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BUZZ-BG Group: outperforms sector after record output

** BG Group (LSE: BG.L - news) up 0.7 pct & only gainer among peer list on E300 Oil & Gas Index after co's oil and gas production hit record levels in Q2

** BG, which has accepted a takeover bid from Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) , reports a drop in core earnings, but beats analysts' forecast

** "Progress at key projects continues to be positive," RBC Capital Markets analyst writes in a note

** Stock had risen 28 pct in Q2 compared with a c.4 pct decline in the E300 comparable index (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : esha.vaish.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)