Russia's largest oil firm Rosneft is negotiating with foreign strategic investors, company CEO Eduard Khudainatov told reporters late Thursday.
"We are in a serious negotiating process, we have already achieved much, the deal is starting to take shape," Khudainatov said. "It will not be one investor, we'll make a continental entrance to different regions of the world. Rosneft must quit Russian territory and have reserves abroad, on all continents."
A company source has said investors might be attracted in 2014-2015.
In October, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said the government intended to reduce its stake in Rosneft to control, or 25% plus one share, by 2015 and below control after 2015, as part of the country's privatization effort.
MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti)
