APA Group (ASX:APA) targets growth as it announces deal with Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX:IPL)

The APA Group (ASX: APA) deal with Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL) could kick off $1.3 billion of growth capital projects

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APA Group (ASX: APA), the natural gas infrastructure group has announced that it has reached an agreement with Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL) to deliver gas from the Northern Territory and through 3,300 km of gas pipelines to IPL's fertiliser plant at Gibson Island in Brisbane, Queensland.

The transportation agreement has an initial term that concludes on the 1st of January 2020 with an option to extend.

APA Group Managing Director Mick McCormack highlighted the importance of the Incitec deal as part of the Group's plans to invest in growth capital projects.

He said "By helping our customers with smart and flexible solutions that assist them to meet the requirements of their own customers and energy portfolios, we continue to support our significant investment in bringing together the East Coast Grid. We're a growth business and we grow as our customer's businesses grow. Currently, APA is in the midst of around $1.3 billion plus of further committed growth capital projects, the vast majority of which are for existing customers wanting new energy solutions."

Foolish Takeaway

I think the deal demonstrates how APA Group's infrastructure assets provide it with such a wide moat. It's no wonder that a Hong Kong-based consortium led by CK Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) offered to acquire the company for a 33% premium in a $13 billion takeover.

Incitec shareholders, on the other hand, will be hoping that the deal provides some consistency of gas supply to the Gibson Island fertiliser which has experienced outages in the past.

The plant is also highly sensitive to changes in gas prices with earnings dropping by $14 million for every $1/gigajoule increase in gas prices.

We are close to the end of the financial year and you might be in search of companies that are set to declare dividends for their shareholders. If you like APA Group for its 5% dividend yield then you will love these ASX companies that are set to raise their dividends.

Motley Fool contributor Kevin Gandiya has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. You can find Kevin on Twitter @KevinGandiya. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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