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APA Corporation — Feb 26, 2025 release

Fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001193125-25-038008
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Combined development capital budget for Permian and Egypt
“$2.2-$2.3 billion”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Upstream capital budget for FY2025
“$2.5 to $2.6 billion”
Upstream oil and gas capital investment for FY2025
“$2.5 to $2.6 billion”
GranMorgu development allocation for FY2025
“$200 million”
GranMorgu development capital (included in u… for FY2025
“$200 million”
Run-rate cost savings target for FY2027
“$350 million”
Returning of FCF to shareholders for FY2025
“at least 60%”
Shareholder returns commitment (% of FCF)
“at least 60% of FCF”
Exploration allocation for FY2025
“$100 million”
Exploration capital (included in upstream ca… for FY2025
“$100 million”
Total company adjusted production for FY2025
“around 396,000 BOE per day”
U.S. oil volumes for FY2025
“125,000 to 127,000 barrels of oil per day”
Egypt adjusted production volumes for FY2025
“69,000 BOE per day”
Permian rig count for FY2025
“eight rigs”
Egypt rig count for FY2025
“12 rigs”
Combined development capital budget for Perm… for FY2025
“$2.2-$2.3 billion”
Sustainable annual cost savings target for FY2027
“at least $350 million”
GranMorgu project first oil for FY2028
“first oil in 2028”
Exhibit 99.1 · full document
Exhibit 99.1      NEWS RELEASE APA Corporation Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial and Operational Results 2024 Highlights     •   Delivered full-year net cash provided by operating activities of $3.6  billion, adjusted EBITDAX of $5.9  billion, and $841  million of free cash flow (FCF);     •   Returned $599  million to shareholders or 71% of FCF;     •   Transformed Permian portfolio through the acquisition of Callon Petroleum Company and the sale of conventional Central Basin Platform assets; realized an initial 22% reduction in breakeven oil price on Callon Delaware acreage;     •   Achieved final investment decision for the GranMorgu Phase 1 project in Suriname Block 58 with partner TotalEnergies; and     •   Signed a new gas price agreement in Egypt, bringing gas-focused investment to economic parity with oil. 2025 Outlook     •   Planning upstream capital budget of $2.5 to $2.6  billion; includes $200  million for GranMorgu development and $100  million for exploration;     •   Total adjusted production expected to be 396,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day; 3% higher than 2024;     •   Implementing cost-saving initiatives across overhead, lease operating expense (LOE) and capital, targeting $350  million in run-rate savings by year-end 2027; and     •   Committed to returning at least 60% of FCF to shareholders. HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2025 – APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024. In the fourth quarter, APA reported net income attributable to common stock of $354 million or $0.96 per diluted common share. When adjusting for items that impact the comparability of results, APA’s fourth-quarter earnings were $290 million, or $0.79 per diluted share. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.0 billion, and adjusted EBITDAX was $1.6 billion. Fourth-quarter reported production was 488,000 BOE per day. Adjusted production, excluding Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 418,000 BOE per day. For the full-year 2024, APA reported net income attributable to common stock of $804 million, or $2.27 per diluted common share. On an adjusted basis, APA’s 2024 earnings totaled $1.3 billion or $3.77 per diluted common share. Reported full-year production was 455,000 BOE per day; adjusted production was 385,000 BOE per day. Full-year net cash provided by operating activities was $3.6 billion, and adjusted EBITDAX was $5.9 billion.   Page 1 of 5 APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS   During the year, APA generated $841 million of free cash flow, repurchased $246 million of common stock, and paid $353 million in dividends. The company ended the year with debt of $6 billion and cash of $625 million, an increase in net debt of only $300 million from the end of 2023, despite adding over $2 billion of debt with the Callon acquisition. CEO Commentary “Over the last several years, APA has been strategically reshaped in numerous ways. We have enhanced the quality and sustainability of the portfolio in our core areas of the Permian Basin and the Western Desert of Egypt, while also building optionality through a differentiated exploration strategy,” said John J. Christmann IV, APA’s chief executive officer. “In 2024, we continued this momentum with the acquisition of Callon, the final investment decision for the GranMorgu project in Suriname, and the new gas agreement in Egypt. These actions have further strengthened our portfolio and improved the quality of our investment opportunities, positioning APA for long-term growth and success. We have assembled a large-scale unconventional position in the Permian Basin, surpassing many of our pure-play peers. In addition, we made further progress on strengthening our balance sheet, achieving investment-grade status with all three rating agencies.” 