Reuters | Oil major Total's shares rise as analysts welcome Maersk Oil deal Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Total rose on Tuesday on the back of upbeat analyst comments regarding the French oil major's $7.45 billion takeover of Maersk Oil. Total was up 0.8 percent in early session trading, among the top performers on France's ... Total to buy $7.45bn of oil assets from Maersk Maersk agrees to sell oil unit to Total in $7.45 bln deal Total is buying Maersk Oil in a $7.5 billion deal |