NDP News and Press, Tortoise Energy Independence Fund Inc. From 08/21/19

Brent crude remained below the $60 per barrel barrier but made a slight rebound over the week to finish at $58.64 per barrel. WTI also achieved a slight weekly rise to $54.87 per barrel. Global financial markets wobbled, with traders and speculators looking to cash out amid fears of a loomin...

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] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate actions on CEFs, such as tender offers. Most of the information...

Our weekly commentary goes over the latest news that's occurring in the closed-end fund space. Closed-End Fund Analysis Distribution Increase N/A Distribution Decrease Tortoise Nrg Ind Fund ( NDP ): Quarterly distribution was cut by 77.1% to $0.10 from $0.4375. Tortoise Pipe...

The number of oil and gas wells in Texas readied for production fell nearly 12% Y/Y during the first seven months of this year, completing 5,749 wells through the end of July vs. 6,514 in the same period last year, according to the Texas Railroad Commission. More news on: Liberty Oilfiel...

Saudi Aramco's (ARMCO) panned multi-billion dollar investment in India's Reliance Industries is another major diversification move for the world's most profitable company. The world's top oil producer has signed a letter of intent to take a 20 percent stake in Reliance's oil-to-chemicals bus...

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] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate actions on CEFs, such as tender offers. Most of the information...

By Stacey Morris While recent oil price volatility has been in the spotlight, the weakness in natural gas prices has begun to cause headaches for upstream companies, with consequences for some midstream names. An oversupply of natural gas has sent prices to multi-year lows, creating challe...

Crude oil prices fall sharply in the wake of weak economic data from China and Europe and a rise in U.S. crude inventories, partly erasing yesterday's big gains; WTI -2.5% to $55.68/bbl, Brent -2.1% to $60.03/bbl. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy Select Sector SPD...

By Phil Flynn (Flash: The recent report that President Trump is delaying some tariff on China has boosted prices.) We had tanking Treasury yields, the shutdown of the Hong King airport, fears of an Argentinian debt default, federal government spending at a record $3.73 trillion in the ...

Crack spreads look gloomy. The best phrase to describe last week's oil market is "roller coaster." You wouldn't think so if you just looked at the week's ending numbers. Front-month light, sweet crude wrapped up Friday at $54.40 a barrel, just a 2% loss for the week. The ride to Friday's c...