Rosneft president Eduard Khudainatov has said the company received confirmation from LUKoil and TNK-BP of their desire to participate in joint shelf projects. Rosneft has entered into strategic agreements that envisage joint work on the Russian shelf with U.S. company ExxonMobil, Italy's Eni and Norway's Statoil. Rosneft has not yet signed agreements with partners on the Magadan-2, Magadan-3, Yuzhno-Chernomorsky and Yuzhno-Russky sections, as well as sections in the Medynsko-Varandeiskoye area of the Barents Sea. TNK-BP hopes to form a full board of directors by the middle of the year, Muir said, adding that the current lack of independent directors is having no effect on the company's management.