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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 0-13546

 

 

APACHE OFFSHORE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   41-1464066

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Post Oak Central, 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056-4400

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 296-6000

 

 

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.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

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

 

Number of registrant’s units outstanding as of September 30, 2013

     1,022   

 

 

 


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APACHE OFFSHORE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Quarter
Ended September 30,
     For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

REVENUES:

           

Oil and gas sales

   $ 876,321      $ 1,037,358      $ 2,849,505      $ 3,346,560  

Interest income

     46        —          74        6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     876,367        1,037,358        2,849,579        3,346,566  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

           

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     178,827        221,370        592,737        688,935  

Asset retirement obligation accretion

     27,205        30,748        90,709        90,902  

Lease operating expenses

     278,193        365,303        970,754        1,002,309  

Gathering and transportation costs

     26,964        29,135        81,739        109,955  

Administrative

     90,500        99,250        286,500        297,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     601,689        745,806        2,022,439        2,189,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 274,678      $ 291,552      $ 827,140      $ 1,156,715  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:

           

Managing Partner

   $ 87,683      $ 99,034      $ 274,065      $ 357,531  

Investing Partners

     186,995        192,518        553,075        799,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 274,678      $ 291,552      $ 827,140      $ 1,156,715  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER INVESTING PARTNER UNIT

   $ 183      $ 188      $ 541      $ 782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE INVESTING PARTNER UNITS OUTSTANDING

     1,021.5        1,021.5        1,021.5        1,021.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of this statement.

 

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APACHE OFFSHORE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
     2013     2012  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 827,140     $ 1,156,715  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     592,737       688,935  

Asset retirement obligation accretion

     90,709       90,902  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

(Increase) decrease in accrued receivables

     76,872       186,440  

Increase (decrease) in receivable from/payable to Apache Corporation

     (73,764     (188,630

Increase (decrease) in accrued operating expenses

     929       (278,164

Increase (decrease) in deferred credits and other

     (236,073     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,278,550       1,656,198  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Additions to oil and gas properties

     (14,320     (37,428
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (14,320     (37,428
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Distributions to Managing Partner

     (296,953     (422,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (296,953     (422,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     967,277       1,196,640  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

     3,118,789       1,404,394  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 4,086,066     $ 2,601,034  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of this statement.

 

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APACHE OFFSHORE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
ASSETS     

CURRENT ASSETS:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,086,066     $ 3,118,789  

Accrued revenues receivable

     41,975       118,847  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,128,041       3,237,636  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, on the basis of full cost accounting:

    

Proved properties

     194,642,926       194,451,931  

Less – Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (186,064,695     (185,471,958
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     8,578,231       8,979,973  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 12,706,272     $ 12,217,609  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL     

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Payable to Apache Corporation

   $ 1,257     $ 75,021  

Current asset retirement obligation

     343,711       —    

Accrued operating expenses

     125,286       124,357  

Accrued development costs

     —         35,978  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     470,254       235,356  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

     1,885,385       2,161,807  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL:

    

Managing Partner

     419,917       442,805  

Investing Partners (1,021.5 units outstanding)

     9,930,716       9,377,641  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     10,350,633       9,820,446  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 12,706,272     $ 12,217,609  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of this statement.

 

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APACHE OFFSHORE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Apache Offshore Investment Partnership, a Delaware general partnership (the Investment Partnership), was formed on October 31, 1983, consisting of Apache Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Apache or the Managing Partner), as Managing Partner and public investors (the Investing Partners). The Investment Partnership invested its entire capital in Apache Offshore Petroleum Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the Operating Partnership). The primary business of the Investment Partnership is to serve as the sole limited partner of the Operating Partnership. The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of both the Investment Partnership and the Operating Partnership. The term “Partnership”, as used herein, refers to the Investment Partnership or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be.

These financial statements have been prepared by the Partnership, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods, on a basis consistent with the annual audited financial statements. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Partnership believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and which contains a summary of the Partnership’s significant accounting policies and other disclosures.

