Merging

The Crestwood and Inergy companies are merging to create a $7 billion midstream business that will have infrastructure and established business relationships at both ends of the midstream value chain, company executives said Monday.

The Crestwood and Inergy companies are merging to create a $7 billion midstream business that will serve numerous big-name North American unconventional plays with existing assets and additional infrastructure to be developed or acquired, they said Monday.

The Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association (POGAM) and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania are merging to become the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA) with about 700 members.

The Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association (POGAM) and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania are merging to become the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA) with about 700 members.

Williams Cos. Inc. is merging nearly all of its interstate natural gas pipeline and midstream affiliates into Williams Partners LP to create one of the largest master limited partnerships (MLP) in the country, the Tulsa-based energy company said last week.

Williams Cos. Inc. is merging nearly all of its interstate natural gas pipeline and midstream affiliates into Williams Partners LP to create one of the largest master limited partnerships (MLP) in the country, the Tulsa-based energy company said Tuesday.

Conceding defeat following word that Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) members and shareholders had voted Monday in favor of merging with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (see Daily GPI, July 10), Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) said late Monday that while it was disappointed in the outcome, it thought the process was beneficial for its own stockholders as well as for stockholders of CBOT.

Unocal Corp. has separated out its oil and gas exploration andproduction assets in the Permian and San Juan basins, merging thatsegment of its operations with Midland, TX-based Titan Exploration,Inc. to create a new publicly traded company named Pure Resources,Inc.

Unocal Corp. has separated out its oil and gas exploration andproduction assets in the Permian and San Juan basins, merging thatsegment of its operations with Midland, TX-based Titan Exploration,Inc., to create a new publicly traded company named Pure Resources,Inc.