eog resources is a fortune 500 company with its headquarters in the heritage plaza building in downtown houston, texas. the company is one of the largest independent oil and natural gas companies in the united states with proven reserves in the united states, canada, trinidad and tobago, the united kingdom, and china. eog resources, inc. is listed on the new york stock exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol "eog"​. eog's vision is to increase growth by drilling lower-cost, internally generated prospects rather than through acquisitions and capture an early-mover advantage in key resource plays. we strive to maintain a strong balance sheet with a moderate net debt-to-total capitalization ratio and continue to increase the percentage of crude oil and natural gas liquids in our portfolio, emphasizing north american production