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Q: Good morning 5i Team

I'm getting myself up to speed on light oil versus heavy oil. WCS, which is a blend of bitumen and other Alberta oils is heavy oil. Canadian refineries for the most part can't process heavy oils (only about 100,000 barrels a day) so most is shipped to the US where refineries are optimized for the stuff. The general consensus is that more pipelines to US (not to tidewater) will allow more WCS to be shipped and will therefore aborb the additional supply that has come on stream recently.

My question is: With the US refineries already running at capacity, how can they absorb significantly more WCS?
Read Answer Asked by Peter on January 17, 2019
Q: Hello Peter, Ryan and Team,

I was lucky to pick up a decent amount of PXT on December 20, which means that it is now at a 6% weighting of my portfolio. PTX is my only Energy position other than ENB which is more of a utility.

Would you recommend trimming PTX and adding SU, or replacing PTX with SU, or leaving PTX and adding a 2.5% position of SU or do nothing? I like the momentum of PTX at the moment and with a good cash balance, 6x P/E and no debt, it looks like it should have more room to run.
Read Answer Asked by Wes on January 17, 2019
Q: Thinking to sell Encana.Want to stay in the sector and looking for companies with a stronger growth profile.Already own Vermilion.Do you have some recommendations?
Read Answer Asked by Maurice on January 15, 2019
Q: Hi 5i: You recently answered my second question on MEG Energy - specifically that it was trading at approximately 13% below the value of the Husky offer. It doesn't seem that this has changed much in recent weeks - and I don't think Husky has raised their bid. I don't want to own Husky, so based on documentation sent by RBC Direct, I have to chose between, (a) selling the shares in the next few days or, (b) a cash option that reads "To receive C$11.00 for each share of MEG Energy Corp tendered, subject to proration." [This option is for "Non-Electing Shareholders (Non U.S.) only. I am Canadian, residing in Canada, and I hold the MEG shares in my RRIF.] Could you advise which option I should select? I don't have the data to calculate the proration amount. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Roland T.
Read Answer Asked by Roland on January 09, 2019
Q: Hi Peter,
How much exposure do each of these have to the lack of Alberta Pipelines issue ? What order would you initiate new postions in these ?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on January 07, 2019
Q: This title covers oil transport/storage infrastructure
thus not affected by WTI acc to promoters since its revenue is from transporting fuel. Dividends 8-10%. Despite transporting/storing only it suffers greatly from WTI price fluctuation. Half of 27% loss is recovered from dividends, any insight in this MLPA structure??
Art
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on January 07, 2019
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