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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Devon Energy Corporation
| name = Devon Energy Corporation
| logo = Devon-Energy-Logo.svg
| logo = Devon-Energy-Logo.svg
| image = Devon energy center.JPG
| type = [[Public company]]
| image_caption = The [[Devon Energy Center]] in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], the headquarters of Devon Energy.
| traded_as = {{New York Stock Exchange|DVN}}<br>[[S&P 500 Index]] component
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1971}}
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NYSE|DVN}}|[[S&P 500]] component}}
| founder = John Nichols<br>[[J. Larry Nichols]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1971}}
| hq_location = [[Devon Energy Center (Oklahoma City)|Devon Energy Center]]<BR>[[Oklahoma City]], Oklahoma, United States
| founders = {{ubl|John Nichols|[[J. Larry Nichols]]}}
| key_people = David A. Hager, [[CEO]] & [[President (corporate title)|President]]<BR>Jeffrey L. Ritenour, [[CFO]]
| industry = [[Petroleum industry]]
| hq_location = [[Devon Energy Center]]
| hq_location_city = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
| products = [[Petroleum]]<br>[[Natural gas]]<br>[[Natural gas liquids]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| production = {{convert|327|e3BOE|lk=in}} per day (2019)
| key_people = Rick Muncrief ([[CEO]] & [[President (corporate title)|President]])<br />Jeffrey L. Ritenour ([[CFO]])
| revenue = {{decrease}} $6.220 billion (2019)
| industry = [[Petroleum industry]]
| net_income = {{decrease}} -$0.355 billion (2019)
| products = [[Petroleum]]<br />[[Natural gas]]<br />[[Natural gas liquids]]
| assets = {{decrease}} $13.717 billion (2019)
| equity = {{decrease}} $5.920 billion (2019)
| production = {{convert|658|e3BOE|lk=in}} per day (2023)
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|15.258 billion|link=yes}} (2023)
| num_employees = 1,800 (2019)
| net_income = {{decrease}} US$3.747 billion (2023)
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.devonenergy.com/}}
| assets = {{increase}} US$24.490 billion (2023)
| footnotes = <ref name=10K>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000156459020005182/dvn-10k_20191231.htm | title=Devon Energy Corporation 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
| equity = {{increase}} US$12.061 billion (2023)
| num_employees = 1,900 (2023)
| website = {{URL|https://www.devonenergy.com}}
| footnotes = <ref name=10K>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000095017024021781/dvn-20231231.htm | title=Devon Energy Corporation 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Devon Energy Corporation''' is an American energy company engaged in [[hydrocarbon exploration]] in the [[United States|American]] market. It is organized in [[Delaware]] and its corporate operative headquarters are in the 50-story [[Devon Energy Center (Oklahoma City)|Devon Energy Center]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. Its primary operations are in the [[Barnett Shale]], STACK Formation in [[Oklahoma]], [[Delaware Basin]], [[Eagle Ford Group]] shale, and the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=10K/>


'''Devon Energy Corporation''' is a company engaged in [[hydrocarbon exploration]] in the United States. It is organized in [[Delaware]] with operational headquarters in the 50-story [[Devon Energy Center (Oklahoma City)|Devon Energy Center]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. Its primary operations are in the [[Barnett Shale]] STACK formation in [[Oklahoma]], [[Delaware Basin]], [[Eagle Ford Group]], and the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=10K/>
The company is ranked 297th on the [[Fortune 500]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://fortune.com/fortune500/devon-energy/ | title=Fortune 500: Devon Energy | publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]}}</ref> In the 2019 [[Forbes Global 2000]], Devon Energy was ranked as the 627th -largest public company in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes Global 2000 | url= https://www.forbes.com/companies/devon-energy/?sh=3327bb7f2d21 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref>


In 2023, the company was ranked 216th on the [[Fortune 500]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fortune.com/company/devon-energy/fortune500/ | title=Fortune 500: Devon Energy | publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] | url-access=subscription}}</ref> and 445th on the [[Forbes Global 2000]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes Global 2000 | url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/devon-energy/ | work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
As of December 31, 2019, the company had proved reserves of {{convert|757|e6BOE|lk=in}}.<ref name=10K/>


