Call Me Maybe: Were Shell to Buy BP, What Would that Look Like?

May 15, 2025--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) (London, England) and BP (NYSE:BP) (London) are headed in opposite directions on the ladder of success, the larger Shell has been rumored to be looking to buy its struggling neighbor. Shell Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan told the Financial Times that he would rather continue his company's history of buying back shares than buy BP.