ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 18 (Reuters) - Royal DutchShell's chief executive officer, Ben van Beurden, saidon Thursday the $70 billion acquisition of British rival BGGroup is on track and fits into Shell's plans to increasethe share of natural gas in its portfolio.
U.S. regulators this week gave the green light for themerger, the first clearance for the biggest deal in the energysector in over a decade. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin,; Writing by Lidia Kelly,Editing by Timothy Heritage)