Smuggling refined fuel from Libya generates billions, but the full extent of the maritime network transporting these products remains unclear.
Media sources report a surge in the eastern Libyan fuel black market.
According to international experts, diesel smuggling continues to grow exponentially each year, a pattern confirmed by the Libyan Court of Auditors.
The country has very limited refining capacity for its own crude oil and maintains a massive subsidy program to import large quantities. The main supplier is Russia, which sends more than a third of all the fuel that Libya receive.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
New “dark fleet” smuggling diesel in the Mediterranean.A tanker was arrested off the coast of Sicily while transferring hundreds of thousands of litres of diesel of possible Russian origin. Its movements around Malta, Italy, and Libya hint at an emerging smuggling route.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smugglers are known to prefer to work with imported products, which they consider a higher quality. Regardless of whether the origin of each smuggled shipment can be confirmed, it can be safely estimated that at least one in three litres of all smuggled diesel is Russian.
CAN KA tanker and Alkagesta
Multiple Turkish maritime and governmental sources confirmed that Alkagesta leased CAN KA, with the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Denizcilik Genel Müdürlüğü) announcing its incorporation into the nation’s trading fleet Deniz Haber Deniz Ticaret Gazetesi
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In April 2022, the tanker CAN KA was chartered by Malta-based Alkagesta and registered under the Turkish flag. It officially joined the Turkish merchant fleet, operating a 37,582 DWT capacity vessel to support bunkering services with Marmara Ereğlisi storage terminals and Istanbul delivery routes Loji PortDeniz Haber.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Alkagesta also rented a 120,000 cubic meter storage area at Opet Marmara Ereğlisi Terminal.
CAN KA IMO 9312925 Chemical/Oil Products Tanker Risk Report
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has issued a 15-year bunker fuel supply license to Alkagesta Petrol Ltd. Şti.
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has issued a bunker fuel supply license under the number İHR/12863/47753 for 15 years to Alkagesta Petrol ve Tarım Ticaret Ltd. Şti. with its Board of Directors’ Decision dated 5 September 2024.
With the new license, Alkagesta Ltd. Şti. will be able to supply distillate marine fuel and residual marine fuel. It is very interesting to know where the company will purchase and supply this marine fuel to Turkey from?
We have received very important documents from a source, we are not distributing them yet.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
It is a business that is now valued at over $10 billion a year.
The Mediterranean dark fleet itself is divided into two groups, depending on the area in which they operate. One group sails east and north: many frequently dock in the Black Sea at the port of Novorossiysk, one of the main exit points for Russian petroleum products. Another group seems to depart from ports in Syria, Turkey, and Northern Cyprus, which all then head into Libyan waters to turn off their tracking systems.
Found in this category is the Nobel, an old tanker built in 1997 and owned by Russian Rusprimeexport LLC until 2022, the year of the sanctions, when suddenly its owners became “unknown.”
The Angelo 2 was until 2022 owned by Uvas-Trans LLC from Kerch, in Crimea, occupied by Russia since 2014. It was flagged in 2018 by the UN Panel of Experts on Libya for involvement in a suspected case of smuggling from eastern Libya. The Grace Felix made several trips of this type we describe before being stopped in Albania for smuggling Russian diesel in January 2024.
The other tankers in the dark fleet apparently handle the second part of the relay. These are ships like the Aristo, which sail westward (mainly from Malta) toward Libya, turn off their AIS, and reactivate it on the way back.
This second leg of the journey, when it ends in Malta, is likely followed by a third, as these ships rarely dock, remaining mostly in open waters at Hurd’s Bank, a notorious smuggling hotspot, where they wait to transfer the product to a third ship that then completes the journey.
Importing Russian oil is not illegal in Libya. But the smuggling system, which grew precisely from the application of sanctions after the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, allows Russia to evade Western sanctions. For European companies that purchase the sanctioned fuel, there is a huge economic advantage: the price is lower.
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Libyan fuel smuggling.A Swiss trader sailing through troubled waters
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
A Lloyd’s List investigation has identified 42 tankers over the past two years that have made at least 195 journeys to Benghazi’s old harbour, equating to 1.4m dwt.
Satellite imagery reviewed by Lloyd’s List during the course of this investigation shows a regular turnover of vessels, including larger tankers, at the old harbour.
