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 ...

Shell has received the support of its shareholders for the $47 billion deal to acquire the UK's BG Group, moving the transaction a step closer to being completed. The supermajor said on Wednesday that ...

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 ...

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 ...