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UK says Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services- oil and gas 360

UK says Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services

Yahoo Finance Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday U.S.-listed oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co’s acquisition of Altus Intervention could reduce competition among UK oil and gas operators.   The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was concerned that the loss of rivalry between the merging companies could lead to higher prices, reduced choice and lower quality services for

Basic Energy Services acquires well services business from NexTier to create leading well servicing provider in the U.S.- oil and gas 360

Basic Energy Services acquires well services business from NexTier to create leading well servicing provider in the U.S.

Basic Energy Services FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Basic Energy Services, Inc. (OTCQX:BASX) (“Basic” or the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired the production operations from NexTier (NYSE:NEX) for a consideration of approximately $94 million.The NexTier production operations, known as C&J Well Services, originally established in San Angelo, Texas, in 1948 by Frank Pool, founder of Pool Well Servicing, is