Shell's Potential BP Buy: Strategic Scale or a Risky Gamble?

In the wake of blockbuster energy deals like ExxonMobil’s (XOM) acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources and Chevron’s (CVX) pending merger with Hess, speculation around Europe’s largest oil company Shell’s (SHEL) interest in acquiring smaller rival BP (BP) has stirred fresh debate. If consummated, a Shell-BP tie-up would reshape the global oil and gas landscape, creating a European supermajor with the scale to rival ExxonMobil and outsize Chevron. However, despite media reports that Shell has been explorin ...