M&A

Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. terminated their merger agreement on Sunday, ending an 18-month saga in which U.S. and European regulators challenged the multi-billion dollar tie-up.

Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. officials reiterated on a quarterly earnings call Thursday their intention to sell the 488-mile Southern Trails natural gas pipeline, extending from the Blanco Hub in New Mexico to just inside California.

Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. officials reiterated on a quarterly earnings call Thursday their intention to sell the 488-mile Southern Trails natural gas pipeline, extending from the Blanco Hub in New Mexico to just inside California.

The Laclede Group Inc. is buying EnergySouth Inc. — parent of utilities Mobile Gas in Alabama and Willmut Gas in Mississippi — from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power for $344 million.

The Laclede Group Inc. is buying EnergySouth Inc. — parent of utilities Mobile Gas in Alabama and Willmut Gas in Mississippi — from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power for $344 million.

Halliburton Co. laid off more than 6,000 additional people during the first quarter, and it signaled that its mega-merger with Baker Hughes Inc. is in danger of collapsing.

Halliburton Co. laid off more than 6,000 additional people during the first quarter, and it signaled that its mega-merger with Baker Hughes Inc. is in danger of collapsing.

Last year was the slowest in eight years for dealmaking in the U.S. natural gas and oil patch, and tepid sales activity continued through the first quarter, according to researchers.

Last year was the slowest in eight years for dealmaking in the U.S. natural gas and oil patch, and tepid sales activity continued through the first quarter, according to researchers.