HOUSTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced 2018 third‑quarter results, reporting net income attributable to common stockholders of $363 million, or $0.72 per share (diluted). These results include certain items typically excluded by the investment community in published estimates. In total, these items decreased net income by $48 million, or $0.10 per share (diluted), on an after-tax basis.(1) Net cash provided by operating activities in the third quarter of 2018 was $1.65 billion.

THIRD-QUARTER 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

• Achieved record U.S. onshore oil sales volume of 175,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD), representing a 37-percent increase over third quarter of 2017 on a divestiture-adjusted basis
• Expanded Delaware Basin oil processing capacity by 120,000 BOPD in 2018 including the successful startup of the Loving Regional Oil Treating Facility (ROTF) in the third quarter
• Improved margins per barrel(2) by 58 percent over the third quarter of 2017 to $33.68 per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE)
• Returned $625 million of cash to shareholders, including $500 million of additional share repurchases and $125 million of dividends, which is 38 percent of third-quarter cash flow from operations

"We delivered a very strong quarter with improving and attractive per-barrel margins, which helped drive cash flow from operations to more than $1.6 billion," said Al Walker, Anadarko Chairman, President and CEO. "Our cash flows were bolstered by the startup of an additional oil gathering and treating system in the Delaware Basin, where this year we have added 120,000 barrels per day of operated oil processing capacity with the Reeves and Loving ROTFs. This integrated upstream and midstream development approach provides a competitive advantage as we realize improved netback pricing for our product while also driving significant oil growth in the basin.

"As we look ahead to 2019, our focus will continue to be on delivering healthy oil growth within a capital-efficient framework," added Walker. "We have built a portfolio focused on properties with higher-margin oil and liquids that aligns well with our durable strategy of delivering attractive per-debt-adjusted-share growth metrics and returns to shareholders. We continue to have a high degree of confidence in our ability to deliver double-digit oil growth in a $50 oil-price environment, and look forward to communicating the details of the 2019 program later this quarter. Our disciplined growth approach, to be achieved while investing within a conservative cash-flow estimate and using cash and incremental free cash flow to fund share buybacks, debt reduction and potential dividend increases over time, is a differentiating strategy."

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS Anadarko's third-quarter 2018 sales volumes of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) totaled 63 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), or an average of 682,000 BOE per day.

Anadarko increased its oil production to a record 70,000 BOPD in the Delaware Basin during the third quarter, an increase of 83 percent over the third quarter of 2017. This strong oil-volume growth continues to be facilitated by the company's successful infrastructure expansions, which included startup of its Loving ROTF during the quarter. Anadarko operated seven drilling rigs and five completion crews in the basin during the quarter.

In the DJ Basin of northeast Colorado, Anadarko increased oil sales volumes by approximately 16 percent over the third quarter of 2017, with oil volumes averaging 96,000 BOPD. The company continued to enhance efficiency in the basin by setting new cycle-time records on short, long and extra-long lateral wells during the quarter. Additionally, the company placed its sixth train in service during the quarter at its Centralized Oil Stabilization Facility (COSF), bringing total oil-processing capacity in the basin to 155,000 BOPD. Anadarko operated four drilling rigs and two completion crews during the quarter.

In the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Anadarko achieved a monthly record oil rate of more than 140,000 BOPD in August. The company achieved record production during the quarter at its Caesar/Tonga development, largely supported by its eighth well coming on line. Anadarko also brought new wells on production during the quarter at its Marlin and Holstein platforms, and finished drilling at the first Hadrian North expansion well, which will be tied back to the Lucius platform. The second Hadrian North well is expected to be completed by year-end 2018 with first production from the development anticipated in 2019.

Sales volumes from Anadarko's international operations in Algeria and Ghana averaged 107,000 barrels per day during the third quarter of 2018, an 18-percent increase over the third quarter of 2017 on a divestiture-adjusted basis. Anadarko and its co-venturers in the Mozambique LNG project continue to make progress converting non-binding LNG off-take agreements to fully termed Sale and Purchase Agreements, which is necessary to secure financing and reach an expected Final Investment Decision in the first half of 2019.

