AAR in Non-binding Agreement to Sell TNK-BP Stake to Rosneft for $28bn USD
The Russian-based businessmen whose joint venture with BP has been plagued by years of in-fighting have agreed an outline deal to sell their stake to the state-owned oil giant Rosneft for about $28bn (£17.3bn), reported Mark Kleinman, City Editor, Sky News. AAR, a consortium of four oligarchs (Len Blavatnik, Mikhail …
TNK-BP: Bidding to Open this Week – Rosneft likely Suitors
Bidding will open this week for BP’s half of Russian oil company TNK-BP, with Rosneft seen as the likely winner of the British oil major’s stake in the fraught but lucrative joint venture reported Melissa Akin. BP has booked $19 billion (11.8 billion pounds) in dividends from its original investment …
BP Begins Next Stage In TNK-BP Sale Process Due to AAR Request
BP announced today that it is beginning the next stage in the process, required under the TNK-BP shareholder agreement, regarding the potential sale of its shareholding in TNK-BP. This follows the decision of Alfa Access-Renova to exercise its right to enter a period of negotiation to purchase part/ all of …
Statement by OJSC Rosneft Oil Company
On January 14, 2011 OAO Rosneft and BP signed an agreement on a joint venture for the development of the Russian Arctic shelf based on licensed areas, “East Prinovozemelsky 1-2-3, sharing a 9.5% stake in Rosneft for 5.0% of the shares of BP and the formation of a global strategic …
BP and AAR Reaffirm Commitment to Growth and Success of TNK-BP as Talks Continue with Rosneft Following Expiry of Agreement
BP and Alfa- Access- Renova (“AAR”) announced today that they would intensify their efforts to ensure TNK-BP’s continued success following the lapse of the BP-Rosneft share swap transaction (and the related Arctic exploration opportunity) originally announced on 14 January 2011. In recent months, BP has conducted detailed negotiations with AAR …