2025 Capital Budget and Outlook In 2025, APA plans to invest $2.5 to $2.6 billion in upstream oil and gas capital. This includes $200 million toward progressing the GranMorgu project in Suriname and $100 million for exploration activities, predominantly in Alaska. Total company adjusted production is expected to be relatively flat year-over-year at around 396,000 BOE per day. U.S. oil volumes should stay relatively consistent at 125,000 to 127,000 barrels of oil per day, and gas volumes will benefit from no price-related curtailments. In Egypt, gross production is expected to decline modestly, while adjusted volumes should grow slightly year-over-year, to 69,000 BOE per day compared to 67,500 BOE per day in 2024.   Page 2 of 5 APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS   “Our 2025 plan builds on the progress achieved in 2024,” continued Christmann. “Through inventory expansion in the Permian Basin and the renegotiation of both oil and gas economics in Egypt, we have positioned our core producing portfolio to deliver steady and predictable production. We expect to run eight rigs in the Permian and 12 rigs in Egypt, leading to a slight increase year-over-year in Permian and adjusted Egypt volumes. This activity set translates to a combined development capital budget for Permian and Egypt of $2.2-$2.3 billion, 17% lower than 2024 development capital when adjusting for Callon’s first-quarter 2024 spend.” Additionally, APA is undertaking significant cost reduction initiatives aimed at streamlining the business and improving operating practices. The company is targeting at least $350 million in sustainable annual savings by the end of 2027 across LOE, capital and overhead. “Our cost reduction efforts follow the strategic realignment of our portfolio over the last few years. Our objective is to return our cost structure to a leading position by streamlining every aspect of the business while enhancing the predictability and delivery of our long-term plan. We are confident that our disciplined approach to capital allocation and rigorous cost management will underpin strong free cash flow growth over the next few years, which will be further bolstered by the GranMorgu project in Suriname, with first oil in 2028,” Christmann concluded. Year-End 2024 Proved Reserves Worldwide estimated proved reserves totaled 969 million BOE at year-end 2024, 69% of which were classified as proved developed. Conference Call APA will host a conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results at 10 a.m. Central time, Thursday, Feb. 27. The conference call will be webcast from APA’s website at www.apacorp.com and investor.apacorp.com. Following the conference call, a replay will be available for one year on the “Investors” page of the company’s website. About APA APA Corporation owns consolidated subsidiaries that explore for and produce oil and natural gas in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom and that explore for oil and natural gas offshore Suriname and elsewhere. APA posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and press releases on its website, www.apacorp.com .   Page 3 of 5 APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS   Additional Information Additional information follows, including reconciliations of adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDAX, upstream capital investment, net debt, cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow (non-GAAP financial measures) to GAAP measures and information regarding adjusted production. APA’s quarterly supplement is available at http:// www.apacorp.com/financialdata . Non-GAAP Financial Measures APA’s financial information includes information prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as well as non-GAAP financial information. It is management’s intent to provide non-GAAP financial information to enhance understanding of our consolidated financial information as prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDAX, upstream capital investment , net debt, cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. This non-GAAP information should be considered by the reader in addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each non-GAAP financial measure is presented along with the corresponding GAAP measure so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on the non-GAAP measure. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goals,” “guidance,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “possibly,” “potential,” “projects,” “prospects,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar references to future periods, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future plans, expectations, and objectives for operations, including statements about our capital plans, drilling plans, production expectations, asset sales, and monetizations. While forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by us that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual results   Page 4 of 5 APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS   and developments will meet our expectations and predictions depend on a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results, performance, and financial condition to differ materially from our expectations. See “Risk Factors” in APA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (and in APA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, when filed) for a discussion of risk factors that affect our business. Any forward-looking statement made in this news release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. APA and its subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future development or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Cautionary Note to Investors The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved, probable, and possible reserves that meet the SEC’s definitions