Dec 13 (Reuters) - Enerplus Corp ERF.TO :
* ENERPLUS ANNOUNCES 2018 BUDGET OF $535 TO $585 MILLION
* ENERPLUS CORP - PROJECTING APPROXIMATELY 10% TOTAL PRODUCTION GROWTH AND 20% LIQUIDS PRODUCTION GROWTH IN 2018
* ENERPLUS CORP - ANNUAL 2018 PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 86,000 TO 91,000 BOE PER DAY
* ENERPLUS CORP - NORTH DAKOTA PRODUCTION TO GROW BY OVER 30% YEAR-OVER-YEAR IN 2018
* ENERPLUS CORP - IN TOTAL THROUGHOUT 2017, ENERPLUS EXPECTS TO HAVE DIVESTED APPROXIMATELY 8,700 BOE PER DAY (70% NATURAL GAS) OF NON-CORE PRODUCTION
* ENERPLUS CORP - CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE OVER THREE QUARTERS OF COMPANY'S NET OPERATING INCOME IN 2018
* ENERPLUS - 2018 CAPITAL SPENDING,DIVIDENDS TO BE FUNDED WITHIN CASH FLOW AT BETWEEN $50 - $55 PER BARREL WTI OIL & $3.00 PER MCF NYMEX NATURAL GAS
* ENERPLUS CORP - CONTINUED TO PROGRESS DIVESTMENT OF MINOR NON-CORE PROPERTIES IN CANADA DURING Q4 OF 2017
* ENERPLUS CORP - BY Q4-END, EXPECTS TO DIVEST ABOUT 1,400 BOE/D OF NON-CORE PRODUCTION FROM PROPERTIES IN ALBERTA