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by cviller
Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:25 am
Forum: The View from Houston
Topic: COVID-19 3/22 - an accurate, balanced view
Replies: 3
Views: 2375

Re: COVID-19 3/22 - an accurate, balanced view

cmm3rd,
Many thanks for taking the time to post your very detailed, thoughtful comments.
by cviller
Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:59 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Lonestar (LONE) CFPS and shareholder value
Replies: 4
Views: 3259

Re: Lonestar (LONE) CFPS and shareholder value

At the current share price of $2.37, how much dilution this year?
by cviller
Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:11 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Frac Sand Industry
Replies: 4
Views: 3008

Re: Frac Sand Industry

You get a lot of questions about it because you were extremely positive about it. At one time you said it was your largest position. People who otherwise wouldn't have heard of it invested in it.
by cviller
Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:48 pm
Forum: Sweet 16 Portfolio
Topic: Fresh forecasts for ECA and GPOR on our website
Replies: 5
Views: 3680

Re: Fresh forecasts for ECA and GPOR on our website

Dan,
Do you have any idea how much stock they have repurchased?
Thanks.
by cviller
Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: HK
Replies: 3
Views: 2254

Re: HK

Dan,
Do you know the quality of HK's acreage--1st tier?
Thanks.
by cviller
Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:55 pm
Forum: Sweet 16 Portfolio
Topic: Sweet 16 Update - July 14
Replies: 3
Views: 3124

Re: Sweet 16 Update - July 14

Dan, AR has all its production hedged for the next year or two (operating off the top of my head). RRC and GPOR do not have as much hedged (again, top of head). If, as you believe, nat gas prices should strengthen, why is AR doing so much better than RRC and GPOR? If nat gas prices should actually s...
by cviller
Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:14 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: PetroTal
Replies: 5
Views: 4038

Re: PetroTal

Dan,
Any chance you could do an update on GTE?
by cviller
Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:02 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: DNR
Replies: 4
Views: 3675

DNR

Dan,
Do you still plan to take a new look at Denbury?
Thanks.
by cviller
Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:04 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: favorites?
Replies: 3
Views: 2479

favorites?

Dan,
Do you have any favorites at these knocked-down prices? Danke schoen.
by cviller
Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:17 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: AM gets a lot of love from the Wall Street Gang
Replies: 3
Views: 3686

Re: AM gets a lot of love from the Wall Street Gang

Dan,
Do you understand AMGP -- AM's general partner (20% anyway, the rest being privately held) -- well enough to have an opinion?
Thanks.
by cviller
Wed May 10, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Antero Midstream: GP going public as AMGP
Replies: 2
Views: 1486

Re: Antero Midstream: GP going public as AMGP

Dan,
What do you make of this? Why did the private GP holders float 20% of the GP interest? I can't find any decent info on this. If the AM's distributions go up X percent, will AMGP's distributions go up 3X percent? How much? Is there any decent brokerage house analysis available?
Thanks.
by cviller
Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Sweet 16 Portfolio
Topic: Why does FANG's valuation keep going up?
Replies: 2
Views: 3312

Re: Why does FANG's valuation keep going up?

Dan, Do you know if GPOR still owns FANG shares? Thanks.
by cviller
Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:37 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: MPC and MPLX
Replies: 3
Views: 2142

Re: MPC and MPLX

John Fox, former ceo of Mark West and huge MPLX shareholder, responds to Marathon's (and Elliot Management's) proposed plans for MPLX. Paul Singer of Elliot Management (the guy who got Argentina to pay its bondholders) said his plan was to "unlock the value of the Marathon's GP interest in MPLX...
by cviller
Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:19 pm
Forum: Sweet 16 Portfolio
Topic: SM finally gets it done.
Replies: 7
Views: 9371

Re: SM finally gets it done.

Would you sell PE and put the proceeds into SM?
by cviller
Fri Dec 30, 2016 2:11 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GST
Replies: 2
Views: 1614

GST

by cviller
Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:54 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Lonestar Resources (LONE)
Replies: 3
Views: 2274

Re: Lonestar Resources (LONE)

Don't forget the underwriter's overallotment option, equal to 15% of the shares raised at $5.75. Both Leucadia and the underwriters are up 33% in a week. Be interesting to see if these bankers are still on the team for any subsequent offering.
by cviller
Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Lone
Replies: 12
Views: 6375

