Pressure Mounts on BP in Russia Over TNK-BP

摘要

The federal arbitration court of Russia's West Siberian district ruled Monday that the claims of a TNK-BP minority shareholder seeking billions of dollars in losses from BP and its representatives are to be heard again. All previous verdicts rejecting the claims were canceled. The ruling adds pressure to BP's effort to sell its stake in TNK-BP and extricate itself from a potentially thorny divorce from the joint venture's Russian co- owners while maintaining good relations with Moscow.