Ovintiv to Sell Anadarko Assets for $3.0B Cash
Ovintiv Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Anadarko assets in Oklahoma to an undisclosed buyer for cash proceeds of $3.0 billion.
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Ovintiv Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Anadarko assets in Oklahoma to an undisclosed buyer for cash proceeds of $3.0 billion. The package includes approximately 360 thousand net acres, representing substantially all of the company’s acreage in the play.
Month-to-date February production from these assets is about 90 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, including 27 thousand barrels per day of oil and condensate, 240 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, and 23 thousand barrels per day of NGLs. The transaction is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2026, with an effective date of January 1, 2026, subject to normal closing conditions and customary adjustments.
Management describes the sale as a significant milestone that focuses the portfolio on the Permian and Montney plays, supports achievement of the company’s debt target, and is intended to unlock increased returns to shareholders. Ovintiv plans to release full-year and first quarter 2026 guidance and an updated shareholder return framework alongside its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 23, 2026.
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Ovintiv signs a $3.0B Anadarko asset sale to refocus its portfolio and support debt and shareholder-return goals.
Ovintiv has agreed to sell its Anadarko assets in Oklahoma for cash proceeds of $3.0 billion, covering roughly 360 thousand net acres and current production of about 90 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. Management positions this as concentrating the business in the Permian and Montney plays.
The company links the divestiture to achieving its debt target and “unlocking increased returns” to shareholders, though specific leverage or payout metrics are not detailed here. The transaction remains subject to normal closing conditions and is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2026, with an effective date of January 1, 2026.
Execution risk centers on the deal closing as planned and how effectively Ovintiv redeploys or returns the $3.0 billion of proceeds. Additional clarity is expected when Ovintiv issues full-year and first quarter 2026 guidance and its updated shareholder return framework with fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 23, 2026.
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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 17, 2026, Ovintiv Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Anadarko assets, with an expected closing date to occur in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and adjustments. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished and, along with information contained on the Company’s website (or linked therein or otherwise connected thereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Ovintiv Announces Agreement to Sell its Anadarko Assets
DENVER, February 17, 2026 – Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE, TSX: OVV) (“Ovintiv” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Anadarko assets, located in Oklahoma, to an undisclosed buyer, for cash proceeds of $3.0 billion.
The sale includes approximately 360 thousand net acres, which represents substantially all of the company’s acreage in the play. Month to date production in February is approximately 90 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day including approximately 27 thousand barrels per day of oil and condensate, approximately 240 million cubic feet per day of natural gas and approximately 23 thousand barrels per day of natural gas liquids (“NGLs”).
“This transaction marks a significant milestone by focusing our portfolio, delivering on our debt target, and unlocking increased returns to our shareholders,” said Brendan McCracken, Ovintiv President and CEO. “We have built one of the deepest premium inventory positions in our industry in the two most valuable plays in North America, the Permian and the Montney. This positions us to deliver superior returns for our shareholders for many years to come.”
The sale is subject to the satisfaction of normal closing conditions and customary closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2026 with an effective date of January 1, 2026.
Wells Fargo is serving as financial advisor to Ovintiv on the transaction. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal advisor to Ovintiv on the transaction.
Ovintiv plans to issue its full-year and first quarter 2026 guidance and its updated shareholder return framework with the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 23, 2026.
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