553
13
566
December 31, 2018137
15
152
 634
8
642
(1) 
The benchmark price for NGLs was previously the same as that for oil, but was converted to a NGLs-specific price beginning in 2014.
MMBtu—million British thermal units
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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
(Unaudited)

Oil and Gas Reserves (Continued)
 
Oil and Condensate
(MMBbls)
 
Natural Gas
(Bcf)
 United States International Total United States International Total
Proved Reserves           
December 31, 2012511
 256
 767
 8,329
 
 8,329
Revisions of prior estimates96
 21
 117
 1,276
 
 1,276
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions52
 14
 66
 416
 
 416
Purchases in place1
 
 1
 153
 
 153
Sales in place(10) 
 (10) (4) 
 (4)
Production(58) (32) (90) (965) 
 (965)
December 31, 2013592
 259
 851
 9,205
 
 9,205
Revisions of prior estimates167
 18
 185
 710
 31
 741
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions25
 
 25
 196
 
 196
Purchases in place
 
 
 
 
 
Sales in place(6) (17) (23) (492) 
 (492)
Production(74) (35) (109) (951) 
 (951)
December 31, 2014704
 225
 929
 8,668
 31
 8,699
Revisions of prior estimates2
 (6) (4) (888) 4
 (884)
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions15
 
 15
 60
 
 60
Purchases in place
 
 
 8
 
 8
Sales in place(111) 
 (111) (1,003) 
 (1,003)
Production(85) (31) (116) (854) (5) (859)
December 31, 2015525
 188
 713
 5,991
 30
 6,021
Proved Developed Reserves           
December 31, 2012318
 208
 526
 6,445
 
 6,445
December 31, 2013347
 202
 549
 7,120
 
 7,120
December 31, 2014352
 190
 542
 6,635
 27
 6,662
December 31, 2015332
 159
 491
 5,184
 30
 5,214
Proved Undeveloped Reserves           
December 31, 2012193
 48
 241
 1,884
 
 1,884
December 31, 2013245
 57
 302
 2,085
 
 2,085
December 31, 2014352
 35
 387
 2,033
 4
 2,037
December 31, 2015193
 29
 222
 807
 
 807

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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
(Unaudited)

Oil and Gas Reserves (Continued)
 
NGLs
(MMBbls)
 
Total
(MMBOE)
 United States International Total United States International Total
Proved Reserves           
December 31, 2012393
 12
 405
 2,292
 268
 2,560
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
17
 
 17
 326
 21
 347
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions10
 
 10
 131
 14
 145
Purchases in place9
 
 9
 36
 
 36
Sales in place(1) 
 (1) (12) 
 (12)
Production(33) 
 (33) (252) (32) (284)
December 31, 2013395
 12
 407
 2,521
 271
 2,792
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
129
 2
 131
 414
 25
 439
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions5
 
 5
 63
 
 63
Purchases in place
 
 
 
 
 
Sales in place(19) 
 (19) (107) (17) (124)
Production(44) (1) (45) (276) (36) (312)
December 31, 2014466
 13
 479
 2,615
 243
 2,858
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
(99) 4
 (95) (245) (1) (246)
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions4
 
 4
 29
 
 29
Purchases in place
 
 
 1
 
 1
Sales in place(1) 
 (1) (279) 
 (279)
Production(45) (2) (47) (272) (34) (306)
December 31, 2015325
 15
 340
 1,849
 208
 2,057
Proved Developed Reserves           
December 31, 2012283
 
 283
 1,675
 208
 1,883
December 31, 2013268
 
 268
 1,801
 202
 2,003
December 31, 2014304
 13
 317
 1,762
 207
 1,969
December 31, 2015257
 15
 272
 1,453
 179
 1,632
Proved Undeveloped Reserves           
December 31, 2012110
 12
 122
 617
 60
 677
December 31, 2013127
 12
 139
 720
 69
 789
December 31, 2014162
 
 162
 853
 36
 889
December 31, 201568
 
 68
 396
 29
 425

(1)
Revisions of prior estimates include the effects of new infill drilling, changes in commodity prices, and other updates, including changes in economic conditions, changes in reservoir performance, and changes to development plans. Additions generated by Anadarko’s infill-drilling programs were 181 MMBOE for 2018, 71 MMBOE for 2017, and 69 MMBOE for 2016.


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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)

Oil and Gas Reserves (Continued)
 
NGLs
(MMBbls)
 
Total
(MMBOE)
 United States
International
Total
 United States
International
Total
Proved Reserves       
December 31, 2015325
15
340
 1,849
208
2,057
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
45
2
47
 108
5
113
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions6

6
 40

40
Purchases in place5

5
 97

97
Sales in place(69)
(69) (294)
(294)
Production(44)(2)(46) (258)(33)(291)
December 31, 2016268
15
283
 1,542
180
1,722
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
45
(2)43
 199
23
222
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions16

16
 108
6
114
Purchases in place1

1
 3

3
Sales in place(64)
(64) (379)
(379)
Production(34)(2)(36) (208)(35)(243)
December 31, 2017232
11
243
 1,265
174
1,439
Revisions of prior estimates (1)
34
1
35
 136
13
149
Extensions, discoveries, and other additions28

28
 164

164
Purchases in place


 


Sales in place


 (37)
(37)
Production(36)(2)(38) (208)(34)(242)
December 31, 2018258
10
268
 1,320
153
1,473
Proved Developed Reserves       
December 31, 2015257
15
272
 1,453
179
1,632
December 31, 2016193
15
208
 1,159
166
1,325
December 31, 2017176
10
186
 977
150
1,127
December 31, 2018192
10
202
 1,011
137
1,148
Proved Undeveloped Reserves       
December 31, 201568

68
 396
29
425
December 31, 201675

75
 383
14
397
December 31, 201756
1
57
 288
24
312
December 31, 201866

66
 309
16
325
(1)
Revisions of prior estimates include the effects of new infill drilling, changes in commodity prices, and other updates, including changes in economic conditions, changes in reservoir performance, and changes to development plans. Additions generated by Anadarko’s infill-drilling programs were 89181 MMBOE for 2015, 5772018, 71 MMBOE for 2014,2017, and 41069 MMBOE for 2016.


