(MENAFN) The British government has told BP Plc (BP.L) that it wants the company to remain a British industrial champion and it would oppose any takeover of the oil producer, The Peninsula Qatar reported.
British officials have said the government would be "skeptical" about any takeover, even if it involves Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L), because it wants the country to have two big global oil companies.
BP, which may pay USD13.7 billion in fines for its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has maintained that it is under no pressure to make acquisitions after the recent takeover of BG Group Plc (BG.L) by Shell.
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