Proactive communication is essential in warding off activist “agents of chaos” that want to “change the fabric of a company,” ...

Market chatter about a potential Shell-BP merger has intensified, fueled by BP’s weak performance, strategic flip-flops, and ...

BP's $8 billion Castrol sale draws interest from CD&R, a firm linked to its chairman, adding intrigue to a high-stakes ...

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BP expects weaker second-quarter profits due to falling oil and gas prices despite higher output and refining margins.

Energy Intelligence looks at what could happen during the six months that Shell, under normal circumstances, is barred from ...

The appointment of Henry, as well as Ian Tyler and US oil executive Dave Hager, who also joined BP as directors this year, ...

Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has entered the competition to acquire BP's Castrol lubricant business valued at ...

BP’s share price jumped on the speculation that it could be acquired by Shell, following a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Clayton Dubilier & Rice, which employs BP chairman Helge Lund as an advisor, is among the bidders for the troubled oil ...

Following takeover speculation, James Beard’s put together a letter to Shell’s boss explaining why the energy giant could ...

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 ...