Baltacha: I can shock Henin January 17, 2011 BRITISH No1 Elena Baltacha is convinced she can produce a major upset in the second round of the Australian Open when she faces former world No1 Justine Henin. Baltacha, 27, yesterday secured progress at the first grand slam of the year with victory over American qualifier Jamie Hampton 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. It was a day [...]
BP shares rise after historic Russian deal January 17, 2011 BP SHARES edged up yesterday in the market’s first chance to react to its $16bn (£10.1bn) deal and share swap with Russia’s state oil firm Rosneft. BP closed up 0.24 per cent at 500.7p, beating an overall decline in the FTSE 100 index, despite a likely dilution of earnings per share through the deal. As [...]
Cameron denies any political tensions over Rosneft deal January 17, 2011 POLITICAL tensions over BP’s deal with Russian state-owned Rosneft were played down yesterday by the UK government. A spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said the share swap was “a commercial deal between two companies”, and did not indicate a thaw in political relations between Britain and the Russian government. He said: “The Prime Minister [...]
Bob Dudley gets another chance to succeed in Russia’s oil market January 17, 2011 BP’s latest attempts to expand in Russia will be a chance for chief executive Bob Dudley to mend his relationship with the country, following his troubled time as president of TNK-BP, the firm’s ongoing joint venture in the country. Dudley was forced to leave Moscow in 2008 when his visa was not renewed, following a [...]
UK listing for Severstal gold mining group January 17, 2011 RUSSIAN steel company Severstal yesterday announced plans to float its Nord Gold unit in London to raise more than $1bn (£629m). It values the company at over $4bn. The premium listing of at least 25 per cent of the gold miner is set to be the biggest mining float since Nate Rothschild’s $1bn offering of [...]
Russian billionaire’s stellar rise to the top January 17, 2011 AS THE SON of Soviet-era mill workers, Alexey Mordashov’s rise to become one of the richest men on the planet has been astronomical. The steel baron in charge of Russia’s second largest steel producer and gold miner Severstal, in which he has a controlling share, rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world’s [...]
Vimpelcom bid threatens Telenor ties January 17, 2011 NORWAY’S Telenor raised the prospect of yet another legal fight and the possibility of severing ties with Vimpelcom over a proposed bid by the Russian firm for Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris’ telecoms assets. Telenor said yesterday it was disappointed by Vimpelcom’s board approval of a revised bid for Italy’s Wind and Cairo-based Orascom Telecom from [...]
Russians hold the key to the coolest sushi spot in Mayfair January 17, 2011 Sumosan 26 Albemarle Street, W1S 4HY Tel: 020 7495 5999, www.sumosan.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £40 ALMOST entirely lacking the fanfare of Nobu, Roka and Zuma, Sumosan is nevertheless one of the best Japanese dining spots to name drop. It certainly ticks the boxes: a Russian-operated, clubby restaurant in the heart [...]
Mid morning wrapup January 17, 2011 Oil giant BP saw its shares rise by two per cent this morning as its deal with Russian company Rosneft for arctic exploration boosted the stock. Analysts said the tie-up with state-controlled Rosneft opened up massive reserves in the arctic, a region they said was believed to contain one fifth of the world’s undiscovered oil. [...]
BP shares up after Rosneft exploration deal January 17, 2011 Shares in BP rose two per cent following the share swap and arctic exploration deal that the London-based oil major signed with Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft late on Friday. Analysts said the deal with state-controlled Rosneft opened up massive reserves in the arctic, a region they said was believed to contain one fifth of [...]