SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): August 6, 2004
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-12534 (Commission File Number) |
72-1133047 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
363 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 2020
Houston, Texas 77060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(281) 847-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
| Item 5. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Press Release issued on August 6, 2004 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events
On August 6, 2004, we announced that we had signed an agreement to acquire Inland Resources, a privately held company based in Denver, Colorado. The transaction is valued at $575 million plus working capital and oil inventory at closing, including the assumption of debt and other existing obligations. Through this acquisition, we will acquire an internally estimated 326 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1
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Press release issued by Newfield Exploration Company on August 6, 2004. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 6, 2004, we issued a press release announcing that we had signed an agreement to acquire Inland Resources, a privately held company based in Denver, Colorado. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY |
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| Date: August 6, 2004 | By: | /s/ BRIAN L. RICKMERS | ||
| Brian L. Rickmers | ||||
| Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1
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Press release issued by Newfield Exploration Company on August 6, 2004. |
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