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Shelling out for a BG takeover

Two giants team up for a combo the likes of which hasn't been seen since ExxonMobil.

Oil company Shell is teaming up with BG, a gas company. It’s just one of a number of mergers in the oil and gas business that are either being considered, or are in the works.

Shell will reportedly pay $70 billion for the company, one of the largest mergers in the industry since ExxonMobil.

The industry is under immense pressure to consolidate — but are some sectors under more pressure than others?

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