Form 8-K

 

 

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 19, 2014

 

 

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-32318   73-1567067

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

333 West Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   73102-5015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information presented herein under Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Except as noted, our financial forecasts included in this report assume the successful closing of our planned $6 billion acquisition of Eagle Ford Shale assets from GeoSouthern Energy Corporation, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014. Our financial forecasts also assume the completion of planned divestitures of certain non-core assets on or around year-end 2014. As we complete divestiture transactions, we will update our financial forecasts. In addition, our financial forecasts in this report include 100% of the amounts attributable to the operation of our planned new midstream business with Crosstex Energy, Inc. (“EnLink”) subsequent to the consummation of the transaction, which is expected to close in in the first quarter of 2014. However, subsequent to the consummation of the EnLink transaction, our net earnings will be reduced by the portion of net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in EnLink.

In this report, financial amounts related to our Canadian operations have been converted to U.S. dollars using estimated average exchange rates of $1.00 U.S. dollar to $1.00 Canadian dollar.

Production and Prices

Set forth below are our daily production and price realization estimates for the first quarter and full year 2014. The term “core” refers to our core and emerging assets in the Anadarko Basin, Barnett Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Mississippian-Woodford Trend, Permian Basin and Rockies Oil in the United States, as well as our Heavy Oil assets in Canada. The term “non-core” refers to our remaining properties, many of which we are in the process of divesting. The price realizations for oil and bitumen are determined using the monthly average of NYMEX settled prices on each trading day for the benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil price at Cushing, Oklahoma. The price realizations for natural gas are determined using the first-of-month South Louisiana Henry Hub price index as published in Inside FERC.

 

     Quarter 1      Full Year  
     Low      High      Low      High  

Daily Production

           

Oil and bitumen (MBbls/d)

           

United States Core

     94         98         124         136   

Canada Core

     78         82         74         80   

Non-core

     13         15         12         14   

Natural gas (MMcf/d)

           

United States Core

     1,595         1,630         1,570         1,640   

Canada Core

     15         25         15         25   

Non-core

     600         615         565         585   

Natural gas liquids (MBbls/d)

           

United States Core

     115         123         116         129   

Canada Core

     —           —           —           —     

Non-core

     15         17         14         16   

Total Boe (MBbls/d)

           

United States Core

     475         493         502         538   

Canada Core

     81         86         77         84   

Non-core

     128         135         120         128   

 

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     Quarter 1     Full Year  
     Low     High     Low     High  

Price Realizations

        

Oil and bitumen—% of WTI

        

United States

     90     100     90     100

Canada

     54     64     61     71

Natural gas—% of Henry Hub

        

United States

     82     92     85     95

Canada

     81     91     83     93

NGLs – Realized price

     $22        $30        $20        $30   

Commodity Price Risk Management

As of February 14, 2014, we had the following oil derivative positions associated with 2014 production. Our oil price swaps and collars settle against the average of the prompt month NYMEX West Texas Intermediate futures price.

 

     Price Swaps      Price Collars      Call Options Sold  

Period

   Volume
(Bbls/d)
     Weighted
Average

Price ($/Bbl)
     Volume
(Bbls/d)
     Weighted
Average Floor
Price ($/Bbl)
     Weighted
Average
Ceiling Price
($/Bbl)
     Volume
(Bbls/d)
     Weighted
Average Price
($/Bbl)
 

Q1-Q4 2014

     75,000       $ 94.14         70,453       $ 89.38       $ 100.58         42,000       $ 116.43   

Q1-Q4 2015

     46,000       $ 90.19         —         $ —         $ —           28,000       $ 116.43   

Q1-Q4 2016

     —         $ —           —         $ —         $ —           18,500       $ 103.11   

As of February 14, 2014, we had the following open natural gas derivative positions associated with 2014 production. The first table presents our natural gas contracts that settle against the Inside FERC first-of-the-month Henry Hub index. The second table presents our natural gas contracts that settle against the AECO index.

