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 ...

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

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 ...

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) said Monday it agreed to acquire Canada-based fuel distributor and marketer Parkland (OTCPK:PKIUF) for ~US$9.1B in cash and stock, including assumed debt. TaskUS (NASDAQ:TASK) jumped ...