These former trusts offer steady income

Article Excerpt

PEMBINA PIPELINE $29.75 (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares outstanding: 167.3 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; TSI Network Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 5.2%; www.pembina.com) owns pipeline systems with a total length of over 7,500 kilometres. These lines pump oil and gas from fields in B.C. and Alberta to refineries, or feed into major pipelines, such as the Enbridge Pipeline System. Pembina also owns the Syncrude, Horizon and Cheecham pipelines, which pump crude oil from the Alberta oil sands. In addition, the company holds a 50% stake in the Fort Saskatchewan Ethylene Storage Limited Partnership. It also owns the Cutbank Complex, a network of natural gas gathering and processing facilities. In the three months ended September 30, 2011, Pembina’s cash flow rose 57.0%, to $84.8 million, or $0.51 a share, from $54.0 million, or $0.33 a share, a year earlier. That’s because producers shipped more oil and gas through Pembina’s pipelines. Pembina converted from an income trust on October 1, 2010. It aims to keep…