German court upholds Russian Rosneft subsidiary takeover
By DW
15 March 2023 |
1:01 pm
The court dismissed complaints from the Russian oil giant questioning the legality of the takeover. At the time, Rosneft accounted for some 12% of Germany's oil refining capacity.
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