These high dividends look secure

BONAVISTA ENERGY $12.98 (Toronto symbol BNP; Shares outstanding: 181.5 million; Market cap: $2.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.5%; www.bonavistaenergy.com) explores for oil and gas in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C. Its production is 62% gas and 38% oil. In the three months ended… Read More

Buy Crescent Point, hold on to Penn West

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $36.81 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 377.5 million; Market cap: $13.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 7.5%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in western Canada. Its production is weighted 90% toward oil and 10% to gas. The company… Read More

Buy Crescent Point, hold on to Penn West

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $39.03 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 350.1 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 7.1%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in western Canada. Its production is weighted 90% toward oil and 10% to natural gas.

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Two high-yielding energy stock picks

Natural gas prices recently dropped below $2 U.S. per thousand cubic feet, a 10-year low. That’s mainly because of new shale gas discoveries. Prices have since moved up to $3.16, but still well below last year’s high of almost $5. Oil prices have weakened, as… Read More

This purchase is a great fit

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $45.77 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 277.9 million; Market cap: $12.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.0%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) is buying Wild Stream Exploration (Toronto symbol WSX) for $770 million in Crescent Point shares.

Wild Stream will add 6,400 barrels of… Read More

Oil and gas stocks for income and gains

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $44.35 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 277.9 million; Market cap: $12.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.2%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in western Canada. Its production is weighted 90% toward oil and 10% to gas.

The company continues… Read More