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

BP has started a sale process for its Castrol lubricants business and has hired Goldman Sachs to help it sell the unit, ...

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.

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

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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 p.l.c. generated fairly stable results in oil production in the first quarter and continued to spend a lot of money on ...

Helen Thomas was the European editor for Heard on the Street, based in London.

Shell, Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies, and others have looked into acquiring the oil company. A takeover of BP might be ...

Unnamed sources familiar with the developments have told Bloomberg that Shell was studying a takeover that would depend on ...

European stock markets saw gains. Germany's DAX reached a record high. Investors felt relieved by signs of a possible ease in ...