LUKOIL (ADR)

Lukoil reached a conditional, non-exclusive agreement with US private equity firm Carlyle to sell the majority of its international assets, including oil and gas fields from Iraq to Mexico, thousands of petrol stations across 20 countries, and refineries in Bulgaria and Romania. The deal excludes Lukoil's Kazakhstan interests and has not disclosed a price; the company values its entire international business at $22 billion. Lukoil said it will continue talks with other bidders, including Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, and final approval depends on regulatory clearances. » Altro su finance.yahoo.com

Lukoil says it has signed a deal to sell its foreign business to US investment firm Carlyle, but the transaction still requires approval from the US financial regulator. A previous attempt to sell to Swiss trader Gunvor failed due to a US veto. Lukoil is negotiating with other interested parties, but is excluding its Kazakhstan operations from the sale; the Kremlin stresses that the interests of the Russian company must be protected. » Altro su manager-magazin.de

Energy Minister Durin Junghietu said Moldau does not intend to nationalize Lukoil’s facilities. Instead, the state asset agency is negotiating the purchase of airport-related infrastructure from Lukoil-Moldova at Chișinău airport, as the agency is already the owner of the airport. » Altro su de.investing.com