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Keyera Corp. is selling $429.4-million in shares to repay debt and fund growth, the latest infrastructure company to tap markets as crude prices edge up.

Calgary-based Keyera Corp., known for processing oil and natural gas, said late Thursday it is selling 12.2 million shares on a bought deal basis at $35.20 each to banks led by RBC Capital Markets and National Bank Financial Inc.

The share sale is the latest by a major pipeline or infrastructure player, signalling renewed interest in energy deals in a segment of the industry that sustained the least damage through the collapse in oil prices. Still, companies have racked up debt in a series of big acquisitions.

This week, Enbridge Inc. issued $1.5-billion (Canadian) in shares and said it would sell $3-billion in assets in 2018 as the company seeks to streamline operations following its $37-billion merger last year with rival Spectra Energy Corp.

That followed a $300-million offering by Pembina Pipeline Corp., announced on Tuesday. Pembina this year bought Veresen Inc. for $9.7-billion, including the target's debt.

Keyera shares closed up 1.65 per cent Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $36.36. The company said proceeds would help fund $800-million to $900-million in spending next year.

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Enbridge Inc
-0.16%43.42
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Pembina Pipeline Cor
-0.37%43.01
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PPL Corp
-0.69%34.61
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Pembina Pipeline Corp
-0.41%60.06

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