There are two takes on ExxonMobil's $31 billion or $41 billion takeover of XTO Energy. One is an obvious Wall Street bias in terms of immediate results while the other analyzes the long-term aspects.rnIn his online column "TheStreet," Don Dion suggests the natural gas industry has taken a "gut-wrenching nosedive" because of drasticrnoversupply and writes that the rate of gas production is expected to hurt prices into the next decade. He describes the future of natural gas as "looking dire" but is intrigued that ExxonMobil, which long considered gas as a distant cousin, is making a big bet.
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