The merger boom in the energy sector shows no signs of slowing.
As energy production in the United States rises substantially, pipeline and storage companies will look to expand capacity through acquisitions, industry analysts and investors forecast.
“Companies are lining up to take advantage of this production-growth story,” said Quinn Kiley, a manager of energy infrastructure investment portfolios for Advisory Research Inc. “Companies have huge opportunity sets in front of them.”
Figures from the federal Energy Information Administration highlight the extent of the growth. United States energy production has reversed decades of stagnant or falling output in recent years. Oil production has gained 49 percent and natural gas output has increased 28.5 percent, from their lows in the mid-2000s through 2013. Reserves that are economically more>>
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