分析师认为，ONEOK 最新斥资数十亿美元加强其在二叠纪盆地地位的举措填补了一些市场空白。而且高管们成功做到了这一点，同时又不损害公司的信用质量评级。

ONEOK 于 8 月底宣布以总价 59 亿美元收购 EnLink Midstream 和 Medallion Midstream 的控股权，这将为该公司带来一个完全一体化的盆地平台，确保其管道在美国产量最高的油田的运输安全。

East Daley Analytics 中游股权总监 Ajay Bakshani 表示：“此次收购是 [ONEOK] 进入二叠纪盆地的敲门砖，投资者对此已经询问了一段时间。”

ONEOK’s latest multibillion-dollar move to strengthen its position in the Permian Basin fills in some market sector gaps, according to analysts. And executives pulled it off without damaging the company’s credit quality rating.

ONEOK announced an overall $5.9 billion deal for a controlling interest in EnLink Midstream and Medallion Midstream in late August, giving the company a fully integrated basin platform that will secure traffic on its pipelines out of the U.S.’ most productive play.

“The acquisition is an entry for [ONEOK] into the Permian, which investors have been asking about for some time now,” said Ajay Bakshani, director of midstream equity at East Daley Analytics.