FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE: XTO) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12.5 cents per share on the Company's outstanding Common Stock payable October 15, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009.

XTO Energy Inc. is a domestic energy producer engaged in the acquisition, development and discovery of quality, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States.

This release can be found at http://www.xtoenergy.com.

SOURCE: XTO Energy Inc.

CONTACT: Louis G. Baldwin, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer, or Gary D. Simpson, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations &
Finance, both of XTO Energy Inc., +1-817-870-2800
Web Site: http://www.xtoenergy.com