
Oil price collapse sours $310-million deal for failed shale producer
Reuters HOUSTON – A court-ordered sale of one-time shale high-flyer Alta Mesa Resources Inc fell through due to a lack of financing on Monday, according to court filings, a day when oil prices and shares of U.S. oil producers plummeted. Investors and banks have pulled back on financing shale after poor returns, and this year’s drop of about 40% in