UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

For the quarter ended September 30, 2014

or

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 1-1204

 

HESS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

13-4921002

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, N.Y.

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

10036

(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code is (212) 997-8500)

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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its Corporate web site, 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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

At September 30, 2014, there were 298,968,566 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HESS CORPORATION

Form 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1. Basis of Presentation

The financial statements included in this report reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of Hess Corporation’s (the Corporation or Hess) consolidated financial position at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. The unaudited results of operations for the interim periods reported are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Corporation announced several initiatives to continue its transformation into a focused pure play Exploration and Production (E&P) company. The transformation plan included fully exiting the Corporation’s Marketing and Refining (M&R) businesses, the sale of mature E&P assets and monetizing Bakken midstream assets in 2015. The M&R businesses to be divested included retail, energy marketing, terminal, energy trading and refining operations, as well as the Corporation’s interests in two power plant joint ventures. In February 2013, the Corporation permanently ceased its refining operations at the Port Reading facility, completing its exit from all refining operations. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its energy marketing and terminal businesses and in the third quarter of 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its retail business. The Corporation’s interests in the two power plant joint ventures were sold in 2014. The results of the retail, energy marketing and terminal businesses as well as the Port Reading refining operations have been presented as discontinued operations for all periods in the Statement of Consolidated Income. See also Note 2, Discontinued Operations, Note 4, Dispositions and Note 16, Subsequent Events in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures related to the divestitures.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. These statements, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Certain information in the financial statements and notes has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The ASU amends the criteria for reporting discontinued operations to include only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations. The ASU also requires expanded disclosures regarding the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. This ASU is effective for the Corporation in the first quarter of 2015 and early adoption is permitted. The Corporation is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as a new Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic ASC 606. This ASU is effective for the Corporation beginning in the first quarter of 2017 and early adoption is not permitted. The Corporation is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

2. Discontinued Operations

Downstream businesses reported as discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Income include the retail, energy marketing and terminal businesses as well as the Port Reading refining operations.

Sales and other operating revenues and Income from discontinued operations were as follows:

 

In September 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its retail business for cash proceeds of approximately $2.8 billion. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $954 million ($602 million after income taxes) after deducting the net book value of assets, including $115 million of goodwill. The Corporation recorded pre-tax gains of $183 million ($114 million after income taxes) and $228 million ($143 million after income taxes) in the third quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively relating to the liquidation of last‑in, first‑out (LIFO) inventories. In addition, the Corporation recorded charges totaling $173 million pre-tax ($110 million after income taxes) in the third quarter of 2014 and $191 million pre‑tax ($120 million after income taxes) in the third quarter of 2013 for impairment, environmental, severance and exit-related activities associated with the divestiture of downstream operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Corporation recognized pre-tax gains of $247 million ($154 million after income taxes) and $446 million pre-tax ($280 million after income taxes), respectively, relating to the liquidation of LIFO inventories. Total charges for impairment, environmental, Port Reading refinery shutdown costs, severance, and exit-related activities associated with the divestiture of downstream operations for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were $254 million pre-tax ($161 million after income taxes) and $390 million pre-tax ($245 million after income taxes), respectively. In addition, the Corporation recognized a pre-tax charge of $115 million ($72 million after income taxes) in the second quarter of 2014, related to the termination of lease contracts and the purchase of 180 retail gasoline stations.

In January 2014, the Corporation’s retail business acquired its partners’ 56% interest in WilcoHess, a retail gasoline joint venture, for approximately $290 million and the settlement of liabilities. In connection with this business combination, the Corporation recorded a pre-tax gain of $39 million ($24 million after income taxes) to remeasure the carrying value of the Corporation’s equity interest in WilcoHess to fair value and recorded goodwill of $115 million. Effective from the acquisition date, Hess consolidated the results of WilcoHess’ operations, which have been included in the results of the discontinued operations reported above. The assets and liabilities acquired from WilcoHess were included in the sale of the retail business in September 2014.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

3. Exit and Disposal Costs

The following table provides the components of and changes in the Corporation’s restructuring accruals:

 

 

The following table provides the classification of costs and expense reversals associated with the Corporation’s restructuring program:

 

 

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The employee severance charges primarily resulted from the Corporation’s divestiture program announced in March 2013. The severance charges were based on probable amounts incurred under ongoing severance arrangements or other statutory requirements, plus amounts earned through September 30, 2014 under enhanced benefit arrangements. The expense associated with the enhanced benefits is recognized ratably over the estimated service period required for the employee to earn the benefit upon termination.

The Corporation expects to incur additional enhanced severance benefit charges of approximately $1 million beyond the amounts accrued at September 30, 2014. The Corporation’s estimate of employee severance costs could change due to a number of factors, including the number of employees that work through the requisite service date and the timing of when each remaining divestiture occurs.

For the accrued employee severance at September 30, 2014 totaling $136 million, the Corporation expects to pay approximately 60% in 2014, 35% in 2015 and the remainder in 2016. For the accrued facility and other exit costs totaling $28 million, the Corporation expects to pay approximately 30% in 2014 and the remainder in 2015 and beyond.

