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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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2004
APACHE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 1-4300 41-0747868
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
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
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
An international arbitrator hearing the claims made by Texaco China, B.V.,
against our subsidiaries Apache China Corporation LDC and Apache Bohai
Corporation LDC, involving a 1998 farmout in Bohai Bay, People's Republic of
China, issued an award against Apache China and Apache Bohai and in favor of
Texaco China in the amount of $71 million, which includes interest. Apache
believes that the finding of the arbitrator is unsupported by the facts and the
law, and Apache expects to pursue an appeal of the award in federal court.
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 CORPORATION
Date: July 2, 2004 /s/ P. Anthony Lannie
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P. Anthony Lannie
Senior Vice President and General Counsel