REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationAug 4 (Reuters) - Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) reported higher second-quarter profit on Friday due to increased oil volumes, and said it was not considering splitting its business.
"I just don't see (a split) today for a company of our breadth, size and diversity, and frankly low risk diversification."
The Mainline earned C$1.45 billion ($1.09 billion) in the quarter, up 19% from last year.
The company reaffirmed its 2023 core earnings guidance and posted adjusted earnings of 68 Canadian cents, in line with analysts' average expectations, according to Refinitiv data.
Enbridge reported net income of C$1.8 billion, or 91 Canadian cents per share, for the quarter, compared with C$450 million or 22 Canadian cents per share in the same period of last year.
Persons:
Dado Ruvic, Greg Ebel, Ebel, Arshreet Singh, Rod Nickel, Sriraj Kalluvila, Jan Harvey
Organizations:
REUTERS, Enbridge, TC Energy, Thomson
Locations:
Calgary , Alberta, Toronto, Alberta, Enbridge's, U.S, Bengaluru, Winnipeg