for such terms. APA may use certain terms in this news release, such as “resources,” “potential resources,” “resource potential,” “estimated net reserves,” “recoverable reserves,” and other similar terms that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit APA from including in filings with the SEC. Such terms do not take into account the certainty of resource recovery, which is contingent on exploration success, technical improvements in drilling access, commerciality, and other factors, and are therefore not indicative of expected future resource recovery and should not be relied upon. Investors are urged to consider carefully the disclosure in APA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2023 and in APA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, when filed, available from APA at www.apacorp.com or by writing APA at: 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S, Ste. 200, Houston, TX 77042 (Attn: Corporate Secretary). You can also obtain this report from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Contacts Investor: (281) 302-2286 Media:  (713) 296-7276 Website:  www.apacorp.com APA-F -end-   Page 5 of 5 APA CORPORATION STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data)        For the Quarter Ended     For the Year Ended        December 31,     December 31,        2024     2023     2024     2023   REVENUES AND OTHER:          Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production revenues          Oil revenues    $ 1,830     $ 1,530     $ 6,966     $ 5,997   Natural gas revenues      170       222       584       880   Natural gas liquids revenues      189       133       646       508                                         2,189       1,885       8,196       7,385   Purchased oil and gas sales      523       282       1,541       894                                    Total revenues      2,712       2,167       9,737       8,279   Derivative instrument gain (loss), net      7       (5 )      (10 )      99   Gain on divestitures, net      5       1       289       8   Loss on previously sold Gulf of America properties      (190 )      (212 )      (273 )      (212 )  Other, net      (32 )      (59 )      (6 )      18                                         2,502       1,892       9,737       8,192                                    OPERATING EXPENSES:          Lease operating expenses      474       360       1,690       1,436   Gathering, processing, and transmission      104       89       432       334   Purchased oil and gas costs      382       184       1,047       742   Taxes other than income      65       44       270       207   Exploration      65       51       313       195   General and administrative      102       75       372       351   Transaction, reorganization, and separation      12       4       168       15   Depreciation, depletion, and amortization:          Oil and gas property and equipment      646       414       2,235       1,500   Other assets      7       9       31       40   Asset retirement obligation accretion      36       30       148       116   Impairments      18       15       1,129       61   Financing costs, net      91       77       367       312                                         2,002       1,352       8,202       5,309                                    NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES      500       540       1,535       2,883   Current income tax provision      308       316       1,153       1,338   Deferred income tax benefit      (233 )      (1,640 )      (736 )      (1,662 )                                   NET INCOME INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS      425       1,864       1,118       3,207   Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest      71       91       314       352                                    NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK    $ 354     $ 1,773     $ 804     $ 2,855                                    NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:          Basic    $ 0.96     $ 5.79     $ 2.28     $ 9.26   Diluted    $ 0.96     $ 5.78     $ 2.27     $ 9.25   WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:          Basic      369       306       353       308   Diluted      369       307       353       309   DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE    $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     Page 1 APA CORPORATION PRODUCTION INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Year Ended        December 31,      September 30,      December 31,      4Q24 to     4Q24 to     December 31,      December 31,        2024      2024      2023      3Q24     4Q23     2024      2023   OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      147,573        143,299        83,909        3%       76%       128,531        78,889   Egypt (1, 2)      89,927        91,673        92,365        -2%       -3%       89,027        89,129   North Sea      27,683        21,334        30,748        30%       -10%       26,340        34,728                                                    International (1)      117,610        113,007        123,113        4%       -4%       115,367        123,857                                                    Total (1)      265,183        256,306        207,022        3%       28%       243,898        202,746                                                    NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day                    United States      511,587        467,615        462,498        9%       11%       