Industry

Alfred Martinelli

Michael Mears

Robert Phillips

Raymond Plank

Kelcy Warren    |   

Professional

Michael Blum

David Fleischer    |   

David Oelman    |   

Robert Pierce

Ray Strong

Merger of the Year

• Enbridge Inc and Enbridge Energy Management, Enbridge Energy
 Partners, Enbridge Income Fund Holdings, and Spectra Energy Partners
• Energy Transfer Equity and Energy Transfer Partners
• Tallgrass Energy GP and Tallgrass Energy Partners
• Western Gas Equity Partners and Western Gas Partners
• Williams Companies and Williams Partners

Best Sell-Side Report Headline

• Christine Cho, Barclays, “TEGP/TEP: Roll It Up, Roll It In, Where to Begin?”
• Tristan Richardson, SunTrust, “PETM (People for the Equitable Treatment of Midstream)”
• Timm Schneider, Citigroup, “You Can Do It Put Your Buy-BACK Into It!”
• TJ Schultz, RBC, “ANDX: Little Orphan Andeavor”
• Chris Sighinolfi, Jefferies, “DCP: DCP Induced, Mewbourn Arriving Early”

Project of the Year

• Atlantic Sunrise Project, Williams
• Corpus Christi Liquefaction Train 1, Cheniere Energy
• Cove Point Liquefaction Project, Dominion Energy
• Mariner East 2 Pipeline, Energy Transfer
• Midland-to-Sealy Pipeline, Enterprise Products Partners

Best Sell-Side Macro Coverage

• Jefferies, led by Chris Sighinolfi
• RBC, led by TJ Schultz & Elvira Scotto
• UBS, led by Shneur Gershuni
• US Capital Advisors, led by Becca Followill
• Wells Fargo, led by Michael Blum

Acquisition of the Year

• EagleClaw Midstream’s acquisition of Caprock Midstream
• Global Infrastructure Partners’ acquisition of EnLink Midstream interests
• Government of Canada’s acquisition of Trans Mountain Pipeline
• OMERS Infrastructure’s acquisition of a 50% interest in BridgeTex Pipeline
• Western Gas Partners’ acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum midstream assets

Highest Total Return

• Cheniere Energy Partners

Highest Risk-Adjusted Return

• Cheniere Energy Partners

Prognosticator of the Year

• Josh Davidson, Baker Botts

Bookrunner of the Year

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Most Innovative Company

• Altus Midstream
• Enbridge
• Enterprise Products Partners
• Kinder Morgan
• Targa Resources

Underwriter of the Year

• Morgan Stanley

Legal Counsel of the Year

• Latham & Watkins

Best Investor Relations Team

• Cheniere Energy
• Crestwood Equity Partners
• Enterprise Products Partners
• ONEOK
• Tallgrass Energy

Accountant of the Year

• PwC

Mutual Fund of the Year

• Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund

Most Fiscally Responsible

• Altus Midstream
• Enterprise Products Partners
• Magellan Midstream Partners
• MPLX
• Shell Midstream Partners

Closed-End Fund of the Year

• Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund

Breakthrough Company of the Year

• Cheniere Energy
• Crestwood Equity Partners
• ONEOK
• Plains All American Pipeline
• Tallgrass Energy

Chief Executive Officer

• Greg Armstrong    |   
• Al Martinelli
• Mike Mears
• Bob Phillips
• Kelcy Warren

Investment Banking

• Michael Jamieson
• Pierre Lapeyre
• Rob Pierce
• Andy Safran    |   
• Ray Strong

Chief Financial Officer

• Nancy Buese
• Don Chappel
• Kim Dang    |   
• Ben Fink
• Keith St. Clair

Legal Counsel

• Mike Bresson
• Josh Davidson
• Robert McNamara
• David Oelman
• Mike Rosenwasser    |   

Investor Relations

• Julie Dill
• Paula Farrell    |   
• Dan Harrison
• Steve Milbourne
• Peter Staples

