Introduction
Following this latest oil price crash, it was no surprise that Viper Energy Partners (VNOM) reduced their distributions by a massive 93%, which has brought their once very high yield down to only a very low 1.27%. Thankfully, not all hope is lost as they have a variable distribution policy that sees their distributions changing to reflect their real-time financial performance. Whilst investors may be expecting a return to their former very high yielding days, based upon recent commentary from management, it appears that they should expect materially lower distributions in the