EUROPE’S ENERGY CRISIS IS KEEPING ENERGY PRICES HIGH
America leads the world in oil and gas production. We believe midstream energy infrastructure offers predictable cash flows to investors.
Spinning Off Value
A couple of weeks ago South Bow Corporation (SOBO) began trading on Nasdaq. It’s a spin-off from TC Energy (TRP) which decided to split its liquids business off from its core natural gas pipeline activities. SOBO operates the Keystone pipeline that moves crude oil from Hardisty in Alberta south via Cushing, OK to Houston and […]
Energy Lifts Poor Countries Up
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released their 2024 World Energy Outlook last week. The IEA has become a renewables cheerleader in recent years, issuing projections of energy consumption that are frequently implausible. However, they still produce a Stated Policies Scenario (“STEPS”) which omits their more fanciful projections. Electricity demand from data centers has been a […]
There’s No Deficit On This Year’s Ballot
Politicians from both parties long ago learned that fiscal prudence leads to electoral oblivion. Therefore, the absence of the deficit as a topic of conversation should surprise no-one. Publicly owned Federal debt is 99% of GDP and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is forecasting that this will reach 166% over the next three decades. Trump […]
Common Questions About The Pipeline Sector
We received a few comments from readers in response to last Sunday’s Heat Pumps Need Natural Gas. While EVs are widely criticized for the issues with charging, where heat pumps are installed, they seem to operate with little controversy. Defenders were quick to point out the benefits. One client in California uses solar power + […]
BP Decides To Follow The Money
Some may find irony in BP dropping its goal of reduced oil and gas output by 2030 at the same time as Hurricane Milton is barreling towards southwest Florida – the second hurricane in two weeks. Four years ago, BP pledged to cut hydrocarbon output by 40% within a decade. Two years ago they scaled […]