DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE — Regulatory Filings 2012

Feb 15, 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2012

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE	001-32318	73-1567067
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	File Number)	Identification Number)

20 NORTH BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	73102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-3611

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Item 8.01. Other Events

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Estimates

This report includes our 2012 forward-looking estimates and associated forward-looking statements regarding our expectations and plans, as well as future events or conditions. Such forward-looking statements are based on our examination of historical operating trends, the information used to prepare our December 31, 2011 reserve reports and other data in our possession or available from third parties. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Consequently, actual future results could differ materially from our expectations due to a number of factors, such as changes in the supply of and demand for oil, natural gas and NGLs and related products and services; exploration or drilling programs; political or regulatory events; general economic and financial market conditions; and other factors discussed in this report.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Devon, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. We assume no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on new information, future events or otherwise.

Financial amounts related to our Canadian operations in the following tables have been converted to U.S. dollars using estimated average exchange rates of $1.00 U.S. dollar to $1.00 Canadian dollar.

Oil, Gas and NGL Production and Prices

We estimate that our combined oil, gas and NGL production will total 253 to 257 MMBoe (690 to 700 MBoepd). Set forth below are our estimates of oil, gas and NGL production.

U.S.	21	768	38	187
Canada	34	181	3	68
Total	55	949	41	255

We expect our floating prices for production from each of our operating areas to differ from the NYMEX price as set forth in the following table. The price for oil and the NGLs relationship to crude oil is determined using the monthly average of NYMEX settled prices on each trading day for benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil delivered at Cushing, Oklahoma. The NYMEX price for gas is determined using the first-of-month South Louisiana Henry Hub price index as published monthly in Inside FERC .

Oil	Gas	NGLs
U.S.	91% to 101%	81% to 91%	35% to 45%
Canada	63% to 73%	87% to 97%	53% to 63%
Total	74% to 84%	82% to 92%	36% to 46%

Commodity Price Risk Management

As of February 10, 2012, we had the following oil derivative positions associated with 2012 production. Our oil derivatives settle against the average of the prompt month NYMEX West Texas Intermediate futures price.

| Price Swaps — Volume (Bbls/d) | Weighted Average
Price ($/Bbl) | Price Collars — Volume (Bbls/d) | Weighted Average Floor
Price ($/Bbl) | Weighted Average Ceiling
Price ($/Bbl) | Call Options Sold — Volume (Bbls/d) | Weighted Average
Price ($/Bbl) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22,000 | $ 107.17 | 54,000 | $ 85.74 | $ 126.42 | 19,500 | $ 95.00 |

As of February 10, 2012, we had the following natural gas derivative positions associated with 2012 production. Our natural gas derivatives settle against the first-of-month Henry Hub index as published monthly in Inside FERC .

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| Price Swaps — Volume (MMBtu/d) | Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu) | Price Collars — Volume (MMBtu/d) | Weighted Average Floor
Price ($/MMBtu) | Weighted Average Ceiling
Price ($/MMBtu) | Call Options Sold — Volume (MMBtu/d) | Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 378,333 | $4.77 | 501,189 | $4.71 | $5.52 | 487,500 | $6.00 |

| Basis Swaps — Index | Volume (MMBtu/d) | Weighted Average Differential
to Henry Hub ($/MMBtu) | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| El Paso Natural Gas Co. (Permian) | 85,000 | $ (0.14 | ) |
| Panhandle Eastern Pipeline | 70,000 | $ (0.15 | ) |
| Colorado Interstate Gas Co. | 10,000 | $ (0.18 | ) |

Other Operating Items

The following table includes estimates of other revenue and expense items associated with our operations, as well as our quarterly dividend rate. The other expense, net estimate consists of accretion of asset retirement obligations, interest rate swap settlements, interest income and other miscellaneous items.

	Low	High
($ in millions, except per Boe)
Marketing & midstream operating profit	$ 470	$ 520
Lease operating expenses per Boe	$ 8.00	$ 8.40
Depreciation, depletion and amortization per Boe	$ 10.05	$ 10.65
General & administrative expenses per Boe	$ 2.50	$ 2.70
Taxes other than income taxes as % of oil, gas, and NGL sales	4.90 %	5.90 %
Interest expense	$ 305	$ 345
Other expense, net	$ 40	$ 60
Current income tax rate	— %	10 %
Deferred income tax rate	20 %	30 %
Total income tax rate	20 %	40 %
Quarterly per share dividend rate	$ 0.20

Interest Rate Risk Management

As of February 10, 2012, we had the following fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps.

Notional		Variable Rate Paid
(In millions)
$100	1.90 %	Federal funds rate	August 3, 2012
$500	3.90 %	Federal funds rate	July 18, 2013
$250	3.85 %	Federal funds rate	July 22, 2013

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Capital Expenditures

Total oil and gas capital expenditures in the following table exclude the estimated $900 million payment we will receive in 2012 upon closing our recently announced transaction with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corporation in five of our new venture plays.

	Low	High
	($ in millions)
Development	$ 4,525	$ 4,825
Exploration	560	660
Subtotal	5,085	5,485
Capitalized G&A	320	340
Capitalized interest	55	65
Total oil and gas	5,460	5,890
Midstream	465	535
Corporate & other	305	405
Total other	770	940
Total capital expenditures	$ 6,230	$ 6,830

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Jeffrey A. Agosta
	Jeffrey A. Agosta
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 15, 2012

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