Updates on our safety-conscious stocks: Encana Corp., Enbridge Inc. and Crescent Point Energy

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ENCANA CORP. $5.88 (Toronto symbol ECA; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $7.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Divd. yield: 1.7%) operates three core properties: Montney (B.C.), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Permian (Texas). In addition to natural gas, these fields produce large amounts of oil and natural gas liquids. The company’s other major properties include Duvernay (Alberta), Williston Basin (North Dakota), Eagle Ford (Texas) and Uinta (Utah). Encana has announced the preliminary results of its plan to buy back up to $213 million U.S. of its common shares. It will now repurchase 47.3 million shares at $4.50 U.S. each. That’s about 3.5% of the total number of shares outstanding. It should complete those transactions in the next few days. Share repurchases raise earnings per share and other per-share calculations. That gives the remaining shareholders a larger stake in the company. Encana is a buy. ENBRIDGE INC. $44.51 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $90.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.6%; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil…