By Amrith Ramkumar
Shares of TravelCenters of America rose 70% at the open after BP said it would acquire the convenience store operator for about $1.3 billion, the latest acquisition by a big oil-and-gas company.
The stock rose to more than $84 per share, around the $86 per share BP is paying.
TravelCenters of America operates about 280 TA and Petro Stopping Centers in 44 states. It recently said it planned to build around 1,000 electric-vehicle charging locations across the U.S. with Electrify America.
Convenience stores are seen as a potentially lucrative investment in the transition away from fossil fuels as electric-car adoption increases and consumers have to wait at the stores for their cars to charge, increasing possible sales opportunities of snacks and other products.
Flush with cash, big oil-and-gas companies are under pressure to invest responsibly and continue growing. Shell last month said it would buy charging firm] to renewables away from its core oil-and-gas business.
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