Turkey's TPAO state energy firm will sign a partnership deal with BP (NYSE:BP) and Azerbaijan state oil and gas company SOCAR for the development of the Shafag-Asiman natural gas field in the Azeri ...

The business unit’s all-shale holdings’ “attractiveness” to potential BP Plc suitors “would likely be an important input into any portfolio evaluation and [merger] due diligence process,” said J.P.

Shell's potential merger with BP would dilute Shell's stronger segments, especially LNG, and add BP's weaker financials and higher debt burden. SHEL's superior LNG business and stable upstream ...

AFTER you. No, after you. Please, you go, I insist. Shell is evaluating a potential acquisition of BP, Bloomberg News reported on May 3. But it’s waiting to see if BP’s share price falls further or ...

Speculation about another oil giant taking over BP is not new—such rumors have been swirling for over a decade, particularly ones suggesting that Shell could be the bidder for a merger with BP.

If Shell Plc were to acquire BP Plc, it would be among the largest ... been conservative with its balance sheet,” RBC said. The merger would increase Shell’s fuel retail footprint by ...

But oftentimes, there is not a strong basis for these speculations. Here, in the case of a potential deal between Shell and BP, there is a solid basis: Shell's CEO, Wael Sawan, has commented on a ...

British oil group BP, which has lagged rivals in recent years, saw a boost to its share price today on rumours of a possible mega takeover by rival Shell. A merger of the British companies would ...

Bloomberg reported last week that Shell has been weighing a bid based on whether BP shares continue to slide. A merger would be among the largest in the oil industry’s history, and would end decades ...

“Having looked at the numbers in detail, we see a potential merger as dilutive to most of Shell’s key metrics, while it also makes little strategic sense to us,” he said. BP’s shares were ... AS ABF ...