BIP Description: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. engages in utility, transport, energy, and communications infrastructure businesses. The company’s Utilities segment operates a port facility that exports metallurgical and thermal coal mined in the central Bowen Basin region of Queensland, Australia; approximately 11,000 kilometers of transmission lines in North and South America; and approximately 2.6 million electricity and natural gas connections in the United Kingdom and Colombia. Its Transport segment provides transportation, storage, and handling services for freight, bulk commodities, and passengers through a network of 5,100 kilometers of track and related infrastructure in southwest region of Western Australia; approximately 4,800 kilometers of rail in Brazil; approximately 3,500 kilometers of motorways in Brazil and Chile; and 33 port terminals in North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The company’s Energy segment offers energy transportation, distribution, and storage services through 15,000 kilometers of transmission pipelines; and 600 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage in the United States and Canada, as well as serves approximately 40,000 gas distribution customers in the United Kingdom. This segment also provides heating, cooling, and energy solutions; and distributed natural gas, water, and sewage services in Australia and North America. Its Communications Infrastructure segment offers services and critical infrastructure to the media broadcasting and telecom sectors. This segment has approximately 7,000 multi-purpose towers and active rooftop sites; and 5,000 kilometers of fiber backbone located in France. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Limited serves as the general partner of the company. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. was founded in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada. |