Meanings of oligarch partners in English

The company has had reputed disagreements with its oligarch partners in TNK-BP.

However, BP's oligarch partners questioned Skitovich's lack of oil industry experience, a source close to the partners said Tuesday.

BP sources say the company still hopes to buy out its oligarch partners in TNK-BP, with whom it has long had a fractious relationship.

The only high profile international dispute Hayward has faced was with a battle for control of TNK-BP in 2008, with BP's Russia-connected oligarch partners.

But Putin said he acted to help BP and put an end to "fistfights" between the British oil major and its four Soviet-born oligarch partners.