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Drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km inside Russia

A drone strike set ablaze the Lukoil-Ukhta oil refinery in Russia’s Komi Republic, more than 2,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported on Feb. 12, sharing photos and videos showing a column of black smoke rising above the city.

12 February, 10:26 AM

Kyiv claims overnight hit on Russian oil plant tied to army supply

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia overnight on Feb. 11, targeting a facility that supplies the Russian military and causing a fire at the site, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Feb. 11.

11 February, 08:55 PM

Lukoil sells Dutch refinery stake to TotalEnergies

French energy company TotalEnergies has become the sole owner of the Zeeland oil refinery in the Netherlands after buying out the remaining 45% stake previously held by Russia’s Lukoil, Reuters reported, citing sources on Feb. 11.

11 February, 12:52 PM

Drones torch Lukoil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd

A series of powerful explosions rocked the Russian city of Volgograd during an overnight drone attack on the Lukoil oil refinery, the Astra Telegram channel reported early on Feb. 11, sharing eyewitnesses’ photos and videos of a massive fire at the facility.

11 February, 08:35 AM

Russia’s Lukoil to sell international assets to Carlyle

The sanctioned Russian energy giant Lukoil has signed an agreement with U.S. investment firm Carlyle Group to sell its subsidiary Lukoil International GmbH, which holds the company’s international assets, Lukoil announced on its website on Jan. 29.

29 January, 10:41 AM

Ukraine hits three Lukoil offshore platforms in Caspian Sea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck three offshore drilling platforms operated by Russia’s Lukoil in the Caspian Sea, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on Telegram on Jan. 11.

11 January, 07:55 PM

India’s Reliance resumes Russian oil imports despite U.S. sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil

At least three tankers carrying Russian crude are now en route to Reliance Industries Ltd.’s refinery on India’s western coast, signaling a resumption of imports by the country’s largest buyer of Russian oil, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 2.

2 January, 08:31 PM

Drones target Lukoil’s refinery in Volgograd

Lukoil’s oil refinery has reportedly been targeted in an overnight drone attack on the Russian city of Volgograd, the Shot Telegram channel wrote on Dec. 26, posting eyewitness photos and videos.

26 December 2025, 12:11 PM

Ukrainian military confirms hit on Russian ship in Caspian Sea

Ukraine’s defense forces successfully struck a Russian Project 22460 Okhotnik patrol ship with drones as it was operating near an oil and gas extraction platform in the Caspian Sea, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 12:00 PM

Ukraine’s SBU strikes third Russian oil rig in Caspian, targeting Lukoil platform

Long-range drones operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a third Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea, marking another successful attack on the Kremlin’s offshore energy assets, sources within the SBU told NV.

19 December 2025, 05:10 PM

EU imposes new sanctions on businessmen and firms backing Russia’s shadow fleet

The European Union Council imposed sanctions on five individuals and four organizations accused of supporting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet on Dec. 15.

15 December 2025, 06:47 PM

Ukraine hits Russia’s Caspian Sea oil platforms in another attack

Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU security service have struck Lukoil’s Filanovsky oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time this week, sources told NV on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 10:44 PM

Hungary’s MOL looks to buy sanctioned Lukoil assets, report says

Hungarian oil multinational MOL notified Washington of its intention to buy overseas assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil, which is under U.S. sanctions since Nov. 21, Reuters reported on Dec. 4, citing three people familiar with the matter.

4 December 2025, 09:57 PM

Former Pornhub owner eyes buying sanctioned Lukoil assets—report

Austrian businessman Bernd Bergmair, former owner of MindGeek, which operates adult content website Pornhub, has indicated to the U.S. Treasury Department he is interested in acquiring overseas assets of sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil, Reuters reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 09:55 PM

Turkey cuts Russian crude imports—report

Turkey sharply cut its imports of Russian Urals crude oil in November as new U.S. sanctions on Moscow narrowed its supply options, Reuters reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 09:54 PM

Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil

Ukraine has aligned its sanctions with the United States and imposed new restrictions on Russian oil giant Rosneft, its subsidiaries, and companies in the Lukoil group, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Nov. 30 in a social media post.

1 December 2025, 12:55 AM

U.S. sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil starve Putin's war machine

U.S. sanctions against major Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil are already reducing Moscow’s oil revenues and are likely to reduce the quantity of Russian oil sold in the long term, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stated on Nov. 17, according to Reuters.

18 November 2025, 10:02 AM

Lukoil’s gas extraction plans in Romania collapse amid contract cancellation

Dubai-based Vantage Drilling has terminated a 2026 contract to develop a field in the Black Sea “due to changes in economic sanctions,” and the contract had been with Lukoil, Reuters reported on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 11:19 AM

Top Chinese refinery cuts Russian crude after Trump-era sanctions hit Rosneft, Lukoil

China’s Yanchang Petroleum refinery dropped Russian oil from its latest crude purchase tender covering deliveries from December to mid-February, Reuters reported on Nov. 11, citing two traders familiar with the matter.

11 November 2025, 01:05 PM

U.S. Treasury kills Gunvor’s Russian Lukoil bid

Swiss trading house Gunvor withdrew its offer to buy the international assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would "never" approve the deal, Politico reported on Nov. 6.

7 November 2025, 09:36 AM

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