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The 5-Minute Guide to EOG Resources Stock
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EOG Resources 101EOG Resources is one of the largest independent exploration and production companies in the U.S. The company is focused on drilling oil-rich horizontal wells in four core areas: • The Eagle Ford Shale• The Delaware Basin• The Bakken/Three Forks• Powder River/DJ Basin
EOG Resources 101
Source: EOG Resources Investor Presentation
EOG Resources 101EOG Resources is a returns-driven organization. It separates itself from the rest of the sector by focusing on the following five factors:• It operates high-quality assets at scale
• Large acreage positions in the core of the play• It focuses on innovation and technology
• Merges data science with geoscience• It is a low-cost operator
• Vertically integrated• It focuses on organic growth over acquisitions
• First mover to lock up new acreage• It puts a premium on organization and culture
• It incentivizes employees for returns, not growth
EOG Resources 101EOG Resources is focused on using innovation to improve returns:
Source: EOG Resources Investor Presentation
EOG Resources 101By improving returns through technology and innovation, EOG Resources has an increasing number of premium drilling locations, which are those that are profitable at sub-$40 oil:
Source: EOG Resources Investor Presentation
EOG Resources 101EOG Resources also maintains a strong investment grade balance sheet with low leverage:
Source: EOG Resources Investor Presentation
EOG Resources 101EOG Resources in a nutshell:• It is focused on horizontal oil
• It has locked up the best acreage in the top horizontal oil plays in the U.S.
• It is focused on returns over growth• Last year it kept its production flat while peers pushed
through double digit growth• It is a science and innovation based company
• It continues to work towards maximizing the recovery of hydrocarbons within its acreage
EOG Resources 101The company is built for any oil price:• EOG has 3,200 premium well locations that are profitable at
a sub-$40 oil price and will last it more than a decade at its current drilling pace
• The company also has an investment grade balance sheet, which gives it tremendous financial flexibility
• When oil prices improve, it has another 9,300 well locations outside its current premium inventory to fuel returns-drive production growth
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