Topic: Energy Stocks

Natural gas stocks: Production increases ahead for Bellatrix Exploration

Bellatrix Exploration, symbol BXE on Toronto, produces oil and natural gas in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan. Gas makes up about 62% of its output; the remaining 38% is oil.

Bellatrix is one of the natural gas stocks we analyze in Stock Pickers Digest, our newsletter for aggressive investing.

In the three months ended June 30, 2011, the natural gas stock’s production fell 2.9%, to 11,783 barrels of oil equivalent per day (including natural gas) from 12,141 barrels. However, the decline was mostly due to wet weather conditions.

Bellatrix still plans to increase its 2011 capital spending budget by 70%, to $170 million from $100 million. As well, it has confirmed that it still expects to produce 15,000 barrels a day at the end of this year, up from its earlier forecast of 13,000 barrels.

The company has identified 700 drilling targets on its land. That’s enough for a decade of exploration.

We updated our buy/sell/hold advice on Bellatrix Exploration in our July 22, 2011 Stock Pickers Digest hotline, which you can immediately view when you take a 1-month free trial to Stock Pickers Digest. Click here to get started right away.

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