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

As of September 30, 2013, the Partnership’s significant accounting policies are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 of its consolidated financial statements contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates with regard to these financial statements include the estimate of proved oil and gas reserves and related present value estimates of future net cash flow therefrom and asset retirement obligations. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. RECEIVABLE FROM / PAYABLE TO APACHE CORPORATION

The receivable from/payable to Apache represents the net result of the Investing Partners’ revenue and expenditure transactions in the current month. Generally, cash in this amount will be paid by Apache to the Partnership or transferred to Apache in the month after the Partnership’s transactions are processed and the net results of operations are determined.

 

3. RIGHT OF PRESENTMENT

As provided in the Partnership Agreement, as amended (the “Amended Partnership Agreement”), a first right of presentment valuation was computed during the first quarter of 2013. The per-unit value was determined to be $15,412 based on the valuation date of December 31, 2012. A second right of presentment valuation was computed during October 2013 and the per-unit value was determined to be $15,622 based on a valuation date of June 30, 2013. The Partnership did not repurchase any Investing Partner Units (Units) during the first nine months of 2013, as a result of the Partnership’s limited amount of cash available for discretionary purposes, and is not expected to purchase any Units in the fourth quarter of 2013. The per-unit right of presentment value computed during the first quarter of 2012 was determined to be $15,516 based on the valuation date of December 31, 2011, and the second per-unit right of presentment in 2012 was $15,932 based on a valuation date of June 30, 2012. The Partnership did not repurchase any Units during the first nine months of 2012. Pursuant to the Amended Partnership Agreement, the Partnership has no obligation to purchase any Units presented to the extent it determines that it has insufficient funds for such purchases.

 

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4. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The following table describes the changes to the Partnership’s asset retirement obligation liability for the first nine months of 2013:

 

Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2012

   $ 2,161,807  

Accretion expense

     90,709  

Liabilities settled

     (200,095

Revisions in estimated liabilities

     176,675  
  

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation at September 30, 2013

     2,229,096  

Less current portion

     (343,711
  

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation, long-term

   $ 1,885,385  
  

 

 

 

 

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Certain assets and liabilities are reported at fair value on a recurring basis in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, the carrying amounts of the Partnership’s current assets and current liabilities approximated fair value because of the short-term nature or maturity of these instruments.

The Partnership did not use derivative financial instruments or otherwise engage in hedging activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012.

 

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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion relates to Apache Offshore Investment Partnership (the Partnership) and should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included under Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as its consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The Partnership’s business is participation in oil and gas exploration, development and production activities on federal lease tracts in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Louisiana and Texas.

Financial Overview

The Partnership reported net income of $274,678 for the third quarter of 2013, down from $291,552 in the third quarter of 2012. Net income per Investing Partner Unit decreased to $183 per Unit in the third quarter of 2013, down from $188 per Unit in the third quarter of 2012. Lower oil and gas production in 2013 contributed to the decrease in earnings and net income per Investing Partner Unit from 2012. The lower production primarily reflected natural depletion at Ship Shoal 258/259 and South Timbalier 295.

Net income for the nine months ending September 30, 2013, totaled $827,140 compared to $1,156,715 for the nine months ending September 30, 2012. Net income per Investing Partner Unit of $541 in the nine-month period ending September 30, 2013 was down from $782 per Unit in the first nine months of 2012. The decline in earnings and net income per Investing Partner Unit from 2012 reflected lower oil and gas production in 2013.

On September 30, 2013, Apache Corporation (Apache), the Partnership’s Managing Partner, closed on the previously announced sale of its Gulf of Mexico Shelf operations and properties to Fieldwood Energy LLC (Fieldwood), an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings. The effective date of the sale was July 1, 2013.

