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 ...

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 ...

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.

"The continued underperformance of BP makes it open to a takeover." Any takeover of BP would be complex and including a number of competition and political hurdles. BP also has significant debt of ...

If Shell took over rival BP, it would mark one of the biggest deals in the history of the oil and gas industry.

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 ...

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.