** U.S. midstream company Plains All American PAA.O up
5.2% to $18.55 in morning trade
** Company, after markets closed on Tuesday, announced three
acquisitions in a cash deal of $670 million
** PAA acquired Ironwood Midstream Energy, which owns an
Eagle Ford Basin gathering system, from EnCap Flatrock
Midstream; acquired Medallion Midstream's Delaware Basin crude
oil gathering business from The Energy & Minerals Group; and
acquired the remaining 50% interest in Midway Pipeline LLC from
a subsidiary of CVR Energy
** Also announced a 20% increase in the quarterly dividend
payable in February 2025
** RBC Capital analysts see the transactions driving
"incremental cash flow growth and stronger capital return to
common unitholders"
** PAA is up 8.5% YTD
(Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru)
((Seher.Dareen@thomsonreuters.com;))