Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE, TSX: OVV) has announced a series of transformative transactions aimed at strengthening its core portfolio and enhancing shareholder value. The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire premium oil-rich assets in the Alberta Montney from Paramount Resources for $2.377 billion. Concurrently, Ovintiv has agreed to divest its Uinta Basin assets in Utah for $2.0 billion.

Ovintiv expects capital investment in the third quarter to be the high point for the year as a result of the high level of activity in the Midland Basin assets at the time of acquisition.