ConocoPhillips is considering the sale of properties that account for about 20 percent of its production in Western Canada outside the oil sands. The largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer is weighing whether to sell properties spread across British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan in 2015, according to a copy of a marketing document seen by Bloomberg. Production from the properties is mostly gas and amounts to the equivalent of about 31,000 barrels of oil a day after royalties. The company hopes to select advisers for the process soon, Kristen Ashcroft, a company spokeswoman, said in a phone interview Friday. The sale is part of the company’s regular review of its assets across the region, […]