The worst oil crash in a generation has hammered energy stocks over the past 18 months, including midstream MLPs. However, in this sea of despair, I believe long-term income investors have an amazing ...

The MLP industry has been suffering through an epic bear market due to a number of factors. The worst oil crash in 50 years, rising interest rates, regulatory changes at FERC, and a broader market ...

Spectra Energy Partners took a slide after the Spectra/Enbridge merger announcement. Investors were concerned that the MLP would be "watered down" with Enbridge's under-performing MLPs. That will not ...

Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Enbridge will acquire all outstanding public common units of SEP at a ratio of 1.111 common ...

"With ownership in a streamlined Enbridge, (MLP) investors would be getting a security," Al Monaco, president and CEO, Enbridge Inc., said in a conference call shortly before the SEP deal was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about energy deals and investing. This has been the week for the MLP buyout. On Thursday Williams Cos. announced it was ...

After the MLP posted another quarter of great results, its parent company's subpar bid to fully acquire it was all the more discouraging. Let's take a look at Spectra's most recent results, why ...

Less than a month ago, Enbridge also reached a deal to acquire the rest of Spectra Energy Partners LP, another of its Houston-based MLPs. Enbridge to sell $7.85 ...

Natural gas pipeline MLPSpectra Energy Partners (NYSE: SEP) has quietly produced excellent results for income investors over the years. Just last month, for example, the company announced its 41st ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The downturn in commodity prices and fallout from the credit freeze has hastened the need for consolidation among energy company master limited partnerships, the CEO of Spectra ...