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# PetroEquity Signal Boardroom Special: Shell Acquiring BP Episode Three — Finding the Mandate
- URL: https://members.petroequitysignal.com/petroequity-signal-boardroom-special-shell-acquiring-bp-episode-three-finding-the-mandate/
- Published: 2026-08-19T10:39:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-19T16:04:05.000Z
- Description: In the final Boardroom Special, Jessica and Oberon ask who might act on their Shell–BP analysis. The search for a mandate leads somewhere unexpected: Houston, and a potential sale or US listing of BP’s American upstream business.
- Author: Oberon Houston
- Tags: Podcasts

ElevenLabs Boardroom S01E03

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In the final episode of our Boardroom Special, the analysis is complete—but a strong investment banking idea still needs a client.

Jessica and Oberon consider whether to approach Shell, BP, Elliott or their shareholders, before the work leads them somewhere unexpected: Houston. The original Shell–BP proposition evolves into a potential sale or US listing of BP’s American upstream business, illustrating why the best origination work does not always end with the transaction that started it.