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Even if that were to happen, you'd want to put your exposure to energy in the pipelines. We are going to see increased volumes, barring a recession in the States or NA. Fantastic news for pipelines. Not worried so much about what the price actually is, the way a driller or downstream producer would be. Relatively decent dividend.
This is the one he likes in the space. Part of its business is very utility-like. Steady dividend, which will rise over time. Dividend also looks attractive in the face of an economic slowdown when interest rates would fall. Hold for the long haul.
More pipeline builds would certainly be an opportunity for growth for this name, but that's not why he owns it.
The question was on his preference re Canadian Natural Resources or TC Energy. TRP has a lot of debt and it's hard to build a pipeline. CNQ has driven down debt. It will sit at a lower level of around $10 billion and return excess money to shareholders.