BP PLC (BP) Chief Executive Tony Hayward didn't discuss his job or a
possible successor in a meeting Monday with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor
Sechin, a government aide said.
Sechin earlier Monday told reporters that after recent discussions about
Hayward
leaving BP, he might discuss a possible successor at a meeting in
Moscow
,
according to the aide, who requested anonymity.
Russian news agencies may have misunderstood or inaccurately reported Sechin's
views on the BP meeting, the aide said.
In Monday's meeting,
Hayward
said
BP will "continue a strategic partnership" with its major joint
venture, TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS), and state-controlled oil company OAO Rosneft
(ROSN.RS), chaired by Sechin, the aide said. Safety was also a topic of
discussion, following the
Gulf of Mexico
disaster.
Russia
represents about a quarter of BP's oil output.