The AAR group of Soviet-born billionaires said Wednesday they would welcome state oil company OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) as a partner in TNK-BP (TNBP.RS) if BP PLC (BP) decides to sell the oil giant its 50% share in Russia's No.3 crude producer, Interfax reported.
The
AAR
group of Soviet-born
billionaires said Wednesday they would welcome state oil company OAO Rosneft
(ROSN.RS) as a partner in TNK-BP (TNBP.RS) if BP PLC (BP) decides to sell the
oil giant its 50% share in
Russia
's
No.3 crude producer, Interfax reported.
"I don't see a big problem if BP decides to sell its share in TNK-BP to
Rosneft. We (
AAR
) have many synergies with
Rosneft. I don't think there's anything bad in it--the capitalization of TNK-BP
will only grow," Interfax quoted one of the company's shareholders as
saying, without naming them.
Rosneft Tuesday said it is in talks with BP to buy the
U.K.
oil
company's stake in TNK-BP, which has been marred by disputes with
AAR
. Analysts
said the announcement raised the pressure on
AAR
,
which has said it was interested in buying half of BP's stake.
The Interfax report came from Skolkovo, the government's high-tech center
outside
Moscow
,
where
AAR
shareholder Viktor Vekselberg is a sponsor.
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