NDP News and Press, Tortoise Energy Independence Fund Inc. From 07/07/20

While holiday weekends are normally quiet, Dominion Energy (D) made a splash on Sunday by announcing the sale of natural gas infrastructure to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) in a deal valued near $10 billion and simultaneously cancelling the embattled Atlantic Coast Pipeline ((ACP)) ...

The United States is expected to play a significant role in the recovery of oil prices over the coming months, with their crude oil output falling while demand is rising. This could support the global oil industry and could potentially drive the surplus of 2020 Q2 into deficit. The impact cou...

When WTI crude oil prices turned negative for the first time in history, it caused chaos in the industry. The problem occurred in Cushing, Oklahoma (and it will only happen here), which is the delivery point for WTI crude. When there were more sellers than buyers, the storage facility became f...

Tortoise today announced the following unaudited balance sheet information and asset coverage ratio updates for TYG, NTG, TTP, NDP, TPZ and TEAF. Additionally, a recently published Q&A to help investors understand closed-end funds and taxes is available here . Tortoise Energy Infras...

With crude and natural gas production volumes slowing and a notable bankruptcy filing from producer Chesapeake Energy ( CHK ) this week, questions have arisen about the durability of midstream contracts. What protections are in place that can support operational resilience? How are companies h...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Dividend cuts for closed-end funds were something that we certainly anticipated throughout this latest sell-off. Not only is that playing a role in CEFs, but will in ETFs and individual stocks just the same. This might be more pre...

I expect West Texas Intermediate oil prices to range between $35 to $45 per barrel for July. If oil prices go below $35, I do not expect them to stay there for long. If, however, prices surpass $45, they might stay at that level. Although I gave a range of between $30 and $40 per barrel for ...

In case there was not enough material to make 2020 an eventful year, this year also marks the five-year review of the oil pipeline index by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which has implications for US liquids pipeline rates. Midstream investors likely remember the turmoil of ...

Chinese refiners stopped importing US crude oil since early 2019 amid an increasingly bitter trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. There had been expectations of a resumption in the trade at the start of the year following the phase one trade deal between the world's two largest econ...

China's imports of US crude oil are expected to hit record-high levels in July with cargoes shipped in May having surpassed 550,000 b/d. Cargoes loaded on ships in April have been the first since November 2019. Chinese refiners have been rushing to secure bargains when available US crude oil b...