BP may buy Rosneft stake as part of TNK-BP exit

Reuters 21 September 2012 SOCHI, Russia, Sept 21 (Reuters) – British oil company BP wants to buy a stake in Russian state-controlled peer Rosneft, adding a new dimension to a long-running struggle for control of a big chunk of the country’s oil production....

Rosneft Seeks to Raise $15Bln to Buy Into TNK-BP

Moscow Times 19 September 2012 Rosneft is talking to banks about raising $15 billion in debt financing as it inches toward a deal to buy BP’s one-half stake in TNK-BP, bankers said Wednesday. Rosneft and the British oil company briefed President Vladimir Putin...