As of December 31, 2023, the company had proved reserves of {{convert|1817|e6BOE|lk=in}}, of which 43% was [[petroleum]], 28% was [[natural gas liquids]], and 29% was [[natural gas]].<ref name=10K/>
Devon Energy is responsible for 0.2% of global industrial [[greenhouse gas]] emissions from 1988 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change | title= Top 100 producers and their cumulative greenhouse gas emissions from 1988-2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | access-date= 29 October 2020}}</ref> However, the company says that it has taken steps to minimise the environmental impact of its operations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Environment |url=https://www.devonenergy.com/sustainability/environment#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20our%20environmental%20performance,overall%20EHS%20score%20and%20compensation.&text=Managers%20of%20our%20business%20units,culture%20of%20protecting%20the%20environment. |website=Devon Energy |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Devon was founded in 1971 by John Nichols (1914-2008) and his son, [[J. Larry Nichols]].<ref name=acct>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121824455241326449 | title=Former Accountant Worked to Build Devon Energy Into Industry Giant | first=Stephen | last=Miller | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=August 9, 2008 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1988, the company became a [[public company]] via an [[initial public offering]].<ref name=acct/>
Devon was founded in 1971 by John Nichols and his son, [[J. Larry Nichols]].<ref name=acct/>

In 1988, the company became a [[public company]] via an [[initial public offering]].<ref name=acct/>

In August 2000, the company was added to the [[S&P 500 Index]].<ref name=santafe>{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000090933400000117/0000909334-00-000117-0002.txt | title=Devon Energy and Santa Fe Snyder Complete Merger | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=August 29, 2000}}</ref>

In 2004, Devon was one of several companies in the [[petroleum industry]] for which [[shareholder resolution]]s were introduced that would have required the companies to monitor their effects on [[climate change]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/business/funds-want-oil-companies-to-report-on-climate.html | title=Funds Want Oil Companies To Report On Climate | first=Barnaby J. | last=Feder | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 27, 2004 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In August 2008, co-founder John Nichols died.<ref name=acct>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121824455241326449 | title=Former Accountant Worked to Build Devon Energy Into Industry Giant | first=Stephen | last=Miller | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=August 9, 2008 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>


In March 2010, the company sold assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan, and the Gulf of Mexico to [[BP]] for $7 billion.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/bpdot/7419419/BP-pays-Devon-Energy-7bn-for-Brazilian-Azeri-and-Gulf-of-Mexico-assets.html | title=BP pays Devon Energy $7bn for Brazilian, Azeri, and Gulf of Mexico assets | agency=[[Reuters]] | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=March 11, 2010}}</ref>
In October 2012, the company completed construction of its current headquarters, the 50-story [[Devon Energy Center (Oklahoma City)|Devon Energy Center]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]] and closed its office in the [[Allen Center]] in [[Downtown Houston]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2012/10/11/devon-energy-to-close-houston-office.html | title=Devon Energy to close Houston office, will affect 500 employees | first=Olivia | last=Pulsinelli | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=October 11, 2012 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>


In October 2012, the company completed construction of its current headquarters, the 50-story [[Devon Energy Center (Oklahoma City)|Devon Energy Center]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]] and closed its office in the [[Allen Center]] in [[Downtown Houston]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2012/10/11/devon-energy-to-close-houston-office.html | title=Devon Energy cutting 1,000 jobs, slashing dividend | first=Olivia | last=Pulsinelli | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
In August 2015, Dave Hager was named [[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[chief executive officer]] of the company.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150803005201/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Leadership-Transition-Board-Directors | title=Devon Energy Completes Leadership Transition as Board of Directors Elects Dave Hager New President and CEO, Succeeding Retiring John Richels | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>

In April 2014, the company sold its conventional assets in Canada to [[Canadian Natural Resources]] for C$3.125 billion.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140402005361/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Sale-Canadian-Conventional-Assets | title=Devon Energy Completes Sale of Canadian Conventional Assets | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>

In June 2014, the company sold assets to [[Linn Energy]] for $2.3 billion.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/06/30/647595/10087503/en/LINN-Energy-Announces-2-3-Billion-Acquisition-of-Assets-from-Devon-Energy.html | title=LINN Energy Announces $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Assets from Devon Energy | publisher=[[GlobeNewswire]] | date=June 30, 2014}}</ref>

In August 2015, Dave Hager was named [[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[chief executive officer]] of the company.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150803005201/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Leadership-Transition-Board-Directors | title=Devon Energy Completes Leadership Transition as Board of Directors Elects Dave Hager New President and CEO, Succeeding Retiring John Richels | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=August 3, 2015 }}</ref>


