Rocky Mountain oil and gas deals surged in Q2

The Rocky Mountain region saw a big jump in oil and gas deals in the second quarter, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The value of the deals more than tripled in the second quarter, to $7.3 billion, from the $2.2 billion reported in the first quarter, according to PwC, which issued its report late Monday MDT. Five Rocky Mountain deals were reported in the first quarter, and nine deals were reported in the second quarter. Three of the second-quarter deals focused on the midstream…