Growth in store for Penn West

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PENN WEST PETROLEUM LTD. $27.53 (Toronto symbol PWT; Shares outstanding: 453.7 million; Market cap: $12.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.9%) reports that in the three months ended December 31, 2010, its cash flow per share fell 23.0%, to $0.67 from $0.87. That’s mostly because Penn West sold properties, and brought fewer new wells into production. Penn West has identified over 8,000 potential drilling locations on its properties, so it has lots of room to boost production. Penn West trades at 8.7 times its forecast 2011 cash flow of $3.15 per share. Penn West is still a buy. buy…