Pharm Tech Titans

By Arshreet Singh and Rod Nickel

Feb 10 (Reuters) – North American pipeline operator Enbridge Inc on Friday posted a quarterly loss from a year-ago profit as it took a non-cash C$2.5 billion ($1.86 billion) hit from higher cost of capital related to its natural gas transmission business.

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Enbridge, a leading transporter of crude oil and natural gas, delivered 3.1 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) on its Mainline system, slightly higher than the 3 million bpd delivered a year ago.

The Calgary-based company lost C$1.07 billion, or 53 Canadian cents, in the fourth quarter, compared with a profit of C$1. If you have any inquiries relating to where and how you can utilize eVdEn eVe NAKLiYaT, you could call us at our own page. 84 billion, or 91 Canadian cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.

Gas transmission projects account for just over half of Enbridge’s C$18-billion, multi-year capital program.Chief Executive Greg Ebel told analysts that Enbridge is in good position to manage inflation because the timing of its projects is staggered.

On an adjusted basis, Enbridge earned 63 Canadian cents per share, missing analysts’ average expectation of 73 Canadian cents, according to Refinitiv data.The company cited rising interest rates in its lower adjusted earnings.

Enbridge shares rose 0.5% in Toronto.

Enbridge is in “constructive” negotiations with oil shippers on a new basis to charge for space on its Mainline, eVdEN eVE NAkLiyat Ebel said, after the Canada Energy Regulator rejected in 2021 Enbridge’s plan to sell nearly all of its space under long-term contract.

Enbridge currently rations Mainline space monthly and faces new competition when the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion wraps up late this year.

The Mainline is Canada’s longest oil pipeline, moving crude from Western Canada to refineries in Eastern Canada and EvDEn eVe NakliyAT the U.S.Midwest. ($1 = 1.3447 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Arshreet Singh and Rod Nickel; Editing by Devika Syamnath and Marguerita Choy)