483,446        452,281   Egypt (1, 2)      300,118        300,418        309,814        0%       -3%       291,011        325,778   North Sea      36,842        18,911        58,054        95%       -37%       39,986        50,284                                                    International (1)      336,960        319,329        367,868        6%       -8%       330,997        376,062                                                    Total (1)      848,547        786,944        830,366        8%       2%       814,443        828,343                                                    NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      80,390        79,474        67,679        1%       19%       73,877        62,997   North Sea      1,311        543        1,335        141%       -2%       1,201        1,240                                                    Total (1)      81,701        80,017        69,014        2%       18%       75,078        64,237                                                    BOE per day                    United States      313,227        300,709        228,671        4%       37%       282,983        217,266   Egypt (1, 2)      139,947        141,742        144,001        -1%       -3%       137,529        143,425   North Sea      35,134        25,029        41,758        40%       -16%       34,204        44,349                                                    International (1)      175,081        166,771        185,759        5%       -6%       171,733        187,774                                                    Total (1)      488,308        467,480        414,430        4%       18%       454,716        405,040                                                    Total excluding noncontrolling interests      441,618        420,199        366,352        5%       21%       408,838        357,184                                                    (1) Includes net production volumes attributed to our noncontrolling partner in Egypt below:                Oil (b/d)      30,002        30,579        30,837            29,698        29,739   Gas (Mcf/d)      100,127        100,210        103,443            97,078        108,703   BOE per day      46,690        47,281        48,078            45,878        47,856   (2) Egypt Gross Production                Oil (b/d)      134,504        136,670        141,953            137,150        141,985   Gas (Mcf/d)      438,052        447,173        466,403            443,551        500,080   BOE per day      207,513        211,199        219,687            211,075        225,332     Page 2 APA CORPORATION ADJUSTED PRODUCTION INFORMATION Adjusted production excludes certain items that management believes affect the comparability of operating results for the periods presented. Adjusted production excludes production attributable to 1) noncontrolling interest in Egypt and 2) Egypt tax barrels. Management uses adjusted production to evaluate the company’s operational trends and performance and believes it is useful to investors and other third parties.        For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Year Ended        December 31, 2024      September 30, 2024      December 31, 2023      4Q24 to 3Q24     4Q24 to 4Q23     December 31, 2024      December 31, 2023   OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      147,573        143,299        83,909        3%       76%       128,531        78,889   Egypt      45,017        44,627        45,204        1%       0%       43,817        43,349   North Sea      27,683        21,334        30,748        30%       -10%       26,340        34,728                                                    International      72,700        65,961        75,952        10%       -4%       70,157        78,077                                                    Total      220,273        209,260        159,861        5%       38%       198,688        156,966                                                    NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day                    United States      511,587        467,615        462,498        9%       11%       483,446        452,281   Egypt      149,816        145,190        150,212        3%       0%       142,363        157,269   North Sea      36,842        18,911        58,054        95%       -37%       39,986        50,284                                                    International      186,658        164,101        208,266        14%       -10%       182,349        207,553                                                    Total      698,245        631,716        670,764        11%       4%       665,795        659,834                                                    NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      80,390        79,474        67,679        1%       19%       73,877        62,997   North Sea      1,311        543        1,335        141%       -2%       1,201        1,240                                                    Total      81,701        80,017        69,014        2%       18%       75,078        64,237                                                    BOE per day                    United States      313,227        300,709        228,671        4%       37%       282,983        217,266   Egypt      69,986        68,825        70,239        2%       0%       67,544        69,561   North Sea      35,134        25,029        41,758        40%       -16%       34,204        44,349                                                    International      105,120        93,854        111,997        