BP p.l.c. generated fairly stable results in oil production in the first quarter and continued to spend a lot of money on ...

Lydia Rainforth, head of European energy, equity research at Barclays, discusses takeover speculation over a BP takeover and the valuation gap between European and U.S. oil majors.

BP’s declining market value and strategic instability have fueled speculation of a takeover by Shell or ExxonMobil, with ...

BP p.l.c., an integrated energy company, provides carbon products and services. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments.

Shell, Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies, and others have looked into acquiring the oil company. A takeover of BP might be ...

A protracted slump in crude prices has ratcheted up the pressure on Big Oil’s commitment to allocate cash to shareholders.

Unnamed sources familiar with the developments have told Bloomberg that Shell was studying a takeover that would depend on ...

BP shares jumped on Tuesday following reports that its rival Shell is exploring a possible acquisition offer. Shares rose as ...

Shares in BP climbed yesterday on fresh speculation that rival Shell is weighing up a takeover offer. Shell has reportedly called in advisers to look at a potential bid, but it is waiting for BP ...

With speculation swirling that oil giant Shell might be interested in a takeover of rival BP, analysts say such a marriage may be the latter’s best hopes of putting years of lackluster ...