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- The prices of oil, NGLs and gas are highly volatile. A sustained decline in these commodity prices could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
- Declining general economic, business or industry conditions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.
- The Company's operations and drilling activity are concentrated in the Midland Basin of West Texas, an area of high industry activity, which may affect its ability to obtain the personnel, equipment, services, resources and facilities access needed to complete its development activities as planned or result in increased costs; such concentration also makes the Company vulnerable to risks associated with operating in a limited geographic area.
- The Company may not be able to obtain access on commercially reasonable terms or otherwise to gathering systems, pipelines and other processing, fractionation, refining, storage, transportation and export facilities to market its oil, NGL and gas production.
- The Company relies on a limited number of purchasers for a majority of its products.
- The refining industry and export facilities may be unable to absorb U.S. oil production, and the ability to export oil is subject to suspension; in any such case, the resulting surplus could depress prices and restrict the availability of markets, which could materially and adversely affect the Company's results of operations.
- Estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows are not precise. The actual quantities and net cash flows of the Company's proved reserves may prove to be lower than estimated.
- Because the Company's producing wells decline continually over time, the Company will need to mitigate these declines through drilling and production enhancement initiatives and/or acquisitions.
- A portion of the Company's total estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2023 were undeveloped, and those proved reserves may not ultimately be developed.
- The Company faces significant competition and some of its competitors have resources in excess of the Company's available resources.
- The Company's business could be materially and adversely affected by security threats, including cybersecurity threats, and other disruptions.
- The Company's operations involve many operational risks, some of which could result in unforeseen interruptions to the Company's operations and substantial losses to the Company for which the Company may not be adequately insured.
- Exploration and development drilling involve substantial costs and risks and may not result in commercially productive reserves.
- Part of the Company's strategy involves using some of the latest available horizontal drilling and completion techniques, which involve risks and uncertainties in their application.
- The Company's expectations for future drilling activities will be realized over several years, making them susceptible to uncertainties that could materially alter the occurrence or timing of such activities.
- The Company's operations are substantially dependent upon the availability of water and its ability to dispose of produced water gathered from drilling and production activities. Restrictions on the Company's ability to obtain water or dispose of produced water may have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
- The Company's use of seismic data is subject to interpretation and may not accurately identify the presence of oil and gas, which could materially and adversely affect the results of its future drilling operations.
- The Company's actual production could differ materially from its forecasts.
- The Company could experience periods of higher costs if commodity prices rise. These increases could reduce the Company's profitability, cash flow and ability to complete development activities as planned.
- The Company is a party to debt instruments, a Credit Facility and other financial commitments that may limit the Company's ability to fund future business and financing activities.
- The Company's return of capital strategies may be changed at the discretion of the Board and are subject to certain considerations.
- A failure by purchasers of the Company's production to satisfy their obligations to the Company could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operation.
- Pioneer's ability to utilize its U.S. net operating loss carryforwards to offset future income taxes may be limited.
- The Company periodically evaluates its proved and unproved oil and gas properties, goodwill and other long-lived assets for impairment and could be required to recognize noncash charges in the earnings of future periods.
- The Company's operations are subject to a series of risks arising out of the threat of climate change, energy conservation measures, or initiatives that stimulate demand for alternative forms of energy that could result in increased operating costs, limit the areas in which oil and gas production may occur and reduce demand for the oil and gas production it provides.
- The nature of the Company's assets and production operations may impact the environment or cause environmental contamination, which could result in material liabilities to the Company.
- The Company's hydraulic fracturing and former sand mining operations may result in silica-related health issues and litigation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
- Increasing attention to ESG matters may impact the Company's business.
- The Company's operations are subject to stringent environmental, oil and gas-related and occupational safety and health legal requirements that could increase its costs of doing business and result in operating restrictions, delays or cancellations in the permitting, drilling or completion of oil and gas wells, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
- Laws, regulations and other executive actions or regulatory initiatives regarding hydraulic fracturing could increase the Company's cost of doing business and result in additional operating restrictions, delays or cancellations that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
- Laws and regulations pertaining to protection of threatened and endangered species or to critical habitat, wetlands and natural resources could delay, restrict or prohibit the Company's operations and cause it to incur substantial costs that may have a material adverse effect on the Company's development and production of reserves.
- The Company's transportation of gas; sales and purchases of oil, NGLs and gas or other energy commodities and any derivative activities related to such energy commodities, expose the Company to potential regulatory risks.
- shareholders to bring a claim in a judicial forum viewed by the shareholders as more favorable for disputes with the Company or the Company's directors, officers or other employees.
- Changes in tax laws or the interpretation thereof or the imposition of new or increased taxes or fees may adversely affect the Company's operations and cash flows.
- Completion of the Merger is currently subject to certain conditions and if these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Merger will not be completed.
- Because the Exchange Ratio is fixed and the market price of ExxonMobil common stock has fluctuated and will continue to fluctuate, the Company's shareholders cannot be sure of the value of the consideration they will receive in the Merger, if completed.
- The Company's business relationships may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the Merger.
- The Merger Agreement restricts the Company's ability to pursue alternatives to the Merger.
- Failure to complete the Merger could negatively impact the share price and the future business and financial results of the Company.
- Litigation against the Company could result in substantial costs, an injunction preventing the completion of the Merger and/or a judgment resulting in the payment of damages.
- The Company will incur significant transaction and Merger-related costs in connection with the Merger.
Management Discussion
- Results of operations should be read together with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes included in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion of the Company's 2022 results of operations as compared to the Company's 2021 results of operations.
- Oil and gas revenues. The Company's oil and gas revenues are derived from sales of oil, NGL and gas production. Increases or decreases in the Company's revenues, profitability and future production are highly dependent on commodity prices. Prices are market driven and future prices will fluctuate due to supply and demand factors, availability of transportation, seasonality, geopolitical developments and economic factors, among other items.
- (a)Gas production excludes gas produced and used as field fuel.