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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)

Total proved reserves increased by 34 MMBOE in 2018 primarily due to the following:
Revisions of prior estimates Prior estimates of proved reserves were revised upward by 149 MMBOE.
MMBOEDecember 31, 2018
Revisions due to changes in year-end prices (price impact to opening balance)29
Other revisions of prior estimates
Revisions due to performance4
Revisions due to cost updates(10)
Revisions due to successful infill drilling181
Revisions due to development plan updates(51)
Other revisions(4)
Total other revisions of prior estimates120
Revisions of prior estimates149

Positive revisions of 29 MMBOE were due to the improvement in commodity prices. The positive price-related revisions supplemented a net increase of 120 MMBOE primarily associated with the following:
Performance2013. The Company experienced an overall increase of 4 MMBOE in proved reserves due to performance improvements. Numerous areas of the Company contributed to a total upward revision of 48 MMBOE with assets in the Gulf of Mexico primarily responsible for the positive changes. Downward revisions of 44 MMBOE were primarily due to vertical well performance reductions in the DJ basin and performance reductions in the Lucius, K2, and Nansen areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Cost updatesAnnual updates to cost forecasts resulted in a minor reduction in proved reserves primarily associated with the Greater Natural Buttes area in the Rockies.
Infill-drilling activities The Company added 181 MMBOE of proved reserves associated with infill-drilling activities, with 168 MMBOE in the DJ basin, 5 MMBOE in the Gulf of Mexico K2 area, 5 MMBOE in the Gulf of Mexico Lucius area, and the remaining in the Ghana TEN field.
Development plan updatesThe majority of revisions associated with updates to development plans occurred in the DJ basin due to municipal permit delays in certain areas of the field.

Extensions, discoveries, and other additionsProved reserves increased by 164 MMBOE through the extension and discovery of proved acreage in various areas of the Company. Approximately 119 MMBOE was associated with the extension of proved acreage resulting from ongoing development activities in the Delaware basin, 24 MMBOE was associated with the Hadrian North expansion area in the Gulf of Mexico, 7 MMBOE was associated with the Marlin area in the Gulf of Mexico, 6 MMBOE was associated with the Constellation discovery in the Gulf of Mexico and the remaining 8 MMBOE was associated with various other drilling related acreage extensions in the Rockies.

Sales in placeProved reserves decreased by 37 MMBOE due to the divestiture of the Company’s assets in Alaska and the Ram Powell field in the Gulf of Mexico. The decrease was comprised of 30 MMBOE of proved developed reserves and 7 MMBOE of PUD reserves.


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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
(Unaudited)

Total proved reserves decreased by 801283 MMBOE in 20152017 primarily due to the following:
Revisions of prior estimatesPrior estimates of proved reserves were revised upward by 222 MMBOE.
MMBOEDecember 31, 2017
Revisions due to changes in year-end prices (price impact to opening balance)92
Other revisions of prior estimates
Revisions due to performance60
Revisions due to cost reductions(4)
Revisions due to successful infill drilling71
Revisions due to development plan updates5
Other revisions(2)
Total other revisions of prior estimates130
Revisions of prior estimates222

Positive revisions of 92 MMBOE were due to the improvement in commodity prices. The positive price-related revisions supplemented a net increase of 130 MMBOE primarily associated with the following:
Performance The Company experienced an overall increase of 60 MMBOE in proved reserves due to performance improvements. Numerous areas of the Company contributed to a total upward revision of 91 MMBOE, with the largest increases occurring in the DJ and Delaware basins. Downward revisions of 31 MMBOE were primarily due to performance reductions in the Lucius area in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Greater Natural Buttes area of the Rockies.
Cost updatesAnnual updates reflected cost increases in certain U.S. onshore areas resulting in a minor reduction in proved reserves.
Infill-drilling activities The Company added 71 MMBOE of proved reserves associated with infill-drilling activities, with 53 MMBOE in the DJ basin, 13 MMBOE in the Lucius and Holstein areas in the Gulf of Mexico, and the remaining in the Ghana Jubilee field.
Development plan updatesThe majority of revisions associated with updates to development plans occurred in the DJ basin due to ongoing optimization of development activity.

Extensions, discoveries, and other additionsProved reserves increased by 114 MMBOE primarily through the extension of proved acreage. Approximately 89 MMBOE was associated with drilling activities in the Delaware basin, 10 MMBOE in the Horn Mountain area in the Gulf of Mexico, and 6 MMBOE in the Ghana Jubilee field. The remaining 9 MMBOE was associated with various other U.S. areas.

Sales in placeProved reserves decreased by 379 MMBOE due to the divestiture of certain U.S. onshore properties. The decrease was comprised of 300 MMBOE of proved developed reserves and 79 MMBOE of PUDs.


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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)

Total proved reserves decreased by 335 MMBOE in 2016 primarily due to the following:
Revisions of prior estimatesPrior estimates of proved reserves were revised downward by 246113 MMBOE.
MMBOEDecember 31, 2016
Revisions due to changes in year-end prices (price impact to opening balance)(147)
Other revisions of prior estimates
Revisions due to performance74
Revisions due to cost reductions100
Revisions due to successful infill drilling69
Revisions due to development plan updates(3)
Other revisions20
Total other revisions of prior estimates260
Revisions of prior estimates113

Negative revisions of 624147 MMBOE were due to the decline in commodity prices and include a reduction to NGLs reserves of 43 MMBOE associated with price-induced ethane rejection.prices. The negative price-related revisions were partially offset by a net increase of 378260 MMBOE driven by increases from improved economics associated with performance improvements coupled with reduced year-end costs, increases from successful infill drilling mainly in the Wattenberg area of the Rocky Mountains Region (Rockies), and decreases primarily associated with updates to development plans to align with the current economic environment.following:
PerformanceThe Company experienced an overall increase of 74 MMBOE in proved reserves. Upward revisions of 102 MMBOE were primarily due to improved well performance in the DJ basin, certain U.S. shale plays, and select wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Downward revisions of 28 MMBOE were primarily due to performance updates associated with select wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
Cost reductionsOngoing cost-optimization efforts and a reduced cost structure associated with the lower commodity-price environment resulted in an increase in proved reserves. The Eagleford and the DJ basin areas experienced an increase of 94 MMBOE of proved reserves associated with certain wells, included in the negative price-related revisions, which experienced restored economic producibility upon reduction of the cost structure. The remaining increase in proved reserves due to the improved cost structure is attributable to numerous areas across the Company.
Infill-drilling activitiesThe Company added 69 MMBOE of proved reserves associated with infill-drilling activities, with the majority in the DJ basin and the K2 and Caesar/Tonga areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Other revisionsOther revisions resulted from the Company’s multi-step reserves reconciliation process and the elimination of duplicative adjustments to the opening reserves balance.

Extensions, discoveries, and discoveries  other additionsProved reserves increased by 2940 MMBOE through the extension of proved acreage, primarily as a result of successful drilling in the Wolfcamp shale play in the Southern and Appalachia Region.Delaware basin. Although shale plays represented only 20% of the Company’s total proved reserves at December 31, 2015,2016, growth in the shale plays contributed almost alla majority of the total extensions and discoveries.

