Oil major Total's shares rise as analysts welcome Maersk Oil deal

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 - 09:10 GMT

Shares in Total rose on Tuesday on the back of upbeat analyst comments regarding the French oil major's $7.45 billion (5.78 billion pounds) takeover of Maersk Oil.

France's Total to buy Maersk Oil for $7.45 billion

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 - 09:52 GMT

French oil giant Total said on Monday that it would buy Maersk Oil, a unit of the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk.