The Moldovan government will buy the oil depot at Chisinau Airport from LUKOIL. The fate of 110 LUKOIL gas stations in Moldova remains unclear.

The Moldovan government will purchase the oil depot at Chisinau Airport from sanctioned Lukoil to ensure its continued operations. The fate of Lukoil's 110 gas stations, which account for 20% of Moldova's fuel market, remains unclear.

Moldova is joining US sanctions against LUKOIL, the country's Energy Minister, Dorin Jungietu, announced on social media. "Starting November 21, 2025, LUKOIL will be unable to operate, meaning it will no longer be able to supply the country with gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene," the minister wrote (original spelling and punctuation).

"The Government Investment Council has put forward a proposal to purchase LUKOIL's airport fuel depot so that the state can take control of the company's infrastructure and resources. The deadline for this transaction is November 17, given that LUKOIL will lose its ability to continue operations as of November 21 due to Moldova's accession to US sanctions," the minister wrote on social media.

Moldova, however, rejected LUKOIL's offer to sell the airport's only oil depot to another company for security reasons. Besides the oil depot, LUKOIL owns approximately 110 of Moldova's 570 operating gas stations. What will happen to this network is still unclear.

According to D. Zhungietu, Moldovan authorities are negotiating with fuel suppliers from Bulgaria and Romania, including Rompetrol, regarding the supply of the required volumes of petroleum products.