LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> agreed to buy smaller rival BG Group <BG.L> for 47 billion pounds ($70 billion) in the first major energy industry merger in more than a decade, closing ...

European petroleum giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy British rival BG Group for roughly $70 billion in a deal that could help the two companies battle low oil prices while pressuring market ...

(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is in advanced talks to buy BG Group in the first oil super-merger in more than a decade, seeking to extend its lead in gas production and close the gap with the world's ...

SHELL’S acquisition of BG Group is set to go ahead on 15 February after both sets of shareholders gave their approval last week. Analysts said the strategic drivers for Shell’s acquisition of its ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc's agreed $70 billion takeover of rival BG Group could trigger pre-emption rights in key oil and gas fields that would erode the potential benefits of the deal ...

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Thursday it would not oppose the deal after initially raising concerns over the proposed merger. It had been worried the deal could lead to ...

CEO Ben van Beurden delivered the message at a lunch Shell hosted last week for a small group of investors, as stubbornly low oil prices and concerns over regulatory approvals fuel anxiety about the ...