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...
MLP Structural Simplifications: Part 2 – IDR Eliminations
In recent years, we’ve seen MLPs move to eliminate IDRs, as several management teams have acknowledged that IDR structures become unsustainable over time. In today’s post, we look at how IDR...
MLP Structural Simplifications: Part 1 — Reorganizations
Several transactions in the MLP space have been proposed or completed in the name of simplification. This week, we’ll look at simplifications in the form of reorganizations, and next week, we’ll look...
Is the US Over-Piped? Part 1: MLP Re-Contracting Risk
Investors often ask us if the US is over-piped. The question points to both concerns around re-contracting risk and whether there is still an opportunity for growth through pipeline additions. In...