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Arsenal oligarch logs into Facebook

29.05.09
Although the paying punters want nothing to do with him, controversial businessman Alisher Usmanov - one of Russia's few remaining billionaires - owns 25% of Arsenal's shares ... more

BP in 'Alan Sugar style' hunt for Russian head

27.05.09
BP and its Russian partners at the BP-TNK joint venture launched a chief executive selection process straight out of Sir Alan Sugar's TV series The Apprentice... more

Robert Dudley bows out as TNK jobs are axed

01.12.08
Beleaguered TNK-BP chief executive Robert Dudley finally resigns in accordance with a shareholder agreement signed in September... more

Sore Dudley is set to turn his back on BP

05.09.08
What now for Robert Dudley, the ousted chief executive of BP’s Russian venture? ... more

BP Russia chief to go in bid to settle row

04.09.08
Energy: An end could be in sight to the fractious and potentially highly damaging dispute over BP’s huge interests in Russia — but at the cost of the departure of the chief executive at its Russian joint venture... more

Oil price soars on fears for BP Georgia pipeline

11.08.08
Oil prices surged today on growing concerns that fighting between Russia and Georgia could disrupt supply and threaten a major BP pipeline... more

Beeb pays out bonuses first – before bad

31.07.08
BBC bosses have come in for an official reprimand for arranging a paid sponsorship deal with Robinsons fruit juice... more

Comment: BP and a case of Russian bullying

29.07.08
BP has turned in strong second-quarter results which will inevitably prompt cries of profiteering, even though most of the gains do not come from selling petrol at the pump... more

BP pulls out rest of Russian staff

22.07.08
BP takes action to remove the remaining 60 technical specialists it employs in Russia, conceding further ground to partner TNK over the future of their joint venture... more

Russia extends TNK man's visa

18.07.08
TNK-BP boss Robert Dudley has had a 10-day reprieve in the visa row that could yet shake the world's perception of how western businessfriendly the new Kremlin regime is... more

Moscow turns the screw on BP with work permit refusal

01.07.08
Attempts to oust BP from Russia have taken a sinister, official twist, as the Russian authorities ordered the refusal of work permits for overseas executives in the TNK-BP joint venture... more

Oligarchs seek a BP stake swap to settle Russian row

16.06.08
Amid allegations of Kremlin-inspired spying and attempted land grabs, the future of TNK-BP is in the balance... more

Talks break down over BP's Russian joint venture

11.06.08
BP accused partners - a group of Russian billionaires - of attempting to stage boardroom coup ... more

Threats, tax probes, and three men holding BP's fate in Russia

09.06.08
Pressure may be leading up to Russian partners preparing to sell their stake in BP business... more

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01.11.07
Cate Blanchett is the perfect Elizabeth I in a beautiful-looking sequel. But seeing isn't always believing as regards the history.... more

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