Reuters sources said Exxon is considering options to acquire Lukoil’s property in Kazakhstan, where the U.S. and Russian companies have stakes in the Karachaganak and Tengiz fields.
In addition, Exxon may consider submitting an offer to acquire the West Qurna 2 field in Iraq, which is operated by Lukoil. The US company was for a long time the operator of another project, West Qurna 1, but withdrew from it last year.
Two days ago, according to the same Reuters agency, five sources at once reported that another US giant Chevron is studying the possibility of acquiring Lukoil’s business in those countries where their interests overlap.
And last week, US investment giant Carlyle officially notified Lukoil of its interest in its assets.
Representatives of all three companies declined to comment further.
As for Lukoil’s assets in Moldova, there is no concrete information about their fate. The only thing that Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu was able to say was that a one-month contract has already been signed with a Romanian company to supply aviation kerosene to the Chisinau International Airport. Until now, Lukoil has been in charge of this task. At the same time, the minister refused to name the mentioned company.