ANNEXES
ANNEX 1: Relevant section of the United Nations report showing that the oil in question was loaded at the Port of Benghazi, Libya, contrary to official/private documentation.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
This suggests the true number of calls is even greater and the tanker network is larger than what is estimated because there are vessels operating outside of the normal deceptive patterns that make them even more difficult to trace.
ANNEX 2: Satellite imagery of vessels loading at the Port of Benghazi, as found in the relevant United Nations report.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
A year-long Bloomberg investigation found that in 2022 as much as 40% of the fuel refined domestically and being imported into the country under the subsidy programme — about $5bn a year — is being diverted into illicit trade.
Benghazi has emerged a hotspot for seaborne smuggling over the past several years.
The exploitation of gasoil in Libya has been a problem for more than a decade, with smugglers taking advantage of the government’s fuel subsidy programme to sell the fuel on the black market for profit.
Benghazi is a key commercial port located in east Libya, and in the northernmost part of Benghazi port on the eastern side is the old harbour (marked in the graphic below).
“When the EU launched Operation Sophia and then Operation Irini to clamp down on illicit flows linked with Libya, and also incentivised some Libyan militia groups to counter those flows rather than exploit them, fuel smuggling out of the western Libyan coast slowed.”
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Lower fuel volumes out of western Libya may have created the opportunity for more smuggling in eastern Libya.
The Government of National Unity is the government recognised by the UN in Libya.
The LAAF, led by Khalifa Haftar and Russian Wagner group, consists of both former Gaddafi-era armed forces and informal militias and considers itself to be the national army, but this is contested by the internationally recognised government.
The LAAF is likely able to extract more funds from illicit smuggling moving east.
“The LAAF dominates society in eastern Libya,” explains senior research analyst at Janes, James Trigg.
“The understanding is that any activity occurring in eastern Libya likely has the (tacit) permission of the Haftar family by Russian Wagner Group and LAAF chain of command.”
The UN panel confirmed in its 2023 report that maritime fuel smuggling from the areas around Zawiyah and Zuwarah in western Libya continues.
Patterns of the seaborne fuel smuggling network
The panel identified three modi operandi used by the fuel smuggling networks:
Ships load in Benghazi then sail to international waters, particularly east of Malta, where they offlo.
Lloyd’s List extracted AIS gaps that opened and closed within a polygon encompassing all of Libya’s coastline as well as part of Egypt’s up to Malta and the island of Crete. Gaps were reviewed and those consistent with the pattern identified by the UN panel were counted as likely voyages to Benghazi old harbour. Instances where a vessel could not reach Benghazi in the time it was offline as well as vessels inconsistent with the smuggling profile were removed. Only product and bunkering tankers were considered. Traceable calls were identified using AIS data.
Lloyd’s List defines a tanker as part of the dark fleet if it is aged 15 years or over, anonymously owned and/or has a corporate structure designed to obfuscate beneficial ownership discovery, solely deployed in sanctioned oil trades, and engaged in one or more of the deceptive shipping practices outlined in US State Department guidance issued in May 2020. The figures exclude tankers tracked to government-controlled shipping entities such as Russia’s Sovcomflot, or Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Co, and those already sanctioned.
Vessels load in Benghazi then sail direct to their next destination and discharge using falsified export certificates
Ships load in one country but below capacity then stop in Benghazi where they are loaded either to capacity or overcapacity. The vessel then proceeds to the next port of call
Lloyd’s List identified* 42 tankers which undertook journeys consistent with the methods described by the panel between January 2023 and August 2024. This accounts for both traceable and “dark” arrivals.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Alkagesta a company registered in Malta and founded on paper by two Azerbaijanis, Kamran Aghayev in Azerbajdjan, in Dubai, and Orkhan Rustamov, was one of the companies transporting Libyan oil.
Alkagesta Ltd is a corporation registered in Malta, engaged in the wholesale trading of petroleum products. It was incorporated in Malta in 2018 with company registration number C85915.
Its registered office is at Piazzetta Business Plaza, Office8, Level6, Tower Road, Sliema, SLM 1605, Malta.
You can see a list of its affiliated companie,CEO and directors in the photo
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
- 23 May 2019 in Mbr Caspian oil and gas co LTD
Emin Rahimov in Business and Public Life
- Ganesh Global Services Ltd: Emin Rahimov is listed as a beneficial owner of this company, which was included in the Pandora Papers, a leak of financial documents revealing offshore holdings.
- Caspian Oil Group: This company, which has been active in the oil and energy sectors, lists Mr. Vagif Aliyev as President and CEO.
