Shale

Roaring commodity prices drive M&A activity in US shale

Optimism is tempered by perceptions of lukewarm support from banks and private equity

Activity: In this April 23, 2010, file photo, workers move a section of well casing into place at a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site near Burlington, Pa.
Activity: In this April 23, 2010, file photo, workers move a section of well casing into place at a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site near Burlington, Pa.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
Houston
Published 27 January 2022, 13:05Updated 28 January 2022, 11:12
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