Re: Lone

I am reminded of one time EXXI sold shares to pay for one of its serial acquistions. JPM was the lead book runner and the shares were trading around $12.50 when the secondary was announced. Days later they were priced at $8.75. Soros and Wilbur Ross bought quite a bit. A few months later the shares ...
by cviller
Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:26 pm
Forum: Sweet 16 Portfolio
Topic: Range Resources hosting 12/14 Luncheon
Replies: 2
Views: 2792

Re: Range Resources hosting 12/14 Luncheon

Will you audio or video record this talk?
by cviller
Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:12 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GST
Replies: 3
Views: 2191

GST

1. Anyone have any info from the breakout session of today's webcast? 2. Dan: Russell Porter said that in the first half of 2017 he hoped to be able to extend the maturities of the notes due in May of 2018. If he is able to extend those maturities, wouldn't that derisk GST? 3. Porter also said the p...
by cviller
Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:12 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GST...what's up?????
Replies: 11
Views: 5508

Re: GST...what's up?????

Today's volume seems to be taking place mostly on upticks. I don't think the stock dividends will be paid until April.
by cviller
Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:01 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: MPLX
Replies: 2
Views: 1421

MPLX

Dan, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) said today in response to agitation from Elliot Management, "We are evaluating strategic opportunities to highlight and capture the value of MPC's general partner interest in MPLX." The general partner interest is held in an MPC sub. What options does Marathon...
by cviller
Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:27 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Gastar
Replies: 14
Views: 6828

Re: Gastar

I also have a bunch of the common which is way underwater and a bunch of the pfds which are up some. Wish I knew enough to do other than share your pain. The ceo does seem to be a hell of a deal maker, though, and he's going to drill 60 wells in the joint venture plus others separately, so unless oi...
by cviller
Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GST
Replies: 7
Views: 3830

Re: GST

Dan, I believe they plan to pay the preferred dividends in April with shares. Would those be additional preferred shares or common shares? Thanks.
by cviller
Wed Aug 31, 2016 5:47 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Gastar Settlement
Replies: 2
Views: 1570

Re: Gastar Settlement

Any idea whether Gastar used the recent rally in crude prices to put on any additional hedges? Thanks.
by cviller
Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:02 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: MPLX for High Yield
Replies: 3
Views: 1633

Re: MPLX for High Yield

Wade (fellow former MWE shareholder): 1. The merger was secured with pie-in-the-sky promises to MWE shareholders and $53MM in parachutes to MWE management. A former ceo of MWE said MPLX would renege on its distribution growth promises. They reneged two months after closing. The box score: 1. A walk-...
by cviller
Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: The View from Houston
Topic: EPG Website
Replies: 3
Views: 2164

Re: EPG Website

I've roamed around the site and can't find it. How do we find it? Thanks.
by cviller
Tue May 17, 2016 8:56 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: ECR
Replies: 1
Views: 1177

ECR

Eclipse Resources (ECR) recently completed a Utica well with a lateral of approximately 18,500 feet, a record of some sort. Be interesting to see how it produces.
by cviller
Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:17 pm
Forum: Other topics of interest
Topic: Borrowing Base Redeterminations
Replies: 2
Views: 3187

Re: Borrowing Base Redeterminations

Great chart. Thanks.
by cviller
Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GSPE
Replies: 0
Views: 826

GSPE

Dan, Have you looked at GSPE lately? I was surprised by how positive they sounded in the mid-December conference call when the stock was trading under two cents ($0.02). Today it popped to five cents ($0.05) if my screens are right. Maybe they've lined up some financing. I suspect they've got some d...
by cviller
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:52 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: MPLX
Replies: 2
Views: 1394

Re: MPLX

Down 25% today. Distribution growth projections cut in half two months after the merger (secured with a $53MM parachute to the officers of MWE). Maybe business class, maybe an aisle seat in coach, but definitely not first class. There's a good article on it in today's oilandgas360.com.
by cviller
Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:36 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: MPLX
Replies: 2
Views: 1394

MPLX

Dan,
Do you follow MPLX, the company Mark West merged into? Any thoughts? Thanks.
by cviller
Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:14 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: SU/COS
Replies: 0
Views: 891

SU/COS

Does anyone follow Suncor? Have an opinion on its deal for COS? Thanks.
by cviller
Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:08 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: ete,etp
Replies: 2
Views: 1474

Re: ete,etp

The least negative reason I can imagine is that people bailing out of midstream etf's like Alerian have caused much of the selling in ETE. One would think the insider buying is positive but then Harold Hamm monetized his hedges at $80 oil.
by cviller
Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:40 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GST
Replies: 2
Views: 1627

