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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.
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thecerbatgem.com broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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