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THE AI REVOLUTION NEEDS ENERGY
US natural gas demand is growing to supply data centers and LNG exports. We believe midstream energy infrastructure offers predictable cash flows to investors.
Private Capital Sees A Cheap Public Market
Last week Apollo invested $9BN in Oneok (OKE), who used $4BN to finance their $4.25BN purchase of Brazos Midstream’s Permian Midland Basin G&P assets while using the remaining $5BN to pay down debt. Apollo’s investment is structurally subordinate to OKE’s debt and entitles them to around 15% of Cashflow From Operations (CFO) but with an IRR cap of 7% for nine years, rising to 7.35% in […]
Energy Markets Remain Tight
In the United Arab Emirates, they’ve started building metal cages to protect vital energy infrastructure from Iranian drone attacks. It’s probably inspired by the netting that Ukraine has been erecting over streets to protect its population from drones. In a sign of the impact AI is having on how we use the internet, AI-generated images […]
Strategic Patience
Although the war with Iran has inflicted higher energy prices on the world, companies involved in US energy exports have been among the biggest beneficiaries. The availability of oil and gas that doesn’t need to dodge Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz or Houthis as it exits the Red Sea has boosted US trade. […]
Sprinkle Some S&P500 In Your Midstream Portfolio
I was chatting with a long-time investor the other day. He told me that he couldn’t afford to withdraw any of his investment with us. The capital gains tax would be prohibitive, he went on to explain. We both chuckled at this high-class problem. I told him that creating such golden handcuffs is part of […]
Midstream Earnings Delight Once Again
Energy Transfer (ET) is the name most widely owned among those financial advisors we know with direct investments in the sector. It is perennially cheap, and it’s a frequent topic of conversation. It’s also a significant position of ours, so it was especially pleasing to see their strong second quarter earnings. As well as beating […]