UMI News and Press, USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund ETF From 06/26/22

FLNG yields 10.5%, with a 69% payout ratio. It has paid three $.75/share quarterly dividends in a row. It just signed 4 long term charters, adding $750M to its backlog, which is now a minimum of 54 years. FLNG has long-term tailwinds in the LNG market, with Europe switching to...

EPD units are trading at bargain levels and offer a safe 7.75% yield. Valuation range: $27 to $31. Price target: $29, which is 20.8% above the current price of $24. For further details see: Enterprise Products Partners: Buy High Quality At A Bargain Price

Oil and gas midstream stocks are not E&Ps, though they're trading as if they were. Oil macro conditions will remain positive for midstream above $70 per barrel. With shareholder value remaining stable or growing, midstream stocks are likely to see a swift recovery. For f...

While the environment is more favorable for the oil and gas industry, EPD is trading at the same level as in early 2022. The maximum distribution growth achievable for EPD today is 5%. Everything above 4% is a success. For practical purposes with a certain margin of safety, EPD sh...

The strength in LNG markets has spurred a resurgence in long-term offtake agreements, which are key to advancing LNG export projects towards Final Investment Decision (FID). The strong macro environment for LNG and improved outlook for projects has translated into strong equity perfor...

The dividend coverage remains tight (or worse). The financial leverage is very low. Capital expenditures will decline, so the dividend coverage will increase. Excess capacity should allow free cash flow to rise considerably in the future. This midstream is run very conserv...

The length of midstream contracts can vary from a few years to 20+ years, but importantly, contracts help support stable cash flows used to pay the attractive dividends offered by many energy infrastructure companies. Contract tenures vary by company and asset type. At the longer end ...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index, increased 7.64% last month. The index increased by 25.39% since last May. The current yield on MLPs stands at 6.93%. MLP yields remained higher than the broad market benchmarks for Emerging Market Bonds (6.32%), Fi...

Several companies across the energy infrastructure landscape were active with their repurchase programs in 1Q22, albeit at mostly modest amounts. Energy infrastructure companies repurchased $370 million of their equity in aggregate during the first quarter of 2022. Combining the l...

WES management executed superbly on the financial and operational fronts in the first quarter. The company continues to grow cash flow and repurchase units. At current prices, we believe WES units offer some of the best value in the midstream sector. For further details see:...