As Managing Partner of the Partnership, Apache has an indirect ownership interest in the Partnership’s properties. In its individual capacity, Apache also owns a direct interest in certain Partnership properties. In connection with the sale to Fieldwood, Apache sold its direct interests in the Partnership’s properties, while retaining its indirect interests in those properties in its capacity as Managing Partner of the Partnership. Fieldwood will now operate South Timbalier 295, Ship Shoal 258/259 and Matagorda 681/682. The North Padre Island 969/976 field, in which the Partnership owns an interest, is and will continue to be operated by a third-party joint interest owner.

Results of Operations

Total revenues decreased 16 percent from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2013 and year-to-date revenues in 2013 decreased 15 percent from the first nine months of 2012 on lower oil and gas production.

The Partnership’s oil, gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) production volume and price information is summarized in the following table (gas volumes are presented in thousand cubic feet (Mcf) per day):

 

     For the Quarter Ended September 30,     For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Increase
(Decrease)
    2013      2012      Increase
(Decrease)
 

Gas volume – Mcf per day

     561        1,297        (57 )%      779        1,229        (37 )% 

Average gas price – per Mcf

   $ 3.71      $ 2.94        26    $ 3.85      $ 2.66        45 

Oil volume – barrels per day

     63        68        (7 )%      64        77        (17 )% 

Average oil price – per barrel

   $ 111.63      $ 105.65          $ 110.44      $ 109.56       

NGL volume – barrels per day

     11        10        10      10        14        (29 )% 

Average NGL price – per barrel

   $ 35.53      $ 28.73        24    $ 36.93      $ 34.45       

 

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On August 29, 2013, Matagorda Island 681/682 was taken off production as being uneconomical. The field, which was had sales of approximately 300 Mcf per day net to the Partnership during 2013, was producing at uneconomic rates despite attempts during the year to increase production. During 2013, Apache performed a workover on the Matagorda Island 681 JA-12 well to clean sand from the tubing and add additional perforations in an attempt to boost production. While production initially increased, the well did not maintain economic production levels. Also during 2013, Apache initiated a recompletion of the Matagorda Island 681 JA-3 well to produce from multiple zones, but ceased further work after concluding additional perforations would not likely result in an economic rate of production. With production falling below economical levels and limited remaining potential for development, the field was shut-in for future abandonment. The field is expected to be plugged and abandoned during the next twelve months.

Oil and Gas Sales

Natural gas sales totaled $191,448 in the third quarter of 2013, decreasing $158,973 or 45 percent from the same period in 2012. Natural gas volumes declined 57 percent from the third quarter of 2012, decreasing sales by $251,354. The decline in the Partnership’s production from 2012 was attributable to natural depletion on all of the Partnership’s properties, but most significantly at Ship Shoal 258/259. The Partnership’s average realized natural gas price for the quarter increased $0.77 per Mcf, or 26 percent, from the third quarter of 2012, increasing sales by $92,381 from a year ago.

The Partnership’s crude oil sales for the third quarter of 2013 totaled $649,948 compared to $660,891 of crude oil sales in the third quarter of 2012. Crude oil volumes on a per day basis fell from 68 barrels per day in 2012 to 63 barrels per day in 2013, reducing sales by $48,326. The decrease in volumes in 2013 was attributable to natural depletion at South Timbalier 295. The Partnership’s average realized price in the third quarter of 2013 increased $5.98 per barrel from the third quarter of 2012.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Partnership sold 11 barrels per day of natural gas liquids, up from 10 barrels per day during the third quarter of 2012.

Natural gas sales for the first nine months of 2013 decreased nine percent from a year ago, dropping to $817,930 in the current period. A 37 percent decrease in natural gas volumes during the first nine months of 2013 from the same period a year ago curtailed sales by $478,316. The Partnership’s decline in gas production in 2013 was primarily impacted by natural depletion at Ship Shoal 258/259. The Partnership’s average realized gas prices increased from $2.66 per Mcf in the first nine months of 2012 to $3.85 per Mcf in 2013, increasing sales by $398,848.

