MLP Gas Pipeline Projects Near Approval
During the past six months, for the first time in 40 years, the FERC didn’t have enough members to form the quorum required to approve natural gas pipeline projects. When two new members were sworn in...
What Is Fractionation and Why Should I Care?
While fractionation is a fee-based business, midstream investors should understand that there is no such thing as a fractionation-only MLP. If you fractionate, you typically also have a gathering and...
MLP Index Constituent Changes: Alerian, You Got Some ’Splainin to Do
The Biebs is sorry, and so are we. We thought that the methodology revisions announced earlier this year would clarify misunderstandings among stakeholders. Instead, our inbox has been flooded with...
What Happened in May: 5 MLPs See a Brighter Day, But 2 Others Sail Away
April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring Pilgrims. But what will the May recovery in MLPs bring?
Just Happened: Dominion Analyst Day
If you’re invested in MLPs for their current income, then Dominion Midstream Partners (DM) is not for you. The company’s 1.75% yield as of Friday’s close is lower than both the S&P 500 and 10-year...
What Happened: The Spookiest October?
In October, investors drove home the point that MLPs are equities. They panicked about the price of oil, despite unchanged MLP fundamentals. Then again, they scooped up the shiny new MLPs. Even given...