In February 2016, Devon announced plans to lay off 1,000 employees, including 700 in Oklahoma City, and cut its [[dividend]] as part of a cost-cutting effort due to low prices of its products.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsok.com/article/5479257/devon-energy-to-lay-off-700-in-oklahoma-city? | title=Devon Energy to lay off 700 in Oklahoma City | first=Adam | last=Wilmoth | work=[[The Oklahoman]] | date=February 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Devon Energy cutting 1,000 jobs, slashing dividend | url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article60819026.html | first=Max B. | last=Baker | work=[[Fort Worth Star Telegram]] | date=February 17, 2016}}</ref>
In February 2016, Devon announced plans to lay off 1,000 employees, including 700 in Oklahoma City, and cut its [[dividend]] as part of a cost-cutting effort due to low prices of its products.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsok.com/article/5479257/devon-energy-to-lay-off-700-in-oklahoma-city? | title=Devon Energy to lay off 700 in Oklahoma City | first=Adam | last=Wilmoth | work=[[The Oklahoman]] | date=February 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Devon Energy cutting 1,000 jobs, slashing dividend | url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article60819026.html | first=Max B. | last=Baker | work=[[Fort Worth Star Telegram]] | date=February 17, 2016}}</ref>


In 2017, the company sold its Lavaca County assets in the Eagle Ford.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170731005336/en/Devon-Energy-Announces-340-Million-Non-Core-Asset | title=Devon Energy Announces $340 Million of Non-Core Asset Sales | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>
In November 2019, a [[Blowout (well drilling)|blowout]] at a Devon natural gas well prompted authorities to seal off thousands of acres of land near the Eagle Ford Shale towns of Yorktown and Nordheim until the well was capped.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Devon-Energy-one-step-away-from-capping-blowout-14826975.php | title=Devon Energy one step away from capping blowout in DeWitt County | last=Chapa | first=Sergio | work=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=November 12, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2019, the company sold its assets in [[Canada]] to [[Canadian Natural Resources]] for CAD $3.8 billion.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/06/27/1875657/0/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Sale-of-Canadian-Business.html | title=Devon Energy Completes Sale of Canadian Business | publisher=[[Globe Newswire]] | date=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190219006005/en/Devon-Energy-Announces-Final-Step-Complete-Transformation|title=Devon Energy Announces Final Step to Complete Transformation to U.S. Oil Growth Company | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=February 19, 2019}}</ref>

In November 2019, the company almost capped a blowout at a natural gas well, which prompted authorities to seal off thousands of acres of land near the Eagle Ford Shale towns of Yorktown and Nordheim. Crews were able to install a capping stack on the well to reduce natural gas flowing from the well.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Devon-Energy-one-step-away-from-capping-blowout-14826975.php | title=Devon Energy one step away from capping blowout in DeWitt County | last=Chapa | first=Sergio | work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=November 12, 2019}}</ref>

On 28 September 2020 the company announced it will acquire [[WPX Energy|WPX Energy, Inc.]] for $2.56 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-wpx-energy-m-a-devon-energy/shale-producer-devon-energy-to-buy-peer-wpx-energy-for-2-56-billion-idUSKBN26J1PH|title=Shale producer Devon Energy to buy peer WPX Energy for $2.56 billion|date=2020-09-28|access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>


===Acquisitions===
===Acquisitions===

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! scope="col" | Description of Assets
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref(s).
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref(s).

