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Exhibit 99.1
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Bill Mintz | (713) 296-7276 | ||
Patrick Cassidy | (713) 296-6100 | |||
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Alfonso Leon |
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APACHE APPOINTS WILLIAM C. MONTGOMERY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HOUSTON, Sept. 20, 2011 Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced the
appointment of William C. Montgomery, a managing director of Quantum Energy Partners, a private
equity firm that focuses on investments in the energy and power industries, to its board of
directors.
Montgomery is a member of Quantums executive and investment committees, involved in setting
of the firms strategy and responsible for originating and overseeing investments in the oil and
gas upstream, midstream, and oilfield service sectors.
Prior to joining Quantum, Montgomery was a partner in the Investment Banking Division of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. During his tenure, he headed Goldmans Americas Natural Resources Group as
well as its Houston office. He was also a member of Goldmans Investment Banking Services
Leadership Group. During his 22 years as a banker, Montgomery focused on large cap energy
companies primarily in the upstream and oil service sectors.
Bill has provided a wide range of counsel to Apache and others in the oil and gas industry
over a broad spectrum of issues, said Charles J. Pitman, chairman of the Apache boards corporate
governance and nominating committee. His experience enables him to assess the risks, challenges
and opportunities facing a company like Apache and he understands our strategy and culture as
well as anyone.
Montgomery has been an active civic leader, chairing the boards of the Houston Museum of
Natural Science and the St. Francis Episcopal Day School; he continues to serve on both boards. He
is
also a member of the board of trustees for the St. Lukes Episcopal Health System and the
Kinkaid School Endowment. Bill earned his bachelors in Business Administration from the
University of Texas and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the
United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom North Sea, Australia and Argentina. Apache posts
announcements, updates, investor information and all recent press releases, on its website,
www.apachecorp.com.
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