Energy Blast – July 25, 2008
Posted on Friday, July 25th, 2008 | In Emerging Markets, Market Commentary, Russia
Contributed by: Robert Amsterdam (http://www.robertamsterdam.com/) -
TNK-BP’s chief, Robert Dudley, has been “forced” to leave Russia after being unable to get his visa renewed. BP says the move comes as a result of “sustained harassment”. Viktor Vekselberg said BP had brought too many of its employees on loan to TNK-BP, failed to train Russians to replace them and paid the expatriates too much. A Russian government official says that the move will help to resolve the row. The Telegraph is reporting that Dudley has fled to a secret location over fears for his safety. Read Dudley’s personal statement here. Igor Sechin plans to visit China for high-level talks on oil and gas cooperation.
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