Worlds

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).

Williams CEO Keith Bailey thinks his company has the best ofboth worlds: a 90-year-plus energy heritage that keeps its approachto communications “firmly footed in the direct, no-nonsense style”of its founders, coupled with a e-business edge that keeps it”young thinking.” However, as important as e-business is, Baileysaid there are two other “E’s” as important: energy and education.