Russia's Rosneft, partners to invest around $12.9 billion in India's Essar Oil: CEO

Reuters

Published Oct 15, 2016 05:46AM ET

Russia's Rosneft, partners to invest around $12.9 billion in India's Essar Oil: CEO

GOA, India (Reuters) - A group led by Russian oil major Rosneft (MM:ROSN) will invest around $12.9 billion in India's Essar Oil , Chief Executive Igor Sechin told reporters on Saturday.

Sechin said a refinery and port owned by the Indian firm were worth around $10 billion and $2.9 billion respectively.

India and Russia signed a deal on Saturday to pave the way for a group led by Rosneft to acquire Essar.