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(Adds link to main story ) By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, April 8 (Reuters) - Tightening gas supplies in eastern Australia and a battle for gas to supply three liquefied natural gas plants will figure largely in watchdogs' review of Royal Dutch Shell's $70 billion takeover of BG Group .Read more
A counter offer for BG Group looks unlikely, according to Canaccord Genuity, which downgraded its rating on the natural gas company from 'buy' to 'hold' after Wednesday's takeover offer by Royal Dutch Shell (RDS). BG was trading 37.3% higher at 1,250p by 10:11 after RDS offered the equivalent of 1,3
Read moreShell's £47bn takeover offer for BG Group not only sent shares in the natural gas outfit soaring on Wednesday, but gave other stocks in the sector a big boost. The deal sparked speculation that it may mark the start of a new round of industry consolidation, not seen since the late 1990s, as business
Read moreBy Robert Smith LONDON, April 8 (IFR) - BG Group's bonds traded up strongly on Wednesday on the back of Royal Dutch Shell's US$70bn offer to buy the UK firm. The strongest rally has been in the oil and gas company's multi-currency 6.5% 2072 hybrid bonds issued in 2012. The £600m bond
Read more** Shares in Portugal's Galp Energia soar 9 pct to highest levels since October. ** Outperforms 5 percent rise in Stoxx 600 Oil & Gas after Shell's $70 bln deal to buy BG Group ** Galp is BG's partner in various deep-water projects in Brazil. ** "All of the sector benefits from
Read moreA takeover offer for BG Group and hopes for more M&A activity were giving UK stocks a big lift on Wednesday morning, with the FTSE 100 retesting the key 7,000 level. BG Group had soared by nearly 40% in early deals after oil major Shell offered £47bn in cash and shares for the natural gas outfit, sp
Read moreAs oil and gas companies position themselves to publish trading data for the first three months of the year, Moody's says not many will come out with a strong set of figures. In a note to clients on Wednesday, the ratings agency stated that lower crude oil prices in the January to March quarter this
Read more** Bid speculation propels Sky to levels last seen early 2001 in robust volume as M&A gathers pace across Europe ** French media conglomerate Vivendi looking at possible acquisition of Sky to build pan-European pay-TV giant, sources familiar with the matter say ** Spokesmen for Vivend
Read moreUK stocks are expected to extend gains on Wednesday morning despite an impressive jump the previous day, as sentiment remains buoyed by a raft of M&A activity. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 38 points higher than Tuesday's close of 6,961.77, after having risen 1.9% the previous session.
Read more** European oil and gas stocks hit 2015 high as the sector is biggest outperformer following Shell's $70 bln deal to buy BG Group ** Stoxx 600 Oil & Gas up 6 pct and poised for best day in more than 6 years ** Sector dominates proceedings across region as oil-related stocks top the St
Read moreLONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Shares of BG Group jumped more than 40 percent on Wednesday after Britain's third-largest energy company by market value said it had agreed a 47 billion-pound ($70 billion) takeover bid by Royal Dutch Shell . The gain sent BG's shares back to levels not seen sinc
Read moreShares in BG Group rocketed on Wednesday after the natural gas company recommended a £47bn cash-and-shares takeover offer by Royal Dutch Shell, sparking speculation about a fresh wave of M&A activity in the sector. The takeover is expected to create the world's second-largest oil company after Exxon
Read moreOil major Royal Dutch Shell is reportedly in "advanced talks" to snap up natural gas outfit BG Group for £46bn, according to the Financial Times. "Acquiring BG would give Shell access to significant reserves of oil and gas and spare it the cost of trying to boost its reserve base through exploration
Read more(Adds details) LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy BG Group for 47 billion pounds ($70 billion) in a bid to close the gap on the world's biggest oil major, U.S. ExxonMobil. In a joint statement, the two firms said that as part of the re
Read moreLONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy BG Group for 47 billion pounds ($70 billion) in the first oil super-merger in a decade. In a joint statement, the two firms said that as part of the recommended deal Shell would pay 383 pence in cash and 0.
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