OREANDA-NEWS. June 20, 2012. All LUKOIL Russian refineries will switch over to the manufacture of Euro 5 compliant AI-92 and AI-95 automobile gasoline beginning July 1, 2012. The manufacture of Euro 4 compliant gasoline will end the same day.

The first batch of Euro 5 compliant AI-98 gasoline was manufactured by the LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in May of 2011.

Thus, LUKOIL is well ahead of the requirements by the state technical regulations in terms of its manufacture commencement deadline for Euro 5 compliant engine fuels.

This became possible due to the rapid implementation of a large-scale refinery upgrade program by LUKOIL.

Euro 5 compliant gasoline will be offered for retail sale at LUKOIL filling stations and to wholesale customers as the residual stock of Euro 4 compliant gasoline gets depleted with time.

 

LUKOIL

 

Technical regulations

Gasolines

Diesel fuel

Gasolines and diesel fuel

2005

 

Class 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 3 (permitted until December 31, 2014)

Class 4 (permitted until December 31, 2015)

Class 5

2006

 

Class 3

 

Class 5

 

2007

2008

2009

 

Class 4

 

2010

2011

Class 5 (AI-98)

 

2012

 

Class 5 (AI-92, AI-95)

 

2013

2014

2015

2016