ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION 8-K

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: January 31, 2011

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 including Zip Code)

 

 

(832) 636-1000

  
    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 31, 2011, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2010 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 January 31, 2011.

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)
January 31, 2011   By:  

/s/ M. CATHY DOUGLAS

    M. Cathy Douglas
    Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.      Description

99

      Anadarko Press Release, dated January 31, 2011.