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BP in talks with Rosneft over a £ 17 billion deal
British oil company BP confirmed that it is in advanced talks about selling its stake in TNK-BP to Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled oil company. The deal has yet to be approved, even if BP confirmed that it was in “advanced discussions” with Rosneft concerning the sale of its 50 % stake in TNK-BP.
read more... 22/10/2012
Eni and Rosneft sign strategic agreements to explore fields in Black Sea and Barents Sea
Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni and Rosneft Chairman Igor Sechin signed agreements in Saint Petersburg today to jointly explore fields in Russian sections of the Black and Barents Seas.
read more... 25/06/2012
Rosneft to strike a $2.5 billion Arctic deal with Statoil
The Russian state oil giant Rosneft announced that it inked a $2.5 billion Arctic exploration deal with Norway's major Statoil on Saturday, move that will allow companies to jointly develop four hydrocarbon deposits in Russia's Arctic and Far East.
read more... 07/05/2012
Rosneft is reviewing new partners for the Arctic deal
According to the Rosneft CEO, Eduard Khudainatov, Russia's top crude producer, Rosneft, decided to chose a new partner for the Arctic deal by the end of the year, following an earlier failure to secure the deal with the British giant, BP.
read more... 20/06/2011
Russia and China to boost energy cooperation
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and the Russian energy giant Rosneft agreed to build a Sino-Russian oil refinery in Tianjin, northern China, until the end of this year. The refinery will be built by the Russian-Chinese joint venture and is estimated to cost about 4.62 billion U.S. dollars.
read more... 24/05/2011