2016 M&A increase, says report…

摘要

In stark contrast to 2015, upstream oil and gas deal activity is set to ramp up this year regardless of what happens to the oil price, according to consultants Wood Mackenzie’s M&A outlook for 2016. “Should oil prices stay low, companies will be forced to sell assets and merge businesses: to free up capital, to cut costs and to survive amid growing financial pressures,” said the report.