DALLAS, May 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marlin Midstream Partners, LP (Nasdaq:FISH) announced that effective immediately it changed its name from Marlin Midstream Partners, LP to Azure Midstream Partners, LP ("Azure"). The change is being made to give aligned identity to the Azure family of companies, Azure's employees and customers, and Azure's general partner. Also effective immediately, the general partner of Azure changed its name to Azure Midstream Partners GP, LLC.
"We are proud to introduce the new name of Azure Midstream Partners, LP, which better aligns the identity of Azure with that of our general partner and affiliated companies," said I.J. "Chip" Berthelot II, Chief Executive Officer of Azure.
New York Stock Exchange Listing
Azure submitted written notice to NASDAQ Global Market ("NASDAQ") to voluntarily delist its common units, and applied to list its common units on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). Management determined that the listing of Azure's common units on the NYSE is in the best interest of unitholders and the NYSE is better aligned with Azure's growth strategy, corporate identity and corporate governance structure. Azure intends to file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to effect the proposed delisting from NASDAQ. The delisting from NASDAQ is expected to become effective following the close of business on May 28, 2015, and Azure's common units are expected to commence trading on the NYSE at market open on May 29, 2015 under the ticker "AZUR." Until the transfer is complete, Azure's common units will continue to trade on NASDAQ under the ticker "FISH."
About Azure Midstream Partners, LP
Azure Midstream Partners, LP is a fee-based, growth oriented Delaware limited partnership formed to develop, own, operate and acquire midstream energy assets. Azure currently provides natural gas gathering, transportation, treating and processing services, NGL transportation services and crude oil transloading services. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Azure's assets include 723 miles of gathering lines in the horizontal Cotton Valley plays located in east Texas and north Louisiana, two natural gas processing facilities located in Panola County, Texas, a natural gas processing facility located in Tyler County, Texas, two NGL transportation pipelines that connect its Panola County and Tyler County processing facilities to third party NGL pipelines and three crude oil transloading facilities containing six crude oil transloaders. Additional information about Azure Midstream Partners, LP can be found at www.azuremidstreampartners.com.
About Azure Midstream Energy, LLC
Azure Midstream Energy, LLC is a midstream company with a focus on owning, operating, developing and acquiring midstream energy infrastructure in core producing areas in the United States. Azure Midstream Energy, LLC owns 100% of Azure Midstream Partners GP, LLC, and 90% of the incentive distribution rights of Azure. In addition to its ownership of Azure, Azure Midstream Energy, LLC provides natural gas gathering, compression, treating and processing services in north Louisiana and east Texas in the prolific Haynesville and Bossier Shale formations.
Forward Looking Statements
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