Birchcliff is the better choice right now

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $10.35 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Units outstanding: 144.0 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividends paid) develops, produces and explores for oil and natural gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area near the Alberta/B.C. border. About 81% of… Read More

ZARGON OIL & GAS $8.61 – Toronto symbol ZAR

ZARGON OIL & GAS $8.61 (Toronto symbol ZAR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-264-9992; www.zargon.ca; Shares outstanding: 30.1 million; Market cap: $259.1 million; Dividend yield: 8.4%) produces natural gas and oil in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota. Its production is 64% oil and 36% gas.

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Two Canadian energy stocks tackle big growth projects

BELLATRIX EXPLORATION (Toronto symbol BXE; www.bellatrixexploration.com) produces natural gas (70% of output) and oil (30%) in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan.

Bellatrix closed its $756-million cash-and-stock purchase of Angle Energy in early December 2013. The deal added 500 drilling targets to Bellatrix’s inventory, bringing its total to… Read More

Buy Bellatrix, hold on to Zargon

BELLATRIX EXPLORATION $8.59 (Toronto symbol BXE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-266- 8670; www.bellatrixexploration.com; Shares outstanding: 170.5 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividends paid) produces natural gas (70% of output) and oil (30%) in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan. Bellatrix closed its $756-million cash-and-stock purchase of Angle… Read More

ZARGON OIL & GAS $8.36 – Toronto symbol ZAR

ZARGON OIL & GAS $8.36 (Toronto symbol ZAR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-264-9992; www.zargon.ca; Shares outstanding: 30.1 million; Market cap: $246.7 million; Dividend yield: 8.6%) produces natural gas and oil in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota. Its production is 64% oil and 36% gas.

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