BP withdraws last 60 technical experts from Russia

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc (BP.L) said on Tuesday it was withdrawing 60 remaining technical specialists, formerly assigned to TNK-BP TNBPI.RTS, from Russia.

All 148 technical experts have now been withdrawn to be redeployed in BP's businesses globally.

"We are taking this action reluctantly," Lamar Mckay, BP's executive vice president said in a statement. "These technical experts have played a huge part in making TNK-BP one of Russia's most successful oil companies in the past few years". (Reporting by Mike Elliott; editing by Sue Thomas)