Teck aims for more oil revenue

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TECK RESOURCES LTD. $28 (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 573.6 million; Market cap: $16.1 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steelmaking. It also owns 21.31% of the Fort Hills project in northern Alberta, which accounted for 7% of Teck’s revenue in the third quarter of 2018, and 1% of its gross profit. The company has applied for regulatory approval to begin developing its 100%-owned Frontier oil sands property near Fort McMurray, Alberta. The regulator should make an initial ruling in 2019. Frontier would cost $20.6 billion to complete, and its reserves should last 41 years. However, Teck would likely secure partners to help share the costs. Frontier could begin operating in 2026. Teck is a buy. buy…