LONDON: Energy titan Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday announced a mega-takeover of British rival BG Group worth £47 billion, consolidating their positions in a sector battered by sliding oil prices.
The cash and shares deal, approved by the BG board and worth the equivalent of $70 billion or 64 billion euros, boosted London’s stock market but cast doubt on jobs in the Norh Sea industry.
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