Shell Squashes BP Takeover Rumors, Hits Six-Month Ban. ... Price Action: SHEL stock is up 2.49% at $71.17, and BP stock is down 0.07% at $30.30 during the premarket session at last check Thursday.

Shell Denies BP Takeover Rumors. Posted: June 26, 2025 | Last updated: June 26, 2025. Oil and gas giant Shell has publically denied the rumors that it is looking at purchasing BP in a deal that ...

BP shares jumped 7% after news broke that BP is in early-stage talks with Shell for a possible acquisition. According to The Wall Street Journal, the discussions are active but moving slowly, with no ...

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) has moved quickly to shut down speculation about a takeover bid for BP (LSE:BP,NYSE:BP), issuing a formal statement under the UK Takeover Code. According to the company, no talks ...

Bid speculation on BP has failed to mobilize the share price. After Shell was forced to deny an interest in launching a bid for fellow energy giant BP, which according to U.K. Takeover Panel protocols ...

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.

Second-quarter trading update flags increased oil and gas output and strong oil trading results, but warns that lower ...

BP rises as rivals said to weigh possible takeover - FT May 09, 2025 8:38 AM ET BP p.l.c. (BP) Stock XOM , TTE , CVX , SHEL By: Carl Surran , SA News Editor 28 Comments Play ( 1min ) ...

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) is exploring the possibility of acquiring rival energy giant BP (NYSE:BP), though it hasn’t made a move and is waiting to see whether continued declines in oil prices and BP ...

Shares in BP edged higher on Friday after the Financial Times reported a number of rivals have "run the numbers" about a possible takeover of the London-listed oil company.