BP’s onshore U.S. shale subsidiary is under the M&A magnifying glass as it boasts ‘great returns’ in fields in South Texas.

The business unit’s all-shale holdings’ “attractiveness” to potential BP Plc suitors “would likely be an important input into ...

A potential Shell-BP merger offers scale and synergies, but brings real risks, including integration hurdles and potential ...

A Shell-BP potential merger would weaken Shell's strong segments by adding BP's higher debt and weaker financials. Click here for the full analysis.

With recent takeover speculation creating new interest ... should Shell or another company in fact pursue some kind of merger deal with BP, the acquirer would have to pay a considerable premium ...

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.

Several other oil companies have joined the merger wave by making smaller ... oil trader Vitol has considered buying parts of BP. There's growing speculation that a big oil rival might buy BP.

BP's underperformance due to strategic missteps is making it a takeover target. The initial speculation centered around fellow British oil company Shell (NYSE: SHEL) as a potential interested party.

In addition, oil trader Vitol has considered buying parts of BP. There's growing speculation that a big oil rival might buy BP. However, while several companies have run the numbers, getting a ...

A consolidation wave has washed over the oil patch in recent years. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) kicked things off with its $64.5 ...

Unnamed sources familiar with the developments have told Bloomberg that Shell was studying a takeover that would depend on whether the BP stock would continue to decline after losing close to 30% over ...

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