12%       -6%       101,748        113,910                                                    Total      418,347        394,563        340,668        6%       23%       384,731        331,176                                                      Page 3 APA CORPORATION PRICE INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended      For the Year Ended        December 31,      September 30,      December 31,      December 31,      December 31,        2024      2024      2023      2024      2023   AVERAGE OIL PRICE PER BARREL                United States    $ 70.38      $ 76.34      $ 79.04      $ 75.92      $ 77.84   Egypt      74.54        79.88        83.67        80.41        82.47   North Sea      75.42        83.36        80.70        80.74        82.75   International      74.80        80.38        82.98        80.48        82.55   Total      72.42        78.06        81.36        78.08        80.72   AVERAGE NATURAL GAS PRICE PER MCF                United States    $ 1.01      $ 0.16      $ 1.62      $ 0.71      $ 1.80   Egypt      2.97        2.93        2.89        2.94        2.91   North Sea      14.40        9.76        13.46        10.84        13.02   International      4.03        3.30        4.56        3.82        4.25   Total      2.20        1.43        2.92        1.97        2.91   AVERAGE NGL PRICE PER BARREL                United States    $ 24.52      $ 20.91      $ 19.82      $ 22.83      $ 20.85   North Sea      50.65        45.93        48.16        47.59        47.77   Total      25.08        21.29        20.70        23.37        21.54     Page 4 APA CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (In millions) SUMMARY EXPLORATION EXPENSE INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended      For the Year Ended        December 31,      December 31,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Unproved leasehold impairments    $ 24      $ 2      $ 35      $ 22   Dry hole expense      29        21        201        92   Geological and geophysical expense      —         16        21        19   Exploration overhead and other      12        12        56        62                                          $ 65      $ 51      $ 313      $ 195                                       SUMMARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended     For the Year Ended        December 31,     December 31,        2024     2023     2024     2023   Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 1,036     $ 1,030     $ 3,620     $ 3,129                                    Additions to upstream oil and gas property      (698 )      (575 )      (2,851 )      (2,313 )  Leasehold and property acquisitions      4       —        (60 )      (44 )  Proceeds from asset divestitures      885       —        1,609       29   Proceeds from sale of Kinetik shares      —        228       428       228   Other, net      (108 )      (9 )      (50 )      (38 )                                   Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities    $ 83     $ (356 )    $ (924 )    $ (2,138 )                                   Payments on commercial paper and revolving credit facilities, net      (230 )      (396 )      (40 )      (194 )  Proceeds from term loan facility      —        —        1,500       —    Payments on term loan facility      (100 )      —        (600 )      —    Payment on Callon Credit Agreement      —        —        (472 )      —    Payments on fixed-rate debt      —        —        (1,641 )      (65 )  Distributions to noncontrolling interest      (35 )      (84 )      (268 )      (238 )  Treasury stock activity, net      (100 )      (121 )      (246 )      (329 )  Dividends paid to APA common stockholders      (93 )      (76 )      (353 )      (308 )  Other, net      —        (5 )      (38 )      (15 )                                   Net cash used in financing activities    $ (558 )    $ (682 )    $ (2,158 )    $ (1,149 )                                   SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION        December 31,      December 31,        2024      2023   Cash and cash equivalents    $ 625      $ 87   Other current assets      2,779        2,375   Property and equipment, net      12,646        10,038   Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of America properties      21        21   Other assets      3,319        2,723                     Total assets    $ 19,390      $ 15,244                     Current debt    $ 53      $ 2   Current liabilities      2,902        2,402   Long-term debt      5,991        5,186   Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of America properties      929        764   Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities      3,153        3,199   APA shareholders’ equity      5,280        2,655   Noncontrolling interest      1,082        1,036                     Total Liabilities and equity    $ 19,390      $ 15,244                     Common shares outstanding at end of period      365        304     Page 5 APA CORPORATION NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In millions, except per share data) Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment Management believes the presentation of upstream capital investments is useful for investors to assess APA’s expenditures related to our upstream capital activity. We define capital investments as costs incurred for oil and gas activities, adjusted to exclude property acquisitions, asset retirement obligation revisions and liabilities incurred, capitalized interest, and certain exploration expenses, while including amounts paid during the period for abandonment and decommissioning expenditures. Upstream capital expenditures attributable to a one-third noncontrolling interest in Egypt are also excluded. Management believes this provides a more accurate reflection of APA’s cash expenditures related to upstream capital activity and is consistent with how we plan our capital budget.        