Press releases

Today OOO InfoTEK-Konsalt, one of Russia’s leading consulting companies in the oil and gas sector, has declared LUKOIL a leader of the Russian retail market among oil companies of the Russian Federation summarizing the results of 2005.

LUKOIL press-service brings to the notice of all concerned persons that the Company didn’t assigne Andjei Novitsky, a citizen of the Republic of Poland (born on 23.02.1954, native of Lodz city, passport №AF 4743728) to represent the interests of LUKOIL, conduct negotiations or conclude deals on the Company`s behalf.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term corporate credit ratings on OAO LUKoil to 'BB+' from 'BB' yesterday. The outlook is positive. At the same time, ratings on the russian scale were raised to ‘ruAA+’ from ‘ruAA’.

Today in Moscow Vladimir Nekrasov, First Vice-President of OAO LUKOIL, and Nikolay Maltsev, Vice-President of OAO AVOVAZ, have signed a Cooperation Agreement between the two companies for 2006-2009.

Today in Moscow Maxim Donde, General Director of OOO LLK-International (100% subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL), and Nikolay Gromov, General Director of OAO Agromashholding, have signed an Agreement on strategic partnership between the companies.