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News Bulgaria » Burgas » Politics: Bulgarian Distrust of Russia Simmers Over a Black Sea Oil Terminal

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/world/europe/bulgaria-russia-oil-ukraine.html
Published on: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Russia has been losing its grip on the Rosenets Oil Terminal, near the port city of Burgas, as Bulgarian authorities seek to assert greater control over the Russian-run facility. By Andrew Higgins ...

News Bulgaria » Burgas » Politics: Bulgaria's president vetoes law to seize Lukoil refinery amid US sanctions

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/bulgaria-s-president-vetoes-law-to-seize-lukoil-refinery-amid-us-sanctions/ar-AA1QiFK5
Published on: Wednesday 12 November 2025

SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev on Wednesday vetoed legal changes that would allow the government to seize control of Lukoil's Burgas oil refinery and sell it to protect the plant ...

News Bulgaria » Burgas » Politics: Bulgaria Seizes Heroin At Black Sea Port Worth $38 Million En Route From Kyrgyzstan, Georgia

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-kyrgyzstan-geogia-heroin-burgas/33076044.html
Published on: Monday 12 August 2024

Bulgarian authorities seized some 436 kilograms of heroin at the Black Sea port of Burgas, the district prosecutor’s office said on August 12. The heroin was stashed in 434 packages hidden inside ...

News Bulgaria » Burgas » Politics: Bulgaria Says Fuel Supplies Are Safe Despite Hormuz Crisis, Burgas Refinery Has 90-Day Reserves

News channel or source: https://www.novinite.com/articles/238506/Bulgaria+Says+Fuel+Supplies+Are+Safe+Despite+Hormuz+Crisis%2C+Burgas+Refinery+Has+90-Day+Reserves
Published on: Wednesday 13 May 2026

Bulgaria has sufficient fuel reserves and faces no immediate threat of shortages despite tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, according to Rumen Spetsov, special manager of Lukoil in Bulgaria.

News Bulgaria » Burgas » Politics: Bulgaria steps up security at Lukoil refinery ahead of planned state takeover

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bulgaria-steps-up-security-lukoil-refinery-ahead-planned-state-takeover-2025-11-10/
Published on: Monday 10 November 2025

SOFIA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Bulgarian authorities are conducting inspections and implementing security measures at Russian oil major Lukoil's Burgas oil refinery to preserve critical infrastructure, ...

News Bulgaria » Burgas » Politics: Bulgaria's president vetoes law to seize Lukoil refinery amid US sanctions

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bulgarias-president-vetoes-law-seize-lukoil-refinery-amid-us-sanctions-2025-11-12/
Published on: Wednesday 12 November 2025

Radev vetoes law, citing constitutional and financial risks Parliament can override presidential veto in Bulgaria Sofia has sought sanctions exemption for Lukoil operations Energy minister says oil ...