GST

Dan,
Your thoughts on the amended credit agreement? Thanks.
by cviller
Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: MLPs - Comments from Wells Fargo Equity Research
Replies: 2
Views: 1843

Re: MLPs - Comments from Wells Fargo Equity Research

Dan,
Are those your top picks or Wells Fargo's? Thanks.
by cviller
Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:15 am
Forum: The View from Houston
Topic: ETE now largest midstream MLP
Replies: 3
Views: 1775

Re: ETE now largest midstream MLP

If my sums are correct, Kelcy Warren owns about 80 million shares of ETE, worth around $1.6 billion, and about 2.6 million shares of ETP, worth around $100 million. I would guess ETE is the better long-run bet.
by cviller
Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:30 am
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GST
Replies: 14
Views: 7437

Re: GST

As memory serves, GST got a lot of their Oklahoma leases in the settlement of a lawsuit with Chesapeake. GST promptly sold some of the "non-core" leases and got the core for basically nothing.
by cviller
Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:51 pm
Forum: The View from Houston
Topic: Enercom Report - Wednesday Aug 19
Replies: 10
Views: 4005

Re: Enercom Report - Wednesday Aug 19

Great coverage, Dan. Thanks.
by cviller
Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:01 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 2826

Re: Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan,
Will these monster dry gas wells in the Marcellus/Utica produce monster volumes for decades or will they be mostly depleted after, say, three or four years? Thanks.
by cviller
Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:57 am
Forum: The View from Houston
Topic: mwe
Replies: 5
Views: 2668

Re: mwe

Dan,
Would you be inclined to buy MWE here? Buy MPLX here? I can't remember ever seeing the buyer's shares tanking and the seller's shares so far under the bid. It's like the market thinks it's a bad deal for both of them.
by cviller
Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:24 am
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GSPE
Replies: 0
Views: 929

GSPE

Gulfslope (GSPE) continues to acquire offshore blocks, recently picking up two for a total of $277,400. Any thoughts on their prospects? Have you heard of anyone being interested in their deals?
by cviller
Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:14 am
Forum: The View from Houston
Topic: Video: Natural gas market
Replies: 5
Views: 2722

Re: Video: Natural gas market

Yes, the videos are worth it. Please keep making them. Thanks.
by cviller
Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:39 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Eclipse Resources (ECR)
Replies: 1
Views: 1125

Eclipse Resources (ECR)

Dan,
Have you ever looked at Eclipse Resources (ECR)? Any thoughts? Thanks.
by cviller
Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:42 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Lightstream: Let's start over
Replies: 16
Views: 8453

Re: Lightstream: Let's start over

Dan, Do you understand management's thinking well enough to say why they didn't just eliminate the dividend rather than cut it by 60%? I couldn't understand why they didn't eliminate rather than cut in half the dividend a couple of years ago. I can't understand their flirting with these liquidity/de...
by cviller
Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:08 am
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GSPE
Replies: 1
Views: 1118

GSPE

Dan,
Do you think they can sell or joint-venture their deals in this environment? Thanks.
by cviller
Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:49 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Swift Energy (SFY)
Replies: 1
Views: 1406

Re: Swift Energy (SFY)

Whoops, found your Oct. 7 report. $22 fair value.
by cviller
Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:37 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: Swift Energy (SFY)
Replies: 1
Views: 1406

Swift Energy (SFY)

Dan, An outfit named Baker Street Capital has taken a 9.99% interest in Swift and called on the directors to add 3 of its picks to the Board and take steps to surface value, including the sale of various properties and maybe even the whole company. Do you think Baker has much chance of success? In t...
by cviller
Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:54 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: GTE
Replies: 6
Views: 3562

Re: GTE

Dan,
Just because we're quiet doesn't mean we're not interested. I hope you will continue to comment on GTE from time to time.
Thanks for the recent posts. I think your comments and analysis are most valuable during times like this.
by cviller
Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:20 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: EXXI
Replies: 8
Views: 5109

Re: EXXI

The State of Louisiana closed a pipeline EXXI acquired in the Exxon purchase.
by cviller
Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: Picks and tips from the EP community
Topic: EPM Reported
Replies: 4
Views: 2363

Re: EPM Reported

On yesterday's webcast, Bob Herlin, Chairman and CEO, responding to a question about the dividend, said we are "basically a year away I think from doing anything really meaningful absent any unexpected development." After payout Denbury is going to build a recycle gas processing plant (to ...