- Caspian Oil and Gas FZE maintains a contact office in Russia, specifically in Moscow. The details are as follows:
- Caspian Oil and Gas FZE – Russia Office
- Address: Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya, 6, ñ.2, & Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya, 12, Moscow 123317, Russia. caspiangasoil.com+1
- Phone: +7 937 5525024caspiangasoil.com
- Email: caspiangasoil.com
- This office is part of the company’s global network, which includes locations in Azerbaijan, the UAE, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and South Korea. caspiangasoil.com
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
- While there is no direct mention of Emin Rahimov in the available information, the presence of Azerbaijani nationals in the company’s operations suggests possible indirect connections.
- In the photo above, you can see another company registered in Dubai, Caspian Oil & Gas FZE, among the partners of Caspian Oil Group.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
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Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
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Sibur is Russia’s largest petrochemical company
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
The South Korea office of Caspian Oil and Gas FZE is located at:
20F, Hankuk Building, Eulji-ro 50, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
This office is officially registered as Caspian Oil and Gas Korea Co., Ltd. in South Korea and is listed in the Korean company registry. It is identified by a D-U-N-S® Number, which is a unique identifier for businesses worldwide. The company is headquartered in Seoul and operates as a single-location entity within South Korea.info-clipper.com+1info-clipper.com
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Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
We will issue separate investigation reports regarding the work activities of both individuals
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Alkagesta, a global commodity trading house established in Malta and having subsidiaries in the UK, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and Singapore
the latest board members
Mark Seccombe ,Kamran Aghayev ,Orkhan Rustamov ,Pierre Marie Christian Gay
Alkagesta Ltd. made the following statement to Turkdeniz.com regarding the matter:
“We have leased 124,000 cubic meters of space at the Opet Marmara Ereğlisi Terminal for over a year. Our primary goal in leasing such a large storage area is to make Turkey a major bunker hub. To support this growing tonnage, our Turkish-flagged vessel, CAN KA, will be commissioned in mid-April. It will both make deliveries to Istanbul bunker suppliers from Marmara Ereğlisi and transport fuel between foreign ports in international waters. Our primary goal in raising the Turkish flag on this vessel is to ensure the continued presence and increase in the number of Turkish-flagged vessels in international maritime transport. To this end, we will increase the number of these vessels as much as we can. Our goal and objective is to bring Istanbul to a higher level in the bunker sector, together with Turkish suppliers.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Let’s see how and where Alkagesta LTD brought the promised oil product to Türkiye. We present all of this with documentation and evidence.
We have obtained several financial documents related to the Alkagesta company, as well as very interesting information about this company’s activities in illegal oil transactions.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
The vessel MT TONY submitted a customs declaration to the port of Gebze Poliport on
regarding the unloading of 2,482,732 liters of gasoline loaded from Malta. The declaration indicated that the seller company was Alkagesta Ltd. Malta”, and the recipient company is “Alkagesta Ltd Mersin”. The port of loading of the product and the country of manufacture are Turkmenistan. Thus, there are obvious contradictions with this declaration in the documents prepared for the shipment of the goods.
While “Alkagesta Malta” is indicated as the recipient in the declaration, the recipient of the goods is “Alkesta Mersin” on the invoice. Although the port of loading appears as Malta on the declaration, it is indicated as OPL (out of port limits) on the invoice and in all the declarations of the ship’s master. This term refers to loadings outside the port of Malta.
Similarly, “Malta Freeport Destripark” is indicated by the shipping agency as the port of loading. Contrary to the statements of the invoice and the ship’s master, this port is located within the borders of Malta and is mainly engaged in container storage services. While the origin of the product is Malta in the declaration, the invoice indicates that it belongs to Turkmenistan. However, there is no document, stamp, signature, name of the responsible person/company or survey report regarding the port of loading of the product. International The absence of such documents regarding the origin of the product being traded is contrary to trade practice.
Second shipment
On 24.11.2022, the vessel “MT ISTRA” submitted a customs declaration for the unloading of 3,279,975 liters of gasoline loaded from Malta to the port of “Gebze Poliport”.
The tanker MT Istra has been subject to sanctions by several countries, including the UK, the EU, Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand. These sanctions are part of broader measures targeting Russia’s oil revenues and the “shadow fleet” of tankers used to circumvent restrictions.
