Exlusive: Rosneft state owner may help Rosneft with funds for buyback - sources

Rosneftegaz [ROSNG.UL], the state holding company that controls Russian oil major Rosneft, is considering helping Rosneft finance the buyback of some of its shares in Rosneft, three sources with knowledge of the discussions said. The Russian state is preparing to sell a 19.5 percent stake in Rosneft, the biggest Russian oil producer and one of the largest in the world, as part of a privatisation scheme intended to plug holes in the budget this year. Under the current plan outlined by government