Press releases

LUKOIL has put in operation a gas desulphurization unit at the Usinsky gas processing plant. The new facility will make it possible to increase the utilization of associated petroleum gas from the Usinskoye field to 95%.

LUKOIL's refinery in Nizhny Novgorod commences commercial production of a unique ECTO 100 gasoline, April 1, 2017. LUKOIL's new generation fuel with the octane rating of no less than 100, improves efficiency of high power engines, demonstrating all performance and environmental advantages of the ECTO range.

Minister of Oil of Iran Bijan Namdar Zangeneh held a meeting with the President of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov. The parties discussed potential involvement of the company in projects in Iran and other important issues, related to the development of global oil market.

LUKOIL has developed a new technique to respond to oil spills in the Arctic waters. The new multi-patented technology is based on the use of biosorbents with cold-resistant microbial strains at contaminated salt and fresh waters.

LUKOIL and Gazprom neft ran joint exercise "Arctic-2017" to simulate oil spill response in ice conditions. The exercise took place in the Barents Sea, near the Varandey fixed ice-resistant offloading terminal and Prirazlomnaya ice-resistant platform.