SalesPurchases in placeProved developed reserves decreased by 238 MMBOE primarily associated with the divestiture of a portion of the Company’s East Texas assets in the Southern and Appalachia Region and enhanced oil recovery and coalbed methane assets in the Rockies. Proved undeveloped reserves decreased by 41 MMBOE primarily associated with divestiture activities in the Rockies.

Total proved reserves increased by 66 MMBOE in 2014 primarily due to the following:
Revisions of prior estimates  Proved reserves increased by 57797 MMBOE relateddue to successful infill drilling in large onshore areas such as the Wattenberg areaGOM Acquisition. The increase was comprised of 67 MMBOE of proved developed reserves and the Eagleford and Haynesville shales. Partially offsetting these positive infill revisions was a net decrease30 MMBOE of 138 MMBOE, primarily associated with the optimization of horizontal drilling locations and the discontinuation of vertical well workover plans in the Wattenberg area.PUDs.

Extensions and discoveries  Proved reserves increased by 63 MMBOE primarily as a result of successful drilling in the Marcellus and Wolfcamp shale plays. Although shale plays represented only 17% of the Company’s total proved reserves at December 31, 2014, growth in the shale plays contributed 49 MMBOE, or 78%, of the total extensions and discoveries.
Sales in placeProved developed reserves decreased by 69 MMBOE and proved undeveloped reserves decreased by 55294 MMBOE due to divestitures, including the divestiture of the Company’s interest in the Pinedale/Jonah assets in Wyoming, the Company’s Chinese subsidiary,certain U.S. onshore properties. The decrease was comprised of 279 MMBOE of proved developed reserves and a portion15 MMBOE of the Company’s working interest in the East Texas Chalk area.PUDs.

Total proved reserves increased by 232 MMBOE in 2013 primarily due to the following:
Revisions of prior estimates162 Proved reserves increased by 410 MMBOE related to successful infill drilling, primarily in large onshore areas such as Wattenberg, Greater Natural Buttes, and the Eagleford shale, and 30 MMBOE resulting from improved oil and natural-gas prices. Partially offsetting these positive revisions were decreases of 53 MMBbls of NGLs reserves due to lower ethane prices and 40 MMBOE due to other non-price-related revisions primarily in the Rockies.
Extensions and discoveries| APC Proved reserves increased by 145 MMBOE as the result of successful drilling primarily in the Marcellus shale and the Gulf of Mexico. Although shale plays represented only 13% of the Company’s total proved reserves at December 31, 2013, growth in the shale plays contributed 70 MMBOE, or 48%, of the total extensions and discoveries.2018 FORM 10-K
Purchases in place  Proved reserves increased by 36 MMBOE due to acquisitions related to domestic assets almost exclusively in the Rockies.
Sales in place  Proved undeveloped reserves decreased by 12 MMBOE primarily due to a partial sale of a working interest in the Gulf of Mexico Heidelberg development project.

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Capitalized Costs

Capitalized costs include the cost of properties, equipment, and facilities for oil and natural-gas producing activities. Capitalized costs for proved properties include costs for oil and natural-gas leaseholds where proved reserves have been identified, development wells, and related equipment and facilities, including development wells in progress. Capitalized costs for unproved properties include costs for acquiring oil and gas leaseholds where no proved reserves have been identified, including costs of exploratory wells that are in the process of drilling or in active completion, and costs of exploratory wells suspended or waiting on completion. Capitalized costs associated with activities of the Company’s midstreamWES Midstream and marketingOther Midstream reporting segments, liquefied natural gas (LNG)LNG facilities costs, and other corporate activities are not included.
millionsUnited States International TotalUnited States International  Total
December 31, 2015     
December 31, 2018      
Capitalized           
Unproved properties$2,742
 $739
 $3,481
 $1,453
 $214
 $1,667
Proved properties50,275
 5,472
 55,747
 43,945
 5,978
 49,923
53,017
 6,211
 59,228
 45,398
 6,192
 51,590
Less accumulated DD&A31,366
 2,281
 33,647
 29,898
 3,859
 33,757
Net capitalized costs$21,651
 $3,930
 $25,581
 $15,500
 $2,333
 $17,833
December 31, 2014     
      
December 31, 2017      
Capitalized           
Unproved properties$3,858
 $1,291
 $5,149
 $2,099
 $284
 $2,383
Proved properties53,545
 4,895
 58,440
 40,969
 5,773
 46,742
57,403
 6,186
 63,589
 43,068
 6,057
 49,125
Less accumulated DD&A29,055
 1,902
 30,957
 27,511
 3,279
 30,790
Net capitalized costs$28,348
 $4,284
 $32,632
 $15,557
 $2,778
 $18,335
 

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Costs Incurred in Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development

Amounts reported as costs incurred include both capitalized costs and costs charged to expense when incurred for oil and gas property acquisition, exploration, and development activities. Costs incurred also include new asset retirement obligationsAROs established in the current year as well as increases or decreases to the asset retirement obligationsAROs resulting from changes to cost estimates during the year. Exploration costs presented below include the costs of drilling and equipping successful and unsuccessful exploration wells during the year, geological and geophysical expenses, and the costs of retaining undeveloped leaseholds. Development costs include the costs of drilling and equipping development wells, and construction of related production facilities. Costs associated with activities of the Company’s midstreamWES Midstream and marketingOther Midstream reporting segments, LNG facilities costs, and other corporate activities are not included.
millionsUnited States International TotalUnited States International  Total
Year Ended December 31, 2015     
Year Ended December 31, 2018      
Property acquisitions           
Unproved$293
 $1
 $294
 $202
 $
 $202
Proved81
 
 81
 43
 
 43
Exploration503
 609
 1,112
 491
 78
 569
Development3,660
 606
 4,266
 3,624
 129
 3,753
Total costs incurred$4,537
 $1,216
 $5,753
 $4,360
 $207
 $4,567
Year Ended December 31, 2014     
Year Ended December 31, 2017      
Property acquisitions           
Unproved$264
 $19
 $283
 $490
 $9
 $499
Proved3
 
 3
 7
 
 7
Exploration1,095
 616
 1,711
 661
 318
 979
Development6,158
 557
 6,715
 2,579
 29
 2,608
Total costs incurred$7,520
 $1,192
 $8,712
 $3,737
 $356
 $4,093
Year Ended December 31, 2013     
Year Ended December 31, 2016      
Property acquisitions           
Unproved$282
 $45
 $327
 $178
 $9
 $187
Proved324
 
