APA Curtails Gas Output on Weak Waha Prices; Q4 Deal Costs Rise to $36 Million
APA Corporation issued supplemental fourth-quarter 2025 information, ahead of a full results call on Feb. 26, 2026. The filing shows it curtailed U.S. natural gas and NGL production in response to weak or negative Waha hub prices, and that transaction, reorganization and separation costs rose to $36 million from $18 million in the third quarter. The filing does not give revenue or earnings per share totals, so the full financial picture awaits the February release.
Key points
- APA curtailed about 91 MMcf/d of U.S. natural gas and 7,600 barrels per day of U.S. NGL production in Q4 2025 due to weak or negative Waha hub prices.
- Transaction, reorganization and separation costs were $36 million in Q4 2025, versus $18 million in Q3, mainly for early office lease terminations in the U.S. and U.K. and a contract termination.
- APA repurchased 2.7 million shares at an average price of $24.17 in Q4 2025; estimated weighted-average basic shares were 355 million.
- Results conference call is set for 10 a.m. Central time on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 20, 2026.
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