Business Roundup: Oil and gas mergers / EPA approval / Retail sales boost By Deanna B. Narveson - July 12, 2021 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Surging: U.S. oil and gas mergers surged last quarter with the most $1 billion-plus combinations since 2014, according to data released today as rising energy and share prices led to larger oil patch … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.