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

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.

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

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.

Rumors of a potential takeover of BP are circulating, with ExxonMobil being a possible key contender. Big Technologies, a provider of electronic tagging services, is experiencing significant ...

BP's shares surged on takeover speculation in May, and the company submitted decent Q1 earnings last month, despite lower liquids realizations. BP generated fairly stable results in oil production ...

A takeover of BP might be difficult ... 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 ...

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 ...