-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RIdj0hm/3EYTStPIVC3IxHLrVIVyK5cEFOE2n4Gz2CUVt4UcV0p4JJCNyRRXd78k 8sC9qmKpIIpqzknau8F39Q== 0000950134-07-020199.txt : 20080411 0000950134-07-020199.hdr.sgml : 20080411 20070919201013 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-07-020199 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070919 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000773910 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 760146568 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE CITY: THE WOODLANDS STATE: TX ZIP: 77380-1046 BUSINESS PHONE: 8326367520 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DR. CITY: THE WOODLANDS STATE: TX ZIP: 77380 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm corresp
 

[ANADARKO LETTERHEAD]
Robert K. Reeves
Senior Vice President
General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer
September 19, 2007
Mellissa Campbell Duru
Attorney Advisor
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re:   Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed March 27, 2007
File No. 001-08968
Dear Ms. Duru:
     We are in receipt of your letter dated August 21, 2007, containing comments related to your review of the above-referenced proxy statement. In such letter, you requested that we respond to comments by September 21, 2007 or advise when a response would be provided.
     As discussed with the staff of the Commission this morning, we respectfully request an extension of the original response time so that our response is due no later than October 5, 2007, so that we may properly coordinate review of our responses with members of the Compensation and Benefits Committee of our Board of Directors.
     Thank you for your consideration of this request. Please call me at (832) 636-3212 with any concerns you may have regarding the Company’s proposed timetable for responding to the comment letter.
         
  Very truly yours,
 		  
  /s/ Robert K. Reeves    
     
     
 
cc:   John W. Poduska, Sr., Chairperson, Compensation and Benefits Committee

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