Crude oil sales for the nine months of 2013 totaled $1.9 million, down 17 percent from the same period in 2012. The Partnership’s crude oil volumes decreased from 77 barrels per day during the first nine months of 2012 to 64 barrels per day during the same period of 2013 as a result of natural depletion impacting production at South Timbalier 295 in 2013. The Partnership’s average realized oil price for the first nine months of 2013 increased one percent from the first nine months of 2012, rising to $110.44 per barrel in 2013.

The Partnership sold 10 barrels per day of natural gas liquids in the first nine months of 2013, down from 14 barrels per day in the first nine months of 2012. The decrease reflected lower processed volumes at South Timbalier 295 in 2013.

Since the Partnership does not anticipate acquiring additional acreage or conducting exploratory drilling on leases in which it currently holds an interest, declines in oil and gas production can be expected in future periods as a result of natural depletion. Also, given the small number of producing wells owned by the Partnership and exposure to inclement weather in the Gulf of Mexico, the Partnership’s production during the remainder of 2013 and beyond may be subject to more volatility than those companies with a larger or more diversified property portfolio.

Operating Expenses

The Partnership’s depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) rate, expressed as a percentage of oil and gas sales, was approximately 20 percent for the third quarter of 2013 and 21 percent for the third quarter of 2012. DD&A, expressed as a percentage of oil and gas sales, was 21 percent for both the first nine months of 2013 and 2012. The dollar amount of DD&A expense for the first nine months of 2013 decreased from the comparable periods a year ago as a result of lower oil and gas sales in 2013.

 

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The Partnership recognized $27,205 in asset retirement obligation accretion for the third quarter of 2013 compared to $30,748 for the third quarter of 2012. For the nine months ending September 30, 2013, and 2012, the Partnership recognized asset retirement obligation accretion of $90,709 and $90,902, respectively.

Lease operating expenses (LOE) for the third quarter of 2013 of $278,193 decreased 24 percent from the third quarter of 2012 on lower workover and repair costs. LOE for the first nine months of 2013 was down 3 percent from the same period a year ago, decreasing to $970,754 in the first nine months of 2013. LOE for the first nine months of 2013 included repair costs on platforms at South Timbalier 295 and Ship Shoal 258/259, and costs to re-stage a compressor at Ship Shoal 258/259. LOE for 2013 also included workover cost at Matagorda Island 681/682. Workover and repair costs in 2012, however, exceeded similar costs in 2013.

In the third quarter of 2013, gathering and transportation costs for the delivery of oil and gas decreased 7 percent from the same period in 2012 and in the first nine months of 2013, gathering and transportation costs decreased 26 percent from the same period in 2012. The decrease was the result of lower oil and gas volumes from a year ago.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

The Partnership’s primary capital resource is net cash provided by operating activities, which totaled $1.3 million for the first nine months of 2013, down from $1.7 million in the comparable period in 2012 as a result of lower oil and gas production which negatively impacted the Partnership’s 2013 earnings.

At September 30, 2013, the Partnership had approximately $4.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, up from approximately $3.1 million at December 31, 2012. The Partnership’s goal is to maintain cash and cash equivalents at least sufficient to cover the undiscounted value of its future asset retirement obligation liability. The Partnership also plans to reserve funds for anticipated repairs which may disrupt the Partnership’s production.

The Partnership’s future financial condition, results of operations and cash from operating activities will largely depend upon prices received for its oil and natural gas production. A substantial portion of the Partnership’s production is sold under market-sensitive contracts. Prices for oil and natural gas are subject to fluctuations in response to changes in supply, market uncertainty and a variety of factors beyond the Partnership’s control. These factors include worldwide political instability (especially in the Middle East), the foreign supply of oil and natural gas, the price of foreign imports, the level of consumer demand, and the price and availability of alternative fuels.

