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 Shell crunching the numbers and Exxon eyeing its trading division.

Shell Chief exec Wael Sawan (pictured) did not rule out launching a takeover bid for rival BP - but said the bar to such a ...

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

Oil prices have been rangebound of late as traders take a breather from weeks of wild swings, but geopolitical catalysts ...

AGM vote sends strong message from shareholders as Shell doubles down on growing LNG production, says ShareAction ...

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.

A price target of $29 was set for BP (NYSE:BP), indicating a slight overvaluation at its current trading price. Downgrade to ...

Shares in BP edged higher on Friday after the Financial Times reported a number of rivals have "run the numbers" about a possible takeover of the London-listed oil company. May 6, 2025 Colombia's ...

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