 324
 2,498
 
 2,498
Exploration1,031
 939
 1,970
 398
 433
 831
Development4,421
 444
 4,865
 1,780
 337
 2,117
Total costs incurred$6,058
 $1,428
 $7,486
 $4,854
 $779
 $5,633

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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
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Results of Operations
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of operations for producing activities consistconsists of all oil and gas producing activities within the oilExploration and gas exploration and productionProduction reporting segment. Net revenues from production include only the revenues from the production and sale of oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs. Gains (losses) on property dispositions represent net gains or losses on sales of oil and gas properties. Production costs are costs to operate and maintain the Company’s wells, related equipment, and supporting facilities used in oil and gas operations, including the cost of labor, well service and repair, location maintenance, power and fuel, gathering, processing, transportation, other taxes, and production-related general and administrative costs. Exploration expenses include dry hole costs, leasehold impairments, geological and geophysical expenses, and the costs of retaining unproved leaseholds. Other operating expense includes Deepwater Horizon settlement and related costs and the Algeria exceptional profits tax settlement, representing the Company’s resolution of the Algeria exceptional profits tax dispute with Sonatrach, which provided for the transfer of $1.7 billion of oil to the Company over a 12-month period ending in mid-2013. Income tax expense is calculated by applying the current statutory tax rates to the revenues after deducting costs, which include depreciation, depletion, and amortization allowances, after giving effect to permanent differences. The results of operations exclude general office overhead and interest expense attributable to oil and gas activities.
millionsUnited States International TotalUnited States International  Total
Year Ended December 31, 2015     
Year Ended December 31, 2018      
Net revenues from production           
Third-party sales$4,409
 $673
 $5,082
 $7,428
 $910
 $8,338
Sales to consolidated affiliates2,184
 994
 3,178
 1,643
 1,501
 3,144
Gains (losses) on property dispositions(976) (14) (990) 20
 
 20
5,617
 1,653
 7,270
Production costs     
Total revenues 9,091
 2,411
 11,502
Oil and gas operating815
 199
 1,014
 906
 247
 1,153
Production, property, and other taxes 355
 405
 760
Oil and gas transportation1,083
 34
 1,117
 844
 34
 878
Production-related general and administrative expenses398
 11
 409
Other taxes218
 270
 488
2,514
 514
 3,028
Technical support and other (1)
 310
 28
 338
Exploration expenses1,447
 1,197
 2,644
 417
 42
 459
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization3,785
 399
 4,184
DD&A 3,198
 601
 3,799
Impairments related to oil and gas properties4,033
 
 4,033
 373
 
 373
Other operating expense150
 
 150
 141
 8
 149
(6,312) (457) (6,769)
Income tax expense(2,332) 252
 (2,080)
Total expenses 6,544
 1,365
 7,909
Results of operations before income taxes 2,547
 1,046
 3,593
Income tax expense (benefit) (2)
 585
 590
 1,175
Results of operations$(3,980) $(709) $(4,689) $1,962
 $456
 $2,418
(1)
Represents administrative costs that are related to oil and gas operations.
(2)
Income tax expense is calculated by applying the current statutory tax rates to revenues after deducting costs, which include DD&A allowances, after giving effect to permanent differences.



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Results of Operations (Continued)
millionsUnited States International Total
Year Ended December 31, 2014     
Net revenues from production     
Third-party sales$7,425
 $1,518
 $8,943
Sales to consolidated affiliates4,453
 1,773
 6,226
Gains (losses) on property dispositions(91) 1,982
 1,891
 11,787
 5,273
 17,060
Production costs     
Oil and gas operating968
 203
 1,171
Oil and gas transportation1,084
 33
 1,117
Production-related general and administrative expenses394
 32
 426
Other taxes652
 535
 1,187
 3,098
 803
 3,901
Exploration expenses1,218
 421
 1,639
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization3,783
 398
 4,181
Impairments related to oil and gas properties821
 
 821
Other operating expense163
 
 163
 2,704
 3,651
 6,355
Income tax expense995
 979
 1,974
Results of operations$1,709
 $2,672
 $4,381
Year Ended December 31, 2013     
Net revenues from production     
Third-party sales$6,567
 $856
 $7,423
Sales to consolidated affiliates3,685
 2,720
 6,405
Gains (losses) on property dispositions(618) (3) (621)
 9,634
 3,573
 13,207
Production costs     
Oil and gas operating874
 218
 1,092
Oil and gas transportation959
 22
 981
Production-related general and administrative expenses332
 5
 337
Other taxes569
 455
 1,024
 2,734
 700
 3,434
Exploration expenses611
 718
 1,329
Depreciation, depletion and amortization3,222
 399
 3,621
Impairments related to oil and gas properties704
 
 704
Other operating expense54
 33
 87
 2,309
 1,723
 4,032
Income tax expense845
 1,005
 1,850
Results of operations$1,464
 $718
 $2,182
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

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millionsUnited StatesInternational Total
Year Ended December 31, 2017      
Net revenues from production      
Third-party sales $5,429
 $710
 $6,139
Sales to consolidated affiliates 1,746
 1,084
 2,830
Gains (losses) on property dispositions 520
 13
 533
Total revenues 7,695
 1,807
 9,502
Oil and gas operating 791
 198
 989
Production, property, and other taxes 226
 290
 516
Oil and gas transportation 881
 33
 914
Technical support and other (1)
 342
 17
 359
Exploration expenses 1,692
 843
 2,535
DD&A 3,260
 634
 3,894
Impairments related to oil and gas properties 229
 
 229
Other operating expense 106
 108
 214
Total expenses 7,527
 2,123
 9,650
Results of operations before income taxes 168
 (316) (148)
Income tax expense (benefit) (2)
 62
 191
 253
Results of operations $106
 $(507) $(401)
Year Ended December 31, 2016      
Net revenues from production      
Third-party sales $3,884
 $619
 $4,503
Sales to consolidated affiliates 1,871
 779
 2,650
Gains (losses) on property dispositions (855) (6) (861)
Total revenues 4,900
 1,392
 6,292
Oil and gas operating 603
 204
 807
Production, property, and other taxes 189
 282
 471
Oil and gas transportation 964
 38
 1,002
Technical support and other (1)
 317
 22
 339
Exploration expenses 538
 406
 944
DD&A 3,512
 395
 3,907
Impairments related to oil and gas properties 55
 
 55
Other operating expense 62
 49
 111
Total expenses 6,240
 1,396
 7,636
Results of operations before income taxes (1,340) (4) (1,344)
Income tax expense (benefit) (2)
 (491) 155
 (336)
Results of operations $(849) $(159) $(1,008)
(1)
Represents administrative costs that are related to oil and gas operations.
(2)
Income tax expense is calculated by applying the current statutory tax rates to revenues after deducting costs, which include DD&A allowances, after giving effect to permanent differences.

