Apache Corporation (APA) 2004年年度报告「NYSE」.pdf

1、Apache Corporation2004 Summary Annual ReportAt any time ofday,on any day ofthe week,365 daysa year,in locations around the world,Apache peopleare working on behalf of shareholders to find and pro-duce oil and natural gas.As part of the largest indus-try on Earth,Apache helps fuel economies and raise

2、living standards,operates in an environmentallyresponsible manner,and continues a 50-year tradi-tion of profitable growth.The Tarantula field,located about 60 miles off theLouisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico,is one ofApaches newest assets,acquired in 2004 as the fieldwas about to commence producti

3、on.2:37amGulf of Mexico Apache Corporate ProfileApache Corporation&SubsidiariesMaking A DifferenceApache Corporation&SubsidiariesEstablished in 1954 with$250,000 of investor capital,Apache Corporation has grown tobecome one of the worlds top independent oil and gas exploration and production compani

4、eswith$15.5 billion in assets.Apaches U.S.operations are focused in some of the nations mostimportant producing basins,including the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico,theAnadarko Basin of Oklahoma,the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico,the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast and East Texa

5、s.In Canada,Apache is active in British Columbia,Alberta,Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.The company also has exploration and productionoperations in Australias offshore Carnarvon,Perth and Gippsland basins,Egypts Western Desert,the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea,China and Argenti

6、na.Apache urges all who share its commitment to education to support Fund for Teachers,aprogram that recognizes and encourages pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers withgrants for summer travel;the Ucross Foundation,which provides Artist-in-Residence programs,meeting facilities for consensus-