Shell refuted the takeover rumors, yet the speculation emphasizes what investors are beginning to recognize: BP’s significant discount and strategic ...

Shell rebuffed a Wall Street Journal report that said the oil giant was in early talks to take over its rival company BP.

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.

Report: Shell weighs early talks to acquire BP in landmark oil deal A report in the Wall Street Journal said the two oil giants with US headquarters in Houston are in talks to merge.

Shell Plc said it has no intention of making a takeover offer for BP Plc, refuting an earlier report that two of Europe’s biggest companies were in active merger talks.

Shell said on Wednesday that "no talks are taking place" after a Wall Street Journal article cited unnamed sources saying Shell was in early discussions to take over rival BP .

Shell has not bid for BP and is not actively considering such a move, it said in a categorical denial on Thursday, adding it was bound by UK rules which mean such a statement bans it from bidding ...

(Reuters) -Shell denied that it was in talks to buy BP after the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the oil major was in early discussions over a takeover of its British rival.

Shell Denies It Is About to Buy Rival BP in $80B Mega Deal OUT OF GAS The company’s public refusal comes only hours after The Wall Street Journal reported the potential mega-merger. Kenneal ...

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