知情人士称，壳牌正在就收购竞争对手英国石油进行早期谈判，这将是近几十年来最大的一笔石油交易。公司代表之间的谈判正在积极进行，英国石油正在仔细考虑这一做法。收购将使壳牌在挑战埃克森美孚和雪佛龙等规模更大的竞争对手方面拥有更坚实的基础。英国石油目前的估值约为800亿美元，考虑到溢价，这笔交易最终可能成为自本世纪初埃克森美孚830亿美元巨额合并以来最大的石油企业交易，也将轻松成为今年迄今为止最大的并购交易。壳牌在谈判中处于有利地位，其股价近年来大幅超过英国石油，市值超过2000亿美元。
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