UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2009

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

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

1-9743
(Commission File
Number)

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

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


77002
(Zip code)

 

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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EOG RESOURCES, INC.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

I. First Quarter and Full Year 2009 Forecast and Benchmark Commodity Pricing

(a) First Quarter and Full Year 2009 Forecast

The forecast items for the first quarter and full year 2009 set forth below for EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) are based on current available information and expectations as of the date of this document. This forecast replaces and supersedes any previously issued guidance or forecast.

Estimates are provided in the attached table, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this filing and is incorporated herein by reference. This information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) Benchmark Commodity Pricing

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

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

II. Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes 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. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements and projections regarding EOG's future financial position, operations, performance, business strategy, budgets, reserve information, levels of production and costs and statements regarding the plans and objectives of EOG's management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. EOG typically uses words such as "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "strategy," "intend," "plan," "target," "goal," "may," "will" and "believe" or the negative of those terms or other variations or comparable terminology to identify its forward-looking statements. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning EOG's future operating results and returns or EOG's ability to replace or increase reserves, increase production or generate income or cash flows are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Although EOG believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that these expectations will be achieved or will prove to have been correct. Moreover, EOG's forward-looking statements may be affected by known and unknown risks, events or circumstances that may be outside EOG's control. Important factors that could cause EOG's actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in EOG's forward-looking statements include, among others:

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

 

Definitions

 
 

$/Bbl

US Dollars per barrel

 

$/Mcf

US Dollars per thousand cubic feet

 

$/Mcfe

US Dollars per thousand cubic feet equivalent

 

$MM

US Dollars in millions

 

MBbld

Thousand barrels per day

 

MMcfd

Million cubic feet per day

 

MMcfed

Million cubic feet equivalent per day

 

NYMEX

New York Mercantile Exchange

 

WTI

West Texas Intermediate

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d)    Exhibits

            99.1     Table of Estimated Ranges.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

EOG RESOURCES, INC.
(Registrant)

     
     
     

Date: February 4, 2009

By:

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

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.                                  Description

    99.1                         Table of Estimated Ranges.