Crunch meeting for TNK-BP chief

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

UK voices concern over TNK-BP row
The British Embassy in Moscow accuses the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP of using the state in their dispute with BP.

BP staff to get Russian permits
Senior British staff at TNK-BP will not have to leave Russia, after the migration service approves their work permits.

Police raid BP offices in Russia
Offices of the oil company BP and the TNK-BP joint venture in Moscow are raided by Russian police.

High oil prices lift BP's profits
BP sees its profits for the July to September period more than double to $10bn (£6.4bn), buoyed by record high oil prices.