Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Divestitures [Abstract]

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13.  Divestitures

During the first nine months of 2013, EOG received proceeds of approximately $587 million primarily from the sale of its entire interest in the planned Kitimat liquefied natural gas export terminal and the proposed Pacific Trail Pipelines, undeveloped acreage in the Horn River Basin in Canada and producing properties and acreage in the Upper Gulf Coast region, the Mid-Continent area and the Permian Basin.  During the first nine months of 2012, EOG received proceeds of approximately $1,214 million from sales of producing properties and acreage primarily in the Rocky Mountain area, the Upper Gulf Coast region and Canada.