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• Oil giant BP says it is suing Russian partners in TNK-BP

  - 2008-07-06

  LONDON AFP — British oil giant BP is suing its Russian partners in TNK-BP, it confirmed Sunday, amid growing rifts in the joint venture. A company spokesman confirmed to AFP that the action against Russian shareholders AAR over an alleged debt worth around 370 million dollars (236 million euros)...

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• Russia calls for 'civilised' end to TNK-BP dispute

  - 2008-06-17

  MOSCOW AFP — A spiralling dispute between British oil giant BP and its Russian partners should end in a "civilized way" and will have no effect on the investment climate, a senior Russian minister said on Tuesday. "I think it's a private affair and it will have no significant...

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• BP-TNK executive summoned in Russia tax probe

  - 2008-06-05

  MOSCOW AFP — The head of troubled British-Russian energy company TNK-BP has been summoned for questioning, the company said Thursday, amid a battle for control over the firm. "Mr Dudley has been requested for questioning with regard to tax matters pertaining to OAO TNK activities in 2001-2003," a company...

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• Russian police raid BP office in Moscow: spokesman

  - 2008-05-20

  MOSCOW AFP — Russian police raided the office of British oil major BP in central Moscow on Tuesday, a spokesman for the company told AFP, two months after similar raids by Russia's secret service. Asked if police had raided the office, the spokesman, Vladimir Buyanov, said: "Yes.... I can...

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• TNK-BP posts 6.4-billion profit for 2006

  - 2007-06-16

  MOSCOW AFP — British-Russian energy joint venture TNK-BP reported a US GAAP net profit of 6.4 billion dollars in 2006, the Interfax news agency said. Net revenue was registered at over 22 billion, with operating costs set at 16 billion and EBITDA at 10.2 billion. "These financials reflect...

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• Russian regulators delay ruling on TNK-BP licence

  - 2007-06-15

  MOSCOW AFP — British-Russian joint venture TNK-BP on Friday won at least a temporary reprieve after threats by Russian officials to strip the company of its licence to operate the vast Siberian gas field of Kovykta. Interfax news agency and the Vedomosti business daily reported that a meeting scheduled...

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• Putin meets BP chiefs ahead of Yukos sell-off

  - 2007-03-24

  MOSCOW AFP — The head of oil giant BP discussed the group's future operations in Russia with President Vladimir Putin Friday as BP joint venture TNK-BP said it would participate in a sale of assets of the stricken company Yukos. Putin hosted BP chief executive John Browne and his...

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• BP chief to meet Russian leader to clarify oil rules

  - 2005-04-15

  LONDON AFP — The chief executive of British oil giant BP will travel to Moscow next week to seek clarification from President Vladimir Putin about rules for investors in the Russian oil industry. The Financial Times newspaper said Friday John Browne would likely discuss a demand last week by...

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