These oil stocks can weather oil’s drop

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CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $29.65 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 443.3 million; Market cap: $13.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 9.3%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada, with a focus on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan. Its output is 91% oil and 9% gas. In the three months ended September 30, 2014, Crescent Point’s cash flow rose 11.6%, to $618.4 million from $554.1 million a year earlier. The company raised its daily output by 19.7%, to 141,183 barrels of oil equivalent from 117,963. That, plus higher oil and gas prices, was the main reason for the rising cash flow. Cash flow per share rose at a slower rate of 2.1%, to $1.45 from $1.42, because Crescent Point issued shares to pay for acquisitions. Its latest buys include CanEra Energy for $1.1 billion in cash and shares in May 2014. CanEra produces an average of 10,000 barrels of oil a day and has…