BP’s Rosneft Deal in Doubt After Sechin Departure

LONDON — BP’s planned $18 billion tie-up with Russia’s Rosneft was looking even more uncertain after chief backer Igor Sechin stood down as Rosneft chairman, and sources said BP faced a new legal challenge. Deputy Prime Minister Sechin resigned his position after President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the removal of ministers from the boards of state […]