Beverly Hills 11/17/2009 1:49:08 AM
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Devon Energy Selling Up to $7.5 Billion in Assets

Finance World News Update by EQUITIES Magazine

The biggest independent U.S. oil and gas producer, Devon Energy, announced today its plans to sell its Gulf of Mexico and overseas assets. The sales are part of efforts to slash debt and fund onshore developments.

 

Among the assets being sold are properties accounting for about seven percent of the company’s 2.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent in reserves.

 

Devon has operations in Brazil, Russia, Azerbaijan and China. The asset sales are expected to be completed by the end of 2010 and will generate after-tax proceeds of $4.5 billion to $7.5 billion.

 

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