Helen Thomas was the European editor for Heard on the Street, based in London.

Shell, Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies, and others have looked into acquiring the oil company. A takeover of BP might be ...

Unnamed sources familiar with the developments have told Bloomberg that Shell was studying a takeover that would depend on ...

Meanwhile, activist investor Elliott Management is pushing for more aggressive goals to get the company back on its feet.

BP shares rise following a Financial Times report that several rival oil producers have "run the numbers" in weighing the ...

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

Shares in BP edged higher on Friday after the Financial Times reported a number of rivals have "run the numbers" about a ...