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‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
Investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... 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

Shell takeover rumour puts oil giants in the spotlight

22.07.09
Talk that Royal Dutch Shell was eyeing up BG Group put the focus on big oil today ... more

Water firms wash-out

30.06.09
Ironic isn't it? But on one of the hottest days of the year, the water companies have suddenly found themselves out of favour among stock market investors... 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

Troubled Charter takes a 17% dive

10.06.09
If there really are green shoots in the global economy, engineering group Charter International certainly isn’t seeing them... more

Gas boost helps BG close gap on rivals

30.04.09
BG Group avoided the 60% profit crashes at larger rivals BP and Shell during the winter as it busied itself shipping liquefied natural gas supplies to the US and Europe ... 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: Footsie surges as banks perk up on rescue in US

08.09.08
It was inevitable the financial sector would lead the charge on the stock market today, in response to the US Government’s decision to rescue mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a cash injection in excess of £100 million... 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

Slowdown alert at £207m Origin

28.08.08
BG Group's Aussie target Origin Energy unveils a 20% rise in full-year profits to £207 million but predicts slower growth in the months to come... more

Market report: Consumer firms hit by spending cutbacks

27.08.08
Ill-effects of the credit squeeze are starting be felt by consumer-related companies as investors fret about the shrinking amounts of cash in our pockets and purses.... more

Origin changes tack on assets

19.08.08
Australia's Origin Energy has told shareholders to reject BG Group’s A$13.8 billion (£6.43 billion) bid, formally signalling a change of plan for its assets... more

BG 'may face an Oz sell-off order'

15.08.08
Gas giant BG Group may be forced by Australia's competition watchdog to sell coal seam assets Down Under... more

Miners take pounding thanks to copper drop

08.08.08
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BG Group faces fight for Aussie fuel giant

24.07.08
The battle to secure worldwide gas resources could see Britain's BG Group find itself in a bruising multibillion pound bidding war with the Chinese for the coal-gas assets of Australia's Origin Energy... more

BG Group turns hostile with £7bn offer for Origin

24.06.08
BG Group, the exploration arm of the old British Gas, goes hostile with its near-£7 billion takeover bid for Australia's Origin Energy... more

Origin poised to take BG's £6.8bn

29.05.08
Origin Energy is poised to accept the increased takeover offer by BG Group, valuing it at up to £7 billion.... more

BG's Aussie buy talks stay alive

09.05.08
Talks are continuing as energy firm BG Group attempt to buy Australia's Origin Energy in a A$12.9 billion bid.... more

BG profits shoot up by 70% to £1.4 billion

30.04.08
Natural gas producer BG Group reports booming profits... more

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