AJ Bell分析师Dan Coatsworth在市场评论中说，壳牌可能会面临一些股东对收购竞争对手英国石油的反对。“壳牌可能很难让所有大股东都支持收购英国石油公司。投资者可能不欢迎收购一家混乱的公司，这将使之成为一项风险较高的投资，”这位分析师说。这种规模的潜在交易可能意味着壳牌的管理者会分心整合业务，并为任何被视为非核心的继承资产寻找买家。在《华尔街日报》报道壳牌和英国石油正在就交易进行早期谈判后，壳牌表示无意收购英国石油。英国石油公司发言人拒绝对此报道发表评论。
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