New York Post | Obama blocks Halliburton's $28B oil patch deal New York Post This time around it was the $28 billion oil patch tie-between Halliburton Co. and rival Baker Hughes that was blocked. Regulators felts the merger of the No. 2 and No. 3 oil services companies, first proposed in November 2014, would have produced not ... Halliburton and Baker Hughes to Call Off $35 Billion Mega Oil Merger Halliburton and Baker Hughes ditch $34bn oil services merger Halliburton and Baker Hughes abandon $34.6bn takeover |