A statement from BP said Gazprom would pay up to $900 million for BP's 63 percent stake in the company that holds the license for the Kovykta gas field.
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The move is seen as potential step towards further tightening of the Kremlin's grip on Russia's energy reserves.
(Reuters, AP, AFP, online.wsj.com)
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