[StBernard] Murphy Oil announces sale of smallest refinery
Westley Annis
westley at da-parish.com
Wed Jul 27 15:06:33 EDT 2011
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July 23, 2011
Deal Talk Drives Murphy Oil Bets
By: Chris Dieterich
............takeover conjecture in the oil patch.
It was the second time in three sessions that options traders rushed in and
bought speculative calls in the Arkansas oil explorer and producer.
On Wednesday, Dealreporter reported that merger discussions between Canada's
Husky Energy and Murphy Oil were "gaining traction," citing a source
familiar with the matter.
Representatives at both companies declined to comment.
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