 

4. Dispositions

 

In the third quarter of 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its interest in an exploration asset in the United Kingdom North Sea for $53 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $33 million ($33 million gain after income taxes) and its joint venture interest in the Bayonne Energy complex for $79 million, which did not result in a gain or loss. In June 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its joint venture interest in an electric generating facility in Newark, New Jersey for cash proceeds of $320 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $13 million ($8 million gain after income taxes). Also in the first six months of 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of a total of approximately 77,000 net acres in the dry gas area of the Utica shale play including related wells and facilities, for total cash proceeds of approximately $1,075 million and recorded a pre-tax gain of $62 million ($35 million gain after income taxes) after deducting the net book value of assets, including allocated goodwill of $11 million.  In April 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its E&P interests in Thailand for cash proceeds of approximately $805 million.  This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $706 million ($706 million gain after income taxes) after deducting the net book value of assets, including allocated goodwill of $76 million. In the first quarter of 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its interest in the Pangkah asset, offshore Indonesia for cash proceeds of approximately $650 million. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $31 million ($10 million loss after income taxes) after deducting the net book value of assets, including allocated goodwill of $56 million. In addition, the Corporation sold an exploration block in Indonesia for a pre-tax loss of $20 million ($11 million gain after income taxes).

 

In the second quarter of 2013, the Corporation sold its Russian subsidiary, Samara-Nafta, for cash proceeds of $2.1 billion after working capital and other adjustments. Net proceeds to Hess were approximately $1.9 billion. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $1,119 million ($1,119 million gain after income taxes). After reduction of the noncontrolling interest holder’s share of $168 million, which was reflected in Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, the net gain attributable to the Corporation was $951 million. In March 2013, the Corporation sold its interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) fields (Hess 3%), offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, and the associated Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil transportation pipeline company (Hess 2%) for cash proceeds of $884 million. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $360 million ($360 million after income taxes). In January 2013, the Corporation completed the sale of its interests in the Beryl fields and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (SAGE) in the United Kingdom North Sea for cash proceeds of $442 million. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $328 million ($323 million after income taxes).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

5. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

Inventories related to the E&P segment were $629 million at September 30, 2014 and $599 million at December 31, 2013.

 

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Assets Held for Sale: At December 31, 2013, E&P assets totaling $1,097 million, primarily consisting of the net property, plant and equipment balances as well as allocated goodwill of $76 million, for the Corporation’s assets in Thailand and the Pangkah Field, offshore Indonesia (Hess 75%) were classified as held for sale and are reported within Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, liabilities related to these properties totaling $286 million, primarily consisting of asset retirement obligations and deferred income taxes, are reported within Accrued liabilities. In 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its interests in Thailand and Pangkah. See Note 4, Dispositions, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs:  The following table discloses the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs pending determination of proved reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (in millions):

 

The preceding table excludes exploratory dry hole costs of $61 million which were incurred and subsequently expensed in 2014. Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense in the second quarter of 2014 included $169 million to write-off a previously capitalized exploration well in the western half of Green Canyon Block 469 in the Gulf of Mexico as further explained below.

Capitalized exploratory well costs greater than one year old after completion of drilling were $1,737 million at September 30, 2014. Approximately 48% of the capitalized well costs in excess of one year relates to Block WA-390-P, offshore Western Australia, where development planning and commercial activities, including negotiations with potential liquefaction partners, are ongoing. Successful negotiation with a third party liquefaction partner is necessary before the Corporation can negotiate a gas sales agreement and sanction development of the project. Approximately 29% relates to the Stampede Project in the Gulf of Mexico where Hess is operator and owns a 25% working interest. An application to unitize Blocks 468, 512, the western half of 469 and the eastern half of 511 was filed with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in the first quarter of 2014. During the second quarter of 2014, the Corporation received approval to unitize Blocks 468, 512 and the eastern half of 511. As Block 469 was not accepted in the unitized development area, the Corporation expensed the capitalized well on this block in the second quarter.  See also Note 16, Subsequent Events in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Approximately 21% relates to offshore Ghana where the Corporation has drilled seven successful exploration wells. Appraisal plans for the seven wells on the block were submitted to the Ghanaian government in June 2013

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

for approval. Four of the plans were approved and discussions continue with the government on the three remaining appraisal plans. In the third quarter of 2014, the Corporation completed a three well appraisal program in Ghana.  Well results are being evaluated and development planning is progressing.  The remaining 2% of the capitalized well costs in excess of one year relates to projects where further drilling is planned or development planning and other assessment activities are ongoing to determine the economic and operating viability of the projects.

 

7. Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (in millions):

 

 

The increase in goodwill resulted from the Corporation’s first quarter 2014 purchase of WilcoHess, which was subsequently disposed of as part of the sale of the Corporation’s retail business. See Note 2, Discontinued Operations, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

8.  Asset Retirement Obligations

 

The following table describes changes to the Corporation’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and year ended December 31, 2013: