Income Investing
No Longer A Keystone for TransCanada
Last month, the Nebraska Public Service Commission approved the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, remobing the last major regulatory hurdle after the US State Dept signed off on the controversial project’s border crossing....
11/27/17: Power Swap
Earlier this month, Northland Power (TSX: NPI, OTC: NPIFF) increased its monthly dividend by a whopping 11.1 percent—its first hike since August 2006, when the company was still organized as a tax-advantaged Canadian income trust....
Lessons from Canada for US Midstream Master Limited Partnerships
In US dollar terms, the Solactive Canadian Midstream Oil & Gas Index has outperformed the Alerian MLP Index by more than 15 percentage points so far in 2017 and almost 25 percentage points since the...
International Intrigue
Although the Canadian and Australian dollars have recovered from their nadirs earlier this year, exchange rates relative to the US dollar remain considerably weaker than the ranges that prevailed from 2011 to mid-2014. The Canadian...
Midstream and MLP Update
Kinder Morgan Wheels and Deals Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) took its medicine last year, slashing its quarterly dividend by about 75 percent to maintain its investment-grade credit rating and retain cash flow to fund its...
Bond Update
With seven bankruptcies this year and more to come if oil prices remain lower for longer, investors should avoid marginal North American exploration and production companies' shares at all costs. In December 2014, we highlighted a...
Avoid These MLP Value Traps
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TRENDING TOPICS
Exxon Mobil Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources
Effective May 3rd, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) has closed its acquisition of Model Portfolio holding Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) in an all-stock deal. Pioneer...
Misunderstood Merger: EQT/Equitrans is a MoneyMaker
We’ve commented frequently on the industrial logic of recombining Equitrans Midstream (NYSE: ETRN) with its former parent, natural gas-weighted producer EQT Corp (NYSE: EQT). And...
Oil and US Refiners
Just a few weeks ago, in early January West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices were trading around $70/bbl and Brent was under $75/bbl, well...
5 Ways to Protect and Grow Your Wealth Through the Coming Energy Crisis
Please click the links to download your new reports in PDF format. The End of Easy Oil: Offshore and Overseas Uranium's Third Supercycle:...