|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| {{dts|1992}}
| {{dts|1992|2}}
| Hondo Oil and Gas
| Hondo Oil and Gas
| $122 million
| $122 million
| Oil and gas reserves and seven natural gas processing plants
| Oil and gas reserves and seven natural gas processing plants
| | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/29/business/company-news-hondo-oil-offer.html | title=Hondo Oil Offer | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 29, 1992}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/29/business/company-news-hondo-oil-offer.html | title=Hondo Oil Offer | agency=[[Bloomberg News]] | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 29, 1992 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{dts|1996}}
| {{dts|1996|1}}
| [[Kerr-McGee]]
| [[Kerr-McGee]]
| $250 million
| $250 million
| North American onshore oil and gas properties, 370,000 net acres of undeveloped drilling rights
| North American onshore oil and gas properties; 370,000 net acres of undeveloped drilling rights
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsok.com/article/2569210/devon-obtains-kerr-mcgee-oil-gas-properties? | title=Devon Obtains Kerr-McGee Oil, Gas Properties | first=Bob | last=Vandewater | work=[[The Oklahoman]] | date=January 1, 1997}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsok.com/article/2569210/devon-obtains-kerr-mcgee-oil-gas-properties? | title=Devon Obtains Kerr-McGee Oil, Gas Properties | first=Bob | last=Vandewater | work=[[The Oklahoman]] | date=January 1, 1997}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| {{dts|1998}}
| {{dts|1998|7}}
| Northstar Energy
| Northstar Energy
| $750 million
| $750 million
| Oil and gas properties in Canada
| Oil and gas properties in Canada
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://sec.report/Document/0000837330-98-000024 | title=Devon Energy and Northstar Energy to Combine: US$2 Billion Oil and Gas Company Would be Created | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=June 29, 1998}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/17226383/devon-energy-to-acquire-canada39s-northstar | title=Devon Energy to acquire Canada's Northstar | work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] | date=July 6, 1998}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| {{dts|1999}}
| {{dts|1999|8}}
| PennzEnergy
| PennzEnergy
| $2.2 billion
| $2.2 billion
| Oil and gas properties in the Gulf Of Mexico
| Oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/0000899243-99-001876.txt | title=Devon Energy and PennzEnergy Announce Completion of Merger | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=August 17, 1999}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/0000899243-99-001876.txt | title=Devon Energy and PennzEnergy Announce Completion of Merger | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=August 17, 1999}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| {{dts|2000}}
| {{dts|2000|5}}
| Santa Fe Snyder
| Santa Fe Snyder
| $2.35 billion
| $3.35 billion
| Oil and gas properties in the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]], Rocky Mountains, and the Gulf of Mexico
|
| <ref name=santafe>{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000090933400000117/0000909334-00-000117-0002.txt | title=Devon Energy and Santa Fe Snyder Complete Merger | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=August 29, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/17254270/devon-energy-to-acquire-santa-fe-snyder-in-335-billion-deal | title=Devon Energy to acquire Santa Fe Snyder in $3.35 billion deal | work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] | date=May 26, 2000}}</ref>
| <ref name=santafe/>

|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| {{dts|2001}}
| {{dts|2001|9}}
| Anderson Exploration
| Anderson Exploration
| $4.6 billion
| $4.6 billion
| Canadian properties
| Oil and gas properties in Canada
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311995/000095013401506404/d90696e425.htm | title=Devon Energy to Acquire Anderson Exploration and Become North America's Largest Independent Producer of Oil and Natural Gas | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=September 4, 2001}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311995/000095013401506404/d90696e425.htm | title=Devon Energy to Acquire Anderson Exploration and Become North America's Largest Independent Producer of Oil and Natural Gas | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] | date=September 4, 2001}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| {{dts|2002}}
| {{dts|2002|8}}
| Mitchell Energy
| Mitchell Energy
| $3.5 billion
| $3.1 billion
| Properties in the [[Barnett Shale]] of Texas
| Oil and gas properties in the [[Barnett Shale]] of Texas
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/devon-energy-corporation-acquires-mitchell-energy-development-corp--4ea1464d | title=Mitchell Energy & Development Corp acquired by Devon Energy Corp | publisher=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/17260523/devon-to-buy-mitchell-energy-for-31-billion-boosting-gas-reserves |title=Devon to buy Mitchell Energy for $3.1 billion, boosting gas reserves| work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] | date=August 14, 2001}}</ref>
|-