For the Quarter Ended      For the Year Ended        December 31,      December 31,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Costs incurred in oil and gas property:             Asset and leasehold acquisitions    $ 10      $ 10      $ 4,564      $ 25   Exploration and development      752        969        3,298        2,694                                       Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property    $ 762      $ 979      $ 7,862      $ 2,719                                       Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment:             Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property    $ 762      $ 979      $ 7,862      $ 2,719   Property acquisitions      (12 )       —         (4,562 )       (1 )  Asset retirement obligations settled vs. incurred - oil and gas property      (81 )       (347 )       (244 )       (327 )  Capitalized interest      (7 )       (6 )       (29 )       (24 )  Exploration seismic and administration costs      (12 )       (28 )       (77 )       (81 )                                      Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt    $ 650      $ 598      $ 2,950      $ 2,286   Less noncontrolling interest - Egypt      (58 )       (78 )       (253 )       (281 )                                      Total Upstream capital investment    $ 592      $ 520      $ 2,697      $ 2,005                                       Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and Free cash flow Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. APA uses these measures internally and provides this information because management believes it is useful in evaluating the company’s ability to generate cash to internally fund exploration and development activities, fund dividend programs, and service debt, as well as to compare our results from period to period. We believe these measures are also used by research analysts and investors to value and compare oil and gas exploration and production companies and are frequently included in published research reports when providing investment recommendations. Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are additional measures of liquidity but are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities. Additionally, this presentation of free cash flow may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies in our industry.        For the Quarter Ended      For the Year Ended        December 31,      December 31,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 1,036      $ 1,030      $ 3,620      $ 3,129   Changes in operating assets and liabilities      107        (23 )       535        417                                       Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities    $ 1,143      $ 1,007      $ 4,155      $ 3,546   Adjustments to free cash flow:             Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest—Egypt      (650 )       (598 )       (2,950 )       (2,286 )  Decommissioning spend on previously sold Gulf of America properties      (24 )       —         (63 )       —    Non oil and gas capital investment      (14 )       (33 )       (33 )       (57 )  Distributions to Sinopec noncontrolling interest      (35 )       (84 )       (268 )       (238 )                                      Free cash flow    $ 420      $ 292      $ 841      $ 965                                       Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDAX Management believes EBITDAX, or earnings before income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense is a widely accepted financial indicator, and useful for investors, to assess a company’s ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and make distributions to shareholders. We define adjusted EBITDAX, a non-GAAP financial measure, as EBITDAX adjusted for certain items presented in the accompanying reconciliation. Management uses adjusted EBITDAX to evaluate our ability to fund our capital expenditures, debt services and other operational requirements and to compare our results from period to period by eliminating the impact of certain items that management does not consider to be representative of the Company’s on-going operations. Management also believes adjusted EBITDAX facilitates investors and analysts in evaluating and comparing EBITDAX from period to period by eliminating differences caused by the existence and timing of certain operating expenses that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. However, our presentation of adjusted EBITDAX may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies in our industry.        