Russia's TNK-BP Applied For Gas Projects In Iraq -Deputy CEO

30th Jun 2010 11:42

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Anglo-Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP (TNBP.RS) has applied to develop natural gas fields in Iraq, the company's deputy chief executive, Maxim Barsky, said Wednesday. "We are now participating in gas projects (in Iraq). We have filed the documents," Barsky said. It is up to the Iraqi government to select partners for a string of projects to develop natural gas fields in the country, he said. -By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Dow Jones Newswires; +7 495 232 9195; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 30, 2010 06:42 ET (10:42 GMT)