Police and prosecutors Romania October 2 raided the office of LUKOIL refinery in Ploiesti, said the publication Bursa.
Investigative actions took place in the offices of 23 companies owned by Lukoil. According to the newspaper, searches were conducted in the framework of a criminal investigation of tax evasion and money laundering. As a result of these violations of Romania have suffered damage in the amount of 230 million euros (more than 1 billion lei).
It is, in particular, about the companies Petrotel-LUKOIL, Lukoil Energy & amp; Gas Romania, LUKOIL Lubricants East Europe, Agentia Lukom-A-Romania and TP Log Exped Services.
Lukoil representative confirmed to RBC that today at the company’s refineries in Ploesti (Romania) were raided and confiscated accounting documents. Of further explanation, he refused. As explained by the source of RBC in LUKOIL, accusations of money laundering or tax evasion to any of the employees of the company has not been shown.
The searches were carried out in the framework of the investigation of the case of damage to the state budget of Romania for $ 240 million, recognized RBC interlocutor. He said that the investigation is continuing. According to him, there is no intentional damage to the state budget Romanian company and its employees could not have refineries.
«The situation is objective in nature. Refining in Europe every year sags plant in Ploiesti is unprofitable for a long time, but at the end of 2013 loss tripled, and the turnover refineries decreased by 20%. Apparently, the authorities decided to search for non-economic reason for this situation “- he suggested, adding that LUKOIL in the short term is not going to sell the plant.
According Cotidianul.ro, European service” daughter “LUKOIL LUKOIL Europe Holdings BV 97.1% owned refineries at Ploesti. The Russian group also owns more than 300 petrol stations in Romania.
In August 2014, LUKOIL announced the sale of a network of filling stations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Agreement for the sale of gas stations in Eastern Europe have been signed with MOL Plc. and Norm Benzinkút Kft. Following the transaction, the Czech subsidiary of MOL will get 44 gas stations in the Czech Republic. Under contract with Norm Benzinkút Kft LUKOIL sells 75 filling stations in Hungary, and 19 – in Slovakia. The amount of transactions is not disclosed. The companies intend to complete the purchase and sale until the end of this year.
The question is, whether the related sale of these assets with the sanctions of the EU and the United States, a spokesman for Lukoil did not comment, citing the recent statements by the President of Alekperov about optimizing assets. In an interview with Reuters Alekperov acknowledged that Western sanctions will affect the business of LUKOIL. First of all, they may adversely affect the investment program of the oil company, said the head of the company. In 2014, Lukoil has invested in international projects of about $ 20 billion.
At the end of July 2014 announced the sale of LUKOIL filling stations network (240 filling stations) and some oil depots in Ukraine. The buyer was an Austrian company AMIC Energy Management Gmbh.
Analysts estimated the deal at about $ 250 million., But noted that, given the unstable situation in the country of the seller could make a discount of 20% or even 90% – depending on by agreement of the parties.
About a week before the announcement, the Ukrainian media reported that the activists of the “right sector” PFS block Russian companies, requiring them to a regular supply of fuel “for the needs of the Ukrainian army.”
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