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.

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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 ...

Shell, Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies, and others have looked into acquiring the oil company. A takeover of BP might be difficult. BP has struggled in recent years. The British oil giant has undergone ...

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) said Monday it agreed to acquire Canada-based fuel distributor and marketer Parkland (OTCPK:PKIUF) for ~US$9.1B in cash and stock, including assumed debt. TaskUS (NASDAQ:TASK) jumped ...

speculation of a Shell-BP megadeal intensified. This week, Bloomberg reported that Shell is considering the merits of a takeover bid for BP, which has seen its fortunes dim recently after its ...

Chevron, Exxon Mobil and TotalEnergies are among other big oil companies that could be considering a deal for BP, a report ...

"The continued underperformance of BP makes it open to a takeover." Any takeover of BP would be complex and including a number of competition and political hurdles. BP also has significant debt of ...

Shares in BP climbed yesterday on fresh speculation that rival Shell is weighing up a takeover offer. Shell has reportedly called in advisers to look at a potential bid, but it is waiting for BP ...