U.S. Floats Six-month Window for Germany to Resolve Rosneft Ownership Issue — Bloomberg
Photo: Ill. Purposes, Booster Pump Station DNS-24, RN-NyaganNefteGaz. 2015. Details: Date: 11 November 2015, 23:42:57 Source: Own work Author: Trevbus Licensing: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
The United States has urged Germany to develop a plan for the future ownership of Rosneft Deutschland GmbH and RN Refining & Marketing GmbH, citing Bloomberg.
The proposal aims to prevent disruptions at German refineries while Berlin finalizes a long-term legal arrangement for the assets, which have been under German trusteeship since September 2022.
The trusteeship currently runs until March 2026.
Officials familiar with the discussions said the licence would be non-renewable and focused solely on enabling continued operations during the transition. Germany is reviewing the proposal and is expected to respond shortly.
The assets represent about 12 percent of Germany’s refining capacity, including stakes in the PCK Schwedt, MiRO Karlsruhe, and Bayernoil refineries. Berlin has sought to secure the units under non-Russian ownership since 2022, but efforts to find a buyer — including negotiations with Qatar — have stalled.
The outcome of the current talks will determine whether Rosneft Deutschland can continue operating under a temporary U.S. licence while Germany completes ownership restructuring.
Latest news
- Mother Questions Official Account of National Guard Conscript’s Death in Oral
- KazTransOil to Boost Oil Supplies to Kyrgyzstan, Resume Transit to Uzbekistan
- Russian Teen Who Fled to Kazakhstan to Escape War Faces Deportation
- Lawyer Comments on Gulnara Bazhkenova's House Arrest Conditions, Appeals to International Organizations
- Kazakhstan Marks Independence Day, Remembering the Tragic December Events of 1986
- Kremlin Spokesperson Says Ukraine’s Non-NATO Status Is Central to Peace Talks
- Kcell Receives Certification for Information Security
- Uzbekistan Aims to Halt Gas Production Decline by 2026 With New Fields
- Kyrgyzstan: Culture Ministry Denies Reports of Ban on Valery Meladze Concert
- Kazakh Ophthalmologist Wins International Honors at Hong Kong ICT Awards 2025
- Kazakhstan: Construction Industry Urges for Return to Previous Time Zone
- KTZ Spends 79 Million Tenge on New Workwear After Complaints From Mangystau Employees
- Armenian Defense Minister Says Situation Calm Along Border With Azerbaijan
- Zelenskyy Signals Ukraine Could Forego NATO Membership in Exchange for Security Guarantees
- Kazakhstan Says Damage From Drone Attack on CPC Facility Still Being Assessed
- Kazakhstan May Build Planned Thermal Power Plants Independently Amid Delays in Russian Financing
- Expert Warns Sale of Transtelecom Stake Overlooks Kazakhstan’s National Security Risks
- Kazakhstan Says Alternative Oil Export Routes Are Available Amid CPC Infrastructure Issues
- Former Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov Appointed Head of Domestic Policy Department
- Kadyrov Says He Is Ready to Run Again as Chechnya’s Head in 2026