OPERATIONS REPORT For additional details on Anadarko's third-quarter 2018 operations, please refer to the comprehensive Operations Report available at www.anadarko.com.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Anadarko generated approximately $1.65 billion of cash flow from operations during the quarter. Capital investments totaled approximately $1.075 billion, excluding Western Gas Partners, LP (WES) and acquisitions in the Powder River Basin. The company ended the quarter with $1.9 billion of cash on hand after completing the repurchase of an additional $500 million of outstanding shares on the open market during the quarter. Anadarko has now executed $3.5 billion of its expanded $4 billion share-repurchase program, representing more than 10 percent of the shares outstanding at inception of the program one year ago. Using cash and anticipated free cash flows, Anadarko expects to complete the remaining $500 million of share repurchases by mid-2019 and to retire an additional $1.4 billion of debt, including the senior notes due in 2019.

CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW AT 8 A.M. CDT, 9 A.M. EDT Anadarko will host an investor conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time (9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss its third-quarter 2018 financial and operating results. The dial-in number is 877.883.0383 in the U.S. or 412.902.6506 internationally. The confirmation number is 3294324. For complete instructions on how to participate in the conference call, or to listen to the live audio webcast, please visit www.anadarko.com. A replay of the call will be available on the website for approximately 30 days following the conference call.

FINANCIAL DATA Ten pages of summary financial data follow, including current hedge positions, a reconciliation of "divestiture-adjusted" or "same-store" sales, and updated financial and production guidance, which has been narrowed to reflect the limited number of days left in the year and the impact of hurricane-related downtime and previous capital-allocation adjustments.

(1) See the accompanying table for details of certain items affecting comparability. (2) See the accompanying table for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures and a statement indicating why management believes the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information for investors.

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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's mission is to deliver a competitive and sustainable rate of return to shareholders by exploring for, acquiring and developing oil and natural gas resources vital to the world's health and welfare. As of year-end 2017, the company had 1.44 billion barrels-equivalent of proved reserves, making it one of the world's largest independent exploration and production companies. For more information about Anadarko and APC Flash Feed updates, please visit www.anadarko.com.

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. Anadarko believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or other expectations expressed in this news release, including Anadarko's ability to successfully execute upon its capital program; to efficiently identify and deploy capital resources; to finalize its capital program for 2019; to meet financial and operating guidance and achieve production and cash-flow growth identified in this news release; to successfully drill, complete, test, and produce the wells identified in this report; to successfully complete the share-repurchase program and debt-reduction expectations; to increase the dividend; and to successfully plan, secure additional government approvals, enter into long-term sales contracts, take FID and the timing thereof, finance, build, achieve expected cost savings, and operate the necessary infrastructure and LNG park in Mozambique. See "Risk Factors" in the company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings and press releases. Anadarko undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Anadarko Contacts

MEDIA: John Christiansen, [email protected], 832.636.8736 Stephanie Moreland, [email protected], 832.636.2912

INVESTORS: Robin Fielder, [email protected], 832.636.1462 Andy Taylor, [email protected], 832.636.3089

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Below are reconciliations of certain GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, each as required under Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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. The non-GAAP financial information presented may be determined or calculated differently by other companies and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures.

Management uses adjusted net income (loss) to evaluate operating and financial performance and believes the measure is useful to investors because it eliminates the impact of certain noncash and/or other items that management does not consider to be indicative of the Company's performance from period to period. Management also believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors to evaluate and compare the Company's operating and financial performance across periods, as well as facilitating comparisons to others in the Company's industry.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDAX (Margin) provides information useful in assessing the Company's operating and financial performance across periods.

Management uses net debt to determine the Company's outstanding debt obligations that would not be readily satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand. Management believes that using net debt in the capitalization ratio is useful to investors in determining the Company's leverage since the Company could choose to use its cash and cash equivalents to retire debt. In addition, management believes that presenting Anadarko's net debt excluding WGP is useful because WGP is a separate public company with its own capital structure.

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