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LUKOIL Holds Annual General Shareholder Meeting

OAO LUKOIL held its Annual General Shareholders Meeting in Moscow today to approve the 2011 Annual Report and financial statements based on the fiscal year results. The shareholders approved dividend distribution based on the Company’s performance in 2011 in the amount of 75 rubles per ordinary share, which is 27.1% …

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LUKoil: Income at 3.8bn USD – Debt Down by 1bn

LUKOIL has published consolidated US GAAP financial statements for the first quarter of 2012. The Company’s net income was $3,789 million in the first quarter of 2012, which is 7.7% higher y-o-y. EBITDA was $5,346 million, which is 0.1% higher y-o-y. Sales revenues were $35,261 million (+19.0% y-o-y). Net debt …

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Lukoil Appointed Yuri Kessler to General Director of Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft

The OAO LUKOIL Press Service announces that Yuri Kessler, former First Deputy General Director of OOO LUKOIL-Kaliningradmorneft, has been appointed General Director of said company. Yuri Kadzhoyan, former General Director of OOO LUKOIL-Kaliningradmorneft, has retired on a pension. The Press Service also announces that Denis Rogachev, former OAO LUKOIL First …

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Lukoil starts active development at the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq

LUKOIL started production drilling and construction of a key production facility, namely a Central Processing Facility, at the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq today. Abdel Karim al-Luaibi, the Iraqi Oil Minister, and also the heads of the Basra province, Iraq’s South Oil Company, LUKOIL Overseas and of the major contractor …

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Era of Innovations by Molten

A Molten event “Era of Innovations” was held in Café Pushkin, Moscow, on April 18, 2012 for specially invited O&G professionals. Key experts, Molten clients and partners participated in the event, which was also attended by representatives of the leading Russian businesses and industry media, e.g. “Kommersant”, “Oil of Russia”, …

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Lukoil Starts Drilling at Iraq’s West Qurna-2 Field

LUKOIL started production drilling and construction of a key production facility, namely a Central Processing Facility, at the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq today. Abdel Karim al-Luaibi, the Iraqi Oil Minister, and also the heads of the Basra province, Iraq’s South Oil Company, LUKOIL Overseas and of the major contractor …

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Large Spill Reprted at the Trebs Oilfield

Up to 2,000 tons of oil have spilled from a major field in northern Russia after workers struggled to contain the leak for two days, officials said. The accident happened at the Trebs oil field in the Nenets Autonomous District on Friday following work on an exploratory well. The oil …

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Lukoil Signs Contracks for West Qurna-2 Field Construction in Iraq

LUKOIL Mid-East Ltd (West Qurna-2 project operator) has signed several major contracts for the West Qurna-2 field infrastructure development in Iraq based on the tender results. The contract with Samsung Engineering (Korea) sets out 29 months to construct 5 well pads with 67 development wells, 5 gathering lines, a central …

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Weatherford Continues Developing Cooperation With LUKOIL

In February 2012 Weatherford was awarded a tender of LUKOIL-Western Siberia for the delivery and service of multi-stage fracturing systems in 2012. The systems will be installed in wells located in the Kogalym, Langepas and Pokachev-Neftegaz fields. Last year, 68 well completions were successfully deployed by Weatherford specialists in LUKOIL’s …

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Lukoil Net Income Excluding Non-Recurrent Write-Off Reached $11.3 Billion in 2011, Free Cash Flow Amounted to $7.2 Billion

LUKOIL has published consolidated US GAAP financial statements for 2011. The Company’s 2011 net income rose by 15.0% and reached $10,357 million. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization) rose by 15.9% and reached $18,606 million in 2011. Sales revenues were $133,650 million (+27.3% y-o-y). The positive dynamics of …

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