One of the hot topics in the oil patch over the past couple of months has been the bidding war for control over Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC). Chevron (NYSE: CVX) initially agreed to acquire the oil company for $33 billion, which was a stunning 38.9% premium. However, it walked away from that deal after Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) offered $5 billion more for Anadarko. That epic takeover battle has fueled speculation that it could spur a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the oil patch. Oil CEOs, however, don't believe that will be the case. That was certainly clear by the comments of...