Oil, gas sector ripe for picking as mergers surge By: MarketWatch October 21, 2011 at 00:01 AM EDT Mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector have reached a fever pitch this year and the frenzy is not likely to end any time soon. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Cabot Oil & Gas Chesapeake Energy Kinder Morgan Macy's Range Resources Southwestern Energy Superior Energy Services