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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 001-31470

 

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   33-0430755

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

700 Milam Street, Suite 3100

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(832) 239-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

77.1 million shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding at October 29, 2004.

 



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PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1.  Unaudited Financial Statements:

    

Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003

   1

Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

   2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

   3

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

   4

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the nine months ended September 30, 2004

   5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   28

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   43

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

   45

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

   46


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PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

 

    

September 30,

2004


   

December 31,

2003


 
ASSETS                 

Current Assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,790     $ 1,377  

Accounts receivable—Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

     27,747       25,344  

Other accounts receivable

     91,777       25,267  

Inventories

     6,831       5,318  

Deferred income taxes

     90,718       21,807  

Assets held for sale

     43,612        

Other current assets

     9,615       3,019  
    


 


       272,090       82,132  
    


 


Property and Equipment, at cost

                

Oil and natural gas properties—full cost method

                

Subject to amortization

     2,420,467       1,074,302  

Not subject to amortization

     180,356       63,658  

Other property and equipment

     10,253       4,939  
    


 


       2,611,076       1,142,899  

Less allowance for depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (272,972 )     (186,004 )
    


 


       2,338,104       956,895  
    


 


Goodwill

     221,499       147,251  
    


 


Other Assets

     30,087       19,641  
    


 


     $ 2,861,780     $ 1,205,919  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

Current Liabilities

                

Accounts payable

   $ 89,528     $ 41,736  

Commodity derivative contracts

     274,749       55,123  

Royalties payable

     41,456       19,080  

Stock appreciation rights

     32,711       16,049  

Interest payable

     11,189       622  

Deposit on assets held for sale

     40,711        

Other current liabilities

     30,917       22,476  
    


 


       521,261       155,086  
    


 


Long-Term Debt

                

8.75% Senior Subordinated Notes

     276,773       276,906  

7.125% Senior Notes

     248,718        

Revolving credit facility

     263,000       211,000  
    


 


       788,491       487,906  
    


 


Asset Retirement Obligation

     163,144       33,235  
    


 


Commodity Derivative Contracts

     234,312       23,697  
    


 


Other Long-Term Liabilities

     7,962       8,497  
    


 


Deferred Income Taxes

     355,164       143,242  
    


 


Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)

                

Stockholders’ Equity

                

Common stock

     772       403  

Additional paid-in capital

     910,281       322,856  

Retained earnings

     52,879       71,566  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (172,091 )     (40,439 )

Treasury stock

     (395 )     (130 )
    


 


       791,446       354,256  
    


 


     $ 2,861,780     $ 1,205,919  
    


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

<
   

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Revenues

                               

Oil sales to Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

  $ 69,173     $ 58,903     $ 196,459     $ 178,496  

Other oil sales

    122,540       5,366       185,722       7,002  

Oil hedging

    (43,046 )     (11,595 )     (84,679 )     (37,863 )

Gas sales

    62,012       37,011       159,235       57,240  

Gas hedging

    (1,185 )     5,437       (2,246 )     5,436  

Other operating revenues

    867       260       1,601       667  
   


 


 


 


      210,361       95,382       456,092       210,978  
   


 


 


 


Costs and Expenses

                               

Production costs

                               

Lease operating expenses

    44,501       18,606       92,066       49,168  

Steam gas costs

    14,309       686       22,620       2,147  

Electricity

    9,207       5,307       21,720       15,635  

Production and ad valorem taxes

    6,565       3,893       15,118       6,749  

Gathering and transportation expenses

    2,581       969       5,567       1,296  

General and administrative

                               

G&A excluding items below

    12,073       5,517       30,916       14,274  

Stock appreciation rights

    15,023       4,670       28,449       7,317  

Merger related costs

    2,430       2,007       3,475       3,104  

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion

    45,807       16,201       94,242       35,327  
   


 


 


 


      152,496       57,856       314,173       135,017  
   


 


 


 


Income from Operations

    57,865       37,526       141,919       75,961  

Other Income (Expense)

                               

Interest expense

    (10,969 )     (6,936 )     (26,506 )     (17,130 )

Debt extinguishment costs

          (224 )     (19,691 )     (224 )

Gain (loss) on mark-to-market derivative contracts

    (124,651 )     1,741       (125,842 )     3,207  

Interest and other income

    364       234       669       67  
   


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

    (77,391 )     32,341       (29,451 )     61,881  

Income tax expense

                               

Current

    (463 )     (271 )     (607 )     (2,700 )

Deferred

    29,876       (14,526 )     11,371       (24,134 )
   


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

    (47,978 )     17,544       (18,687 )     35,047  

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax

                      12,324  
   


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss)

  $ (47,978 )   $ 17,544     $ (18,687 )   $ 47,371  
   


 


 


 


Earnings (Loss) Per Share (in dollars)

                               

Basic

                               

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

  $ (0.62 )   $ 0.44     $ (0.32 )   $ 1.13  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

                      0.40  
   


 


 


 


    $ (0.62 )   $ 0.44     $ (0.32 )   $ 1.53  
   


 


 


 


Diluted

                               

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

  $ (0.62 )   $ 0.43     $ (0.32 )   $ 1.12  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

                      0.39  
   


 


 


 


    $ (0.62 )   $ 0.43     $ (0.32 )   $ 1.51