Kazakhstan Seeks U.S. Approval to Buy Lukoil’s Kazakh Assets
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Kazakhstan seeks U.S. approval to buy Lukoil's Kazakh assets, following Russia's sanctions on the oil firm, which has prompted Lukoil to sell its foreign assets.
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Kazakhstan has filed a formal bid with the U.S. Treasury seeking authorization to buy out the Kazakh assets of Russia’s sanctioned oil firm Lukoil, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said on Wednesday. The United States sanctioned Lukoil at the end of October, which prompted the Russian firm, the country’s second-largest oil producer, to seek a sale of its foreign assets. Soon after, Lukoil accepted a bid from trading house Gunvor for its assets outside Russia, but the U.S. Treasury blocked the sale, saying…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 28, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.