24 May 2014 19:00

Rosneft could get 50% stake in Seadrill to 50%

MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - Rosneft could receive a stake of up to 50% in Norwegian services company Seadrill, Rosneft chief Igor Sechin said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

"We're becoming Seadrill shareholders. At this stage we're discussing combining our service company RN Bureniye with Seadrill and handing it some of our orders. In time we could increase our stake to 50%," Sechin said.