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Enterprise (EPD) Rewards Unit Holders With Distribution Hike

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Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD - Free Report) has announced approvals from the board of directors of its general partner to increase quarterly cash distribution.

The second-quarter 2023 cash distribution of 50 cents per unit will be paid to common unitholders on Aug 14, 2023, marking a hike of 2% from the prior-quarter figure and 5.3% from the year-ago quarter. The increased distribution will be paid to unitholders of record as of the close of business on Jul 31, 2023. Check Enterprise Products’ distribution history here>>>

This reflects Enterprise Products’ strong focus on returning capital to unitholders, and this year marks a milestone of raising distribution for 25 successive years. The positive developments have been possible since Enterprise Products, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has a stable business model and is not significantly exposed to the volatility in oil and gas prices. It generates stable fee-based revenues from its extensive pipeline network that spreads across more than 50,000 miles, transporting natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil petrochemicals and refined products.

The midstream infrastructure provider has storage assets that can hold more than 260 million barrels of NGL, petrochemical, refined products and crude oil. These assets can store 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

Enterprise Products has $6.1 billion of major capital projects under construction, which are likely to provide incremental fee-based revenues. This, in turn, is securing future cash distributions for the unitholders.

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