Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen start in new roles as co-chief executives at the German lender in a meeting that defined the roles the pair would play

A sale cannot be what chief executive Bob Dudley wants, given the importance of Russia for oil company. But he is proving a poor chess player

BP's decision to throw down the gauntlet to its partners appeared to be a reaction to shift in upper circles of Russia with Sechin move to Rosneft