XL project now faces Biden

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TC ENERGY INC., $58.15, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 940.0 million; Market cap: $54.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.transcanada.com) has spent $1.7 billion U.S. on its Keystone XL pipleline. This $9.1 billion U.S. project would pump crude from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. As well, Alberta’s provincial government has agreed to invest $1.1 billion U.S. for an equity stake in the project. The province will also provide $4.2 billion U.S. in loans. After the new pipeline begins operations, TC will re-acquire the province’s stake. The company has also agreed to sell a minority stake (12%) in Keystone XL to Natural Law Energy (NLE), which represents four First Nations in Alberta and one in Saskatchewan. NLE will invest up to $1 billion in the project. However, it’s likely incoming U.S. president Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL. In that event, the company would probably use the materials set aside for Keystone XL on other projects. TC Energy is…