In this week's video sponsored by KeyBanc Capital Markets the merger between Halliburton and Baker Hughes is on the skids after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit citing the deal’s threat to oil and gas competition, prices and innovation. Meanwhile, the already complicated relationship between Energy Transfer Equity and Williams just got more complicated. The two companies are engaged in a nearly $38 billion merger but will square off in the courts after Williams said this week that Energy Transfer and its CEO violated terms with an equity sale made in March.

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DOJ Antitrust Suit Hands Halliburton, Baker Hughes Deal Grim Prognosis

Williams Trips Up Energy Transfer With Lawsuit

Gastar Faces Borrowing Base Blow Without Closing Door On Appalachia