LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - BG Group said on Tuesdayit had received anti-trust regulatory clearance from the U.S.Federal Trade Commission for Royal Dutch Shell's proposed $70billion acquisition.
The FTC clearance is the first regulatory approval receivedfor the deal, announced on April 8, 2015, BG said.
"BG Group and Shell confirmed today that they were wellunderway with the relevant anti-trust and regulatory filingprocesses," BG said in a statement. (Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Susan Thomas)