British Gas
Shell shareholders approve $49-bn acquisition of BG Group
28 Jan 2016
The combined company would overtake Chevron Corp as the world's second-largest oil and gas producer and close in on market leader Exxon Mobil
Regulatory delays in $70 bn takeover of BG’s Australian project could hit gas supply: Shell
03 Sep 2015
BG parent Centrica to cut 6,000 jobs
30 Jul 2015
Shell to buy Britain’s BG Group for $69.6 bn
08 Apr 2015
A deal between the two energy companies comes amid the recent collapse in global oil prices and BG’s record $5-billion loss in the fourth quarter
BG Group sells Australian LNG pipeline to APA Group for $5 bn
10 Dec 2014
BG expects to make a profit of $2.7 billion through the sale, although it will be partly offset by impairment charges on its Australian subsidiary Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline projet
British Gas half-year profit down 26%
31 Jul 2014
British Gas to move more jobs to India
21 Jul 2012
BG to sell Brazilian gas distribution business Comgas to Cosan for $1.8 bn
04 May 2012
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio, Brazil's largest and the world's fifth-largest producer of ethanol, will get access to 4,000 km of pipelines that deliver natural gas to over 500,000 customers in 57 cities
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