A decision was made to remove BP’s stake in the Russian state-owned oil company Rosnyefty.
The BBC said in a statement that British oil giant BP had acquired a 19.75 percent stake in the Russian state oil company Rosneft, in which it has held a stake since 2013, under pressure from the British government over Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. BP board of directors on Sunday.
At the same time, BP CEO Bernard Looney resigned from the Rosnyfty board of directors immediately, as did Director Bob Dudley, who was also delegated by BP to the Russian company. Loni has been a member there since 2020, as is President Igor Sheshin Rosnefti, who is considered a friend and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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British news agency PA reported that Looney last visited Russia in October and attended a panel discussion there with Putin, which he later described as a privilege. Britain’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Quarting spoke to BP’s chief on Friday and “leaves no doubt that the government was very concerned about BP’s excessive stake in Russian interests,” an unnamed official said.
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BP President Helge Lund said that although the company has been in Russia for more than 30 years and has worked with “excellent Russian colleagues”, Russia’s attack on Ukraine will have tragic consequences for the entire region, and this will be a fundamental change. . means.
(MTI)
