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'BG's Brazilian business tempts Chinese oil groups'

16.09.11
Chinese oil companies have been circling BG Group's fast-growing Brazilian business, the Financial Times reported today... more

Jaded traders turn deaf ear to rumours of bid for BG Group

22.07.11
Like the boy who cried wolf, rumours of a bid for BG Group have done the rounds so often that when the chatter is revived no one believes it... more

BG doubles estimation of Brazilian oil and gas find

30.06.11
Gas producer BG says it has doubled its best estimate of its oil and gas reserves in Brazil's Santos basin to six billion barrels following new tests... more

Invensys or Investec: City abuzz with talk of Glencore's fall-guy

19.05.11
Who's going to be kicked out of the FTSE 100 to make way for Glencore? ... more

North Sea oil tax and unrest in North Africa hit BG profits

10.05.11
Shares in gas and oil explorer BG Group slide almost 4% as the higher North Sea oil tax and North African political turmoil wipes $600 million (£366.7 million) off its first-quarter profit... more

City abuzz with chatter that BG is eyeing up Heritage field

16.02.11
Is BG Group eyeing up Heritage Oil's enormous gas discovery in Iraq?... more

Booming energy prices see BG Group beat City forecasts

08.02.11
BG Group, the exploring arm of the former British Gas, shows just how much it's cashing in on higher energy prices as its fourth-quarter profit rose 25%, even though its output was lower than the previous year... more

British Gas's exploration arm reports 13% rise in profits

08.02.11
BG Group, the exploration arm of the old British Gas, beats analyst forecasts with a 13% rise in fourth quarter profit... more

Brazilian’s top finance role with BG Group

21.12.10
British gas producer BG Group confirms its Brazilian intent, appointing a former civil servant in the South American country as its new finance director... more

BG makes first offshore Chinese find

15.12.10
BG announces its first gas discovery off the Chinese coast... more

BG wins £4bn boost as more oil is revealed in Brazil

02.11.10
Explorer BG Group’s stake in three huge oil fields off the coast of Brazil could be worth up to £4 billion more than previously thought after a massive reserves upgrade... more

Go-ahead for Aussie projects is a gas for buoyant BG Group

22.10.10
Market Round-up: BG Group shares start the day at the top of the FTSE 100’s winners’ board after it wins the environmental go-ahead for its coal-seam gas projects in Queensland... more

Drama surrounds BG as City chatter has Shell ready to lunge

01.10.10
It was a quiet Friday in the markets, which usually means one thing: whispers of a suitor stalking BG Group... more

BG puts money on American shale gas stake

10.05.10
British gas producer BG Group will buy a 50% interest in shale gas assets from EXCO Resources, the latest in a string of deals between the companies... more

BG Group takeover talk casts Billiton as a potential bidder

09.02.10
Could a bidder be circling for BG Group? The spotlight once again fell on the perennial takeover target today but this time it was BHP Billiton — the world’s biggest listed miner... more

BG Group profits drop 38% as demand and prices fall

05.02.10
BG Group, the oil and gas exploration division hived off from the old British Gas, follows Shell and BP with disappointingly huge falls in profits... more

BG beats BP with new ‘supergiant’ find in Brazil’s Santos Basin

09.09.09
The latest find by BG in the deep water off Brazil is a “supergiant” field and one which will outshine BP’s “giant” discovery last week in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said ... more

BG forced to cut targets as oil and gas demand plummets

29.07.09
Energy explorer BG Group warned that it would miss production targets for the year as it revealed its wound from the falling cost of crude and gas ... more

BG jumps as Shell takeover rumour sweeps the City

19.06.09
Shares in oil and gas giants BG Group, up 30p at 1057p, and Royal Dutch Shell, 26p better at 1603p, were the subject of a burst of takeover speculation... more

BG steps on the gas in its pursuit of Pure Energy

27.02.09
Energy: Gas giant BG Group has sweetened its offer for Pure Energy Resources as it wages a proxy bidding war for the Australian company with Royal Dutch Shell... more

BG leads the field in race for Oz gas buy

09.02.09
Energy: BG Group has offered to buy Pure Energy Resources for A$796 million (£359 million), topping a rival offer from Arrow Energy, Royal Dutch Shell's partner in Australian coal-seam gas... more

BG shows its rivals way with spurt to £5.3 billion

05.02.09
Energy: BG Group put the tumbling quarterly profits at Royal Dutch Shell and BP in context as it increased earnings in the final three months of 2008, sending full-year profits up by 65%... more

BG earnings suffer as spot prices slide

19.01.09
Energy: Plunging spot prices for liquefied natural gas will hit earnings hard at BG Group, analysts are warning... more

BG realistic on Brazil bonanza

04.11.08
BG Group reined in its most ambitious targets for its super-discovery in Brazil but confirmed the Santos basin off the coast of South America is still huge enough to transform the group... more

BG ties up a £2bn deal for Queensland

28.10.08
BG Group, the third-biggest UK oil and gas producer, has finally sealed a deal to buy Aussie firm Queensland Gas for £2bn... more

BG ties up £2bn Queensland deal

28.10.08
BG Group, the third-biggest UK oil and gas producer, has finally sealed a deal to buy Australian firm Queensland Gas for A$5.2 billion... more

BG £2bn Oz energy bid 'in the pipeline'

24.10.08
Gas giant BG Group is being tipped to launch a £2.33 billion bid for Australian energy firm Queensland Gas despite the economic turmoil in Asian markets... more

Gas explorer BG gives up on Origin bid

09.09.08
Energy: Gas giant BG Group has thrown in the towel in its tilt at Australian energy company Origin, after being faced with having to double its bid... more

Origin in £4.5bn Conoco tie-up

08.09.08
Energy: Aussie gas producer Origin has tossed the ball back into BG Group’s court by agreeing with ConocoPhillips to an $8 billion (£4.51 billion) deal to develop gas resources for export... more

Market report: Oil-price decline ‘puts BG in takeover frame’

04.09.08
The steady slide in the oil price may have been good news for motorists and business, but it has played havoc with the share price of BG Group, and City speculators claim this leaves the oil and gas explorer vulnerable to takeover.... more


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