Birchcliff’s output jumps

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BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $14.75 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating:Speculative) (403-261-6401;www.birchcliffenergy.com; Units outstanding: 145.0million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; No dividends paid) reports that its daily production rose 21.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2014, to 31,749 barrels of oil equivalent from 26,108 a year earlier. Cash flow per share jumped 122.2%, to $0.60 from $0.27, on the increased production and higher oil and gas prices. The company plans to spend $291 million on exploration and development this year, which should boost its 2014 output to a record 34,000 barrels a day. Birchcliff expects to generate full-year cash flow of $331 million, or $2.30 a share, so it can comfortably afford these outlays. Birchcliff Energy is still a buy. buy…