EEP in the Clear

SHARON LUI, Wells Fargo (07/30/2010)
"On 7/26/10, EEP announced a leak on its Lakehead pipeline system in Michigan. . .We do not anticipate the spill will have a meaningful financial impact. . .We believe the partnership has ample financial liquidity (e.g. $207MM of cash on hand) to cover these incremental expenses without interruption to its distribution growth outlook. On 7/28/10, EEP announced a $682MM acquisition of gathering and processing assets (Elk City) from Atlas Pipeline (APL). Assuming strip pricing and current run-rate volumes on the system, we forecast EEP is paying a rich multiple of 11-12x for the assets. However, we anticipate volumes/returns could improve over time (e.g. 2011E multiple of 8-9x) as EEP integrates the acquired assets into its Anadarko system. We are raising our 2011 DCF per unit estimate to $4.72 from $4.67 previously. We are maintaining our Market Perform ratings on EEP and EEQ as risk/reward appears balanced."

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