Shell refuted the takeover rumors, yet the speculation emphasizes what investors are beginning to recognize: BP’s significant discount and strategic shift might be due for reevaluation. With shares ...

Shell said on Thursday it hasn’t actively considered an offer for BP and has no intention of making such a bid, after a media report earlier this week rekindled speculation about a giant energy tie-up ...

Climate activist shareholder group Follow This and more than 20 other investors have filed resolutions calling on BP and ...

Shell has streamlined its low-carbon businesses, scaling back hydrogen for transport in certain markets and refocusing power ...

Shell doubled down on its denial of acquiring rival BP, claiming it has “no intention” of making an offer while invoking a U.K. law that forbids Shell from bidding on BP during the next six months ...

Shell denied that it was in talks to buy BP after the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the oil major was in early discussions over a takeover of its British rival. “No talks are taking ...

LONDON (AP) — British oil giant Shell on Thursday denied media reports that it is in talks to buy rival BP. The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday said Shell was holding “early stage talks,″ to acquire ...

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Shell (SHEL) was in early-stage talks to acquire BP (BP), a deal that could be the largest oil merger in a generation, potentially surpassing ExxonMobil ...

Senior leaders at Shell rejected a proposal to acquire rival BP early in 2025, prompting the resignation of the former executive in charge of Shell’s mergers and acquisitions, the Financial Times ...

Meg O’Neill’s appointment as BP CEO marks a historic first for Big Oil, making her the first woman to lead a supermajor when she takes over in April 2026. Her arrival has reignited speculation of a BP ...

BP's stock price jumped as much as 10% after the Wall Street Journal reported that rival Shell is in early talks to acquire the British oil company. Shares of BP jumped $3.11, or 10%, to $32.94 in ...

Shell said it’s not trying to buy its British rival, but changing conditions at BP keep fueling speculation that a tie-up is possible. Talk of a possible megadeal rippled through the oil industry ...