=Long trade : APC +8% (9/17)

Anadarko Petroleum announces $2.5 bln share-repurchase program; co also reaffirms the guidance it had previously provided for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, DJ and Delaware basin assets

• "At the current share price, this represents ~10% of the co's outstanding common shares, and we will initially target $1 billion of share repurchases prior to year-end 2017. "Separately, we want to highlight and reaffirm the guidance we have previously provided for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), DJ and Delaware basin assets."
• "In the deepwater GOM, we continue to expect average production rates approaching 130,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) for the full-year 2017. In the Delaware and DJ basins, we are on track to deliver our combined projected exit rate of ~150,000 BOPD in 2017. Our ability to continue to meet previous targets is indicative of the quality of the company's assets and the efforts of our organization to deliver strong performance, despite challenges from recent storms."
• "Going forward, we will continue to demonstrate financial discipline with a focus on returns. Our 2018 upstream investment plan is anticipated to produce substantial free cash flow, assuming an average oil price of $50 per barrel,while total capital spending, including midstream investments, should be approximately break-even to discretionary cash flow from operations."