Exhibit 99.1

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014

Karl F. Kurz Joins WPX Energy Board of Directors

Will Serve on Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee

TULSA, Okla. – WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX) announced today that Karl F. Kurz has been elected to the company’s board of directors. This increases the size of WPX’s board to 12.

Kurz is a former chief operating officer for Anadarko and also held management positions at Vastar Resources and ARCO Oil and Gas. Most recently, he was the managing director and co-head of the energy group and a member of the investment committee at CCMP Capital Advisors LLC.

“Karl’s background in exploration, production, reservoir engineering and marketing complements the depth of energy and financial experience we have on our board,” said William G. Lowrie, WPX chairman of the board.

“He joins WPX at a strategic time as we work to grow this company in an enterprising way that capitalizes on the great positions we have in natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids,” Lowrie added.

In addition to the WPX board, Kurz also serves as a director for SemGroup Corporation and Global Geophysical Services Inc. He previously served as a board member of the American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the Natural Gas Supply Association and Western Gas Partners LP.

He has a bachelors of science degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Kurz will serve on WPX’s nominating and governance committee along with Kimberly S. Bowers, Don J. Gunther and George A. Lorch. Eleven of WPX’s board members are independent. The sole inside director is James J. Bender, WPX president and chief executive officer.

About WPX Energy, Inc.

WPX Energy is an exploration and production company focused on developing its significant oil and gas reserves, particularly in the liquids-rich Piceance Basin, the Bakken and Three Forks oil shales and the Marcellus Shale. 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.

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