|- scope="row"
| 8
| 8
| {{dts|2003}}
| {{dts|2003|4}}
| Ocean Energy
| Ocean Energy
| $5.3 billion
| $5.3 billion
| Deepwater sites in the Gulf of Mexico
| Deepwater sites in the Gulf of Mexico
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsok.com/article/1926626/devon-completes-53-billion-merger-with-ocean-energybrmore-than-98-percent-approve-companies-deal | title=Devon completes $5.3 billion merger with Ocean Energy; More than 98 percent approve companies' deal | first=ADAM | last=WILMOTH | work=[[The Oklahoman]] | date=April 26, 2003}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsok.com/article/1926626/devon-completes-53-billion-merger-with-ocean-energybrmore-than-98-percent-approve-companies-deal | title=Devon completes $5.3 billion merger with Ocean Energy; More than 98 percent approve companies' deal | first=Adam | last=Wilmoth | work=[[The Oklahoman]] | date=April 26, 2003}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| {{dts|2006}}
| {{dts|2006|5}}
| [[Chief Oil and Gas]]
| [[Chief Oil & Gas]]
| $2.2 billion
| $2.2 billion
| Barnett Shale leasehold
| Barnett Shale leaseholds
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-104/issue-18/general-interest/company-news-devon-acquiring-barnett-shale-acreage-from-chief.html | title=Devon acquiring Barnett shale acreage from Chief | work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] | date=May 8, 2006 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-104/issue-18/general-interest/company-news-devon-acquiring-barnett-shale-acreage-from-chief.html | title=Devon acquiring Barnett shale acreage from Chief | work=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] | date=May 8, 2006 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| {{dts|2014}}
| {{dts|2014|2}}
| [[GeoSouthern Energy]]
| [[GeoSouthern Energy]]
| $6.1 billion
| $6.1 billion
| Eagle Ford assets
| Eagle Ford assets
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140228005832/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Acquisition-Eagle-Ford-Assets | title=Devon Energy Completes Acquisition of Eagle Ford Assets from GeoSouthern Energy | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=February 28, 2014}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140228005832/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Acquisition-Eagle-Ford-Assets | title=Devon Energy Completes Acquisition of Eagle Ford Assets from GeoSouthern Energy | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=February 28, 2014}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| {{dts|2014}}
| {{dts|2014|10}}
| Crosstex Energy
| Crosstex Energy
|
|
| Merger of midstream assets to form EnLink Midstream, LLC
| Merger of midstream assets to form EnLink Midstream, LLC
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131021005763/en/Devon-Energy-Crosstex-Energy-Create-New-Midstream | title=Devon Energy and Crosstex Energy to Create New Midstream Business | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131021005763/en/Devon-Energy-Crosstex-Energy-Create-New-Midstream | title=Devon Energy and Crosstex Energy to Create New Midstream Business | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| {{dts|2015}}
| {{dts|2015|12}}
| Felix Energy
| Felix Energy
| $2.5 billion
| $2.5 billion
| Assets in the [[Powder River Basin]] & [[Anadarko Basin]]
| Oil and gas properties in the [[Powder River Basin]] and [[Anadarko Basin]]
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151207005488/en/Devon-Energy-Sharpens-Focus-Core-Assets | title=Devon Energy Sharpens Focus on Core Assets | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151207005488/en/Devon-Energy-Sharpens-Focus-Core-Assets | title=Devon Energy Sharpens Focus on Core Assets | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 13
| {{dts|2021|1}}
| [[WPX Energy]]
| $2.56 billion
| Oil and gas properties in the [[Williston Basin]] and the Permian Basin
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/07/2154994/0/en/Devon-Energy-and-WPX-Energy-Complete-Merger-of-Equals-Transaction.html | title=Devon Energy and WPX Energy Complete Merger of Equals Transaction | publisher=[[GlobeNewswire]] | date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 14
| {{dts|2022|7}}
| RimRock Oil and Gas
| $865 million
| Williston Basin assets
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hartenergy.com/exclusives/devon-closes-865-million-cash-acquisition-rimrock-oil-and-gas-201276 | title=Devon Closes $865 Million Cash Acquisition of RimRock Oil and Gas | work=[[Hart Energy]] |date=July 21, 2022 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|-
| 15
| {{dts|2022|9}}
| Validus Energy
| $1.8 billion
| Eagle Ford assets
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-09/devon-to-buy-validus-for-1-8-billion-for-eagle-ford-shale-boost | title=Devon Inks $1.8 Billion Shale Deal to Expand in Eagle Ford |last=Casey | first=Simon | work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=August 9, 2022 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|}


