The sale was made to pay Yukos' US$ 27.5 billion tax bill, Yuganskneftegaz was originally sold for US$9.4 billion to a little known company Baikalfinansgroup which was later bought by the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft .
the sale was made to pay yukos us 27 5 billion tax bill yuganskneftegaz was originally sold for us 9 4 billion to a little known company baikalfinansgroup which was later bought by the russian state owned oil company rosneft