Anadarko Petroleum Corporation will release first-quarter 2017 financial results after the market closes on May 2, 2017. In the prior quarter, this oil and gas company reported a negative earnings surprise of 4.17%. Let's see how things are shaping up at the company prior to this announcement. Factors to Consider To focus on high-return assets and achieve capital efficiency, Anadarko Petroleum has been systematically selling its non-core properties. During the first quarter, the company sold Eagleford Shale assets in South Texas for nearly $2.3 billion. Thanks to the gradual improvement in commodity prices, the company is poised to gain from its higher return oil assets in the Delaware Basin, the DJ Basin, and the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico.