U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil ( NYSE:XOM ) has reportedly gauged potential interest among BP’s major shareholders regarding a possible takeover, British newspaper Evening Standard reported on Friday, sending BP’s stock ( NYSE:BP ) soaring to one-month highs in London and trading nearly 3 percent higher in New York shortly after opening. The two energy supermajors Exxon and BP have a few top shareholders in common, including BlackRock and Vanguard. According to Evening Standard, which did not specify its sources, BP is reportedly worried that it could be a vulnerable target of an offer exceeding US$145.7 billion (120 billion British pounds). Some of BP’s shareholders are believed to be not very happy with the current share price of BP in London, which is currently around 30 percent lower than what it was before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Since the worst oil spill disaster in U.S. history, BP has often […]