Rosneft Oil

The Russian energy company Rosneft has filed a lawsuit at the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg challenging the trusteeship imposed in February on its German subsidiaries. The measure targets the majority owners of the PCK refinery in Schwedt and is now based on the Foreign Trade and Payments Act, meaning state control will remain in place for as long as sanctions exist. Lawyers and politicians view the new form of trusteeship critically on legal grounds and warn of constitutional risks; Rosneft had already unsuccessfully sued against an earlier trusteeship in 2022. » Mere på welt.de

The US Treasury has extended the license for the German subsidiaries of Rosneft, held in trust, indefinitely. That exempts the PCK Schwedt, Miro Karlsruhe and Bayernoil Vohburg refineries from sanctions on the Russian parent company, securing supplies to Berlin and northeast Germany. The federal government and the Brandenburg state government welcomed the decision as a legally secure signal for the trust arrangement and supply security. » Mere på spiegel.de

The federal government has appointed the Federal Network Agency as trustee for Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining & Marketing based on a new legal basis. The order covers stakes in the PCK Schwedt, MiRo Karlsruhe and Bayernoil Vohburg refineries and is intended primarily to secure supplies to Berlin and Brandenburg as well as the Schwedt site. The measure is based on an amendment to the Außenwirtschaftsgesetz following the EU sanctions package 2025; the European Commission sees no competition-law concerns. » Mere på wiwo.de