Late into the night, the Burgas refinery—Bulgaria’s sole oil-processing plant—became the center of a dramatic government intervention. The facility, owned by Russia’s Lukoil and responsible for ...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Bulgaria to seize Russian refinery after Putin issues nuclear weapons test order - Burgas refinery is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria and was a vital party of Lukoil's ...

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 ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane ...

SOFIA/BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria launched a tender on Wednesday for a new gas link with Turkey in a push to persuade Russia to extend the second part of the TurkStream pipeline to its ...

But what comes next for the crucial refinery on the outskirts of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas is uncertain. On October 22, Washington announced it would impose sanctions on Russian oil giants ...

As US sanctions on the Russian energy giant start to bite, Bulgaria and Romania are hurrying to find new owners for its operations in their countries, while neighbour Serbia also seeks to guarantee ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria is racing to prevent the shutdown of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on the Russian owner take effect later this month. Parliament in Sofia approved legal ...

A parliamentary vote authorised the government to seize Lukoil's assets in the country - Copyright AFP Nikolay DOYCHINOV A parliamentary vote authorised the ...

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