MOSCOW: Russia’s second and fifth largest oil companies, YUKOS and Sibneft, announced yesterday they would merge to create the world’s fourth largest oil producing company.
A joint statement said the new company, to be called YukosSibneft, would have YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky as its chief executive officer and Sibneft head Eugene Shvidler as chairman.
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