JKX Oil&Gas LTD controlled by Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov?
Igor Kolomoisky On January 6, 2022, he received the status of a person with significant control in the JKX Oil & Gas LTD oil and gas company with assets in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine writes.
According to the British state register, the notification was received on December 8.
In it, Kolomoisky is listed as an Israeli citizen.
Initially, JKX reported on a large private beneficiary back in June, but then could not disclose data about him.
In addition, the company this Monday announced the resignation of the auditor.
As reported, in November 2021, JKX shareholders approved the delisting from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the buyback of 23.3% of the shares. The company's shares have been traded on the LSE since March 20, 2006. JKX was re-registered as a private company in early February of this year.
The largest shareholder of JKX as of December 2021 was the Eclairs Group of Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov – 27.54% of the shares and Bridgewater Holdings Corp. Alexander Shnir – 19.97%. Other major shareholders – Neptune Invest & Finance Corp. (12.98%), Keyhall Holding Ltd. – 11.45% and Interneft Ltd. — 6.17%.
JKX Oil&Gas is engaged in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in Ukraine and the Russian Federation. JKX-owned PPC (Poltava Petroleum Company, PPC) is one of the largest non-state oil and gas companies in Ukraine. Holds five licenses for production and one for geological exploration, including pilot production.
In October last year, JKX announced plans to sell its Russian operating subsidiary LLC Yuzhgazenergy, wanting to fully focus on development of projects in Ukraine, but there is no public information about its sale.
In 2021, PPC reduced gas production by 17.6% (by 42 million cubic meters) compared to 2020 to 196.9 million cubic meters m, oil and condensate production – by 8.6% (by 3.9 thousand tons) to 41.7 thousand tons.
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