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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2014

APACHE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 1-4300 41-0747868 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

2000 Post Oak Boulevard Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77056-4400 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 296-6000

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On May 13, 2014, the Board appointed Ms. Annell R. Bay as a new director of Apache Corporation (the “Company”). On May 14, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing this appointment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Ms. Bay has been appointed to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Apache’s board of directors. She will stand for election at Apache’s Annual Meeting in 2016.

For her service, Ms. Bay will receive compensation that is commensurate with that received by the Company’s other non-employee directors, although the annual retainer will be pro-rated to reflect her length of service in 2014. The description of such compensatory arrangements under the caption “Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2014, is incorporated by reference herein.

Ms. Bay has (i) no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which she was elected for the position described above, and (ii) no family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.

Ms. Bay served as vice president, Global Exploration of Marathon Oil Corporation from July 2011 to April 2014, having previously been senior vice president, Exploration since June 2008. Prior to joining Marathon Oil, Ms. Bay was vice president, Americas Exploration of Shell Exploration and Production Company since August 2004. Prior to joining Shell, she was vice president, Worldwide Exploration, and vice president, North America Exploration, of Kerr- McGee Oil and Gas Corporation, and was with Oryx Energy prior to the merger with Kerr-McGee. Ms. Bay serves on the advisory boards for the Jackson School of Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, the American Association of Petroleum Geology, and the Independent Petroleum Association of America Education Center.

Ms. Bay has had no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions contemplated by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release of Apache Corporation, dated May 14, 2014. 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.

APACHE CORPORATION

Date: May 16, 2014 /s/ Alfonso Leon Alfonso Leon Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release of Apache Corporation, dated May 14, 2014. Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

APACHE APPOINTS ANNELL R. BAY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Houston, May 14, 2014 – Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced the appointment of Annell R. Bay to its board of directors.

Bay, 58, recently retired after six years as vice president of Global Exploration at Marathon Oil Co., an independent international energy company. Prior to joining Marathon, she was vice president of Americas Exploration for Shell Exploration and Production Co. and vice president of Worldwide Exploration at Kerr McGee Oil and Gas Corp. Earlier, Bay held positions of increasing responsibility in oil and gas exploration at Shell, Chevron, Sohio, Oryx Energy and Kerr McGee.

Bay holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from Trinity University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively.

“With her 34 years of experience exploring for oil and gas in basins all over the world and leadership roles in the industry, we expect Annell will make a significant contribution to the board’s ongoing assessment of the opportunities and risks facing Apache,” said Charles J. Pitman, chairman of the Apache board's corporate governance and nominating committee.

About Apache Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom North Sea and Australia. Apache posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and copies of all press releases on its website, www.apachecorp.com.

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Contacts

Media: (713) 296-6100 Patrick Cassidy (713) 296-7276 Bill Mintz

Investor: (281) 302-2286 Castlen Kennedy Christopher Cortez Alicia Reis

Website: www.apachecorp.com

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