Crescent Point Energy Corp has announced  it would exit Uinta Basin in Utah and sell parts of its assets in southeast Saskatchewan for about $912 million as it looks to cut debt under a new management.

The Uinta Basin asset, expected to produce about 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2020, was sold to a private operator for about $700 million in cash, the company said without naming the buyer.

Investors have been pressing oil and gas explorers to boost cash reserves and invest more in share buybacks instead of aggressive expansion as oil prices remain volatile amid escalating global trade tensions.

Crescent expects the deal to help reduce its net debt to about $2.75 billion at the end of 2019 from $4.40 billion in 2018.

The asset sales will add to its debt-adjusted funds flow per share by about 11 per cent, Crescent said, adding that it will buy back another $100 million worth of shares by year end.

(REUTERS)