The Partnership’s oil and gas reserves and production will also significantly impact future results of operations and cash from operating activities. The Partnership’s production is subject to fluctuations in response to remaining quantities of oil and gas reserves, weather, pipeline capacity, consumer demand, mechanical performance and workover, recompletion and drilling activities. Declines in oil and gas production can be expected in future years as a result of normal depletion and the non-participation in acquisition or exploration activities by the Partnership. Based on production estimates from independent engineers and current market conditions, the Partnership forecasts it will be able to meet its liquidity needs for routine operations in the foreseeable future. The Partnership will reduce capital expenditures and distributions to partners as cash from operating activities declines.

In the event that future short-term operating cash requirements are greater than the Partnership’s financial resources, the Partnership may seek short-term, interest-bearing advances from the Managing Partner as needed. The Managing Partner, however, is not obligated to make loans to the Partnership.

On an ongoing basis, the Partnership reviews the possible sale of lower value properties prior to incurring associated dismantlement and abandonment costs.

Capital Commitments

The Partnership’s primary needs for cash are for operating expenses, drilling and recompletion expenditures, future dismantlement and abandonment costs, distributions to Investing Partners, and the purchase of Units offered by Investing Partners under the right of presentment. To the extent there is discretion, the Partnership allocates available capital to investment in the Partnership’s properties so as to maximize production and resultant cash flow. The Partnership had no outstanding debt or lease commitments at September 30, 2013. The Partnership did not have any contractual obligations as of September 30, 2013, other than the liability for dismantlement and abandonment costs of its oil and gas properties. The Partnership has recorded a separate liability for the present value of this asset retirement obligation as discussed in the notes to the financial statements included in the Partnership’s latest annual report on Form 10-K.

 

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During the first nine months of 2013 the Partnership had only small outlays for capital expenditures for additions to oil and gas properties as it did not commence any new drilling during the period. The Partnership’s cash outlays for capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2012 were also minimal as the Partnership did not participate in any new drilling or recompletion projects in 2012. During the first nine months of 2013, the Partnership spent approximately $0.2 million on asset retirement obligations. Based on information supplied by the operators of the properties, the Partnership anticipates capital expenditures of less than $0.1 million during the remainder of 2013 as no new drilling projects are currently planned for 2013. Capital estimates may change based on realized prices, changes by the operator to the development plan, pipeline construction or modifications, or changes in government regulations.

Because of declining oil and gas production during the first nine months of 2013 and the need to replenish cash reserves for future asset retirement obligations, no distributions were made to Investing Partners during the first nine months of 2013. The Partnership also made no distribution to Investing Partners during the first nine months of 2012 as a result of the large amount of capital expenditures funded by the Partnership during 2011.

The amount of future distributions will be dependent on actual and expected production levels, realized and anticipated oil and gas prices, expected drilling and recompletion expenditures, and prudent cash reserves for future dismantlement and abandonment costs that will be incurred after the Partnership’s reserves are depleted. The Partnership’s goal is to maintain cash and cash equivalents in the Partnership at least sufficient to cover the undiscounted value of its future asset retirement obligations. With the pending abandonment of Matagorda Island 681/682 and significant declines in production at Ship Shoal 258/259, the Partnership will not make a distribution to the Investing Partners during the remainder of 2013. The Partnership will continue to review available cash balances and the factors noted above to determine whether there are sufficient funds to make a distribution to Investing Partners in future periods.

As provided in the Partnership Agreement, as amended (the “Amended Partnership Agreement”), a first right of presentment valuation was computed during the first quarter of 2013. The per-unit value was determined to be $15,412 based on the valuation date of December 31, 2012. A second right of presentment valuation was computed during October 2013 and the per-unit value was determined to be $15,622 based on a valuation date of June 30, 2013. The Partnership did not repurchase any Investing Partner Units (Units) during the first nine months of 2013, as a result of the Partnership’s limited amount of cash available for discretionary purposes, and is not expected to purchase any Units in the fourth quarter of 2013. The per-unit right of presentment value computed during the first quarter of 2012 was determined to be $15,516 based on the valuation date of December 31, 2011, and the second per-unit right of presentment in 2012 was $15,932 based on a valuation date of June 30, 2012. The Partnership did not repurchase any Units during the first nine months of 2012. Pursuant to the Amended Partnership Agreement, the Partnership has no obligation to repurchase any Units presented to the extent it determines that it has insufficient funds for such purchases.

