As the demand for energy continues to grow, the industry has seen a significant increase in mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions. These transactions help companies by scaling up or down to overcome turbulence in the market and cutting costs for non-core business activities.

Ongoing regulation and economic changes in the midstream market make building new assets more challenging. Instead, many companies maximize the potential of current assets through acquisitions and divestitures. There are three main ways to sell a midstream asset....