American private investment fund Carlyle Group is exploring the possibility of buying Lukoil's foreign assets, sources told Reuters. According to one of them, Carlyle is at an early stage of studying the deal. Company has notified Lukoil of its intentions and is considering the possibility of obtaining permission from the US authorities, after which it can b...

Lukoil oil company announced force majeure at the giant West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq, after Western sanctions against the Russian oil company complicated its activities, a source told Reuters. According to the interlocutors of the publication, Iraq has stopped all payments in cash and oil to Lukoil.

Radu Burnet, Advisor to Romanian President Nicusora Dana on economic issues, believes that the purchase of Lukoil assets by the state cannot be ruled out. Lukoil refinery in the city of Ploiesti in central Romania provides about 25% of all refining capacity in the country, some of these oil products are exported to Moldova.

Bulgarian Economy Minister Petar Dilov considers the sale of Lukoil's assets possible, but believes that this requires additional time and it will take about 12 months to assess their value alone. Dilov welcomed the idea that the assets, primarily the Lukoil Neftochim Burgas refinery, should be acquired by a Bulgarian energy Holding, but this issue is not cu...