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Slump in oil prices may bring mergers and takeovers

Geoff Riley

29th December 2014

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With the world price of crude oil slumping below $60 a barrel, will we see some merger and takeover activity in the oil and gas industry?

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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