# Lukoil

Type: Company

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/lukoil
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## Timeline

- **2024-09-09**: MOL Agreement — MOL Group announces a deal to take over oil volumes at the border, resuming flows and ending the blockade's impact.
- **2024-08-01**: EU Intervention Denied — The European Commission rejects a request from Budapest and Bratislava to mediate the dispute.
- **2024-07-18**: Transit Halts — Hungary and Slovakia report a complete stop in Lukoil oil deliveries through Ukraine.
- **2024-06-24**: Sanctions Expanded — Ukraine expands sanctions against Lukoil, effectively banning its use of the Druzhba pipeline.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Strategic Misstep: Ukraine’s Oil Transit Blockade and the Geopolitical Backfire
2026-03-18 02:02:51 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Ukraine's attempt to leverage the Druzhba pipeline as a weapon against Russian energy exports has triggered a diplomatic and economic backlash from EU neighbors. The move, intended to squeeze Russian revenue, instead threatened Ukraine's own energy security and its standing within the European Union.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/ukraine-oil-blockade-eu-backfire-analysis

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