Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov 14, 2025 (AFP) - Bulgaria names manager to take over Russia's Lukoil refinery after US sanctions

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2025-11-14

Bulgaria on Friday nominated a senior government official to take control of a major Lukoil refinery in the east of the country following US sanctions against the Russian oil giant. The United States last month hit Russia's two biggest oil producers -- Rosneft and Lukoil -- with sanctions over its war in Ukraine. Lukoil has owned the Neftochim plant -- the largest oil refinery in the Balkans -- in the Black Sea city of Burgas since 1999. A week......

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