HOUSTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The chief executive of ConocoPhillips said on Tuesday that his company plans to maintain its partnership with Russian oil major Lukoil .
'We have a strategic relationship with Lukoil,' Jim Mulva, Conoco's CEO told Reuters Insider. 'We will maintain a long-term relationship with Lukoil.'
Conoco plans to sell $10 billion in assets and analysts have speculated it will sell its 20 percent stake in Lukoil. Keywords: CERAWEEK CONOCO/LUKOIL (anna.driver@thomsonreuters.com; 1 713 210 8509; Reuters Messaging: anna.driver.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
'We have a strategic relationship with Lukoil,' Jim Mulva, Conoco's CEO told Reuters Insider. 'We will maintain a long-term relationship with Lukoil.'
Conoco plans to sell $10 billion in assets and analysts have speculated it will sell its 20 percent stake in Lukoil. Keywords: CERAWEEK CONOCO/LUKOIL (anna.driver@thomsonreuters.com; 1 713 210 8509; Reuters Messaging: anna.driver.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.