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Mergers are getting done faster as volatility grows

Royal Dutch Shell PLC's $5.5 billion acquisition of Canada-based Duvernay Oil Corp., declared in July, was completed in 40 days.

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Statoil chief says mergers likely as industry faces turbulence

The oil industry faces several years of turbulence that could trigger a new wave of consolidation, according to Helge Lund, chief executive of Norway's national oil company StatoilHydro.

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Fair weather for oil industry mergers as project costs soar

Oil and gas chief executives, a conservative lot, have shied away from using high energy prices to justify big deals. The collapse of the markets could spur them into action.

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