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Crescent Energy Buys Devon’s Eagle Ford Assets for $3.85B, Targets $140M in Synergies
The deal adds about 68,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day and more than 600 drilling locations as Devon shifts toward the Permian Basin.
On Thursday, Devon Energy announced the sale of its Eagle Ford assets to Crescent Energy for $4.2 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments.
Devon Energy CEO Clay Gaspar said selling the mature assets improves capital efficiency, enabling the company to accelerate share buybacks and strengthen its balance sheet following its $58 billion merger with Coterra Energy.
The Eagle Ford assets span approximately 90,000 net acres across South Texas and include nearly 68,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production, plus more than 600 Tier 1 drilling locations.
Crescent launched a $1 billion Class A common stock offering to finance the acquisition, with a KKR-affiliated shareholder expressing interest in purchasing up to $500 million of shares.
Siebert Williams analyst Gabriele Sorbara noted the deal could create a funding overhang but appears accretive with successful integration and approximately $140 million in annual synergies expected.