Acquisitions and Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, EOG paid cash for property acquisitions of $95 million in the United States. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, EOG recognized net gains on asset dispositions of $46 million and received proceeds of approximately $154 million primarily due to the sale of its China operations during the second quarter of 2021.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, EOG paid cash for property acquisitions of $67 million in the United States. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, EOG recognized net losses on asset dispositions of $41 million, primarily due to the sales of proved properties and non-cash property exchanges of unproved leasehold in Texas and New Mexico and the disposition of the Marcellus Shale assets, and received proceeds of approximately $189 million, primarily due to the disposition of the Marcellus Shale assets and the sale of other assets in New Mexico.