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Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves

Estimates of future net cash flows from proved reserves are computed based on the average beginning-of-the-month prices during the 12-month period for the year. Estimated future net cash flows for all periods presented are reduced by estimated future development, production, and abandonment and dismantlement costs based on existing costs, assuming continuation of existing economic conditions, and by estimated future income tax expense. These estimates also include assumptions about the timing of future production of proved reserves, and timing of future development, production costs, and abandonment and dismantlement. Income tax expense, both U.S. and foreign, is calculated by applying the existing statutory tax rates, including any known future changes,the reduced rate effective for years after 2017 due to the Tax Reform Legislation, to the pretax net cash flows, giving effect to any permanent differences and reduced by the applicable tax basis. The effect of tax credits is considered in determining the income tax expense. The 10% discount factor is prescribed by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.GAAP.
The present value of future net cash flows is not an estimate of the fair value of Anadarko’s proved reserves.oil and gas properties. An estimate of fair value would also take into account, among other things, anticipated changes in future prices and costs, the expected recovery of reserves in excess of proved reserves, and a discount factor more representative of the time value of money and the risks inherent in producing oil and natural gas. Significant changes in estimated reserves volumesvolume or commodity prices could have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. 
millionsUnited States International TotalUnited StatesInternational Total
December 31, 2015     
December 31, 2018      
Future cash inflows$42,919
 $10,392
 $53,311
 $49,540
 $10,058
 $59,598
Future production costs21,100
 3,829
 24,929
 19,715
 3,073
 22,788
Future development costs7,209
 637
 7,846
 5,216
 444
 5,660
Future income tax expenses4,146
 2,423
 6,569
 4,868
 2,728
 7,596
Future net cash flows10,464
 3,503
 13,967
 19,741
 3,813
 23,554
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows3,372
 910
 4,282
 5,606
 806
 6,412
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows$7,092
 $2,593
 $9,685
 $14,135
 $3,007
 $17,142
December 31, 2014     
December 31, 2017      
Future cash inflows$114,384
 $23,795
 $138,179
 $38,909
 $8,741
 $47,650
Future production costs36,390
 6,061
 42,451
 16,947
 3,164
 20,111
Future development costs14,794
 1,356
 16,150
 5,512
 679
 6,191
Future income tax expenses21,813
 6,968
 28,781
 3,106
 2,147
 5,253
Future net cash flows41,387
 9,410
 50,797
 13,344
 2,751
 16,095
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows17,239
 2,898
 20,137
 3,856
 579
 4,435
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows$24,148
 $6,512
 $30,660
 $9,488
 $2,172
 $11,660
December 31, 2013     
December 31, 2016      
Future cash inflows$102,765
 $28,454
 $131,219
 $33,513
 $7,328
 $40,841
Future production costs33,271
 6,819
 40,090
 16,921
 3,290
 20,211
Future development costs12,285
 1,501
 13,786
 7,292
 566
 7,858
Future income tax expenses20,222
 8,148
 28,370
 2,606
 1,408
 4,014
Future net cash flows36,987
 11,986
 48,973
 6,694
 2,064
 8,758
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows15,818
 4,049
 19,867
 1,658
 470
 2,128
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows$21,169
 $7,937
 $29,106
 $5,036
 $1,594
 $6,630

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AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
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Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
millionsUnited States International  Total
2018      
Balance at January 1 $9,488
 $2,172
 $11,660
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs (6,657) (1,703) (8,360)
Net changes in prices and production costs 3,847
 2,351
 6,198
Changes in estimated future development costs (1,957) 124
 (1,833)
Extensions, discoveries, additions, and improved recovery, less related costs 3,429
 
 3,429
Development costs incurred during the period 2,677
 86
 2,763
Revisions of previous quantity estimates 4,023
 329
 4,352
Purchases of minerals in place 5
 
 5
Sales of minerals in place (417) 
 (417)
Accretion of discount 1,161
 382
 1,543
Net change in income taxes (1,268) (461) (1,729)
Other (196) (273) (469)
Balance at December 31 $14,135
 $3,007
 $17,142
2017      
Balance at January 1 $5,036
 $1,594
 $6,630
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs (4,924) (1,260) (6,184)
Net changes in prices and production costs 5,116
 1,591
 6,707
Changes in estimated future development costs 184
 (92) 92
Extensions, discoveries, additions, and improved recovery, less related costs 1,478
 98
 1,576
Development costs incurred during the period 1,304
 6
 1,310
Revisions of previous quantity estimates 2,918
 882
 3,800
Purchases of minerals in place 28
 
 28
Sales of minerals in place (864) 
 (864)
Accretion of discount 674
 260
 934
Net change in income taxes (416) (641) (1,057)
Other (1,046) (266) (1,312)
Balance at December 31 $9,488
 $2,172
 $11,660

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millionsUnited States International Total
2015     
Balance at January 1$24,148
 $6,512
 $30,660
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs(4,079) (1,153) (5,232)
Net changes in prices and production costs(28,967) (8,010) (36,977)
Changes in estimated future development costs4,408
 221
 4,629
Extensions, discoveries, additions, and improved recovery, less related costs219
 
 219
Development costs incurred during the period2,311
 379
 2,690
Revisions of previous quantity estimates(1,890) 47
 (1,843)
Purchases of minerals in place30
 
 30
Sales of minerals in place(2,262) 
 (2,262)
Accretion of discount3,648
 1,143
 4,791
Net change in income taxes9,940
 3,193
 13,133
Other(414) 261
 (153)
Balance at December 31$7,092
 $2,593
 $9,685
2014     
Balance at January 1$21,169
 $7,937
 $29,106
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs(8,780) (2,492) (11,272)
Net changes in prices and production costs(3,981) (1,984) (5,965)
Changes in estimated future development costs(4,180) (250) (4,430)
Extensions, discoveries, additions, and improved recovery, less related costs963
 
 963
Development costs incurred during the period2,591
 279
 2,870
Revisions of previous quantity estimates13,703
 1,921
 15,624
Purchases of minerals in place
 
 
Sales of minerals in place(591) (696) (1,287)
Accretion of discount3,221
 1,341
 4,562
Net change in income taxes(1,294) 549
 (745)
Other1,327
 (93) 1,234
Balance at December 31$24,148
 $6,512
 $30,660

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)

Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (Continued)
millionsUnited States International  Total
2016      
Balance at January 1 $7,092
 $2,593
 $9,685
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs (3,678) (856) (4,534)
Net changes in prices and production costs (1,953) (1,607) (3,560)
Changes in estimated future development costs 742
 (126) 616
Extensions, discoveries, additions, and improved recovery, less related costs 429
 
 429
Development costs incurred during the period 1,223
 203
 1,426
Revisions of previous quantity estimates 1,388
 320
 1,708
Purchases of minerals in place 193
 
 193
Sales of minerals in place (1,277) 
 (1,277)
Accretion of discount 949
 431
 1,380
Net change in income taxes 690
 717
 1,407
Other (762) (81) (843)
Balance at December 31 $5,036
 $1,594
 $6,630


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millionsUnited States International Total
2013     
Balance at January 1$17,538
 $8,776
 $26,314
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs(7,517) (2,881) (10,398)
Net changes in prices and production costs1,433
 (1,072) 361
Changes in estimated future development costs(2,326) (193) (2,519)
Extensions, discoveries, additions, and improved recovery, less related costs2,659
 (128) 2,531
Development costs incurred during the period1,076
 193
 1,269
Revisions of previous quantity estimates6,526
 1,324
 7,850
Purchases of minerals in place253
 
 253
Sales of minerals in place284
 
 284
Accretion of discount2,671
 1,465
 4,136
Net change in income taxes(1,865) 401
 (1,464)
Other437
 52
 489
Balance at December 31$21,169
 $7,937
 $29,106

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SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures


Quarterly Financial Data

The following summarizes quarterly financial data for 2015 and 2014:
millions except per-share amounts
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
2015       
Sales revenues$2,585
 $2,637
 $2,230
 $2,034
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net(264) (1) (542) 19
Impairments2,783
 30
 758
 1,504
Operating income (loss)(4,208) 90
 (2,549) (2,142)
Net income (loss)(3,236) 108
 (2,160) (1,524)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests32
 47
 75
 (274)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders(3,268) 61
 (2,235) (1,250)
Earnings per share       
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$(6.45) $0.12
 $(4.41) $(2.45)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$(6.45) $0.12
 $(4.41) $(2.45)
Average number common shares outstanding—basic507
 508
 508
 508
Average number common shares outstanding—diluted507
 509
 508
 508
        
2014       
Sales revenues$4,338
 $4,385
 $4,230
 $3,422
Gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net1,506
 54
 780
 (245)
Impairments3
 117
 394
 322
Operating income (loss)2,975
 1,209
 1,698
 (479)
Tronox-related contingent loss4,300
 19
 19
 22
Net income (loss)(2,626) 266
 1,147
 (350)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests43
 39
 60
 45
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders(2,669) 227
 1,087
 (395)
Earnings per share       
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$(5.30) $0.45
 $2.13
 $(0.78)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$(5.30) $0.45
 $2.12
 $(0.78)
Average number common shares outstanding—basic504
 505
 506
 507
Average number common shares outstanding—diluted504
 507
 508
 507
EVALUATION AND DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Anadarko’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 31, 2018.


MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING


156
ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There were no changes in Anadarko’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2018 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. See Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


Item 9B.  Other Information

None.


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Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures

EVALUATION AND DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Anadarko’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 31, 2015.

MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING


ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There were no changes in Anadarko’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2015 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. See Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Item 9B.  Other Information

None.

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PART III


Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

See Anadarko Board of Directors, Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board, Corporate Governance—Board of Directors, and Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance in the Definitive Proxy Statement (Proxy Statement) for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to be held May 14, 2019 (to be filed with the SEC prior to April 4, 2019), each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

See list of Executive Officers of the Registrant under Items 1 and 2 of this Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer (Code of Ethics) can be found on the Company’s website located at www.anadarko.com/Responsibility/Good-Governance. Any stockholder may request a printed copy of the Code of Ethics by submitting a written request to the Company’s Corporate Secretary. If the Company amends the Code of Ethics or grants a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from the Code of Ethics, the Company will disclose the information on its website. The waiver information will remain on the website for at least 12 months after the initial disclosure of such waiver.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

See Corporate Governance—Board of Directors—Compensation and Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation, Corporate Governance—Board of Directors—Director Compensation, Corporate Governance—Director Compensation Table for 2018, Compensation and Benefits Committee Report on 2018 Executive Compensation, Compensation Discussion and Analysis, and Executive Compensation in the Proxy Statement, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The Compensation and Benefits Committee Report and related information incorporated by reference herein shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

See Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management in the Proxy Statement and Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans under Item 5 of this Form 10-K, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

See Corporate Governance—Board of Directors and Transactions with Related Persons in the Proxy Statement, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services

See Independent Auditor in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.


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PART IV

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
a)    EXHIBITS

The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K or incorporated by reference:
(1)The consolidated financial statements of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation are listed on the Index to be held May 10, 2016 (to bethis Form 10-K, page 87.

(2)Exhibits not incorporated by reference to a prior filing are designated by an asterisk (*) and are filed with the Securitiesherewith or double asterisk (**) and Exchange Commission prior to March 31, 2016), each of which isare furnished herewith; all exhibits not so designated are incorporated herein by reference.reference to a prior filing under File Number 1-8968 as indicated.

Exhibit
See listNumber
Description
2(i)
#(ii)
3(i)
(ii)
4(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)

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Exhibit
Number
Description
4(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)
(xvi)
(xvii)
(xviii)
10(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)

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Exhibit
The Company’s CodeNumber
Description
10(xvi)
(xvii)
(xviii)
(xix)
(xx)
(xxi)
(xxii)
(xxiii)
(xxiv)
(xxv)
(xxvi)
(xxvii)
(xxviii)
(xxix)
(xxx)
(xxxi)
(xxxii)
(xxxiii)
(xxxiv)
(xxxv)
(xxxvi)
(xxxvii)

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Exhibit
Number
Description
10(xxxviii)
(xxxix)
(xl)
(xli)
(xlii)
(xliii)
(xliv)
(xlv)
(xlvi)
(xlvii)
(xlviii)
(xlix)
(l)
(li)

Item 11.  ExecutiveAnadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation

See Corporate Governance—Board of Directors—Compensation and Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation, Corporate Governance—Board of Directors—Director Compensation, Corporate Governance—Director Compensation Table for 2015, Compensation and Benefits Committee Report on 2015 Executive Compensation, Compensation Discussion and Analysis, and Executive Compensation in the Proxy Statement, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The Compensation and Benefits Committee Report and related information incorporated by reference herein shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Plan, each as amended, exceptfiled as Exhibit 10(iii) to Form 10-Q filed for quarter ended March 30, 2018, filed on May 1, 2018
(lii)
(liii)

Item 12.  Security OwnershipUnited States of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

See Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ManagementAmerica in its capacity as plaintiff-intervenor in the Proxy StatementTronox Adversary Proceeding and Securities Authorizedacting for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans under Item 5and on behalf of this Form 10-K, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.  Certain Relationshipscertain U.S. government agencies and Related Transactions,(3) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Director Independence

See Corporate Governance—Board of Directors and Transactions with Related Persons in the Proxy Statement, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services

See Independent Auditor in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.


