The chances that a rival oil company will take over BP Plc are slim right now, even as peers have been running the numbers, ...

BP plc’s BP potential takeover appears highly unlikely at present, according to senior bankers at Moelis & Co., who cite the British oil major’s vast size and operational complexity as major barriers ...

The chances that a rival oil company will take over BP are slim right now, because of the company's size and complexity, Moelis bankers told Bloomberg.

Shell brought on advisers to explore a potential acquisition of BP last month, but a potential sale now appears unlikely, ...

Any takeover of BP would be complex and including a number ... making it a key target despite the complexity of any deal. As at 1000 BST, shares in BP were trading 3% higher at 365.63p.

With BP floundering in the Gulf of Mexico, the market has been abuzz with talk of a takeover of the British ... The regulatory complexity along with competition issues posed by a mega-merger ...

But energy industry analysts put little stock in the takeover rumors. "I put low credibility on the notion of an outright buyout of BP," says Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James. The European Union ...

BP plc’s BP potential takeover appears highly unlikely at present, according to senior bankers at Moelis & Co., who cite the British oil major’s vast size and operational complexity as major ...

(Bloomberg) -- The chances that a rival oil company will take over BP Plc are slim right now, even as peers have been running the numbers, because of the firm’s size and complexity, said bankers ...

(Bloomberg) — The chances that a rival oil company will take over BP Plc are slim right now, even as peers have been running the numbers, because of the firm’s size and complexity ... has discussed ...