Monday, October 09, 2006

Which Energy Firms Will Get Taken Out?

October 5 - Barron's Online - With the rising price tag for finding oil and gas along with the difficulty at getting it out of the ground, smaller exploration companies have their hands tied. But larger energy players can buy reserves to grow. And they still have access to cheap capital.

Despite near-term uncertainty created by the big drops in oil and natural-gas prices, this year could rival the more than $160 billion spent worldwide last year on energy mergers and acquisitions. Read More.

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