===Divestitures===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Buyer
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Price
! scope="col" | Description of Assets
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref(s).
|-
| 1
| {{dts|2010|3}}
| [[BP]]
| $7 billion
| Assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan, and the Gulf of Mexico
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/bpdot/7419419/BP-pays-Devon-Energy-7bn-for-Brazilian-Azeri-and-Gulf-of-Mexico-assets.html | title=BP pays Devon Energy $7bn for Brazilian, Azeri, and Gulf of Mexico assets | agency=[[Reuters]] | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=March 11, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| {{dts|2014|4}}
| [[Canadian Natural Resources]]
| C$3.125 billion
| Conventional assets in Canada
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140402005361/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Sale-Canadian-Conventional-Assets | title=Devon Energy Completes Sale of Canadian Conventional Assets | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| {{dts|2014|6}}
| [[Linn Energy]]
| $2.3 billion
| 900,000 net acres in the Rockies, Mid-Continent, east Texas, north Louisiana, and south Texas
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/06/30/647595/10087503/en/LINN-Energy-Announces-2-3-Billion-Acquisition-of-Assets-from-Devon-Energy.html | title=LINN Energy Announces $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Assets from Devon Energy | publisher=[[GlobeNewswire]] | date=June 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N0PB3AR/ | title=Devon to sell oil and gas assets to Linn Energy for $2.3 bln | first=Anannya | last=Pramanick | work=[[Reuters]] | date=June 30, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| {{dts|2017|7}}
| [[Penn Virginia]]
| $340 million
| Lavaca County assets in the Eagle Ford
| <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.chron.com/business/eagle-ford-energy/article/Penn-Virginia-buys-Devon-s-Eagle-Ford-Shale-11721435.php | title=Penn Virginia buys Devon’s Eagle Ford Shale acreage | first=Jennifer | last=Hiller | work=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=July 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170731005336/en/Devon-Energy-Announces-340-Million-Non-Core-Asset | title=Devon Energy Announces $340 Million of Non-Core Asset Sales | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 5
| {{dts|2019|6}}
| [[Canadian Natural Resources]]
| C$3.8 billion
| Assets in Canada
| <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/06/27/1875657/0/en/Devon-Energy-Completes-Sale-of-Canadian-Business.html | title=Devon Energy Completes Sale of Canadian Business | publisher=[[GlobeNewswire]] | date=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190219006005/en/Devon-Energy-Announces-Final-Step-Complete-Transformation|title=Devon Energy Announces Final Step to Complete Transformation to U.S. Oil Growth Company | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=February 19, 2019}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Political activity==
==Political activity==
Devon contributed over $1 million in each of the last 3 U.S. election cycles, almost entirely to organizations and individuals affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=D000025483&cycle=2016 | title=Devon Energy: Total Contributions by Party of Recipient | publisher=[[Center for Responsive Politics]]}}</ref> In 2016, the company contributed $750,000 to the Senate Leadership Fund, whose goal is to protect the Republican majority in the [[United States Senate]]. It also gave $500,000 to the Congressional Leadership Fund, whose goal is to protect the Republican majority in the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025483 | title=Devon Energy: Profile for 2016 Election Cycle | publisher=[[Center for Responsive Politics]]}}</ref>
Devon contributed over $1 million in each of the last 3 U.S. election cycles, almost entirely to organizations and individuals affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=D000025483&cycle=2016 | title=Devon Energy: Total Contributions by Party of Recipient | work=[[OpenSecrets]]}}</ref>


Devon and its lobbyists have been noted to have close ties to government officials. In 2014, an investigation by ''[[The New York Times]]'' uncovered that a three-page letter signed by [[Scott Pruitt]], then the [[Attorney General of Oklahoma]], to the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] advocating for a relaxing of laws related to [[hydraulic fracturing]] was actually written by lobbyists for Devon Energy and not by Pruitt.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/energy-firms-in-secretive-alliance-with-attorneys-general.html | title=Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General | first=Eric | last=Lipton | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 6, 2014 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
After agreeing with the [[Obama administration]] to install systems to control the illegal emission of hazardous chemicals, Devon backed out of such agreements during the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] due to rollbacks of environmental regulations.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/business/energy-environment/devon-energy.html | title=How Rollbacks at Scott Pruitt's E.P.A. Are a Boon to Oil | first1=Hiroko | last1=Tabuchi | first2=Eric |last2=Lipton | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=May 20, 2017 | url-access=limited}}</ref>


Devon and its lobbyists have been noted to have close ties to government officials. In 2014, an investigation by ''[[The New York Times]]'' uncovered that a three-page letter signed by [[Scott Pruitt]], then the [[Attorney General of Oklahoma]], to the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] advocating for a relaxing of laws related to [[hydraulic fracturing]] was actually written by lobbyists for Devon Energy and not by Pruitt.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/energy-firms-in-secretive-alliance-with-attorneys-general.html | title=Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General | first=Eric | last=Lipton | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 6, 2014 | url-access=limited}}</ref>
In 2015, a [[shareholder resolution]] was introduced that would have required the company to disclose its [[lobbying]] activity against regulations to prevent [[climate change]]. The resolution received votes of support by approximately 20% of shareholders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.corporatesecretary.com/articles/shareholders/30282/shareholders-ask-oil-producers-climate-lobbying-disclosure | title=Shareholders ask oil producers for climate lobbying disclosure | first=David | last=Bogoslaw | work=[[Corporate Secretary]] | date=January 11, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 11 December 2024

"Devon Corporation" redirects here. For the fictional company in the Pokémon games, see Hoenn § Devon Corporation.
Devon Energy Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryPetroleum industry
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Founders
HeadquartersDevon Energy Center,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
,
U.S.
Key people
Rick Muncrief (CEO & President)
Jeffrey L. Ritenour (CFO)
ProductsPetroleum
Natural gas
Natural gas liquids
Production output
658 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (4,030,000 GJ) per day (2023)
RevenueDecrease US$15.258 billion (2023)
Decrease US$3.747 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$24.490 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$12.061 billion (2023)
Number of employees
1,900 (2023)
Websitewww.devonenergy.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Devon Energy Corporation is a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration in the United States. It is organized in Delaware with operational headquarters in the 50-story Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Its primary operations are in the Barnett Shale STACK formation in Oklahoma, Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford Group, and the Rocky Mountains.[1]

