February 13, 2026 Nigora Umarova Midad Energy Moves to Buy Sanctioned Lukoil Assets Midad will place its all-cash offer in escrow
January 29, 2026 Nigora Umarova Lukoil Agrees to Sell Foreign Assets to Carlyle Group The agreement is not exclusive and is conditional on regulatory approvals
January 7, 2026 Nigora Umarova Chevron and Quantum Target Lukoil Foreign Assets Saudi firm Midad Energy is also considered a potential bidder
December 12, 2025 Nigora Umarova Uzbekistan Negotiates with Washington on Russian Lukoil Assets Talks are ongoing with legal experts and American officials
December 4, 2025 Nigora Umarova Ex Pornhub Co-Owner Eyes Sanctioned Lukoil Assets Bergmair declined to specify which assets he was targeting
November 19, 2025 Nigora Umarova Exxon Explores Purchase of Lukoil’s International Assets Exxon is looking at Lukoil’s holdings in Kazakhstan
November 18, 2025 Nigora Umarova Chevron Explores Buying Sanctioned Russian Oil Company Lukoil’s Overseas Assets Chevron is focusing on areas where it overlaps with Lukoil
November 14, 2025 Nigora Umarova Carlyle Explores Purchase of Lukoil’s Foreign Assets Carlyle is said to be in the early stages of considering a purchase.
November 11, 2025 Nigora Umarova Lukoil Declares Force Majeure in Iraq as Sanctions Increase Pressure The force majeure notice was sent to Iraq’s oil ministry last week
November 7, 2025 Nigora Umarova Gunvor Withdraws Bid for Lukoil Assets After US Treasury Pushback The agency described Gunvor as a “puppet” of Russia
November 7, 2025 Nigora Umarova Gunvor Eyes Lukoil Assets but Acquisition Faces Financial and Regulatory Hurdles The Russian firm is approximately three times the size of Gunvor by equity
October 30, 2025 Nigora Umarova Lukoil Agrees to Sell Foreign Assets to Gunvor Gunvor has confirmed the ongoing process
October 28, 2025 Nigora Umarova Lukoil to Sell Foreign Assets After New US Sanctions Lukoil produces around 2% of global oil output