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What is your view of Tourmaline Oil? Thanks.

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Tourmaline Oil, $48.87, symbol TOU on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 189.4 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; www.tourmalineoil.com), has identified over 7,200 oil and gas drilling locations in Western Canada and has the funds for exploration. That should let it keep raising its production. Tourmaline ended 2013 with record production of 111,200 barrels a day. It expects to add another 18,500 barrels a day by the end of February 2014. About 85% of Tourmaline’s output is natural gas, but even though gas prices are low, the company’s steadily rising production is pushing up its share price. The stock trades at 9.9 times this year’s forecast cash flow of $4.92 a share. Tourmaline is okay for aggressive investors to hold. …