New pipeline improves their prospects

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These two oil producers continue to increase their production. That will let them take advantage of the expansion of the TransMountain pipeline, which pumps crude from Alberta to the B.C. coast. The new line will let them sell crude at higher prices than oil shipped to U.S. customers. IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $77 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative and Income Growth Portfolios, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 604.8 million; Market cap: $46.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) gets over 90% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta. Imperial also has conventional oil and natural gas operations in the West and holds stakes in offshore projects in Atlantic Canada. Its other operations include three refineries (one in Alberta, two in Ontario) and a petrochemical plant in Sarnia, Ontario. In the quarter ended December 31, 2023, Imperial produced an average 452,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. That’s up 2.5% from 441,000 a year earlier. However, due…