Asset Management

• Eric Conklin
• Jim Cunnane
• David Leuschen
• Kyri Loupis
• Jim Murchie    |   

Research and Analysis

• Ron Barone, UBS
• Michael Blum
• David Fleischer
• Steve Maresca
• Yves Siegel    |   

Merger of the Year

• American Midstream Partners and Southcross Energy Partners (JPEP)
• Andeavor Logistics and Western Refining Logistics
• Enbridge Inc and Midcoast Energy Partners
• ONEOK Inc and ONEOK Partners
• Pembina Pipeline and Veresen

Best Sell-Side Macro Coverage

• Evercore, led by Timm Schneider
• RBC, led by TJ Schultz & Elvira Scotto
• UBS, led by Shneur Gershuni
• US Capital Advisors, led by Becca Followill
• Wells Fargo, led by Michael Blum

Project of the Year

• Dakota Access Pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners
• Phase III Expansion, Pembina Pipeline
• Maurepas Pipeline, SemGroup
• Sabal Trail Pipeline, Spectra Energy Partners
• Leach Xpress, TransCanada

Best Bank Conference

• Citi 1x1 MLP/Midstream Infrastructure Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Deutsche Bank MLP, Midstream & Natural Gas Conference, New York, NY
• RBC Midstream Conference, Dallas, Texas
• UBS MLP 1x1 Conference, Park City, Utah
• Wells Fargo Pipeline, MLP & Utility Symposium, New York, New York

Acquisition of the Year

• GP/IDRs, Andeavor Logistics (from Andeavor)
• GP/IDRs, Holly Energy Partners (from HollyFrontier)
• GP/IDRs, MPLX (from Marathon Petroleum)
• Permian Basin Gathering and Processing Assets, Targa Resources (from Outrigger)
• GP/IDRs, Williams Partners (from the Williams Companies)

Highest Total Return

• Noble Midstream Partners

Highest Risk-Adjusted Return

• Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings

Best Bank Conference

• Citi 1x1 MLP/Midstream Infrastructure Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Most Innovative Company

• American Midstream Partners
• Sempra Energy
• Targa Resources
• Tellurian
• Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure

Prognosticator of the Year

• Jeremy Held, ALPS

Bookrunner of the Yea

• Morgan Stanley

Underwriter of the Year

• Barclays Capital

Most Fiscally Responsible

• Enterprise Products Partners
• Magellan Midstream Partners
• MPLX
• Noble Midstream Partners
• Williams Partners

Legal Counsel of the Year

• Vinson & Elkins

Accountant of the Year

• Ernst & Young

Breakthrough Company of the Year

• Cheniere Energy Partners
• MPLX
• Noble Midstream Partners
• Pembina Pipeline
• Williams Partners

Mutual Fund of the Year

• Cohen & Steers MLP & Energy Opportunity Fund

Closed-End Fund of the Year

• First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund

Best Investor Relations Team

• Cheniere Energy Partners
• Crestwood Equity Partners
• Enterprise Products Partners
• Magellan Midstream Partners/li>
• Shell Midstream Partners

Initial Public Offering of the Year

• Antero Midstream GP
• BP Midstream Partners
• Hess Midstream Partners
• Kimbell Royalty Partners
• Oasis Midstream Partners

Best Sell-Side Report Headline

• Barrett Blaschke, MUFG, “GEL: Don’t Exodus from Genesis: The Numbers Improve”
• John Edwards, Credit Suisse, “PAA Gets to the Point with Cactus Expansion”
• Sharon Lui, Wells Fargo, “SUN: Slurpees with Tacos Relieve SUN Indigestion”
• Tristan Richardson, SunTrust, “PAA: OneCut, TwoCut, RedBar, BlueBar”
• Chris Sighinolfi, Jefferies, “PAA/PAGP: I Love It When You Call Me Big PopPAA”