Energy Strategist Weekly

  • September 27, 2012

While much of the mainstream media fixated on the slowdown in natural gas-focused shale plays and the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing, the upsurge of drilling activity and mergers and acquisitions in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has received significantly less attention. Read More

  • September 19, 2012

Hammerfest, Norway claims to be the northernmost city in the world. Although you might quibble that an area with population of only 10,000 isn’t much of a city, a booming energy industry could swell the population in coming years. Read More

  • September 4, 2012

With the majority of energy-focused master limited partnerships (MLP) having reported quarterly results, we have an opportunity to reflect one of the key trends that emerged from the deluge of financial data: the extent to which the dramatic decline in the price of natural gas liquids reduced firms’ distributable cash flow (DCF) and payout coverage. Read More

  • August 24, 2012

In the first of this two-part series, we explain why NGL prices will likely remain volatile in coming years. Next week's issue will focus on the extent to which fluctuations in the price of these commodities will impact the 17 publicly traded partnerships that own natural gas-processing assets. Read More

  • August 3, 2012

Northern Tier Energy LP (NYSE: NTI) went public toward the end of July, but the number of prospective MLP IPOs remained at 15 after High-Crush Partners LP (NYSE: HCLP) filed its S-1 statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More

  • July 27, 2012

A narrow view of trends impacting energy prices leaves out the major actors in what may be the defining drama of the 21st century, namely China and its cohorts in emerging Asia. Read More

  • June 29, 2012

What's driving the sudden surge in downstream MLP IPOs, especially those that own and operate wholesale fuel distribution assets? Read More