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PART IV

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
a)EXHIBITS

The following documents arecertain other subsidiaries, filed as partExhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2014
(liv)
(lv)
(1)The Consolidated Financial Statements of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation are listed on the Index to this Form 10-K, page 82.

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(2)Exhibits not incorporated by reference to a prior filing are designated by an asterisk (*) and are filed herewith or double asterisk (**) and are furnished herewith; all exhibits not so designated are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing under File Number 1-8968 as indicated.
Exhibit
Exhibit
Number
 Description
2(i)Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 22, 2006, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, APC Acquisition Sub, Inc. and Kerr-McGee Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2006
3(i)Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated May 21, 2009, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2009
(ii)By-Laws of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, amended and restated as of September 15, 2015, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2015
4(i)Trustee Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2006, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2006
(ii)Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2015, between Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2015
(iii)Second Supplemental Indenture dated October 4, 2006, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Citibank, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2006
(iv)Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated October 4, 2006, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Citibank, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2006
(v)Officers’ Certificate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated March 2, 2009, establishing the 7.625% Senior Notes due 2014 and the 8.700% Senior Notes due 2019, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2009
(vi)Form of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2014, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2009
(vii)Form of 8.700% Senior Notes due 2019, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2009
(viii)Officers’ Certificate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated June 9, 2009, establishing the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2014, the 6.95% Senior Notes due 2019 and the 7.95% Senior Notes due 2039, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2009
(ix)Form of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2014, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2009
(x)Form of 6.95% Senior Notes due 2019, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2009
(xi)Form of 7.95% Senior Notes due 2039, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2009
(xii)Officers’ Certificate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation dated March 9, 2010, establishing the 6.200% Senior Notes due 2040, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2010

159

10(lvi)
(lvii)
(lviii)
(lix)
(lx)
Exhibit
Number
Description
4(xiii)Form of 6.200% Senior Notes due 2040, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2010
(xiv)Officers’ Certificate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation dated August 9, 2010, establishing the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2017, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2010
(xv)Form of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2017, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2010
(xvi)Officers’ Certificate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation dated July 7, 2014, establishing the 3.45% Senior Notes due 2024 and the 4.50% Senior Notes due 2044, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2014
(xvii)Form of 3.45% Senior Notes due 2024, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2014
(xviii)Form of 4.50% Senior Notes due 2044, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2014
(xix)Purchase Contract Agreement, dated June 10, 2015, between Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2015
(xx)Form of Unit (included in Exhibit 4.xix)
(xxi)Form of Purchase Contract (included in Exhibit 4.xix)
(xxii)Form of Amortizing Note (included in Exhibit 4.ii)
10(i)1998 Director Stock Plan of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, effective January 30, 1998, filed as Appendix A to DEF 14A filed on March 16, 1998
(ii)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 1998 Director Stock Plan Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2005
(iii)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Appendix A to DEF 14A filed on March 18, 2005
(iv)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Executive 1999 Stock Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2005
(v)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Non-Executive 1999 Stock Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2005
(vi)Form of Stock Option Agreement—1999 Stock Incentive Plan (UK Nationals), filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2005
(vii)Amendment to Stock Option Agreement Under the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2007
(viii)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (Amendment to Performance Unit Agreement), filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2007
(ix)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxiv) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1999, filed on March 16, 2000
(x)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Letter, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2007
(xi)The Approved UK Sub-Plan of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxiv) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 4, 2004
(xii)Key Employee Change of Control Contract, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxii) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1997, filed on March 18, 1998
(xiii)First Amendment to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Key Employee Change of Control Contract, filed as Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2000, filed on November 13, 2000

160

(lxi)
(lxii)
Exhibit
Number
Description
10(xiv)Form of Amendment to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Key Employee Change of Control Contract, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(ii) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed on August 11, 2003
(xv)Form of Key Employee Change of Control Contract (2011), filed as Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed on July 27, 2011
(xvi)Form of Amendment to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Key Employee Change of Control Contract (Applicable to Vice Presidents Other Than Executive Officers as of October 2013), filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 4, 2015
(xvii)Letter Agreement regarding Post-Retirement Benefits, dated February 16, 2004—Robert J. Allison, Jr., filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxxiv) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 4, 2004
(xviii)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Savings Restoration Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2007), filed as Exhibit 10(xxii) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2009, filed on February 23, 2010
(xix)First Amendment, dated July 1, 2010, to the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Savings Restoration Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2007), filed as Exhibit 10(xviii) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on February 20, 2015
(xx)Second Amendment, dated November 30, 2011, to the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Savings Restoration Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2007), filed as Exhibit 10(xix) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on February 20, 2015
(xxi)Third Amendment, dated December 18, 2014, to the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Savings Restoration Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2007), filed as Exhibit 10(xx) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on February 20, 2015
(xxii)Anadarko Retirement Restoration Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective as of November 7, 2007), filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2007
(xxiii)First Amendment, dated November 30, 2011, to the Anadarko Retirement Restoration Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2007), filed as Exhibit 10(xxii) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on February 20, 2015
(xxiv)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Estate Enhancement Program, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxxiv) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1998, filed on March 15, 1999
(xxv)Estate Enhancement Program Agreement between Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Eligible Executives, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxxv) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1998, filed on March 15, 1999
(xxvi)Estate Enhancement Program Agreements effective November 29, 2000, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxxxii) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2000, filed on March 15, 2001
(xxvii)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Management Life Insurance Plan, restated November 1, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xxxii) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2002, filed on March 14, 2003
(xxviii)First Amendment to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Management Life Insurance Plan, effective June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(xliii) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 4, 2004
(xxix)Second Amendment to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Management Life Insurance Plan, effective January 1, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10(xxix) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2009, filed on February 23, 2010
(xxx)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Officer Severance Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(iv) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 12, 2003
(xxxi)Form of Termination Agreement and Release of All Claims Under Officer Severance Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(b)(v) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 12, 2003

