WPX Energy Takes Thoughtful Approach to Debate over ‘Fracing’

New documentary launches at downdeep.com, offering facts about hydraulic fracturing

TULSA, Okla.--()--WPX Energy announced today that it is launching a website to help clear up controversy and misinformation surrounding hydraulic fracturing and the process of exploring for, drilling and producing oil and natural gas.

The site – www.downdeep.com – serves as a platform for delivering an approximately 30-minute video commissioned by WPX Energy. The video is titled Down Deep: Unearthing the Truth About Hydraulic Fracturing and features conversations with experts, landowners, neighbors and WPX executives.

Using genuine facts and interviews with third parties, Down Deep takes on the dishonest politicking and misguided environmentalism that has become entangled with the public’s image of “fracing.”

WPX Energy believes U.S. citizens all have the right to be informed of the facts surrounding any vital issue – and the right to be involved in the decisions that shape America’s energy future.

Down Deep gives Americans the facts they need to make their own informed decisions, and www.downdeep.com provides a route for them to easily reach out to their government representatives and make their voices heard.

WPX Energy is a leader in responsible energy development, having earned nearly 40 national, state, local and industry awards for technology, innovation, efficiency, reclamation, water management, best practices and community involvement.

Additionally, WPX has registered more than 1,100 wells in the FracFocus chemical disclosure database, including information about the initial wells for its recent oil and natural gas discoveries in the San Juan Basin’s Gallup Sandstone formation and the Piceance Basin’s Niobrara Shale.

About WPX Energy, Inc.

WPX Energy is an exploration and production company focused on developing its significant oil and gas reserves, particularly in the Piceance, Williston and Appalachian basins. WPX also has domestic operations in the San Juan and Powder River basins, as well as a 69 percent interest in Apco Oil and Gas International. Go to http://www.wpxenergy.com/investors.aspx to join our e-mail list.

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the company. Statements regarding future drilling and production are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties normally incident to the exploration for and development and production of oil and gas. These risks include, but are not limited to, the volatility of oil, natural gas and NGL prices; uncertainties inherent in estimating oil, natural gas and NGL reserves; drilling risks; environmental risks; and political or regulatory changes. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by WPX Energy on its website or otherwise. WPX Energy does not undertake and expressly disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors are urged to consider carefully the disclosure in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available from us at WPX Energy, Attn: Investor Relations, P.O. Box 21810, Tulsa, Okla., 74102, or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Contacts

WPX Energy, Inc.
Kelly Swan, 539-573-4944

Release Summary

WPX Energy is a leader in responsible development, having earned nearly 40 national, state, local and industry awards. The company is releasing a new film called Down Deep about hydraulic fracturing.

Contacts

WPX Energy, Inc.
Kelly Swan, 539-573-4944