BP to appeal against Dudley ban

BP set to resolve Russia dispute
BP is expected to announce an agreement aimed at solving a festering dispute over its Russia joint venture TNK-BP.

Ex-KBR executive in guilty plea
Ex-chief executive of KBR, Albert Stanley, pleads guilty on corruption charges relating to gas contracts in Nigeria.

TNK-BP director resigns from post
Tony Considine, a director of TNK-BP, BP's Russian joint venture, announces his resignation.

New chief for German tyre company
Tyre maker Continental names its new chief executive following the resignation of the previous man in the post.

BP reopens Georgia gas pipeline
BP says it has resumed pumping gas through a pipeline that runs through Georgia but a key oil pipeline remains closed.