How BP Learned to Dance With the Russian Bear

摘要

In July 2008, Robert W. Dudley, then chief executive officer of TNK-BP, a joint venture between Britain's BP and a group of Russian billionaires, hastily left Russia after complaining of "sustained harassment" from his local partners. Dudley had been driven to flee the country by a barrage of lawsuits, tax probes, difficulties obtaining work permits, and other legal pressures that became a hallmark of the acrimonious partnership's battles over management control and investment direction. One Russian court even barred Dudley from performing his job for two years for allegedly violating local labor laws.