Apache Corporation Announces Appointment of W. Mark Meyer as Senior Vice President, Energy Technology Strategies

HOUSTON, Feb. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Apache Corp. (NYSE:APA) (Nasdaq:APA) today announced W. Mark Meyer has been named senior vice president, Energy Technology Strategies, effective March 1.

"Apache has long been a leader in innovation and the application of cutting-edge technologies in our operations across the globe. Mark’s extensive experience and expertise will complement our efforts and enhance our ability to reduce our costs and drive further value. I look forward to the perspective and ideas he will bring to Apache and our focus on relentless improvement in all that we do," said John J. Christmann IV, Apache’s chief executive officer and president.

Meyer will have leadership and oversight of Apache’s worldwide energy technology strategies team focused on increasing company value and overall performance. His team will lead research and development of cutting-edge energy technologies and will identify energy technology solutions to meet Apache’s current and future needs.

Meyer will join Apache from Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., where he currently serves as a managing director in the Securities division as head of Energy Technology Research. Prior to that, Meyer served as head of Securities & Research. Previously, he was president of RR Advisors, LLC and a co-founder and portfolio manager of many of its upstream investment strategies. Before that, he served as senior portfolio manager with CastleArk Management, LLC and as the lead E&P research analyst with Simmons & Company and Goldman Sachs. Mark’s oil & gas industry career involved a number of technical and operational assignments with Exxon, Chevron and Union Texas Petroleum. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

About Apache

Apache Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom. Apache posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and copies of all press releases on its website, www.apachecorp.com, and on its Media and Investor Center mobile application, which is available for free download from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

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