International Business News - TNK http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Russian oil company TNK-BP will halt investment in new refining projects and focus on maintaining current production levels, the state-run news agency RIA-Novosti cited a top company official as saying Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/report-tnk-bp-to-stop-investing-in-new-refining.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:22:56 EST A Moscow judge on Thursday overturned a court order barring Robert Dudley, the outgoing chief executive of Anglo-Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP, from working in Russia for two years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/russian-court-overturns-ban-on-tnk-exec.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:48:56 EDT BP PLC and its billionaire Russian partners in the joint venture TNK-BP have agreed on a deal that forces out its embattled CEO and signals an end to a bitter struggle for control of the Russian-British company, officials said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/report-investors-near-compromise-at-tnk-bp.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:57:07 EDT A senior TNK-BP executive has quit the Anglo-Russian oil company amid a damaging struggle for control between the British and Russian shareholders, the joint venture said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/senior-tnk-bp-executive-quits-amid-holder-struggle.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:40:12 EDT A senior executive has stepped down from embattled Anglo-Russian oil firm TNK-BP due to the debilitating shareholder conflict over control and strategy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/tnk-bp-cfo-resigns-amid-shareholder-row.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:08:50 EDT BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward has held talks with Mikhail Fridman, one of the billionaire Russian shareholders in the Anglo-Russian TNK-BP oil firm, as a shareholder deadlock threatens the future of the joint venture. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/bp-ceo-meets-russian-tnk-bp-shareholder.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:42:34 EDT The American boss of Anglo-American oil venture TNK-BP won't have to appear for questioning Monday, after Moscow city prosecutors overturned a decision to summon Chief Executive Robert Dudley for inquiries about alleged labor law violations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/russia-drop-summons-to-oil-boss.htm Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:52:56 EDT The chief of TNK-BP said Thursday he has left Russia amid escalating tensions over control of the Anglo-Russian joint venture that is the country's third-largest oil producer, but he vowed to continue to run the company from abroad. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/tnk-bps-dudley-leaving-russia.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:08:30 EDT Embattled oil joint venture TNK-BP warned Thursday that a shareholder dispute could hurt production if its Russian co-owners push through a plan to cut investment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/tnk-bp-warns-ownership-dispute-may-hit-production.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:34:40 EDT British energy company BP PLC said Tuesday it is recalling the remaining 60 engineers from its troubled TNK-BP joint venture in Russia amid a conflict with its Russian partners over strategy and control of the oil production project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/bp-recalls-60-specialists-from-russia.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:47:51 EDT Russian authorities granted a temporary visa Friday to TNK-BP's chief executive, heading off the immediate prospect of a power vacuum at the troubled oil company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/tnk-bps-dudley-gets-temporary-reprieve.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:14:55 EDT The embattled chief executive of oil major TNK-BP warned Thursday a shareholder conflict was entering a new phase, as the long-running struggle between Britain's BP and a group of Russian shareholders threatens to bring the company to its knees. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/tnk-bp-staff-sue-ceo-dudley.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:28:02 EDT TNK-BP CEO Robert Dudley's ability to remain in Russia appeared in doubt Wednesday after migration authorities demanded a copy of a new contract before issuing him with a visa. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/tnk-bps-ceo-faces-fresh-visa-woes.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:32:48 EDT Energy company BP said Thursday that more than 30 foreign staff at troubled oil producer TNK-BP will have to leave Russia by the end of the month to renew their visas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/tnk-bp-oil-workers-to-leave-russia-temporarily.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:25:01 EDT One of the major Russian shareholders embroiled in the fight over TNK-BP on Wednesday vowed to battle BP PLC in court if necessary to resolve a dispute over the direction of the jointly owned oil company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/russian-shareholder-vows-to-keep-heat-on-tnk-bp.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:35:28 EDT Directors of embattled oil company TNK-BP voted Monday to retain British CEO Robert Dudley, extending a deadlock between Russian and British shareholders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/tnk-bp-ceo-directors-vote-to-keep-ceo.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:02:09 EDT Russia's migration authorities said Wednesday they would soon issue work permits to 49 foreign employees at TNK-BP, including CEO Robert Dudley, easing a crisis at the oil company where British and Russian partners have been battling for control. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/russia-tnk-bp-permits-coming-soon.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:54:04 EDT The American chief executive of BP PLC's joint venture in Russia said a visa dispute will most likely force him and all other foreign staff to leave the country by the end of the month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/tnk-bp-ceo-foreign-staff-may-have-to-leave-russia.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:58:16 EDT The Russian shareholders involved in a bitter public dispute with BP PLC over its Russian joint venture have no intention of selling their stake, a billionaire tycoon said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/73002-russian-tnk-bp.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/tnk-bp-russian-side-mounts-offensive.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/tnk-bp-russian-side-mounts-offensive.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:18:51 EDT The American chief executive of Russian oil producer TNK-BP has been called in for questioning as part of a criminal investigation into possible large-scale tax evasion, the company said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/oil-producer-tnk-bp-says-ceo-summoned-in-tax-case.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:22:51 EDT