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When a sell-off occurs, the question on everyone’s mind turns to when things will recover. Tuesday’s research note addressed this question by looking at past drawdowns and recoveries, while today’s note takes another approach using oil price projections. Of course, no on...

While Alerian's research has almost exclusively focused on midstream energy infrastructure, today's note takes a broader look at infrastructure, comparing global listed infrastructure with energy infrastructure in terms of investment characteristics and recent performance. What does global l...

Originally published on April 11, 2020 By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager The midstream sector takes proactive steps to weather the recent volatility. March MLP performance reflected the unprecedented combination of significant and abrupt crude oil demand dest...

Past performance does not mean anything for future performance as practically every piece of financial collateral will remind you. However, it can be informative to look at historical MLP sell-offs to get a sense for how the space has recovered in the past. Today's note examines the forward th...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on March 30, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of our weekly commentary and actionable ideas. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements...

March was a historically tough month for midstream given the start of an oil price war and continued coronavirus uncertainty that together have lowered equity valuations in the space. While uncertainty remains, investors may be seeking further clarity on midstream investment considerations, in...

Originally published on 04/03/20 Given the staggering 58.5% year-to-date drop in oil prices to $25.32 per barrel (bbl) as of yesterday, investors have begun to compare the current energy environment to the downturn from 2014 to 2016. For context, additional supply from OPEC drove WTI crude...

In recent weeks, we have discussed the stability of MLP/midstream cash flows at length by highlighting their underlying fee-based contracts with built-in protections ( read more ). Protections for the pipeline provider include minimum volume commitments (MVCs), which are intended precisely for...

Author's note : This article was released to members on March 24, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of our weekly commentary and actionable ideas. 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 se...

Storage tends to be a ho-hum business, until it isn’t. With oil demand diving, plentiful production, and the oil futures curve in steep contango, storage has become a hot topic. Of course, many midstream companies own and operate storage capacity. Today, we will briefly discuss the impl...