Saturday, July 31, 2010

Enbridge caught in the midst of a lot of questions??


  1. The large utilities are often considered amongst the stable and relatively conservative investments.  They generate decent dividends and generally have some proportion of their asset portfolio in regulated businesses.  Public images are generally benign or neutral.  Many are good corporate citizens who contribute significantly to community, national and global initiatives.  They are generally active in their pursuit for improving their corporate social responsibility performance.  But reputations are nothing in the wake of an accident, historical performance becomes an also ran in the ensuing discussions about Enbridge.  The microscope is put to 1000x and every detail is put under scrutiny. BP has just had their bout and are entering what some have coined as potentially the largest litigation in corporate history.  Corporate performance as a whole has had to show it's under belly in these last years of financial chaos.  The general public has seen glimpse of despicable greed and excesses in some corporate and government circles.  But society's response has remained mostly muted.  Witness Goldman Sachs, Citi and others recent settling of affairs with the SEC.  Hardly meaningful.
  2. BP has been a subject of press of late with mixed results.  We will wait to see whether Enbridge is any more apt at managing their public image than BP has been.  Complicated and complex businesses and a lot of fodder for more negative opinion.  Watch and Learn.



  3. Enbridge warned of corrosion in Michigan pipeline weeks before spill


    Montreal Gazette - Dina O'Meara - 41 minutes ago
    Photograph by: Andre J. Jackson, Detroit Free Press/MCT CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. faces a growing public relations nightmare around an oil spill in a Michigan ...
    Enbridge Says a Quarter of Crude Recovered After Pipeline Leak in ...‎ - Bloomberg
    Enbridge hopes for fix within days‎ - Calgary Herald
    MarketWatch (press release) Detroit Free Press
    all 3810 news articles »



    msnbc.com


  4. Obama administration: Enbridge knew of issues


    Detroit Free Press - Todd Spangler - 2 hours ago
    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said today it repeatedly warned Enbridge Energy Partners about safety issues along its Lakehead ...
    The Enbridge Dirty Dozen‎ - TheTyee.ca
    BC Green Party says cancel consideration of the Northern Gateway ...‎ - The Castlegar Source
    No backlog from pipeline rupture‎ - Edmonton Journal
    Bloomberg Toronto Star
    all 162 news articles »



    Globe and Mail


  5. Roseman: Caught in Enbridge's bungled billing? Some advice


    Toronto Star - Ellen Roseman - 1 day ago
    Enbridge Gas Distribution made a big mistake last August and set the monthly instalments too low in its budget ...
    Big surprise in mail from Enbridge Gas‎ - Peterborough Examiner
    Customers on hook for Enbridge error‎ - National Post
    Minister to Enbridge: Be reasonable‎ - Hamilton Spectator
    CTV.ca CP24, Canada
    all 55 news articles »


  6. Enbridge posts $232M profit


    Calgary Herald - Dina O'Meara - 2 days ago
    Enbridge Inc. reported a $232-million adjusted second-quarter profit, meeting analysts expectations on new pipeline projects coming online and strong ...
    Enbridge Reports Solid 2Q and Updates‎ - Toronto Star
    Enbridge acquires natural gas assets‎ - Globe and Mail
    Enbridge 2Q Adjusted Net Up; Reaffirms 2010 View‎ - Wall Street Journal
    Bloomberg MarketWatch (press release)
    all 243 news articles »

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