Rosneft: lord of the rigs
Journal: Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Year: 2020

Rosneft is Russia’s national oil company that nearly went out of business in the 1990s but managed to bounce back after the turn of the millennium. With Igor Sechin at the helm, the company grew rapidly, swallowing four other major Russian oil and gas companies (Bashneft, Itera, TNK-BP and YUKOS). Rosneft promoted change in Russian energy policy by turning to China and India; it also pursued commercial and political goals by seeking cooperation with international oil companies in both Russia and