Australian regulator concerned over Shell-BG merger

摘要

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has voiced qualms about the proposed merger between Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group, citing concern about a potential gas supply squeeze in eastern Australia. Although the European Commission gave the merger the go-ahead [1] earlier this month, Shell and BG are still awaiting approval from anti-trust regulators in China and Australia, without which the deal cannot proceed.