Topic: How To Invest

Pat, thank you for all your advice. I cannot do without it. I would appreciate your advice on Husky Energy now that it has started gas production on at least one of its platforms off China.

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Husky Energy Inc., $35.89, symbol HSE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 983.5 million; Market cap: $35.3 billion; www.huskyenergy.com), is an integrated oil and gas company. Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka-Shing owns 68% of Husky’s shares. Husky’s growth prospects are sound and are supported by its Sunrise oil sands project in Alberta and its $6.5-billion Liwan offshore project in the South China Sea, where natural gas has started to flow. Husky operates the deepwater infrastructure at Liwan, while its partner, Chinese state-owned firm CNOOC Ltd., operates the shallow-water facilities and onshore gas terminal. CNOOC owns 51% of Liwan’s production, and Husky holds the rest. The stock trades at 6.3 times this year’s forecast cash flow of $5.73 a share. It yields 3.3%. Husky Energy is okay to hold. Note that for new buying of a large integrated oil and gas producer, we recommend Imperial Oil Ltd., $52.93, symbol IMO on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 847.6 million; Market cap: $44.9 billion; www.imperialoil.ca). www.imperialoil.ca). …