mo4ch:>Rosneft under fire over Venezuelan crude purchases | Mo4ch News

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo targeted Rosneft earlier this week for defying US sanctions on Venezuela, but major shareholder BP has escaped without a warning."I haven’t read it, I haven’t heard it, so I really wouldn’t be able to comment," BP CEO Bob Dudley said on the sidelines of CERAWeek. "I did not actually hear about that."Earlier this week, Mike Pompeo accused Rosneft of defying US sanctions against Caracas by continuing to buy crude oil from PDVSA, which is its joint venture partner in a local operation.Also on rt.comRosneft & BP form joint venture to develop oil fields in East and West SiberiaThe Russian company responded by saying it was engaged in business and not politics, adding its contracts for the purchase of Venezuelan crude were signed before the sanctions against PDVSA were enforced. What’s more, Rosneft said it will evaluate the consequences of Pompeo’s statement, TASS reported yesterday and would defend its rights if it finds these have…