CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX:NVA, "NVA" or the "Corporation") advises that it temporarily curtailed production in the greater Wapiti area due to unscheduled maintenance at a third-party gas plant impacting December production volumes. Prior to this temporary impact, NuVista's production was in line with fourth quarter guidance, averaging over 90,000 Boe/d in both October and November. Due to the impact of this downtime, NuVista has revised its fourth quarter guidance to 83,000 - 84,000 Boe/d, from 89,000 - 91,000 Boe/d pointing us to just below the bottom end of the full-year range of 83,500 - 86,000 Boe/d. The facility is currently being re-started which is anticipated to bring corporate production levels back above 90,000 Boe/d to exit 2024.

About NuVista

NuVista is an oil and natural gas company actively engaged in the exploration for, and the development and production of, oil and natural gas reserves in the province of Alberta. NuVista's primary focus is on the scalable and repeatable condensate-rich Montney formation in the Pipestone and Wapiti areas of the Alberta Deep Basin. This play has the potential to create significant shareholder value due to the high-value condensate volumes associated with the natural gas production and the large scope of this resource play. The common shares of NuVista trade on the TSX under the symbol NVA. Learn more at

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BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 Bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. As the value ratio between natural gas and crude oil based on the current prices of natural gas and crude oil is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.

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