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FTSE 100 pair have negated talk of a takeover and that looks the right call, writes Karl Matchett - at least for now ...

Bankers from both supermajors have been engaged in early merger talks with discussions moving slowly, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, a situation denied by Shell that said “no talks ...

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

Sam Laidlaw, the former chief executive of Centrica, is out of the running to be the next chair of oil major BP. Laidlaw, who ...

Shell PLC on Thursday formally denied a press report that it is in talks to buy rival oil major, BP PLC. "In response to recent media speculation Shell wishes to clarify that it has not been actively ...

Shell Plc said it has no intention of making a takeover offer for BP Plc, refuting an earlier report that two of Europe’s ...

A deal between the two has long been rumoured though it is thought that British shareholders would be unhappy about the ...

Shell has insisted it has no intention of making an offer to buy BP, stamping out speculation that it was in early-stage takeover talks.