Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Monday it has no plans to acquire downstream assets of BP in Germany.
On Saturday, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche said that BP Plc (BP.L: Quote) is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), and that Rosneft was among possible buyers.via reuters.com
Kuwait Fund Denies It Was Offered Chance to Raise BP Stake
Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund denied a report that it had been offered the opportunity to raise its stake in BP (BP). Newspaper Al-Anba published a story saying BP's outgoing CEO Tony Hayward asked the Kuwait Investment Authority to up its stake to 3% to help protect the company from takeover bids, Bloomberg News reported.
The Kuwait Investment Authority received no such offer, the wealth fund said in e-mailed statement. Last month, another Kuwaiti newspaper published a story saying that Kuwait may purchase some BP assets in the Middle East and Asia, Reuters said.