Investors shouldn’t overlook the turnaround that’s under way in the notoriously cyclical market for offshore seismic services and data. Read More

Linn Energy and other savvy publicly traded partnerships are buying gas-producing properties at low prices and using hedges to lock in favorable prices on expected output. Read More

Many moving parts influence oil prices, including the outlook for US inflation, expectations for China’s economic growth and conditions in European credit markets. Accordingly, forecasting oil prices is an exercise in probability, not an exact science. In the first issue of 2012, we called for oil to retest its 2011 high and average between $100 and $110 per barrel on the year. Our full-year outlook hasn’t changed. Read More

If oil prices rally in the second half, unit prices of the trusts in our model portfolios could eclipse even our aggressive valuations. Read More

Here are three of our favorite bets on a recovery in oil prices. Read More

Crude oil prices appear close to a bottom. Although a selloff in equities markets could lead to further downside for oil prices, Brent crude oil should find support at the mid- to high $80s per barrel and WTI should find support in the mid- to high $70s per barrel. We still expect Brent crude oil to eclipse $110 per barrel and WTI to recover to $100 per barrel by year-end. Read More

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

Deal flow has picked up for mistream assets in the Marcellus Shale, but acquisitions of upstream properties have stalled because of ultra-depressed natural gas prices. Read More