Midstream/MLP Credit Ratings Largely Stable in Tough Tape
Debt is an important component of midstream capital structures, and monitoring debt markets is instructive for understanding the health of midstream companies. While there have been some downgrades...
1Q20 MLP/Midstream Dividend Recap: Putting Cuts in Context
Amid commodity price volatility and depressed demand related to COVID-19, what happened to midstream distributions and dividends for 1Q20? Today’s piece details 1Q20 dividend trends across midstream...
Midstream MLPs and Corporations: Prepared for Energy’s Perfect Storm
While a virus outbreak was probably not on their radars, midstream management teams have been improving their businesses based on lessons learned in the oil downturn from 2014-16. Today, we explore...
Midstream Malaise: What’s Wrong (and Right) with Midstream?
Although midstream remains defensive, the sector has not been immune to the general malaise in energy. This piece provides an update on what has been plaguing broader energy, what is weighing on...
The Knock-On Effects of Low Natural Gas Prices for MLPs and Midstream
With natural gas at multi-year lows and producers focused on capital discipline, slowing upstream activity can have implications for midstream growth, particularly for names involved in gas gathering...
Dropdown MLPs: Time to Double (Drop)Down or Fold (In)?
The challenged MLP equity market and the planned consolidation of some dropdown MLPs has called into question the viability of the dropdown model. Do dropdown MLPs still work? Could other dropdown...