"We continue to refine our portfolio and focus our people and capital resources on assets with high returns and a deep inventory of future drilling opportunities," said Newfield Chairman & CEO Lee K. Boothby. "Since 2009, we have generated about $3 billion in proceeds from asset sales (including today's announcement) as we transitioned to an oil company with a premium asset portfolio in onshore resource plays. Proceeds from the sale of our Texas assets will replenish our cash balance and position us for the timely acceleration of our STACK development in the future."

The transactions include Newfield's unconventional assets in the Eagle Ford Shale and its conventional natural gas assets in south and west Texas. Current net daily production from the combined assets is approximately 12,700 BOEPD, of which approximately 35% is oil. The agreement to sell the Eagle Ford package was signed with Protégé LLC. The second agreement for conventional natural gas assets in South Texas was signed with an undisclosed party. Newfield expects to update its 2016 production guidance upon closing of these two transactions.

BMO Capital Markets and Scotia Waterous acted as financial advisors for these transactions.

Newfield Exploration Company is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. We are focused on U.S. resource plays and our principal areas of operation include the Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains and onshore Texas. We also have offshore oil developments in China.