Pembina lets you tap top pipelines

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In 2017, some of our subscribers worried that Pembina’s $9.7 billion acquisition of Veresen Inc. was too big and too risky. We’ve long alerted you to the potential dangers of a growth-by-acquisition strategy, but were confident this one would lead to real gains. Indeed, it already has: Veresen’s U.S. exposure and its assets have broadened Pembina’s opera-tions and brightened your prospects. Meanwhile, Pembina is now buying Kinder Morgan Canada. As with Veresen, we believe Kinder Morgan should boost the company’s cash flow, and your dividends and gains. PEMBINA PIPELINE, $45.52, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares o/s: 502.4 million; Market cap: $23.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Divd. yield: 5.3%; www.pembina.com) owns pipelines carrying almost all of B.C.’s oil and half of Alberta’s conventional oil. Its network also transports 30% of Western Canada’s natural gas liquids (NGLs), while its extensive facilities extract, process and store NGLs. Pembina also operates natural gas-processing plants. In August 2019, Pembina told investors about its plan to buy Kinder…