Rosneft May Hire Ex-BP Man

摘要

Rosneft may hire a former BP managerwho worked on the UK major’s doomed tie-up with the Russian state oil giant to developstrategic projects. A Rosneft spokesman toldInternational Oil Daily that the company isconsidering Larry Bates, who worked at BP’sMoscow office until his contract expired inSeptember, as a candidate for the job of vicepresident for strategic development. “We arelooking for highly qualified people, whohave shelf experience, in light of the compa-ny’s plans to develop its business in Russiaand abroad,” Rosneft said.