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France seizes luxury yacht of Russian energy boss and Putin confidant Sechin

The French government on Thursday said it had seized a superyacht owned by a company linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian energy giant Rosneft and close confidant of President Vladimir Putin.

France 24

Yacht linked to Putin ally and oil boss Igor Sechin seized by French authorities

Rosneft CEO among 26 prominent people sanctioned by EU for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

John Lewis, Sainsbury's, H&M and 25 more firms that have cut ties with Russiain past week

British Gas, Morrisons and PayPal are just some of the huge companies suspended ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine

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Fund managers ditch Russian assets, global stocks slide, bitcoin rises after latest sanctions – as it happened

European stocks slide further while Moscow stock exchange remains closed for second day; rouble steadies and Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel

The Guardian - UK

BP and Shell lead rush to exit Russia. There can be no going back

Oil is always a political business, and there’s no point pretending otherwise

The Guardian - UK

Shell joins BP in selling Russian assets as pressure on Kremlin-linked firms grows

British oil major to exit joint ventures with Gazprom after BP pledged to sell its 20% Rosneft stake

The Guardian - UK

Shell faces pressure over Gazprom after rival BP pulls plug on $25bn Russia assets

ENERGY giant BP’s decision to sever links with Kremlin-controlled Rosneft has piled pressure on other oil majors to follow suit, with FTSE 100 rival Shell facing calls to dump its Russian assets.

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BP offloads 19.75% stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft with immediate effect

BP is to offload its 19.75% stake in state-owned Russian oil giant Rosneft "with immediate effect" following President Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russian central bank hikes rates and closes stock market as rouble crashes; oil and gas soar – as it happened

Commodities including wheat and aluminium surge and European stocks slide as markets respond to wider sanctions on Russia

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live: Sanctions trigger Russia financial markets turmoil, BP dumps Rosneft stake

The impact of sanctions against Russia today sent the rouble to its lowest ever level and prompted the country's central bank to lift interest rates to 20%.

Evening Standard

Andrew Forrest pulls back on Russian investments, while BP will dump Rosneft stake and Norway divests

Russia is being dealt more financial blows, with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest pulling back on hydrogen investments there, while oil giant BP and Norway's sovereign wealth fund are also divesting from the country.

ABC News

BP exiting stake in Russian oil and gas company Rosneft

BP says it's exiting its share in Rosneft, a state-owned Russian oil and gas company in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

BP to sell stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft after Ukraine invasion

The oil giant’s chief executive Bernard Looney is also resigning from the Rosneft board.

The Independent UK

BP to offload 19.75% stake in Russian oil firm Rosneft

BP has surrendered its stake in the Russian company

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BP will divest stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft

BP CEO Bernard Looney will immediately resign from Rosneft's board.

The Independent UK

BP abandons stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft with up to $25bn charge after Putin orders Ukraine invasion

Chief executive Bernard Looney is resigning from Rosneft’s board with ‘immediate effect’

The Guardian - UK

BP’s ties to Russia draw UK government ‘concern’

Oil firm holds 22% stake in Rosneft, run by Putin’s de facto deputy, and made $2.7bn profit from arrangement last year

The Independent UK

BP warned last year of impact on business if Russia hit with sanctions by West

The oil giant owns a nearly 20% stake in Russia’s Rosneft.

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The Guardian - UK

Russian sanctions: who has been hit and who might be next?

From Rosneft to Gazprom and En+ Group, most significant London-listed firms potentially face sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Which London-listed Russian firms could be hit by sanctions?

Exclusive: Firms with UK-traded shares paid the Russian government £39bn in taxes in 2020, so any sanctions would hurt

The Guardian - UK

BP can thank Moscow for plenty of its jackpot profits

Analysis: oil firm retains 20% share of Kremlin-backed Rosneft, which contributed a similar slice of BP’s $12.8bn windfall annual profit

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem admits failings over energy regulation, and warns Ukraine conflict would push bills higher – as it happened

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