Hard times for the upstream usually allow the midstream to align and adjust. It sounds cold-blooded, but for straitened producers caught with too much debt, a good offer for gathering and processing could be a lifeline. Indeed some private-equity (PE) firms with dedicated midstream funds say they are ready to make deals. Others are waiting for things to settle a bit or at least for sellers and buyers’ ideas of value to come into closer alignment.
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