Morgan Keegan's MLP Performance Report

Morgan Keegan released its industry note on Energy services related Medium Limited Partnerships (MLP). The Alerian MLP Total Return Index (AMZX) was relatively flat last week, registering a gain of just 0.1%. S&P 500 on other hand saw a drop of 2.3% in last week. The YTD return on MLP is 5.9%, higher than 3.7% return of S&P 500 YTD. MarkWest Energy Partners MWE hosted analyst day in NYC last Wednesday. Energy Transfer Partners ETP has announced that work has started on a pipeline connecting regions in East Texas and Louisiana. MarkWest Energy Partners MWE and Sunoco Logistics Partners SXL are working together on an ethane project in the Marcellus Shale basin.