In 2023, the company was ranked 216th on the Fortune 500[2] and 445th on the Forbes Global 2000.[3]

As of December 31, 2023, the company had proved reserves of 1,817 million barrels of oil equivalent (1.112×1010 GJ), of which 43% was petroleum, 28% was natural gas liquids, and 29% was natural gas.[1]

History

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Devon was founded in 1971 by John Nichols (1914-2008) and his son, J. Larry Nichols.[4] In 1988, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[4]

In October 2012, the company completed construction of its current headquarters, the 50-story Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and closed its office in the Allen Center in Downtown Houston.[5]

In August 2015, Dave Hager was named president and chief executive officer of the company.[6]

In February 2016, Devon announced plans to lay off 1,000 employees, including 700 in Oklahoma City, and cut its dividend as part of a cost-cutting effort due to low prices of its products.[7][8]

In November 2019, a blowout at a Devon natural gas well prompted authorities to seal off thousands of acres of land near the Eagle Ford Shale towns of Yorktown and Nordheim until the well was capped.[9]

Acquisitions

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# Year Company Price Description of Assets Ref(s).
1 February 1992 Hondo Oil and Gas $122 million Oil and gas reserves and seven natural gas processing plants [10]
2 January 1996 Kerr-McGee $250 million North American onshore oil and gas properties; 370,000 net acres of undeveloped drilling rights [11]
3 July 1998 Northstar Energy $750 million Oil and gas properties in Canada [12]
4 August 1999 PennzEnergy $2.2 billion Oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico [13]
5 May 2000 Santa Fe Snyder $3.35 billion Oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, and the Gulf of Mexico [14][15]
6 September 2001 Anderson Exploration $4.6 billion Oil and gas properties in Canada [16]
7 August 2002 Mitchell Energy $3.1 billion Oil and gas properties in the Barnett Shale of Texas [17]
8 April 2003 Ocean Energy $5.3 billion Deepwater sites in the Gulf of Mexico [18]
9 May 2006 Chief Oil & Gas $2.2 billion Barnett Shale leaseholds [19]
10 February 2014 GeoSouthern Energy $6.1 billion Eagle Ford assets [20]
11 October 2014 Crosstex Energy Merger of midstream assets to form EnLink Midstream, LLC [21]
12 December 2015 Felix Energy $2.5 billion Oil and gas properties in the Powder River Basin and Anadarko Basin [22]
13 January 2021 WPX Energy $2.56 billion Oil and gas properties in the Williston Basin and the Permian Basin [23]
14 July 2022 RimRock Oil and Gas $865 million Williston Basin assets [24]
15 September 2022 Validus Energy $1.8 billion Eagle Ford assets [25]

Divestitures

[edit]
# Year Buyer Price Description of Assets Ref(s).
1 March 2010 BP $7 billion Assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan, and the Gulf of Mexico [26]
2 April 2014 Canadian Natural Resources C$3.125 billion Conventional assets in Canada [27]
3 June 2014 Linn Energy $2.3 billion 900,000 net acres in the Rockies, Mid-Continent, east Texas, north Louisiana, and south Texas [28][29]
4 July 2017 Penn Virginia $340 million Lavaca County assets in the Eagle Ford [30][31]
5 June 2019 Canadian Natural Resources C$3.8 billion Assets in Canada [32][33]

Political activity

[edit]

Devon contributed over $1 million in each of the last 3 U.S. election cycles, almost entirely to organizations and individuals affiliated with the Republican Party.[34]

After agreeing with the Obama administration to install systems to control the illegal emission of hazardous chemicals, Devon backed out of such agreements during the Trump administration due to rollbacks of environmental regulations.[35]

