Russian oil giant seeks to win over wary investors

Rosneft, the second-biggest Russian oil producer, is mounting a lavish public relations campaign to win over wary foreign investors before planned flotation on the London and Moscow stock exchanges next month.

With glossy advertising on Russian television, flights on private jets to remote production sites for foreign journalists and an array of Western media communications experts on hand, Rosneft is building the image of an ultra-modern company with a rosy future.

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