An Unlikely Friendship: On the Board of Russia’s Rosneft

British Petroleum has had a seat on the board of Russia’s Rosneft for almost a decade, controlling almost 20 percent of the Russian energy giant and making BP Rosneft’s largest shareholder. An unexpected partnership, perhaps — but more so, an expedient one. Amongst a storied history in Russia, the origins of BP’s partnership with Rosneft go back to one of the largest disasters in the field of…