Look Down(stream): What Midstream Can Learn from Refiners about Free Cash Flow and More
Alerian examines the strategic parallels between refining and midstream and discusses what energy infrastructure companies can learn from their downstream peers in regard to free cash flow and...
FERCtastic: What MLP and Midstream Investors Should Know about the FERC
Summary Midstream investors should have some familiarity with the FERC given its oversight of interstate pipeline rates, LNG export projects, and interstate natural gas pipeline projects. FERC is...
Let it Flow: Permian Crude Heads for the Coast
With new pipeline capacity coming online in the Permian this year, the logical question is whether the bottleneck will simply move ~500 miles east to the Texas Gulf Coast. Today, we compare Permian...
Oil Hub Hubbub: Is Houston the New Cushing?
Energy observers have been quick to question Cushing’s relevance, given growing Permian production that largely bypasses Cushing, increasing export volumes, and new Houston crude contracts. Is Houston...
Crude Spreads Here, There, and Everywhere – What it Means for Midstream
With widened crude spreads across North America, it’s easy to make a case for the need for more pipeline infrastructure. But if crude spreads narrow in places like the Permian as pipelines start up,...
FERC Finalized Rule Positive for MLPs; Cue the Relief Rally
FERC finalized its policy rule for natural gas pipelines as it relates to tax changes yesterday after market close. The final rule provides additional clarity and is also less punitive towards MLPs...