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Bellatrix Exploration Provides Update on Duvernay and Cardium Projects; CapEx Adjusted
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. (“Bellatrix” or the “Company”) announces updated 2012 capital expenditure plans and guidance.
In light of the uncertainty of the commodity price environment, Bellatrix had entered into a number of natural gas and crude oil hedges in order to provide stability in a base level of cash flow to fund the Company’s 2012 capital program. Natural gas hedges are in place on 36.4 mmcf per day with an average fixed price of $3.87/mcf from May 1 through October 31, 2012. Crude oil hedges were also put in place on 3,000 bopd at an average fixed price of CDN$92.30/bbl for the period January 1 through to December 31, 2012. These combined hedges which are in place for 2012 provide support to a cash flow based capital expenditure program through the second half of 2012.
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