Forever is a long time, but some dividend stocks have proven that they are worth owning for, well, a long time. Two that fit that bill are Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and Enbridge (NYSE: ENB). What's interesting is that both are in the highly volatile energy sector. Here's why these two energy stocks are so reliable on the dividend front.

Energy commodities, like oil and natural gas, are unstable, turbulent, and subject to often dramatic price swings. Companies that operate in the energy sector are largely cyclical in nature because demand for energy ebbs and flows with economic activity. And yet not all of the industry is as risky as it seems. The big standouts are midstream companies.

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