 

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ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Commodity Risk

The Partnership’s major market risk exposure is in the pricing applicable to its oil and gas production. Realized pricing is primarily driven by the prevailing worldwide price for crude oil and spot prices applicable to its natural gas production. Prices received for oil and gas production continue to be volatile and unpredictable. The Partnership did not use derivative financial instruments or otherwise engage in hedging activities during 2012 or the first nine months of 2013.

The information set forth under “Commodity Risk” in Item 7A of the Partnership’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, is incorporated by reference. Information about market risks for the current quarter is not materially different.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk

This report 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 included or incorporated by reference in this report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues, projected costs and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on our examination of historical operating trends, the information that was used to prepare our estimate of proved reserves as of December 31, 2012, and other data in our possession or available from third parties. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” or “continue” or similar terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, our assumptions about:

 

    the market prices of oil, natural gas, NGLs and other products or services;

 

    the supply and demand for oil, natural gas, NGLs and other products or services;

 

    production and reserve levels;

 

    drilling risks;

 

    economic and competitive conditions;

 

    the availability of capital resources;

 

    capital expenditure and other contractual obligations;

 

    weather conditions;

 

    inflation rates;

 

    the availability of goods and services;

 

    legislative or regulatory changes;

 

    terrorism and cyber-attacks;

 

    occurrence of property acquisitions or divestitures;

 

    the securities or capital markets and related risks such as general credit, liquidity, market and interest-rate risks; and

 

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    other factors disclosed under Items 1 and 2 – “Business and Properties — Estimated Proved Reserves and Future Net Cash Flows,” Item 1A – “Risk Factors,” Item 7 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” Item 7A – “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” and elsewhere in our most recently filed Form 10-K.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Partnership, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. We assume no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on changes in internal estimates or expectations or otherwise.

 

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

G. Steven Farris, the Managing Partner’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (in his capacity as principal executive officer), and Thomas P. Chambers, the Managing Partner’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (in his capacity as principal financial officer), evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2013, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation and as of the date of that evaluation, these officers concluded that the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, providing effective means to ensure that the information it is required to disclose under applicable laws and regulations is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under the Commission’s rules and forms and communicated to our management, including the Managing Partner’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, there were no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in the Partnership’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

  a. Exhibits

 

        *3.1   Partnership Agreement of Apache Offshore Investment Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(i) to Form 10 filed by Partnership with the Commission on April 30, 1985,
Commission File No. 0-13546).
        *3.2   Amendment No. 1, dated February 11, 1994, to the Partnership Agreement of Apache Offshore Investment Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, Commission File No. 0-13546).
        *3.3   Limited Partnership Agreement of Apache Offshore Petroleum Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(ii) to Form 10 filed by Partnership with the Commission on April 30, 1985, Commission File No. 0-13546).
    **31.1   Certification (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act) by Principal Executive Officer
    **31.2   Certification (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act) by Principal Financial Officer
    **32.1   Section 1350 Certification (pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 906) by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
**101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.
**101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.
**101.CAL   XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
**101.LAB   XBRL Label Linkbase Document.
**101.PRE   XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

* Incorporated by reference herein.
** Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

  APACHE OFFSHORE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
  By:   Apache Corporation, Managing Partner
Dated: November 8, 2013  

/s/ Thomas P. Chambers

  Thomas P. Chambers
 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer) of Apache Corporation,

Managing Partner

Dated: November 8, 2013  

/s/ Rebecca A. Hoyt

  Rebecca A. Hoyt
 

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

(principal accounting officer) of Apache Corporation,

Managing Partner

 

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