BP CEO Hayward To Meet Russia's Energy Chief Sechin -Spokesman

28th Jun 2010 09:15

MOSCOW (AFP)--BP PLC (BP) Chief Executive Tony Hayward was scheduled to meet the Russian government's powerful energy supremo Igor Sechin on Monday as the oil giant wrestles with the liabilities from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "It will take place today," spokesman for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, told AFP, referring to the meeting with Sechin, deputy prime minister with special responsibility for energy issues. "They will discuss issues related to the company's operations in Russia," he said, declining to be more specific. Peskov said a separate meeting with Putin wasn't planned. BP is present in Russia through TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS), the third largest oil producer in the country, accounting for roughly a quarter of BP's global production. A Kremlin spokesman said that President Dmitri Medvedev "so far" had no plans to meet the oil giant's chief executive. Vladimir Buyanov, a Moscow-based spokesman for BP, confirmed that Hayward planned to travel to Russia on a two-day visit but declined to release further details, adding only that Hayward regularly visits Russia. (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 28, 2010 04:15 ET (08:15 GMT)