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Asset Retirement Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations
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Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table presents the changes in Devon’s asset retirement obligations.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Asset retirement obligations as of beginning of period

 

$

807

 

 

$

665

 

Liabilities incurred

 

 

11

 

 

 

8

 

Liabilities settled and divested

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(8

)

Revision and reclassification of estimated obligation

 

 

55

 

 

 

35

 

Accretion expense on discounted obligation

 

 

12

 

 

 

9

 

Asset retirement obligations as of end of period

 

 

877

 

 

 

709

 

Less current portion

 

 

42

 

 

 

26

 

Asset retirement obligations, long-term

 

$

835

 

 

$

683

 

 

During the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, Devon increased its asset retirement obligations by approximately $55 million and $35 million, respectively, primarily due to changes in current cost estimates and future retirement dates for its oil and gas assets.