17 June 2004 08:22
Russia`s Lukoil denies holding partial sellout talks
MOSCOW. June 17 (Interfax) - In an official statement, the Russian oil company Lukoil denied a report that it is
holding talks on a partial sellout.
Earlier, Lukoil First Vice President Sergei Kukura told reporters that Lukoil managers were holding talks with the
United States' ConocoPhillips on a plan to sell shares in the Russian company.
Kukura did not say whether the shares belonged to the managers or to the Russian state. "There are negotiations
in progress. I don't know any details about them," he said. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG OIL CRU ENR MRG US] as tj
[Interfax] |
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