Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Competition-law fine
LUKOIL Bulgaria and LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas were reported to have been fined BGN 195 million for abuse of a dominant position under Bulgarian and European competition law.
2023
Tax and financial-practice scrutiny
The refinery was reported to face investigations and political scrutiny concerning taxation, profit transfers and possible financial manipulation. The supplied material does not establish a final judicial outcome.
2023
Disputed exports under Russian-oil exemption
Reports described exports and ship-to-ship transfers of processed oil during the period when Bulgaria’s exemption imposed restrictions on Russian crude and refined-product movements. The issue became part of the wider controversy over compliance and enforcement.
2021
Alleged abuse of dominant market position
Bulgaria’s competition authority accused LUKOIL’s local operations of restricting or disadvantaging other companies’ access to storage, terminals and oil-import infrastructure. LUKOIL disputed the allegations.