In July, AAR - BP's partners in the TNK-BP venture - blocked a $1 billion (617 million pounds) dividend from the Russian oil business. Last year, dividends from TNK-BP accounted for $3.7 billion ...

BP and its partners in Russia's TNK-BP , at odds over BP's attempt to tie up with a rival, declared a $1.25 billion interim dividend, but lost two prominent directors in their conflict, sources said.

Tenders launched in August by TNK-BP have resulted in the award of long-term contracts totaling over $3 billion dollars for drilling and workovers, including $1 billion dollars in long term ...