Is It Deal Time Again in the Oil Patch?

July 16 - NY Times - WHEN Anadarko Petroleum announced last month that it would pay $21 billion to acquire Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources, shares of other domestic oil and gas producers climbed. Anadarko offered an overall premium of more than 40 percent above market price for the companies — suggesting to many investors that other drillers were undervalued and that more deals were in the offing. Read More.