![](https://static.zawya.com/view/acePublic/alias/contentid/ZDQ3YzliNTEtMDRhMS00/17/global-stocks.jpeg?f=3%3A2)
US oilfield firms slash prices as mega-mergers shrink customer base
HOUSTON - A wave of mega-mergers among oil producers is forcing the U.S. service companies that drill and hydraulically fracture wells to slash their prices, merge, or risk bankruptcy as they compete for a dwindling number of customers. U.S. oil producers, …