Shell doesn’t need to bid for BP

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Shell doesn’t need to bid for BP

theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/may/06/shell-doesnt-need-to-bid-for-bp

The opportunity to build a European mega-cap firm is tempting, but it’s hard to beat the appeal of share buy-backs
The stars never aligned for a grand merger of BP and Shell over the decades, despite the deal being touted regularly as inevitable at some point. How about now?
BP has been…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-05-06 17:03:41.