The company LUKOIL began reactivation Karpatneftehima for sale, the launch is scheduled for the end of March – beginning of April, the head of the company Vagit Alekperov to journalists at the Investment Forum in Sochi.

“Already in the preparation stage, it has already begun re-entry, is already underway hope that by the end of March -. The beginning of April it will be launched,” – he tale.

He explained that so far can not announce the amount of the transaction, since it involves a number of options, based on the fact, as will be launched Karpatneftekhim. Commenting on the sale of an asset, V. Alekperov noted that the company has received so far only part of the amount of the transaction.

“Sale Karpatneftehima sum agreed with the buyer and approved by We have to run it, to show products to current assets, which gave the buyer We got part of money I hope that by the end of March -… The beginning of April the plant will be launched We have three stages -. Run it will work and then finalize the deal “- said the head of LUKOIL.

A week earlier, LUKOIL announced that closed the deal for the sale of 100% ownership interest in the company LUKOIL Chemical B.V. (Netherlands), which owns a petrochemical plant Karpatneftekhim on the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine.