Baytex Energy to exit U.S. with sale of Eagle Ford assets in $2.3B deal (BTE:NYSE)

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Baytex Energy (BTE) said Wednesday it agreed to sell its U.S. Eagle Ford assets to an undisclosed buyer for US$2.305 billion in cash, which it said supports capital allocation to its highest-return opportunities in western Canada.

The Eagle Ford assets