By Stacey Morris
Midstream buybacks are in the spotlight following Enterprise Products Partners' (EPD) announcement of a $2 billion buyback program on January 31. We previously wrote about MLP buybacks in November 2017. Since then, buybacks have become a more common topic on earnings calls for midstream MLPs and corporations. For companies that have historically been prolific issuers of equity, the fact that buybacks are becoming a more prevalent topic in capital allocation conversations reflects the changes that have taken place in recent years, including greater C-Corp representation in midstream, the shift to self-funding,