Midstream Business Magazine - August 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
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.