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Stable Cash Flow and Growth Prospects
TC PipeLines, LP was formed to acquire, own and manage North American energy infrastructure assets

Business Strategies

Competitive Strengths

Our objective is to maintain stable and sustainable cash flows and distributions. We will prudently seek opportunities to undertake accretive acquisitions and organic growth projects in order to increase our distributions.

Working with our partners, we seek to pursue policies that:

  • Maximize the utilization of our regulated pipeline assets
  • Expand our pipeline assets to meet market demand
  • Promote safe and efficient operations

In addition, we intend to execute our business strategies by:

  • Maintaining a strong and balanced financial position to:
    • Maintain a prudent level of available cash for distribution to unit holders
    • Fund future growth
    • Broaden our asset base in a disciplined and focussed manner
  • Investing in low risk energy infrastructure assets that are underpinned by contracts, regulation and strong business fundamentals that provide stable cash flows
  • Maximizing the benefits of our relationship with our corporate sponsor TransCanada Corporation (TSX/NYSE: TRP)

We believe that we are well positioned to execute our business strategies successfully because of the following competitive strengths:

  • Our pipeline assets hold strategic market positions and comprise a critical transportation link for natural gas imported from Western Canada to the United States
  • By virtue of the successful operating track record of our assets, we believe they are well positioned to continue to operate as trusted and experienced transportation providers to our customers
  • The senior management team and the board of directors of our general partner have extensive industry experience and include some of the most senior officers of TransCanada. The management team plays a significant role in developing the strategic direction of our pipeline assets and their associated operations, and we believe our ability to grow is enhanced by our affiliation with TransCanada