Acquisitions

Despite significant differences in the amount of natural gas marketed by individual companies and the effects of some major acquisitions, there was a 7.6 Bcf/d increase in the total amount of natural gas transacted by the 24 marketers who participated in both NGI’s 3Q2010 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking and NGI’s 3Q2009 survey.

Enerplus Resources Fund said last week it is nearly done with a series of acquisitions and sales that will reposition it as more shale-weighted and less oilsands-heavy.

Enerplus Resources Fund said this week it is nearly done with a series of acquisitions and sales that will reposition it as more shale-weighted and less oilsands-heavy.

Expect to see more joint ventures or acquisitions involving Marcellus Shale properties, with both domestic and foreign companies vying to gain a stake in what currently is the most attractive U.S. gas shale play.

Expect to see more joint ventures or acquisitions involving Marcellus Shale properties, with both domestic and foreign companies vying to gain a stake in what currently is the most attractive U.S. gas shale play.

With improved credit markets and increased CEO confidence, the U.S. market for oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2Q2010 reached its highest level in more than six quarters, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).

With improved credit markets and increased CEO confidence, the U.S. market for oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2Q2010 reached its highest level in more than six quarters, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).

Upstream mergers and acquisitions (M&A) staged a strong recovery by the end of 2009 and a “healthy” transaction level is on course to continue through 2010, according to a new review by energy consultant Wood Mackenzie.

Upstream mergers and acquisitions (M&A) staged a strong recovery by the end of 2009 and a “healthy” transaction level is on course to continue through 2010, according to a new review by energy consultant Wood Mackenzie.