Devon Energy Announces Agreement to Exit the Eagle Ford for $4.2 Billion

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    "excerpt": "HOUSTON, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Eagle Ford assets to Crescent Energy Company for total consideration of $4.2 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. “This sale is a direct outcome of our ongoing portfolio review, and it sharpens our focus on the highest-return, longest-duration assets,” said Clay Gaspar, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Over the past several years, we have leveraged technology to lower costs and increase productivity while coring up our Eagle Ford acreage footprint, and the attractive price agreed to reflects both the quality of the assets and that work. Selling a relatively mature asset into a strong commodity price environment improves our go-forward capital efficiency and allows us to accelerate share buybacks, strengthen our balance sheet and increase long-term value for shareholders.” TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS “This transaction is our strategy at work,” added Gaspar. “We acted decisively and countercyclically while navigating a volatile macro environment and received a price above our internal hold case, including potential strategic upside. This divestiture builds on the accretive steps taken in 2026 – combining with Coterra, adding premier Delaware Basin inventory in the federal lease sale and investing in the Solitude...",
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