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Rosneft's Sechin says sells Vankor stake to Indian consortium for more than $2 bln

MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuters) - Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's top oil producer Rosneft, said the company has sold a more than 20 percent stake in Vankorneft to an Indian consortium for more than $2 billion.

He was speaking to the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Tuesday.

In March, Indian Oil Corporation (BSE: IOC4.BO - news) , Bharat Petro Resources Ltd, the exploration arm of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, and Oil India Ltd (BSE: OIL4.BO - news) signed a an agreement to buy a 23.9 percent stake in Vankorneft, a Rosneft subsidiary which is developing the Vankor field in eastern Siberia.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Susan Fenton)