This article was first published by TheStreet on November 29, 2014.
By Sarfaraz A. Khan. Research Asst. Omar E.
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Regency Energy Partners (RGP) is in a strong position to survive a challenging commodity pricing environment in 2015, thanks to its hedges and fee-based business. But this master limited partnership, or MLP, is not the best -- nor even average -- when it comes to rewarding investors through distribution growth.
The Regency partnership is part of a larger empire known as Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) , which serves as the general partner for Regency and also has significant stakes in Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) and Sunoco Logistics (SXL) .