Meg O'Neill's appointment as chief executive of BP, the first woman to run an oil major, might clear the way for fresh merger ...
Shell's chief of mergers Greg Gut left the oil and gas major after Chief Executive Wael Sawan and other top executives ...
Timing adds fuel to the rumors, as Shell's six-month restriction on bidding for BP expires on December 26, reopening the door ...
BP shares were whipsawed Wednesday as investors reacted to reports that the oil major might be acquired. BP shares jumped more than 10% to a session high of $32.94 on a report in The Wall Street ...
BP shares jumped after The Wall Street Journal reported that Shell is in talks to acquire the British oil major. Shell, however, denied that talks are taking place. "This is further market speculation ...