| Title: | Issuer Ranking: U.S. Midstream Energy Companies, Strongest To Weakest |
| Price: | $500.00 |
| Publication Date: | May 09, 2008 |
| Report Type: | Commentary |
| Abstract: | Standard&Poor's Ratings Services expects credit quality in the U.S. midstream energy sector to continue to remain generally stable in 2008, as companies continue to focus on realigning their activities across more stable business lines and on strengthening their balance sheets from equity proceeds (mostly tied to master limited partnership IPOs) and asset sales. Good market conditions and high oil, gas, and natural gas liquids prices are strengthening financial performance, with all midstream asset classes generally performing well. In particular, those gas producers and natural gas liquids processors that hedged their production over the near term are benefiting from industry conditions, although current levels are unlikely to be sustainable over the long term. Financial risk associated with midsize to |
| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Issuer Ranking: U.S. Midstream Energy Companies, Strongest To Weakest Publication date: ##-May-#### Primary Credit Analyst: William Ferara, New York (#) ###-###-####; bill_ferara@standardandpoors.com Secondary... |
| Word Count: | 1337 |
| Sector: | Global Issuers, Structured Finance, Financial Institutions, Corporations, Utilities, Asset-Backed Securities, Commercial MBS, Capital Goods, Electric, Energy, Gas, Metals & Mining, Transportation |
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