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Can you tell me what you think of Surge Energy, Whitecap Resources and TORC Oil and Gas? Thanks.

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Surge Energy, $6.03, symbol SGY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 121.4 million; Market cap: $722.4 million; www.surgeenergy.ca), produces oil and gas in western and eastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. Its output is 74% oil and 26% gas. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Surge produced 9,373 barrels of oil equivalent per day, up 1.1% from 9,275 barrels a year earlier. The rise came despite the fact that the company sold some of its less important properties, which produced 680 barrels a day, for $42.8 million U.S. on May 9, 2013. Despite the small increase in production, Surge’s cash flow per share rose 11.8% in the latest quarter, to $0.38 from $0.34 a year earlier, on higher oil and gas prices. In June 2013, Surge bought an oil-producing property with lots of drilling and development potential in southwestern Saskatchewan for $240 million. To help pay for it, the company raised $247.5 million in a share issue. This property’s production averages 3,600…