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February 29, 2008
Ernst & Young Forecasts MLPs to Dominate 2008 Deals

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Master limited partnerships have emerged as the dominant deal structure in oil and gas and will gain more ground in the coming year, according to Ernst & Young’s 2008 global oil and gas industry forecast.


However, the MLP structure is “creating companies with unbalanced portfolios as specific areas or divisions of a company are bought up and developed as stand-alone entities,” the firm reports.

 

-- Jeannie Stell

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