Devon and its lobbyists have been noted to have close ties to government officials. In 2014, an investigation by The New York Times uncovered that a three-page letter signed by Scott Pruitt, then the Attorney General of Oklahoma, to the United States Environmental Protection Agency advocating for a relaxing of laws related to hydraulic fracturing was actually written by lobbyists for Devon Energy and not by Pruitt.[36]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Devon Energy Corporation 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fortune 500: Devon Energy". Fortune.
  3. ^ "Forbes Global 2000". Forbes.
  4. ^ a b Miller, Stephen (August 9, 2008). "Former Accountant Worked to Build Devon Energy Into Industry Giant". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (October 11, 2012). "Devon Energy to close Houston office, will affect 500 employees". American City Business Journals.
  6. ^ "Devon Energy Completes Leadership Transition as Board of Directors Elects Dave Hager New President and CEO, Succeeding Retiring John Richels" (Press release). Business Wire. August 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Wilmoth, Adam (February 16, 2016). "Devon Energy to lay off 700 in Oklahoma City". The Oklahoman.
  8. ^ Baker, Max B. (February 17, 2016). "Devon Energy cutting 1,000 jobs, slashing dividend". Fort Worth Star Telegram.
  9. ^ Chapa, Sergio (November 12, 2019). "Devon Energy one step away from capping blowout in DeWitt County". Houston Chronicle.
  10. ^ "Hondo Oil Offer". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. February 29, 1992.
  11. ^ Vandewater, Bob (January 1, 1997). "Devon Obtains Kerr-McGee Oil, Gas Properties". The Oklahoman.
  12. ^ "Devon Energy to acquire Canada's Northstar". Oil & Gas Journal. July 6, 1998.
  13. ^ "Devon Energy and PennzEnergy Announce Completion of Merger" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 17, 1999.
  14. ^ "Devon Energy and Santa Fe Snyder Complete Merger" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 29, 2000.
  15. ^ "Devon Energy to acquire Santa Fe Snyder in $3.35 billion deal". Oil & Gas Journal. May 26, 2000.
  16. ^ "Devon Energy to Acquire Anderson Exploration and Become North America's Largest Independent Producer of Oil and Natural Gas" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. September 4, 2001.
  17. ^ "Devon to buy Mitchell Energy for $3.1 billion, boosting gas reserves". Oil & Gas Journal. August 14, 2001.
  18. ^ Wilmoth, Adam (April 26, 2003). "Devon completes $5.3 billion merger with Ocean Energy; More than 98 percent approve companies' deal". The Oklahoman.
  19. ^ "Devon acquiring Barnett shale acreage from Chief". Oil & Gas Journal. May 8, 2006.
  20. ^ "Devon Energy Completes Acquisition of Eagle Ford Assets from GeoSouthern Energy" (Press release). Business Wire. February 28, 2014.
  21. ^ "Devon Energy and Crosstex Energy to Create New Midstream Business" (Press release). Business Wire. October 21, 2013.
  22. ^ "Devon Energy Sharpens Focus on Core Assets" (Press release). Business Wire. December 7, 2015.
  23. ^ "Devon Energy and WPX Energy Complete Merger of Equals Transaction" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. January 7, 2021.
  24. ^ "Devon Closes $865 Million Cash Acquisition of RimRock Oil and Gas". Hart Energy. July 21, 2022.
  25. ^ Casey, Simon (August 9, 2022). "Devon Inks $1.8 Billion Shale Deal to Expand in Eagle Ford". Bloomberg News.
  26. ^ "BP pays Devon Energy $7bn for Brazilian, Azeri, and Gulf of Mexico assets". The Daily Telegraph. Reuters. March 11, 2010.
  27. ^ "Devon Energy Completes Sale of Canadian Conventional Assets" (Press release). Business Wire. April 2, 2014.
  28. ^ "LINN Energy Announces $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Assets from Devon Energy" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. June 30, 2014.
  29. ^ Pramanick, Anannya (June 30, 2014). "Devon to sell oil and gas assets to Linn Energy for $2.3 bln". Reuters.
  30. ^ Hiller, Jennifer (July 31, 2017). "Penn Virginia buys Devon's Eagle Ford Shale acreage". Houston Chronicle.
  31. ^ "Devon Energy Announces $340 Million of Non-Core Asset Sales" (Press release). Business Wire. July 31, 2017.
  32. ^ "Devon Energy Completes Sale of Canadian Business" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. June 27, 2019.
  33. ^ "Devon Energy Announces Final Step to Complete Transformation to U.S. Oil Growth Company" (Press release). Business Wire. February 19, 2019.
  34. ^ "Devon Energy: Total Contributions by Party of Recipient". OpenSecrets.
  35. ^ Tabuchi, Hiroko; Lipton, Eric (May 20, 2017). "How Rollbacks at Scott Pruitt's E.P.A. Are a Boon to Oil". The New York Times.
  36. ^ Lipton, Eric (December 6, 2014). "Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General". The New York Times.
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