</p><p >US energy conglomerate GE is merging its oil & gas unit with Baker Hughes to create the world's second biggest oilfield services company by market share. </p><p >But how do their portfolios compliment each other, and who will benefit most?</p><p >We bring in multiple perspectives, including Richard Spears of Spears & Associates, who tells us what the merger means for the broader oilfield services space.</p><p