Forbes | Death Of A $35 Billion Oil Deal Forbes On Sunday, the Justice Department finally won the day. With pressure mounting from the agency, Halliburton and Baker Hughes, the second and third largest oil services companies, respectively, abandoned their proposed merger that had been announced ... Another Reason Oil Deals Like Halliburton-Baker Hughes Won't Happen Obama blocks Halliburton's $28B oil patch deal Halliburton-Baker blowup reverberates beyond oil |