Morgan Keegan's MLP Performance Report

Morgan Keegan released its industry note on Energy services related Medium Limited Partnerships (

). 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

hosted analyst day in NYC last Wednesday. Energy Transfer Partners

has announced that work has started on a pipeline connecting regions in East Texas and Louisiana. MarkWest Energy Partners

and Sunoco Logistics Partners

are working together on an ethane project in the Marcellus Shale basin.