For the Quarter Ended     For the Year Ended        December 31,     September 30,     December 31,     December 31,        2024     2024     2023     2024     2023   Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 1,036     $ 1,339     $ 1,030     $ 3,620     $ 3,129   Adjustments:            Exploration expense other than dry hole expense and unproved leasehold impairments      12       20       28       77       81   Current income tax provision      308       260       316       1,153       1,338   Other adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities      (16 )      45       (71 )      (2 )      (26 )  Changes in operating assets and liabilities      107       (221 )      (23 )      535       417   Financing costs, net      91       100       77       367       321   Transaction, reorganization & separation costs      12       14       4       168       15                                            Adjusted EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)    $ 1,550     $ 1,557     $ 1,361     $ 5,918     $ 5,275                                              Page 6 APA CORPORATION NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In millions) Reconciliation of debt to net debt Net debt, or outstanding debt obligations less cash and cash equivalents, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses net debt as a measure of the Company’s outstanding debt obligations that would not be readily satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand.        December 31,      September 30,      June 30,      March 31,        2024      2024      2024      2024   Current debt    $ 53      $ 2      $ 2      $ 2   Long-term debt      5,991        6,370        6,741        5,178                                       Total debt      6,044        6,372        6,743        5,180   Cash and cash equivalents      625        64        160        102                                       Net debt    $ 5,419      $ 6,308      $ 6,583      $ 5,078                                       Reconciliation of Income attributable to common stock to Adjusted earnings Our presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures because they exclude the effect of certain items included in Income Attributable to Common Stock. Management believes that adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share provides relevant and useful information, which is widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry as well as by our management in assessing the Company’s operational trends and comparability of results to our peers. Management uses adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share to evaluate our operating and financial performance because it eliminates the impact of certain items that management does not consider to be representative of the Company’s on-going business operations. As a performance measure, adjusted earnings may be useful to investors in facilitating comparisons to others in the Company’s industry because certain items can vary substantially in the oil and gas industry from company to company depending upon accounting methods, book value of assets, capital structure and asset sales and other divestitures, among other factors. Management believes excluding these items facilitates investors and analysts in evaluating and comparing the underlying operating and financial performance of our business from period to period by eliminating differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense and income items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. However, our presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies in our industry.        For the Quarter Ended     For the Quarter Ended        December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023        Before     Tax     After     Diluted     Before     Tax     After     Diluted        Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS   Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)    $ 500     $ (75 )    $ 425     $ 1.15     $ 540     $ 1,324     $ 1,864     $ 6.08   Income attributable to noncontrolling interests      129       (58 )      71       0.19       163       (72 )      91       0.30                                                                    Net income attributable to common stock      371       (17 )      354       0.96       377       1,396       1,773       5.78   Adjustments: *                  Asset and unproved leasehold impairments      42       (16 )      26       0.07       17       (4 )      13       0.04   Valuation allowance and EPL revaluation      —        (11 )      (11 )      (0.03 )      —        (1,634 )      (1,634 )      (5.33 )  Other tax adjustments      —        (224 )      (224 )      (0.61 )      —        —        —        —    Unrealized derivative instrument (gain) loss      (10 )      2       (8 )      (0.02 )      10       (2 )      8       0.03   Loss on previously sold Gulf of America properties      190       (42 )      148       0.40       212       (45 )      167       0.54   Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market loss      —        —        —        —        29       (6 )      23       0.08   Transaction, reorganization & separation costs      12       (3 )      9       0.03       4       (2 )      2       0.01   Gain on divestitures, net      (5 )      1       (4 )      (0.01 )      (1 )      1       —        —                                                                     Adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP)    $ 600     $ (310 )    $ 290     $ 0.79     $ 648     $ (296 )    $ 352     $ 1.15                                                                                          For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended        December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023        Before     Tax     After     Diluted     Before     Tax     After     Diluted        Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS     Tax     Impact     Tax     EPS   Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)    $ 1,535     $ (417 )    $ 1,118     $ 3.16     $ 2,883     $ 324     $ 3,207     $ 10.39   Income attributable to noncontrolling interests      570       (256 )      314       0.89       628       (276 )      352       1.14                                                                    Net income attributable to common stock      965       (161 )      804       2.27       2,255       600       2,855       9.25   Adjustments: *                  Asset and unproved leasehold impairments      1,164       (558 )      606       1.71       83       (50 )      33       0.11   Valuation allowance and EPL revaluation      —        5       5       0.02       —        (1,627 )      (1,627 )      (5.27 )  Other tax adjustments      —        (224 )      (224 )      (0.63 )      —        —        —        —    Gain on extinguishment of debt      —        —        —        —        (9 )      2       (7 )      (0.02 )  Unrealized derivative instrument (gain) loss      8       (2 )      6       0.02       (51 )      11       (40 )      (0.13 )  Loss on previously sold Gulf of America properties      273       (60 )      213       0.60       212       (45 )      167       0.54   Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market loss      9       —        9       0.03       12       (2 )      10       0.03   Drilling contract termination charges      —        —        —        —        13       (10 )      3       0.01   Transaction, reorganization & separation costs      168       (30 )      138       0.39       15       (5 )      10       0.03   Gain on divestitures, net      (289 )      63       (226 )      (0.64 )      (8 )      2       (6 )      (0.02 )                                                                   Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP)    $ 2,298     $ (967 )    $ 1,331     $ 3.77     $ 2,522     $ (1,124 )    $ 1,398     $ 4.53                                                                      * The income tax effect of the reconciling items are calculated based on the statutory rate of the jurisdiction in which the discrete item resides.   Page 7 APA CORPORATION OIL & GAS RESERVES INFORMATION For the Year Ended December 31, 2024   OIL (Mbbl)                  U.S.     Egypt 1     North Sea     Suiname      Total 1   Balance - Dec 31, 2023      210,490       107,559       61,076       —         379,125   Extensions and Discoveries      100,778       18,115       —        73,637        192,530   Purchases      124,112       —        —        —         124,112   Revisions      (9,642 )      10,521       (21,000 )      —         (20,121 )  Production      (47,043 )      (32,584 )      (9,640 )      —         (89,267 )  Sales      (86,668 )      —        —        —         (86,668 )                                            Balance - Dec 31, 2024      292,027       103,611       30,436       73,637        499,711                                             NGL’s (Mbbl)                  U.S.     Egypt 1     North Sea     Suiname      Total 1   Balance - Dec 31, 2023      171,887       —        1,460       —         173,347   Extensions and Discoveries      62,988       —        —        —         62,988   Purchases      51,406       —        —        —         51,406   Revisions      (20,167 )      —        (277 )      —         (20,444 )  Production      (27,039 )      —        (439 )      —         (27,478 )  Sales      (30,878 )      —        —        —         (30,878 )                                            Balance - Dec 31, 2024      208,197       —        744       —         208,941                                             GAS (MMcf)                  U.S.     Egypt 1     North Sea     Suiname      Total 1   Balance - Dec 31, 2023      1,103,451       379,756       46,839       —         1,530,046   Extensions and Discoveries      354,267       60,366       —        —         414,633   Purchases      279,615       —        —        —         279,615   Revisions      (224,118 )      26,792       (4,176 )      —         (201,502 )  Production      (176,941 )      (106,510 )      (14,635 )      —         (298,086 )  Sales      (162,039 )      —        —        —         (162,039 )                                            Balance - Dec 31, 2024      1,174,235       360,404       28,028       —         1,562,667                                             TOTAL BOE (Mboe)                  U.S.     Egypt 1     North Sea     Suiname      Total 1   Balance - Dec 31, 2023      566,285       170,852       70,343       —         807,480   Extensions and Discoveries      222,811       28,176       —        73,637        324,624   Purchases      222,121       —        —        —         222,121   Revisions      (67,162 )      14,986       (21,973 )      —         (74,149 )  Production      (103,572 )      (50,336 )      (12,518 )      —         (166,426 )  Sales      (144,553 )      —        —        —         (144,553 )                                            Balance - Dec 31, 2024      695,930       163,678       35,852       73,637        969,097                                             Proved developed reserves:             Oil (Mbbls)      184,744       95,990       30,436       —         311,170   NGL’s (Mbbls)      153,523       —        744       —         154,267   Gas (Mboe)      144,410       55,484       4,672       —         204,566                                             Balance - Dec 31, 2024 (Mboe)      482,677       151,474       35,852       —         670,003                                               (1)   Includes reserves attributable to noncontrolling interest in Egypt.   Page 8
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