Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP)

nat gas and nat gas transportation is the place to be as Obama admin begins to approve export licenses.

attractive if it only reaches half of its potential

Natural Gas is a booming business, especially here in TX, so I'm glad to support a local company, Also ETP has a dividend that has gone up exponentially, so I'm quite happy with this ticker in my portfolio. :)

Dominator in it's field with great dividend

I'm really not sure why ETE is outperforming this company by a ton, maybe some kind of takeover hype? Regardless, the fundamentals and growth prospects of this company can't really be beat. Not to mention the dividend. My only concern is that its performance will be tied to commodities of course, which is not something I love. I prefer companies that are more diversified. But this looks like a winner in the MLP space.

Unlike its midstream energy MLP peers, Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) hasn’t raised its quarterly distribution since 2008. That streak is likely coming to an end in 2013 as the company’s diversification efforts are about to pay off. Its recent acquisition of Sunoco along with its 32.4% interest in Sonoco Logistics Partners (NYSE: SXL) added a diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined product pipelines to Energy Transfers’ natural gas weighted assets.

Energy Transfer is also working on several organic growth projects in the Eagle Ford Shale that are just beginning to come online. These assets are will grow the company’s interest in the important NGL pipeline and fractionation market. In 2010 the company had no exposure to NGL’s but by the end of the year Energy Transfer’s NGL business will contribute 8% of the company’s adjusted EBITDA . Look for 2013 to be Energy Transfer’s year as both the distribution and stock should head higher as it finishes up digesting recent acquisitions and completes its organic growth projects.

nat gas will thrive in the future

With the continued surge in prophane gas usage there will be a huge requirement for transporting this material.

Increased revenue from increased demand for Nat Gas and CNG.

tollboth - acquisitions - cashflow

Control valuable piperline space and with an 8% yield

plans to buy Sunco -finish the pipe line -increase jovs plan to for a high speed railroad -sounds exciting
growth rate 93.68% yr over yr
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huge payout...

fuel = pipe.

Yield and growth

Good yield is relatively safe.

I've been invested in natgas via a mutual fund for over 4 yrs now. I have not made any money currently dwn 35%, and have been dwn as much as 50% at one time. The consolidation now starting to take hold in this sector and the increased exploration (fracking) has me motivated to invest at least another 10K through the acquisiton of ETP or other stocks like it to complement my mutual fund investment in natgas. I think it will be at least 5 yrs before it really starts to pop.

Environmental regulations are pushing the electric utility industry away from coal. This raises costs of production for everyone - costs that WILL BE passed along to consumers - and will drive the industry towards gas which is cheaper than nuclear and more relaible than renewables.

sweet dividend