02:43 PM EDT, 08/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details and MT Newswires' attempt for comment from Ovintiv ( OVV ).)

Ovintiv ( OVV ) is weighing a possible sale of its oil operations in the Uinta Basin in Utah for as much as $2 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The company is working with an adviser on gauging buyer interest in the asset, according to the news outlet.

Ovintiv ( OVV ) is in the early stages of deliberations with no certainty a transaction will be complete, the people said, according to the report.

The company did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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