 

     Price Swaps      Price Collars      Call Options Sold  

Period

   Volume
(MMBtu/d)
     Weighted
Average Price
($/MMBtu)
     Volume
(MMBtu/d)
     Weighted
Average Floor
Price

($/MMBtu)
     Weighted
Average
Ceiling Price

($/MMBtu)
     Volume
(MMBtu/d)
     Weighted
Average Price
($/MMBtu)
 

Q1-Q4 2014

     800,000       $ 4.42         460,000       $ 4.03       $ 4.51         500,000       $ 5.00   

Q1-Q4 2015

     150,000       $ 4.40         215,000       $ 4.04       $ 4.30         550,000       $ 5.09   

Q1-Q4 2016

     —         $ —           —         $ —         $ —           345,000       $ 5.00   

 

     Basis Swaps  

Period

   Index      Volume (MMBtu/d)      Weighted Average
Differential to Henry
Hub ($/MMBtu)
 

Q1-Q4 2014

     AECO         94,781       $ (0.52

 

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Other Operating and Nonoperating Items

The following table includes first quarter and full year 2014 estimates of other operating and nonoperating items.

 

     Quarter 1     Full Year  
     Low     High     Low     High  
     ($ in millions, except per Boe)  

Marketing & midstream operating profit (1)

   $ 125      $ 155      $ 685      $ 755   

Lease operating expenses per Boe

   $ 9.30      $ 9.50      $ 8.90      $ 9.50   

General & administrative expenses per Boe (1)

   $ 3.00      $ 3.30      $ 2.80      $ 3.30   

Production and property taxes as % of upstream sales(1)

     5.9     6.9     5.9     6.9

Depreciation, depletion and amortization per Boe (1)

   $ 11.40      $ 12.40      $ 12.50      $ 14.50   

Other operating items

   $ 20      $ 30      $ 95      $ 125   

Net financing costs (1)

   $ 103      $ 113      $ 458      $ 488   

Current income tax rate (1)

     2     8     2     8

Deferred income tax rate (1)

     28     32     28     32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax rate (1)

     30     40     30     40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

   $ 0      $ 5      $ 10      $ 50   

 

(1) Includes amounts attributable to EnLink’s operations subsequent to consummation of the EnLink transaction.

Capital Expenditures

Set forth below are our capital expenditure estimates for the first quarter and full year 2014.

 

     Quarter 1      Full Year  
     Low      High      Low      High  
     (In millions)  

Development

   $ 1,205       $ 1,355       $ 4,770       $ 5,070   

Exploration

     55         105         260         360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal(1) (2)

     1,260         1,460         5,030         5,430   

Capitalized G&A and interest

     90         105         385         415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil and gas

     1,350         1,565         5,415         5,845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Midstream(3)

     205         255         845         915   

Corporate and other

     30         50         125         175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other

     235         305         970         1,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 1,585       $ 1,870       $ 6,385       $ 6,935   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes approximately $110 million in Q1 2014 and $260 million in full year 2014 attributable to non-core assets identified for divestiture.
(2) Excludes $6 billion of capital expenditures related to the planned acquisition of Eagle Ford Shale assets.
(3) Includes approximately $70 million in Q1 2014 and $460 million in full year 2014 attributable to EnLink.

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Estimates

This report includes our 2014 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, 2013 reserve reports and other data in our possession or available from third parties. Our forward-looking estimates are also based on closing our planned $6 billion acquisition of Eagle Ford Shale assets from GeoSouthern Energy Corporation, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014; the consummation of our EnLink transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014; and the completion of planned divestitures of certain non-core assets on or around year-end 2014. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.

 

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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; the timing of the transactions in the previous paragraph; and other risk factors we discuss in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Devon, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. We assume no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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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/ Thomas L. Mitchell
  Thomas L. Mitchell
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 19, 2014

 

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