<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/554c71ffdd089562218b45ab-671-503/shell-oil-share-price-graph-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Shell oil share price graph"><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/finance">Google Finance</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Shell investors aren't happy this morning.</p><p><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/tory-glory-markets-are-surging-after-david-camerons-shock-victory-2015-5">While the FTSE 100 is booming on signs of a Conservative victory</a>, the oil giant opened lower 1.5% after shareholders caught sight of <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/bg-group-got-killed-by-the-oil-price-slump-in-the-first-quarter-2015-5">disappointing results from BG Group</a>.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/shell-and-bg-group-agrees-to-create-a-224-billion-super-group-2015-4"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Shell</span> is buying oil explorer BG Group for £47 billion</a> ($70 billion), but BG today revealed that its earnings have fallen off a cliff due to the oil price slump, dropping 41% in the first quarter.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Investors will be worrying that Shell has overpaid.</span></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-power-user-hacks-2015-4">5 clever iPhone tricks only power users know about</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="huN2Zzczr6N8qz_gUrYzZxcxaCD8z5Sv" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'huN2Zzczr6N8qz_gUrYzZxcxaCD8z5Sv',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Shell is getting hurt by its &#163;47 billion BG Group takeover

Google FinanceShell investors aren't happy this morning.While the FTSE 100 is booming on signs of a Conservative victory, the oil giant opened lower 1.5% after shareholders caught sight of disappointing results from BG Group.Shell is buying oil explorer BG Group for £47 billion ($70 billion), but BG today revealed that its earnings have fallen off a cliff due to the oil price slump, dropping 41% in the first quarter.Investors will be worrying that Shell has overpaid. NOW WATCH: 5 clever iPhone tricks only power users know about if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'huN2Zzczr6N8qz_gUrYzZxcxaCD8z5Sv',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Google FinanceShell investors aren't happy this morning. While the FTSE 100 is booming on signs of a Conservative victory, the oil giant opened lower 1.

Shell is getting hurt by its £47 billion BG Group takeover

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