AMTR News and Press, UBS AG LONDON From 12/31/23

2023-12-31 07:00:00 ET Summary The EIA's Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) predicts an increase in World C+C output in the 4th quarter of 2023, followed by a decrease in 2024 Q1. OPEC's forecast for World liquids demand in 2023 and 2024 is significantly higher than the EIA's foreca...

2023-12-27 08:00:00 ET Summary Midstream/MLPs have outperformed the broader energy sector so far this year as weaker commodity prices weighed on other energy subsectors. Performance within midstream has varied, with MLPs largely outpacing their C-Corp counterparts. Looking to ...

2023-11-29 08:00:00 ET Summary Winter weather can be a significant wildcard for natural gas prices, with last year’s warm weather contributing to weak natural gas prices in 2023. Despite weaker prices, natural gas production has continued to climb, creating growth opportuni...

2023-11-15 08:00:00 ET Summary Six constituents in the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) spent a combined $745 million on equity repurchases in 3Q23. Corporations were more active with buybacks this quarter than MLPs, in keeping with the trend for 2023. Buybacks rema...

2023-10-28 08:00:00 ET Summary Higher interest rates have challenged many income investment categories this year, but yield will likely remain appealing to investors given broader market uncertainty. Among income investments, MLPs stand out for both generous yields relative to bon...

2023-09-13 08:00:00 ET Summary Enhanced incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act are making more carbon capture projects a near-term reality, and midstream companies are playing key supporting roles. Exxon has signed a 25-year agreement with EnLink for the transportation of captu...

2023-09-06 08:00:00 ET Summary After years of hefty spending to facilitate tremendous US energy production growth, midstream companies are reaping cash flows from past projects and spending a lot less, leading to excess cash. Large midstream companies are expected to generate bill...

2023-08-30 08:00:00 ET Summary Utilities and midstream can provide similar portfolio benefits and may be found together in the income or real asset sleeves of portfolios. A long-term correlation between utilities and midstream/MLPs is relatively low at around 0.3, highlighting imp...

2023-08-23 08:00:00 ET Summary Nine constituents in the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) spent a combined $1.1 billion on equity repurchases in 2Q23. Corporations were more active with buybacks this quarter than MLPs, with some companies prioritizing other uses of capit...

2023-08-11 02:20:00 ET Summary Investment-grade energy companies face material financial risk from the energy transition, driving our engagement to assess their positioning. We regularly engage with companies to communicate our belief that issuers should provide robust environment...