| Master Limited Partnerships (MLP's) Sorted Alphabetically |
Master Limited Partnerships have the same liquid trading characteristics of common stocks---yet they are very different from common stocks, The most obvious difference to you, the investor, is that they 'pass through' their income. They are called 'pass through securities' because they are NOT taxed at the corporate level, but instead pass the income on to the unitholders where taxes are paid by the unitholder. Because of the pass though nature of the security the more normal 'double taxation' of income is avoided (normally the corporation pays taxes on the net income and they pay you, the investor, dividends and you are taxed again) meaning there is more income available for dividends MLP's mainly operate in oil and gas related businesses. This would include propane distribution and retailing. They may also operate in the fuel storage or distribution (pipeline) business. The balance of the MLP's available operate in timber, minerals, real estate or other miscellaneous businesses (for instance Cedar Fair -- Amusement Parks). Researching Master Limited Partnerships is done the same as with any stock. You can start from our website by choosing a security from our list and clicking on the ticker symbol--this will take you to the limited partnership website where you can find most of your research materials. Below the table you can find thumbnail descriptions of the companies from the company websites. These are NOT recommended purchases, but are just informational. You must do additional due diligence to find investments suitable to your needs and style. |
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| Alliance Resource Partners Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. is engaged in the production of coal for utilities and industrial users in the United States. It offers low, medium, and high-sulfur coal. The company also leases land and operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana; and purchases and resells coal. As of December 31, 2009, Alliance Resource had approximately 647.2 million tons of coal reserves in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC is the general partner of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Amerigas Propane With AmeriGas, you get more than just a propane supplier - you get a propane expert and partner. Since 1959, our mission continues to provide you with the most reliable, safest, and responsive propane service in the nation. Over 1.3 million customers just like you use AmeriGas propane services in nearly 50 states. That has made AmeriGas the largest marketer of propane. We use the size of our organization to your advantage every day, retaining our focus on friendliness and personal attention found only in a “corner store”. AmeriGas is publicly held as AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (APU) on the NY Stock Exchange. Atlas Pipeline Holdings Atlas Pipeline Holdings, L.P., is a midstream energy service company. The company engages in the transmission, gathering, and processing of natural gas in the Mid-Continent and Appalachia regions. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned and operated 8 natural gas processing plants with aggregate capacity of approximately 900 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD); and 1 treating facility with a capacity of approximately 200 MMCFD. The company also operated 9,100 miles of active natural gas gathering systems located in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, which gathers gas from wells and central delivery points to companys natural gas processing and treating plants, as well as third-party pipelines. In addition, it owned and operated approximately 1,800 miles of natural gas gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin; and approximately 80 miles of active natural gas gathering pipelines located in northeastern Tennessee. Atlas Pipeline Partners Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in gathering and processing natural gas. It provides natural gas gathering services in the Anadarko and Permian Basins located in the southwestern and mid-continent United States; and the Appalachian Basin in the eastern United States. The company owns and operates 8 natural gas processing plants with an aggregate capacity of approximately 900 million cubic feet per day and 1 treating facility with a capacity of approximately 200 million cubic feet per day. The company has approximately 9,100 miles of active natural gas gathering systems located in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, which gather gas from wells and central delivery points to the companys natural gas processing and treating plants, as well as third-party pipelines. In addition, it owns and operates approximately 1,800 miles of natural gas gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin located in the northeastern United States, as well as approximately 80 miles of active natural gas gathering pipelines located in northeastern Tennessee Boardwalk Pipeline Partners Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, through its subsidiaries, engages in the interstate transportation and storage of natural gas in the United States. The company owns and operates three natural gas pipeline systems to transport and store natural gas for marketers, local distribution companies, producers, electric power generators, interstate and intrastate pipelines, and direct industrial users. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned and operated approximately 14,200 miles of pipeline directly serving customers in 12 states and indirectly serving customers in the northeastern and southeastern United States; and owned 11 underground storage fields in 4 states with working gas capacity of approximately 163.0 billion cubic feet. Boardwalk GP, LP serves as the general partner of the company. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Buckeye Partners Buckeye owns and operates one of the nation’s largest independent petroleum products common carrier pipeline networks providing refiners, wholesalers, marketers, airlines, railroads and other commercial end-users with dependable, all-weather transportation of refined petroleum products. The Partnership transports refined products by pipeline principally in the Northeastern and upper Midwestern states. Buckeye also operates and maintains pipelines that it does not own, primarily in the Gulf Coast region, under contracts with major oil and petrochemical companies. The combination of experienced and responsive professional staff, technical expertise and modern transportation facilities has earned the Partnership a reputation for providing high-quality, safe, reliable and efficient pipeline transportation services. In addition to pipeline transportation services, Buckeye provides terminalling, storage and refined product distribution services. The Partnership owns 67 refined petroleum products terminals with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 24 million barrels, and owns and operates major natural gas storage facilities in California. Our Buckeye Energy Services subsidiary is one of the leading independent fuel distributors in the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition, the Partnership is the largest stockholder of West Shore Pipe Line Company, owns a 20 percent interest in West Texas LPG Pipeline, Limited Partnership and a 75 percent interest in WesPac Pipelines-Memphis LLC. Cedar Fair LP Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks in the United States and Canada. The company owns 11 amusement parks, including Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canadas Wonderland near Toronto, Canada; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom located near Allentown in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair located near Minneapolis/St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota; Michigans Adventure located near Muskegon, Michigan; Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Knotts Berry Farm located near Los Angeles in Buena Park, California; and Californias Great America located in Santa Clara, California. It also owns and operates the Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio; six separate-gated outdoor water parks in Missouri, Ohio, and California; and five hotels. Cedar Fair Management, Inc. serves as the general partner of the company. Crosstex Energy LP Crosstex Energy, L.P., through its subsidiary, Crosstex Energy Services, L.P. operates as an independent midstream energy company. It engages in the gathering, transmission, processing, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids in the north Texas Barnett shale area and Louisiana. As of March 2, 2010, the company operated approximately 3,300 miles of pipeline, 9 processing plants, and 3 fractionators. Crosstex Energy GP, L.P. serves as the general partner of the Crosstex Energy, L.P. The company was founded in 1992 DCP Midstream LP DCP Midstream Partners, LP engages in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and selling natural gas. It also involves in producing, transporting, storing, and selling propane; and transporting and selling natural gas liquids (NGLs) and condensate. The companys Natural Gas Services segment operates the Northern Louisiana natural gas gathering, processing, and transportation system; and Southern Oklahoma system. This segment also operates Colorado and Wyoming gathering, processing and compression assets, In addition, it owns interests in a 600 MMcf/d cryogenic natural gas processing plant, a natural gas liquids fractionator plant, and an approximately 280-mile natural gas pipeline; and a 780 MMcf/d natural gas processing complex, a natural gas liquids fractionator, and an approximately 900-mile gathering system. The companys Wholesale Propane Logistics segment owns and operates five rail terminals in the Midwest and northeastern United States; one leased marine terminal located in Providence, Rhode Island; and one pipeline terminal in Midland, Pennsylvania, as well as has access to various open-access pipeline terminals. Its NGL Logistics segment operates the Seabreeze and Wilbreeze NGL transportation pipelines in Texas, and owns a non- operated 45% equity interest in the Black Lake interstate NGL pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. DCP Midstream GP, LP serves as a general partner for the company. DCP Midstream Partners is based in Denver, Colorado. Dorchester Minerals Dorchester Minerals, L.P. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and administration of producing and non-producing natural gas and crude oil royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests in the United States. The companys net profits interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership; and royalty properties consist of producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests located in 574 counties and parishes in 25 states. Enbridge Energy Partners Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. owns and operates crude oil and liquid petroleum transportation and storage assets, as well as natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transmission, and marketing assets in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Liquids, Natural Gas, and Marketing. The Liquids segment includes Lakehead system that consists of crude oil and liquid petroleum pipeline, and terminal assets spanning a distance of approximately 1,900 miles and consisting of approximately 4,700 miles of pipes; Mid-Continent system comprising approximately 480 miles of crude oil pipelines and 15.9 million barrels of crude oil storage capacity; and North Dakota system consisting of approximately 240 miles of crude oil gathering lines and storage capacity of approximately 810,000 barrels. The Natural Gas segment includes East Texas system that consists of approximately 3,400 miles of natural gas gathering and transportation pipelines, 9 natural gas treating plants, and 7 natural gas processing plants, including 3 hydrocarbon dewpoint control facilities plants; Anadarko system comprising approximately 1,800 miles of natural gas gathering and transportation pipelines and 6 natural gas processing plants; and North Texas system that includes approximately 4,500 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines and 9 natural gas processing plants. Its customers include power plants, industrial facilities, local distribution companies, large consumers seeking an alternative to their local distribution company, and shippers of natural gas, such as natural gas producers and marketers. The Marketing segment provides natural gas supply, transportation, balancing, storage, and sales services to industrial, utility, and power plant end use customers primarily in Texas and Oklahoma. Energy Transfer Partners Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) is a publicly traded partnership owning and operating a diversified portfolio of energy assets. ETP has pipeline operations in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Utah, and owns the largest intrastate pipeline system in Texas. ETP currently has natural gas operations that include more than 17,500 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines, treating and processing assets, and three storage facilities located in Texas. ETP also is one of the three largest retail marketers of propane in the United States, serving more than one million customers across the country. Enterprise Products Partners Enterprise Products Partners L.P. provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals in North America. The companys assets include approximately 50,200 miles of onshore and offshore pipelines; 192 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, refined products, and crude oil; and 27 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity. Its services include natural gas transportation, gathering, processing, and storage; NGL fractionation, transportation, storage, and import and export terminaling; crude oil and refined products storage, transportation, and terminaling; offshore production platform; petrochemical transportation and storage; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems and in the Gulf of Mexico. Ferrellgas Partners Ferrellgas was founded in 1939 in Atchison, Kansas. Growth through acquisitions and an unwavering dedication to Customer service and safety have made Ferrellgas the industry leader. Now headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Ferrellgas has become the premier propane provider in the United States, including the largest provider of propane by branded propane tank exchange through its Blue Rhino brand. It serves approximately 1 million Customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FGP. Ferrellgas Employees indirectly own more than 20 million units of the partnership through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Genesis Energy Partners Genesis Energy Partners are a growth-oriented limited partnership focused on the midstream segment of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, primarily Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. We have a diverse portfolio of customers, operations and assets, including refinery-related plants, pipelines, storage tanks and terminals, and trucks and truck terminals. We provide services to refinery owners; oil, natural gas and CO2, producers; industrial and commercial enterprises that use CO2 and other industrial gases; and individuals and companies that use our dry-goods trucking services. Substantially all of our revenues are derived from providing services to integrated oil companies, large independent oil and gas or refinery companies, and large industrial and commercial enterprises. Global Partners For more than 50 years, Global Partners LP, its subsidiaries and their predecessors, have served the energy and fuel requirements of a broad spectrum of commercial, industrial and government operations throughout the Northeast and various other U.S. locations. Our customers are as diverse in size as they are in scope of activity, including local independent heating oil, gasoline and diesel fuel distributors, state and municipal agencies, power and public utility companies and other commercial end users. Customers benefit from our vast experience in energy markets and our dedication to meeting their needs. Global has a proven record of supplying product under difficult market conditions. Our expertise in traditional and emerging fuel markets enables us to be at the forefront of competitive, reliable energy supply. Global Partners LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership. Our New York Stock Exchange symbol is “GLP.” Our operating companies are Global Companies LLC and Global Montello Group Corp. Holly Energy Partners Holly Energy Partners is a Delaware limited partnership formed in early 2004 by Holly Corporation. We hold a particularly strategic position within the industry for several reasons: Our pipelines and terminals serve our customers' marketing operations in the Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Mid-West regions of the U.S. Operating a system of petroleum product and crude gathering pipelines in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah, distribution terminals in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma and Washington and refinery tankage in New Mexico and Utah Inergy LP Inergy, L.P. engages in the retail marketing, sale, and distribution of propane to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers in the United States. The company owns and operates five natural gas storage facilities comprising Stagecoach, Thomas Corners, Steuben, Seneca Lake, and Tres Palacios; a natural gas liquids business; midstream storage and transportation business; and solution-mining and salt production company. As of October 31, 2011, it served retail customers in 33 states from approximately 338 customer service centers, which have an aggregate of approximately 34.6 million gallons of above-ground propane storage. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Kinder Morgan is one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in North America with approximately 37,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. We transport, store and handle energy products like natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, ethanol, coal and carbon dioxide (CO2). Magellan Midstream Partners Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded partnership formed to own, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio of energy assets. Our primary business is the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products. Markwest Energy MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas in the United States. The company also transports, fractionates, storages, and markets natural gas liquids; and gathers and transports crude oil. It conducts its operations in the Southwest, the Northeast, Liberty, and the Gulf Coast. MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C. serves as the general partner of the company. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. was founded in 1988 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Natural Resource Partners Natural Resource Partners L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and management of coal properties in Appalachia, the Illinois Basin, and the Northern Powder River Basin regions of the United States. The company leases its properties to coal mine operators in exchange for royalty payments. It also owns preparation plants, coal handling facilities, and transportation infrastructure, as well as owns and manages aggregate reserves in Washington, Texas, Arizona, and West Virginia. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned or controlled approximately 2.1 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. Its coal and aggregate reserves were subject to 214 leases with 76 lessees. NRP (GP) LP operates as the general partner of Natural Resource Partners L.P. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Houston, Texas. Niska Gas Storage Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC owns and operates natural gas storage assets in North America. It owns or contracts for approximately 185.5 billion cubic feet of total gas storage capacity. The company owns and operates gas storage facilities in Alberta, Canada, as well as in northern California and Oklahoma, the United States. Its gas storage customers include financial institutions, producers, marketers, power generators, pipelines, and municipalities. The company was founded in 2006. NuStar Energy Partners NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the terminalling, storage, and transportation of petroleum products primarily in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, St. Eustatius in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. The company operates in three segments: Storage, Transportation, and Asphalt and Fuels Marketing. The Storage segment operates terminal and storage facilities for petroleum products, specialty chemicals, crude oil, and other liquids; and crude oil storage tanks. Its terminals also offer pilotage, tug assistance, line handling, launch, emergency response, and other ship services. The Transportation segment transports refined petroleum products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia. This segment operates refined product pipelines in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota; and owns anhydrous ammonia pipelines located in Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska. The Asphalt and Fuels Marketing segment refines crude oil to produce asphalt and other refined products. This segment also purchases gasoline and other refined petroleum products for resale. Oneok Partners ONEOK, Inc., a diversified energy company, operates as a natural gas distributor primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: ONEOK Partners; Distribution; and Energy Services. The ONEOK Partners segment engages in gathering, processing, storing, and transporting natural gas and natural gas liquids in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions, which include Oklahoma, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. This segment offers its services to petrochemical manufacturers, heating-fuel users, refineries, and propane distributors. The Distribution segment provides natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers, as well as public authority customers, including cities, governmental agencies, and schools. The Energy Services segment delivers physical natural gas products and risk-management services through its network of contracted natural gas transportation and storage capacity, and natural gas supply Plains All American Pipeline .Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. engages in the transportation, storage, terminalling, and marketing of crude oil, refined products, and liquefied petroleum gas and other natural gas-related petroleum products (LPG) in the United States and Canada. It operates in three segments: Transportation, Facilities, and Supply and Logistics. The Transportation segment involves in transporting crude oil and refined products on pipelines, gathering systems, trucks, and barges. As of December 31, 2010, this segment had 16,000 miles of active crude oil and refined products pipelines and gathering systems; 25 million barrels of above-ground tank capacity used primarily to facilitate pipeline throughput; The facilities segment provides storage, terminaling, and throughput services for crude oil, refined products, and LPG and natural gas, as well as offers LPG fractionation and isomerization services. The Supply and Logistics segment purchases crude oil at the wellhead, and pipeline and terminal facilities; foreign cargoes at their load port and various other locations in transit; and refined products and LPG from producers, refiners, and other marketers. This segment also resells or exchanges crude oil, refined products, and LPG at various points along the distribution chain to refiners or other resellers; and transports crude oil, refined products, and LPG on trucks, barges, railcars, pipelines, and ocean-going vessels. It had 522 trucks and 630 trailers; and 1,473 railcars. The company also develops and operates natural gas storage facilities. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. was founded in 1998 and is based in Houston, Texas. Pope Resources Pope Resources engages in the management of timber resources. It operates in three segments: Fee Timber, Timberland Management & Consulting, and Real Estate. The Fee Timber segment involves in growing, harvesting, and marketing timber to domestic and the Pacific Rim markets from its 175,000 acres of tree farms. The Timberland Management & Consulting segment provides investment management, disposition, and technical forestry services to the timberland owners. The Real Estate segment engages in securing permits, entitlements, and installing infrastructure for raw land development; and selling the land to buyers, who sell it to home buyers, operators, or lessors of commercial property. This segment also engages in the rental of residential and commercial properties in Port Gamble and Kingston, Washington. Pope Resources sells its logs to lumber mills and other wood fiber processors located in western Washington and northwest Oregon. As of December 31, 2010, it owned 114,000 acres of timberland in western Washington; 61,000 acres of timberland for the funds in Washington and Oregon; and 2,800 acres of real estate held for sale or development. Pope MGP, Inc. and Pope EGP, Inc. operate as the general partners of the company. Star Gas Partners Star Gas Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, operates as a home heating oil distributor and services provider in the United States. It provides its services to residential and commercial customers to heat their homes and buildings. As of March 31, 2011, the company served approximately 408,000 full-service residential and commercial home heating oil, and propane customers. It also sold home heating oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel to approximately 40,000 customers. In addition, Star Gas Partners installed, maintained, and repaired heating and air conditioning equipment, as well as provided ancillary home services, including home security and plumbing to approximately 11,000 customers. Star Gas Partners, L.P. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. StoneMor Partners StoneMor Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of cemeteries in the United States. Its Cemetery Operations segment sells interment rights, caskets, burial vaults, cremation niches, markers, and other cemetery related merchandise in the southeast, northeast, and west regions of the United States. This segment also offers opening and closing, which is the digging and refilling of burial spaces to install the vault and place the casket into the vault; and various other services, including the installation of other cemetery merchandise and the perpetual care related to interment rights. The companys Funeral Homes segment provides a range of funeral-related services, such as family consultation, the removal of and preparation of remains, and the use of funeral home facilities for visitation. As of October 11, 2011, it owned and operated 272 cemeteries and 69 funeral homes in 26 states and in Puerto Rico. StoneMor GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Suburban Propane Partners Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE: SPH) has been in the customer service business since 1928. A Master Limited Partnership since 1996, Suburban is a value-oriented company managed for long-term, consistent performance. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban is a nationwide marketer and distributor of a diverse array of products to meet the energy needs of our customers, specializing in propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, as well as the marketing of natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets. With nearly 2,600 full-time employees, Suburban maintains business operations in 30 states, providing prompt, reliable service to approximately 750,000 residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through more than 300 locations. Sunoco Logistics Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership formed in 2002 to acquire, own and operate a diverse mix of crude oil and refined products pipelines and terminaling and storage facilities, as well as crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. |
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