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Sovcomflot to a contract for construction of 2-Tanker Transport to TNK-BP Oil Products Location

Maritime News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sovcomflot plans to place an order for building of 2 tankers to transport TNK-BP oil products, as reported to the Agency of Oil Information a TNK-BP representative. TNK-BP reviews the possibility of cooperation with the Sovcomflot group of companies in construction by Russian shipbuilding companies of commercially efficient sea and river vessels to ensure an integrated system for transportation of...

Russia Corrupt and Uninsurable

Al Fin (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Over-reliance on one source of income is a curse to any nation, and to Russia in particular. Countries with vast energy resources -- such as Russia -- tend to be corrupt, with power and wealth concentrated at the center. As long as the criminals at the top of the regime are comfortable and wealthy, they do not care that the bulk of the country and its people are impoverished and dying. "Economic...

More Lies; Three Months Later Megrahi Lives

Daniel1979 Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

It has been three months since Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison and sent home to Libya to see out the final three months of his life in his home country. Today, Al-Megrahi lives, and according to Guido has been discharged from the medical centre that was treating him. Seems he is not so close to death after all. The Governments in Westminster and Edinburgh have lied...

Oil giant donates $1M to catalog Stevens papers

Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Oil giant BP PLC has donated $1 million to the University of Alaska Fairba...

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Oil giant donates $1M to catalog Stevens papers

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Oil giant BP PLC has donated $1 million to the University of Alaska Fairbanks toward cataloging and processes papers from the congressional career of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.

Five companies clean up Newtown Creek

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Five corporations - oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron and BP; gas company National Grid, and mining company Phelps Dodge - are working on a deal to pay for the investigation phase of the proposed cleanup of Newtown Creek.

Oil Giant Donates $1M to Catalog Stevens Papers

ABC News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

BP makes $1 million donation to catalog and process papers of former US Sen. Ted Stevens Ted Steven - United States - Senate - Legislative Branch - Government

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Maxim Barsky voted new chief of TNK-BP

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

BP loses out as oligarch-favoured candidate Maxim Barsky appointed chief executive of Russia's third largest oil group The new domination of Moscow shareholders in the TNK-BP joint venture was underlined today when an inexperienced Russian favoured by the company's oligarch investors was chosen to take over at the country's third largest oil group. Maxim Barsky, 36, who will become chief executive...

BP (BP) Declines on Lower Oil

MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

BP (NYSE: BP) opened at $58.69. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $57.76 and a high of $58.71. BP is now trading at $58.30, down $0.94 (-1.59%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $33.70 to a high of $60.00. BP shares are being pulled down by lower oil futures today. Technical indi...

TNK-BP Selects Barsky as New CEO

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

In a widely-expected move, BP's Russian joint venture TNK-BP confirmed that it will appoint Maxim Barksy as its new Chief Executive.

TNK-BP finally gets new chief executive

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

BP Plc's and its billionaire partners in TNK-BP agreed to appoint Vice President Maxim Barsky as head of the Russian oil venture from 2011, ending a shareholder conflict that disrupted operations last year.

TNK-BP names Maxim Barsky as next CEO

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Russian oil group TNK-BP, which is jointly owned by BP and the Alfa-Access-Renova consortium, named Maxim Barsky as the group's next chief executive, starting Jan. 1, 2011. Mikhail Fridman will stay on as interim chief executive until then. To deepen his international and industry knowledge, Barsky will spend the first five months of 2010 working in various upstream businesses...

TNK-BP looking at acquisitions in oil refining – Stanlow?

Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Some oil refineries have been put up for sale. These include Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) Stanlow in Britain and its Harburg and Heide in Germany as well as Grangemouth in Scotland, currently operated by Ineos. [ID:nLQ224893]

Fridman to lead TNK-BP until 2011

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Maxim Barsky approved by both sides as the new permanent chief executive for the troubled venture

TNK-BP looking at oil refining acquisitions

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

LONDON (Reuters) - Russian oil company TNK-BP is looking at acquisitions or joint ventures as a means of growing in the oil refining sector, a senior company executive said on Wednesday.