Bloomberg Private equity firms that piled into oil-production assets in the past few years now find themselves stuck, and forced to contemplate novel ways to make an exit. Even with the recent vaccine-induced surge in oil prices, industry executives say initial public offerings — the traditional method for realising gains from private-equity consolidation and dealmaking — are unlikely. So one …

Bloomberg Enbridge Inc’s battle with Michigan escalated as the governor took new legal action to shut down a key pipeline that supplies Central Canadian refineries. Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a complaint in Ingham County Circuit Court seeking to “revoke and terminate” a 1953 easement that allows Enbridge to operate under the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Michigan’s upper and lower …

Bloomberg Ian Babcock used to take the bus from his home in northern Michigan to get groceries, a trip that was inconvenient before the pandemic made it dangerous. For the last several months, he’s been using his food-stamp benefits to get groceries delivered by Amazon. “It potentially is a lifesaver for me,” he said. Babcock is among one million-plus US …