Late last week, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) closed the previously announced acquisition of natural gas treating business from Dallas-based Crosstex Energy LP (XTEX) and its general partner Crosstex Energy Inc. (XTXI) for approximately $266 million.  As part of the transaction, Kinder Morgan purchased approximately 290 amine-treating and dew-point control plants from natural gas company Crosstex. These plants are primarily located in Texas and Louisiana , with additional facilities in Mississippi , Oklahoma , Arkansas and Kansas.  Kinder Morgan will use these natural gas treatment plants in servicing its Texas Intrastate customers and to other producers in various supply basins, including the fast growing shale plays. Following the deal, Kinder Morgan has become the largest provider of contracted natural gas treating services in the country.  The Crosstex asset acquisition will allow the partnership to expand its natural gas business through the inclusion ...

When it comes to Oil and Gas MLP’s, Three is Better than One

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist

Much has been written about the benefits of owning oil and gas Master Limited Partnerships, or MLP’s as they’re commonly referred to.

They trade just like stocks, but are structured as limited partnerships instead of as corporations. Buyers purchase “units” instead of “shares”. This is done primarily to avoid corporate taxation, and allows more of the MLP’s profits to be passed onto the unit holder.

Of course, there’s no free lunch when it comes to taxes, so the unit holder is ultimately responsible for the taxes on the profits – potentially a complicated task when April 15th rolls around.

Despite the extra work for you or your accountant, MLP’s are just too good to overlook, especially if you have an

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Agrium Inc (AGU) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Blyth Inc (BTH) Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) Callaway Golf Co (ELY) Ciena Corp (CIEN) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cintas Corp (CTAS) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) DRI Corp (TBUS) Ethan Allen Interiors Inc (ETH) Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (FDP) Georgia Gulf Corp (GGC) Harsco Corp (HSC) IMS Health Inc (RX) Independent Bank Corp (IBCP) Integra Bank Corp (IBNK) Irwin Financial Corp (IFC) ITT Corp (ITT) Kelly Services Inc (KELYA) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) Legacy Bancorp Inc (LEGC) Liberty Property Trust (LRY) LSI Industries Inc (LYTS) MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) ...

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Aon Corp (AOC) Blyth Inc (BTH) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) Cal-Maine Foods Inc (CALM) Celgene Corp (CELG) CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cleco Corp (CNL) CNinsure Inc (CISG) Domtar Corp (UFS) DRI Corp (TBUS) Duke Realty Corp (DRE) Electronics For Imaging Inc (EFII) Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) The Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA) Innophos Holdings Inc (IPHS) Integra Bank Corp (IBNK) Investment Technology Group (ITG) ITT Corp (ITT) Kelly Services Inc (KELYA) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) Legacy Bancorp Inc (LEGC) The Macerich Co (MAC) Middlesex Water Co (MSEX) Panasonic Corp (PC) Park Electrochemical Corp (PKE) Penford Corp (...

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP's (KMP) MACD indicator has moved into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0660. The Zacks #5 Rank ("Strong Sell") stock has declined more than 1% to $46.19 in morning trade. Analysts have been reducing their full-year earnings estimates, with the consensus down 18 cents over the past 30 days to $1.48 per share.

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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP) dropped close to its 50-day moving average of $46.33 at noon. The average forecast on the company's full-year profit has gone down by 27 cents per share to $1.48 in the last month. KMP is a Zacks#4 Rank ("Sell") stock.

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