Timing of Conoco deal questioned (Reuters)

RSS News User · 14th December 2005, 01:49 AM

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051213/bs_nm/energy_burlington_conocophillips_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051213/2005_12_12t082600_450x302_us_energy_burlington_con ocophillips.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=2YzmeWIz5h1 601XzCaGIMQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="ConocoPhillips' Duke Energy Field in Texas is seen in an undated file photo. Oil major ConocoPhillips is in advanced talks to buy oil and gas producer Burlington Resources Inc. for more than $30 billion, the Wall Street Journal online edition reported on Sunday. (Photo Courtesy ConocoPhillips/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Analysts pressed ConocoPhillips
on Tuesday on why it would spend more than $30 billion
to acquire natural gas producer Burlington Resources Inc.
at a time when gas prices are hitting record highs but
are expected to fall.</p><br clear=all>

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