Conquer

EnCana Corp.’s strategy to divide and conquer, which apparently came after three years of internal debate, drew an enthusiastic cheer from investors and energy analysts Monday, sending the company’s share price to a new high and setting off rumors that one or both of new entities could be attractive takeover targets (see related story).

There are still worlds to conquer for master limited partnerships (MLP), but access to capital is more difficult to obtain now than it was just months ago, making consolidation among players a more likely scenario in the months ahead, according to a report by Sanders Morris Harris (SMH).

There are still worlds to conquer for master limited partnerships (MLP), but access to capital is more difficult to obtain now than it was just months ago, making consolidation among players a more likely scenario in the months ahead, according to a report by Sanders Morris Harris (SMH).