Enbridge reverses key pipeline

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ENBRIDGE INC. $55.89 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 860.1 million; Market cap: $46.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 3.3%; www.enbridge.com) has received regulatory approval to reverse the flow of crude oil on its Line 9 pipeline between Sarnia, Ontario, and Montreal. Under the plan, oil will now flow from Sarnia to Montreal. Enbridge will also increase the line’s capacity so it can handle heavy crude from Alberta’s oil sands. It took longer than expected for regulators to sign off, so the project’s cost jumped to $800 million from its original estimate of $100 million. To put that in context, Enbridge earned $505 million in the latest quarter. Enbridge is a hold. hold…