Midstream Business Magazine - September 2011

Editor's Note

Debt Debate

“Also, the U.S. credit-rating downgrade could raise interest rates and, therefore, affect the cost of capital for some midstream players.”

Construction Update

Switching Tracks

Feature

96 Points

A new report by the Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission details how Pennsylvania plans to invest in clean energy and become a national leader for energy independence.

Angling In The Fayetteville

Despite low gas prices and fairly mature infrastructure, midstream players are still looking for action in northern Arkansas’ Fayetteville play.

Executive Q&A: Inergy Evolution

With an abundance of new opportunities in sight, Inergy Midstream’s president and chief operating officer, William R. Moler, takes a nation-wide view of shale gas developments and new pipelines and storage projects.

Fayetteville Shale Optimization

With midstream gas infrastructure in place, the manufacturing-annuity process is underway in the Fayetteville shale.

Finding The Deal

A newly formed midstream operating and service company targets the Eagle Ford shale for growth and profit.

MLP IPO Trends

With the U.S. stock market on shaky legs, MLPs are looking better than ever. As a result, MLP initial public offerings (IPOs) are being hotly pursued by both management and their advisors.

Shale Gas Economics

The environmental impacts of shale development are receiving a great deal of public scrutiny, resulting in a moratorium of drilling in New York. Here, a new study details the cost of the ban.

Specialized Funds

Investment funds that specialize exclusively in midstream MLPs have emerged and captured the attention of a growing number of institutional and individual investors.

Storage’s Changing Environment

Additional natural gas supplies from shale plays have mixed effects on storage operations, and the metrics have changed: Arbitrage out, supply-side in.

Texas NGL Rodeo

With supply and demand higher than ever, and a lack of needed infrastructure, natural gas liquids are commanding attention. It’s up to midstream operators to saddle up and ride herd.

The NGL Glut

Natural gas liquids production has been a focus of producers, but the market worries about oversupply. Would weak NGL prices slow gas supply?

Treating Gas Right

No two natural gas plays are alike, especially in the shale-gas resources, so gas-treating methods must be tailored to fit the specific composition of each basin’s production. And, in Texas, gas treating goes beyond the conventional.

Alerian Index

MLP Earnings Report

Finance Matters

Midstream Movers

Meet Stuart Carter

Transaction Update

Renewed Activity