Exploration jumps for these oil & gas buys

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CRESCENT POINT ENERGY $11.72 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 544.6 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.1%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada. It is now focused on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan. The operation’s output is 90% oil and 10% gas. In the three months ended March 31, 2017, Crescent Point’s cash flow per share rose 5.4%, to $0.78 from $0.74 a year earlier. The company’s daily output fell 2.8%, to 173,329 barrels of oil equivalent from 178,241. The decline was mostly due to the sale of non-core properties. On March 31, 2017, Crescent Point’s long-term debt was $4.2 billion, or a high 66% of its market cap. Crescent Point plans to spend $1.5 billion on exploration and development spending this year. That’s up 36.4% from the $1.1 billion spent in 2016. Daily production should then rebound to 177,000 barrels. The added cash flow should help the company pay down its…