Late into the night, the Burgas refinery—Bulgaria’s sole oil-processing plant—became the center of a dramatic government intervention. The facility, owned by Russia’s Lukoil and responsible for ...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Bulgaria to seize Russian refinery after Putin issues nuclear weapons test order - Burgas refinery is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria and was a vital party of Lukoil's ...

A parliamentary vote authorised the government to seize Lukoil's assets in the country - Copyright AFP Nikolay DOYCHINOV A parliamentary vote authorised the ...

When Russian citizens who have been involved in dissident activities seek asylum in Bulgaria they are often rejected – and the reasons remain unclear. Konstantin Semenov is a founder of a company ...

But what comes next for the crucial refinery on the outskirts of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas is uncertain. On October 22, Washington announced it would impose sanctions on Russian oil giants ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria is racing to prevent the shutdown of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on the Russian owner take effect later this month. Parliament in Sofia approved legal ...

Bulgaria on Friday nominated a senior government official to take control of a major Lukoil refinery in the east of the country following US sanctions against the Russian oil giant. The United States ...