UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Earliest Event Reported: April 30, 2012
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-8968 | 76-0146568 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File
Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(832) 636-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 30, 2012, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) announced first-quarter 2012 financial and operating results. The press release is included in this report as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99 Anadarko Press Release, dated April 30, 2012.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| April 30, 2012 | By: | /s/ M. CATHY DOUGLAS | ||||
| M. Cathy Douglas | ||||||
| Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99 | Anadarko Press Release, dated April 30, 2012. | |