XTO Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of XTO Energy Inc. today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cent per share on the Company's outstanding Common Stock payable July 15, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business June 30, 2005.

XTO Energy Inc. is a domestic energy producer engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of quality, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Utah and Louisiana.

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