161

(lxiii)
Exhibit
Number
Description
10(xxxii)Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10 to Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2004
(xxxiii)$5,000,000,000 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2010, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., DnB NorBank ASA, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Société Générale, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agents, and the several lenders named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2010
(xxxiv)First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2011, to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of September 2, 2010, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., DnB Nor Bank ASA, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Société Générale, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents, and each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed on October 31, 2011
(xxxv)Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2014, to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of September 2, 2010, as amended on August 3, 2011, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., DnB Nor Bank ASA, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Société Générale, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents, and each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2014, filed on May 5, 2014
(xxxvi)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, effective as of May 20, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2008
(xxxvii)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Option Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2009
(xxxviii)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2009
(xxxvix)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Performance Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2009
(xl)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan, effective as of May 20, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2008
†*(xli)First Amendment to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan, dated February 8, 2016
(xlii)Form of Award Letter for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2008
(xliii)Form of Award Letter for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan (2013), filed as Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed on July 29, 2013
†*(xliv)Terms and Conditions of Elective Deferred Share Awards for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan
(xlv)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Benefits Trust Agreement, amended and restated effective as of November 5, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10(lvi) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2008, filed on February 25, 2009
(xlvi)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2012), filed as Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, filed on July 29, 2014
(xlvii)First Amendment, dated December 17, 2013, to the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2012), filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, filed on July 29, 2014

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Exhibit
Number
Description
10(xlviii)Operating Agreement, dated October 1, 2009, between BP Exploration & Production Inc., as Operator, and MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, as Non-Operator, as ratified by that certain Ratification and Joinder of Operating Agreement, dated December 17, 2009, by and among BP Exploration & Production Inc., Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (as Non-Operator), Anadarko E&P Company LP (as predecessor in interest to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation), and MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, together with material exhibits, filed as Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on August 3, 2010
(xlix)Confidential Settlement Agreement, Mutual Releases and Agreement to Indemnify, dated October 16, 2011, by and among BP Exploration & Production Inc., Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Anadarko E&P Company LP, BP Corporation North America Inc. and BP p.l.c., filed as Exhibit 10(xlii) to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2011, filed on February 21, 2012 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a request for confidential treatment)
(l)Severance Agreement between R. A. Walker and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated February 16, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2012
(li)Time Sharing Agreement between R. A. Walker and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated May 15, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2012, filed on August 8, 2012
(lii)First Amendment to Time Sharing Agreement between R.A. Walker and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated June 2, 2015, filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on July 28, 2015
(liii)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, effective as of May 15, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2012
(liv)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Option Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2012
(lv)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2012
(lvi)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Performance Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2012
(lvii)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2012
(lviii)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Performance Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2012
(lix)Form of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Performance Unit Award Agreement (2014), filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2014
(lx)Form of U.K. Award Letter for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2012
(lxi)Amended and Restated Performance Unit Award Agreement, effective November 5, 2012, for R. A. Walker, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2012
(lxii)Settlement Agreement dated as of April 3, 2014, by and among (1) the Anadarko Litigation Trust, (2) the United States of America in its capacity as plaintiff-intervenor in the Tronox Adversary Proceeding and acting for and on behalf of certain U.S. government agencies and (3) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and certain other subsidiaries, filed as exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2014

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Exhibit
Number
Description
10(lxiii)Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2014, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the additional lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2014
(lxiv)First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated November 14, 2014, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2014
(lxv)Amendment and Maturity Extension Agreement, dated December 14, 2015, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2015
(lxvi)364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2014, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the additional lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2014
(lxvii)First Amendment to 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated November 14, 2014, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2014
(lxviii)Form of Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement for Commercial Paper Program, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2015
(lxix)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Key Employee Change of Control Contract, dated June 1, 2015, for Christopher O. Champion, filed as Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on July 28, 2015
(lxx)364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2016, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Citibank, N.A., and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the additional lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2016
*12Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
*21  
*23(i) 
*23(ii) 
*24  
*31(i) 
*31(ii) 
**32  
*99  
*101.INS XBRL Instance Document
*101.SCH XBRL Schema Document
*101.CAL XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
*101.DEF XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
*101.LAB XBRL Label Linkbase Document
*101.PRE XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed pursuant to Item 15.

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Table
#Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Contents
The total amount of securities ofRegulation S-K, the registrant authorized under any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed as an exhibit does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrants and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The registrant agrees upon request of the SEC, to furnish copiessupplementally a copy of any or all of such instrumentsomitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
The total amount of securities of the registrant authorized under any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed as an exhibit does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrants and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The registrant agrees, upon request of the SEC, to furnish copies of any or all of such instruments to the SEC.


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b)    FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the information is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Item 16.  Form 10-K Summary

Not applicable.


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b)FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the information is included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
 ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
February 17, 2016By:/s/ ROBERT G. GWIN
Robert G. Gwin
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 17, 2016.
Name and SignatureTitle
(i) Principal executive officer and director:
/s/ R. A. WALKERChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
R. A. Walker
(ii) Principal financial officer:
/s/ ROBERT G. GWIN ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
February 14, 2019By:/s/ BENJAMIN M. FINK
Benjamin M. Fink
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Robert G. Gwin

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 14, 2019.
Name and Signature  Title
(i) Principal executive officer and director:
/s/ R. A. WALKERChairman and Chief Executive Officer
R. A. Walker
(ii) Principal financial officer:
/s/ BENJAMIN M. FINKExecutive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Benjamin M. Fink
(iii) Principal accounting officer:
/s/ CHRISTOPHER O. CHAMPIONSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Christopher O. Champion
(iv) Directors:*
ANTHONY R. CHASE
DAVID E. CONSTABLE
H. PAULETT EBERHART
CLAIRE S. FARLEY
PETER J. FLUOR
JOSEPH W. GORDER
JOHN R. GORDON
SEAN GOURLEY
MICHAEL K. GRIMM
MARK C. MCKINLEY
ERIC D. MULLINS
ALEXANDRA PRUNER

* Signed on behalf of each of these persons and on his own behalf:

By:/s/ BENJAMIN M. FINK
Benjamin M. Fink, Attorney-in-Fact 
(iii) Principal accounting officer:
/s/ CHRISTOPHER O. CHAMPIONVice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Christopher O. Champion
(iv) Directors:*
ANTHONY R. CHASE
KEVIN P. CHILTON
H. PAULETT EBERHART
PETER J. FLUOR
RICHARD L. GEORGE
JOSEPH W. GORDER
JOHN R. GORDON
SEAN GOURLEY
MARK C. MCKINLEY
ERIC D. MULLINS
* Signed on behalf of each of these persons and on his own behalf:


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By:/s/ ROBERT G. GWIN
Robert G. Gwin, Attorney-in-Fact

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