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- Sep 19, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Oct 22, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
OFAC Keeps Lukoil's Asset-Sale Talks Licensed Through 22 October
- OFAC extended its authorization for negotiations and conditional agreements on the sale of Lukoil International GmbH from 19 September to 22 October 2026, saying any transaction still needs separate OFAC authorization[1]
- Lukoil signed with Carlyle in late January 2026; that agreement, non-exclusive, is awaiting OFAC approval, while an earlier Gunvor deal was blocked when Treasury refused approval[1][3][4]
- Separate approvals cover Lukoil filling stations outside Russia and its Bulgarian assets through 29 October 2026[1]
- The deadline has been pushed back repeatedly since the 22 October 2025 sanctions, including to 1 April after Treasury's fourth extension[2][5]
- The license ends on 22 October unless OFAC extends it again, and approving the actual sale of the $22 billion portfolio would need its own authorization[1][2]
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- [1]75%interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/119192interfax.com· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Sep 19, 2026 ✓· Ends Oct 22, 2026 ✓· 42% of score
Interfax[4] (headline: License for sale of Lukoil's foreign assets extended until Oct 22 - OFAC; 18 September 2026) reports OFAC extended the license from 19 September to 22 October; the pin runs 19 September to 22 October with an exclusive end of 23 October, and a further extension or an approval could change it.
- [2]75%US Extends Deadline for Lukoil Foreign Assets Sale to April 1 - BTAbta.bg· Published Feb 26, 2026· 18% of score
The earlier extension pattern and the $22 billion valuation.[1]
- [3]80%Lukoil signs agreement to sell international assets to Carlyle - Enerdataenerdata.net· Published Jan 30, 2026· 16% of score
The Carlyle agreement the license is meant to enable.[1]
- [4]70%Kazakhstan has priority right to purchase Lukoil assets in country - Kazakh energy minister - Interfaxinterfax.com· Published Dec 15, 2025· 13% of score
The December license dates and the Gunvor collapse.[1]
- [5]80%U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Largest Oil Companies Over Ukraine - gCaptaingcaptain.com· Published Oct 22, 2025· 11% of score
The 22 October 2025 sanctions that started the clock.[1]
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