Government's Thad Allen says BP 'very close' to stopping oil once and for all. July 12, 2010— -- BP has successfully lowered a new containment cap onto its leaking well, its latest attempt to ...

BP shares jumped after The Wall Street Journal reported that Shell is in talks to acquire the British oil major. Shell, however, denied that talks are taking place. "This is further market speculation ...

Before joining Investopedia, David Marino-Nachison was an editor at The Wall Street Journal focused mainly on daily markets and investing news. He also worked on The Journal’s publishing desk; as a ...

BP shares jumped nearly 7% Wednesday before paring the bulk of those gains after The Wall Street Journal reported that Shell is in early-stage discussions to acquire its British rival. If confirmed, ...

LONDON/NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - BP (BP.L), opens new tab is in talks with investment firm Stonepeak over the sale of its Castrol lubricants unit, according to two people with knowledge of the ...

UK supermajor BP is to quadruple the capacity of its Houston-based supercomputer by the end of the year as the operator looks to harness technology in its renewed drive to increase oil and gas ...

Shell rebuffed a Wall Street Journal report that said the oil giant was in early talks to take over rival company BP. “This is further market speculation. No talks are taking place,” the company said ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gaurav Sharma is a London-based analyst who covers energy & ESG. Going by near-term metrics, energy giant BP (LON: BP) has ...

BP's strategy reset focuses on increasing oil and gas production, reducing low-return green investments, and improving cost efficiency to enhance shareholder returns and reduce debt. The company plans ...