{"id":4824,"date":"2025-11-12T19:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:51:12","slug":"bolharyia-palyvna-kryza-lukoil-sanktsii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/bolharyia-palyvna-kryza-lukoil-sanktsii\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgaria on the verge of a fuel crisis due to US sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bulgaria is on the verge of a fuel crisis due to US sanctions against Russia's Lukoil\u00ab<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"469\">Bulgaria has found itself <strong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"309\">on the verge of a fuel crisis<\/strong> due to US sanctions against a Russian company <strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"366\">\u00abLukoil\u00bb<\/strong>, which operates the country's largest <strong data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"436\">Burgas Oil Refinery<\/strong> and a network of hundreds of petrol stations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"666\">As reported by <em data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"494\">Reuters<\/em>, <strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"514\">from 21 November<\/strong> of the company will be <strong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"553\">it is forbidden to work<\/strong> in Bulgaria, as it was subject to restrictions related to financing and servicing by banks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"796\">According to the State Reserve Agency, <strong data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"795\">petrol reserves will last for 30 days, and diesel fuel - for about 50 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"920\">\u00abWe are looking for alternative sources of supply, but the risk of a shortage remains,\u00bb said a Bulgarian government official.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"925\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"955\">Attempts to prevent the crisis<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1272\">To avoid a collapse of the fuel market, <strong data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1030\">Bulgarian parliament passed a law<\/strong>, which allows you to <strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1090\">the state to take control of the Burgas refinery,<\/strong> or even <strong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1145\">sell the company's asset to another operator<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1149\" \/>However, the country's president <strong data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1187\">vetoed<\/strong> to the document, claiming \u00abviolation of constitutional guarantees of private property\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1396\">Also Bulgaria <strong data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1342\">temporarily banned fuel exports to EU countries<\/strong>, to secure the domestic market for the duration of the sanctions.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1401\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1417\">Context.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1730\">\u00abLukoil remains <strong data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1495\">the only major oil refinery operator in Bulgaria<\/strong>, which meets more than 80% of the market's needs.<br data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1539\" \/>Experts warn that if supplies are cut off or production stops, the country can expect <strong data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1672\">A sharp jump in fuel prices<\/strong> and problems with transport and heating in winter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1869\">US sanctions against Lukoil have become part of the <strong data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1830\">a broader package of restrictions against the Russian energy sector<\/strong>, introduced due to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0411\u043e\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0456\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0456 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0438 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0441\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u0421\u0428\u0410 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