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BP, also referred to be its former name British Petroleum, is a British multinational in the oil and gas business. It has oil operations in more than 70 countries and it produces 3.3 million barrels of oil a day.

Kyiv and Washington coordinate future sanctions against Moscow

A group of senior officials, lobbyists, academics, activists, investigators and communications experts are drawing up lists of potential targets for US sanctions against Russia, as well as promoting new international political reprisals.

AZERBAIJAN TURKMENISTAN UNITED STATES International Dealmaking 26/04/2022

The US lobbyist who wants to connect Caspian gas reserves

Hubert Watson, who is familiar with the oil and gas networks of the Caspian Sea, notably through his former business partnership with tycoon Igor Makarov, is carving out a place for himself among pipeline builders.

SWITZERLAND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 06/04/2022

Athena Intelligence investigates in Gulf Petrochem oil trader wars

The Swiss corporate intelligence firm conducted a probe for Italian bank UniCredit in an oil dispute that was part of a much bigger fraud scheme involving Gulf Petrochem.

ITALY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Corporate Intelligence 16/03/2022

Leonardo Bellodi, the Italian helping the UAE present its anti-money laundering credentials

The ENI veteran and former Libyan Investment Authority adviser is now in charge of the UAE's international dialogue on anti-money laundering. A role that has become all the more critical as Russian money pours into the country following sanctions from the West.

SpotlightUNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 09/03/2022

Sanctions race generates new market for investigation and assistance work for oligarchs

Londongrad has gone into a frenzy since the start of the Western riposte to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. The entire ecosystem which has grown up around the oligarchs is working to help them escape sanctions and limit the reputational and financial damage they are expected to cause.

CHINA UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 31/01/2022

Christine Lee affair thwarts Cowper-Coles' Asian focus

The presidency of the China-Britain Business Council has been rocked by MI5's alert on 13 January accusing a CBBC member of working for Chinese intelligence.

President of the China-Britain Business Council Sherard Cowper-Coles.

FRANCE NORTH AMERICA Surveillance & Interception 06/01/2022

Private sector operators take up position in greenhouse gas satellite surveillance

While some companies operate their own satellites to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, the majority rely on the surveillance capacities of public sector operators, concentrating their own resources on data exploitation. Meanwhile, emissions data is attracting interest from an increasing number of private and public sector bodies.

Two satellites measuring greenhouse gas emissions.

UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 23/12/2021

Hillmont Partners brings Quintel closer to Kyiv's oligarchs

The recruitment by Quintel of James Hart as an adviser should open up new opportunities for the business intelligence firm in Kyiv. Hart is a partner in London-based consultancy Hillmont Partners, which is well-established in Ukraine.

James Hart, London-based partner at Hillmont Partners.

UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 13/12/2021

White House's grand anti-corruption policy is boon to corporate intelligence firms

The latest anti-corruption guidelines from the White House have financial investigation firms champing at the bit.

RUSSIA TURKMENISTAN International Dealmaking 09/12/2021

Lukoil relaunches Caspian ambitions after president's son appointed to head oil sector

Russia's Lukoil, headed by Vagit Alekperov, has been beating a path to Ashgabat where it hopes to exploit reserves in the Caspian Sea, on the maritime border between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.

UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 24/11/2021

Ukrainian oil junior JKX to exit London following oligarchs' and consultants' battles for control

JKX Oil & Gas, the main British asset of former Privatbank owners Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov, is preparing to leave the London Stock Exchange, with the help of its British consultants, to concentrate on Ukraine.

EUROPE FRANCE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Surveillance & Interception 03/11/2021

Key Technologies takes environmental route to supply interception tools to the UAE

Financed by Catalyst, Abu Dhabi's environment-focused fund, Key Technologies, based in the UAE and Greece, markets and develops border surveillance and interception solutions.

FRANCE RUSSIA International Dealmaking 20/10/2021

Rosatom taps French contacts to make headway on hydrogen programmes

In the wake of its joint projects with Gazprom, Rosatom has locked in several foreign partnerships. One such alliance is with French group EDF, building on plans to make gains through strong networks in Paris and Brussels built by its local branches-cum-lobbyists.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 20/10/2021

Raedas muscles up in forensics accounting

Business intelligence group Raedas has recruited forensics veteran David Lawler to strengthen its position in the growing market for these invesitigations.

FRANCE RUSSIA Government Intelligence 22/09/2021

Russian Geographical Society sets up in Paris under the aegis of soft power experts

For the inauguration of its new centre in Paris headed by academic Darya Loyola, the powerful Russian Geographical Society called in experts in Russian-French relations, as well as professional promoters of Russian policy for compatriots abroad.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 29/07/2021

Former civil service chief Manzoni assumes nuclear chairmanship

After stepping down as director of the civil service last year, John Manzoni has joined the consulting firm Chairman Mentors International (CMI) and became chairman of AWE at a time when rearmament is on the government agenda.

John Manzoni at the Annual Meeting 2012 of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Insiders RUSSIA UNITED KINGDOM 21/07/2021

Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

A former A1 executive, Dmitry Alexeyevich Vozianov has rapidly become a key contact for oligarchs embroiled in legal and commercial battles in both London and Moscow. Operating in the shadows, the litigation shooter relies on a broad network of allies, built up over many years at Alfa Group.

Dmitry Vozianov, litigation shooter and polo player.

SpotlightUNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 23/06/2021

Ex-MI6 chief Alex Younger carves niche in private sector

After his post-service pause, Alex Younger, the former head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), is developing his role as a consultant, which will bring him into contact with a member of the board of Huawei, a company the British intelligence community is very concerned about.

Alex Younger, director of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, or MI6) from 2014 to 2020.

GERMANY RUSSIA Corporate Intelligence 17/06/2021

Ex-TASS journalist and energy expert takes on PR for EU in Moscow

While the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project continues to keep an army of lobbyists in gainful employment, the Berlin based PR firm Vitamin C, headed by Andrei Urban, has been rehired to do the EU's public communication in Russia.

Le cofondateur de l'agence de communication berlinoise Vitamin C, Andrei Urban.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 01/06/2021

Business diplomacy firm Gatehouse advises World Bank investment entity

Former British diplomats Jeremy Greenstock and David Manning's firm is working for PIDG, the investment firm part funded by the World Bank.

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Kyiv and Washington coordinate future sanctions against Moscow

The US lobbyist who wants to connect Caspian gas reserves

Athena Intelligence investigates in Gulf Petrochem oil trader wars

Leonardo Bellodi, the Italian helping the UAE present its anti-money laundering credentials

Sanctions race generates new market for investigation and assistance work for oligarchs

Christine Lee affair thwarts Cowper-Coles' Asian focus

Private sector operators take up position in greenhouse gas satellite surveillance

Hillmont Partners brings Quintel closer to Kyiv's oligarchs

White House's grand anti-corruption policy is boon to corporate intelligence firms

Lukoil relaunches Caspian ambitions after president's son appointed to head oil sector

Ukrainian oil junior JKX to exit London following oligarchs' and consultants' battles for control

Key Technologies takes environmental route to supply interception tools to the UAE

Rosatom taps French contacts to make headway on hydrogen programmes

Raedas muscles up in forensics accounting

Russian Geographical Society sets up in Paris under the aegis of soft power experts

Former civil service chief Manzoni assumes nuclear chairmanship

Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

Ex-MI6 chief Alex Younger carves niche in private sector

Ex-TASS journalist and energy expert takes on PR for EU in Moscow

Business diplomacy firm Gatehouse advises World Bank investment entity

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