EMO News and Press, ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. From 10/06/20

In contrast to the prior midstream business model that emphasized a grow-at-all-costs mentality reflected in both dividends and capital spending, midstream has been shifting to a more sustainable growth model that is not dependent on raising equity for funding. The upshot of pressured...

The closed-end funds that focus on oil and gas pipeline companies generally trade at discounts to their net asset values of 20% or more - the widest in the U.S. closed-end fund market, where the average discount is less than 10% - Andrew Bary writes in this weekend's edition of Barron's."You'...

While energy companies across the sector are pounding the table on free cash flow, midstream has a distinct advantage over its counterparts when it comes to the predictability of free cash flow and the generous income on offer. In contrast with other energy sectors, midstream’s...

Brookfield Asset Management announced it would acquire Blackstone Infrastructure's 41% stake in Cheniere Energy Partners. The stake was valued at $7 billion, and represents an approximate $5 billion gain for Blackstone after initially investing in CQP in 2012. The Organization of the ...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on September 14, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sector...

Free cash flow has been a common topic of Alerian’s research and a focus area across energy, including midstream. While we’ve historically looked at free cash flow yields at the index level, examining expected free cash flow for individual companies may be more tangible for inv...

By Brian Watson, CFA , Senior Portfolio Manager Midstream valuations remain below financial crisis levels as second-quarter earnings season wraps up August brought relatively stable midstream equity prices despite continued upward momentum in commodity prices. Quarterly earnings s...

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMO) announced today the unaudited statement of assets and liabilities, the net asset value and asset coverage ratio of the Fund as of August 31, 2020. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund’s net assets were $210.9 million, and it...

In our follow-up article focusing on Tortoise Energy Infrastructure ( TYG ), we would like to update our readers on what has been going on in the energy industry since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in late February 2020. Unfortunately, this fund has been severely negatively impacted b...

Despite the lingering uncertainty in energy markets, 2Q20 dividend payments were steady, with the vast majority of energy infrastructure names holding payouts flat and a few names even increasing dividends sequentially ( read more ). As of August 28, yields for the Alerian MLP Infrastructure ...