Closed my CHK put option position

Here’s what I think about Chesapeake…

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Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI): You sell, I’ll buy

Richard Kinder, the CEO of KMI, is a brilliant operator and a brilliant capital allocator.  He is a self-made billionaire with a net worth of roughly $9B.

This is a company with good economics, great management, and a reasonable valuation.  The company is buying back its shares and its warrants.  Kinder has come out and said that the company is undervalued. Continue reading

Chesapeake’s one-sided midstream deals

Originally, I thought that Chesapeake may have been using its midstream deals to inflate its profits.  I was mistaken.  Chesapeake’s midstream vehicle (now named Access Midstream Partners) was structured in a very one-sided deal that heavily favored Chesapeake.

I don’t think that many people give credit to Aubrey McClendon for this deal.

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