US Upstream week in brief: 02 November 2016

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This week, the Permian M&A market is back in the spotlight as a large cap producer scoops up extensive Permian properties. A new service giant looms on the horizon as Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas join forces, and Anadarko creates value with a deepwater GoM tieback. In the Northeast, two Marcellus producers go their separate ways, and a coal producer sells shale land. This week's stories feature analysis using our North America Well Analysis Tool, Global Economic Model, and North America Gas Service. Stories this week include: Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas to form superservice giant Oxy expands its Permian position CONSOL and Noble end JV Anadarko to develop Constellation Coal and shale gas compete for the market