The tanker MT Istra shows up in Ukraine’s “shadow fleet” sanctions registry—our specifically the page you referenced confirms that it was sanctioned by the European Union on December 16, 2024 for participating in risky practices to transport Russian-origin crude and petroleum products, in violation of the G7’s oil price cap and embargo
According to this declaration, the selling company “Alkagesta LTD Malta”, the purchasing company “Alkagesta LTD Mersin”, the loading port and the country of production of the product Malta and the origin of the oil from Turkmenistan were indicated. On the other hand, while the purchasing company in the declaration is “Alkagesta LTD Mersin”, the purchasing company in the invoice is “Alkagesta Malta”. While the loading port in the declaration is Malta, Malta is indicated as OPL (outside port limits) in the invoice and the shipmaster’s declarations. It is also indicated by the shipping agency as the loading port (Malta FREEPORT Destripark). While the origin of the product is Malta in the declaration, Turkmenistan is indicated on the invoice. In short, the port of loading of the product There is no document, seal, signature, or name of the responsible person/company or survey report.
Third shipment
On 10.12.2022, the vessel “MT TONY” submitted a declaration to the customs authority for the unloading of 2,777,744 liters of gas condensate loaded from Malta to the port of “Gebze Poliport”.
This declaration indicates the seller company “Alkagesta LTD Malta”, the buyer company “Alkagesta Mersin”, the port of loading and the country of production of the product as Malta and the origin as Turkmenistan. On the other hand, while the buyer company is indicated as “Alakesta LTD Mersin” in the declaration it submitted, the buyer company is indicated as “Alkagesta Malta” on the invoice. While the port of loading is Malta in the declaration, Malta is the OPL on the invoice and in all declarations. Again, “Malta FREEPORT Destripark” is indicated by the shipping agency as the port of loading. While the origin of the product is Malta in the declaration, Turkmenistan is indicated on the invoice. In short, there is no document, seal, signature, responsible person/company or survey report regarding the port where the product was loaded.
“This is not Turkmen oil…”
A.E, who filed a complaint with the Istanbul Anatolian Prosecutor’s Office, stated that the possibility that the oil imported from Malta was of Turkmen origin contradicts the concept of normal trade due to the increase in freight prices and the increase in the cost price. According to him, the delivery of the oil products in question, which are claimed to be of Turkmen origin, first to Malta and then to Turkish ports, is against the law of trade:
“In fact, gasoil is supplied to Malta and from oil refineries and warehouses geographically close to these regions. Oil products from Turkmenistan are transported by ships from Russian ports to the Black Sea in the summer months and delivered to other ports from there. Due to the limited travel distances of river-type ships, these products are generally purchased by the countries bordering the Black Sea. In the winter months, oil from Turkmenistan is brought by rail via Azerbaijan to warehouses in the Georgian ports of Kulevi and Batumi and from there it is transported to other countries. Since the cost of cargo increases with the distance, the ports of the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea are not attractive for the sale of products of Turkmen origin. In this context, it is impossible for the products in question to be of Turkmen origin.
The Turkmen origin product allegedly loaded from Malta is actually imported from Libya by Haftar and Wagner “It is a gas oil product of Russian origin under its control.”
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Shared this info with Turkey’s famous republican newspaper Gumhuriyyet
Company traders sends its chartered ships sailing from Malta, claiming they will purchase diesel fuel. They shut down the AIS (satellite tracking system) system on the southern side of Crete and redirect it to Libya.
They load these ships with diesel fuel, which is prohibited from being sold, from the Benghazi Port area, which is under the control of the Haftar and Wagner groups in Libya.
I will present UN reports demonstrating that the ships are loading from these ports later.
Two days later, the ships reactivate the AIS satellite system in southern Crete and, as if coming from Malta, dock at Mersin and Gebze ports.
They declare to customs that they received the smuggled diesel fuel off the coast of Malta using the OPL (ship-to-ship loading system for petroleum products transported at sea).
They then unload the goods at warehouses leased by Poliport Kimya AŞ and OPET (Type A warehouse) in Marmara Ereğlisi to companies called Alkagesta Ltd. Şti. MADDOX SA. They are asked to deposit the money they earn from here into their accounts in Dubai.
“It is prohibited to circulate oil extracted in Libya in Turkey. Furthermore, the Libyan government and the UN have also decided to ban it.”
The list of tankers brought by these companies from Libya can be verified by contacting the Yarımca 110555 Customs Directorate to verify the accuracy of the documents. Indeed, an investigation into this matter would reveal that nearly 20 cargoes were brought to Turkey using the irregular methods I described and sold to various companies.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Suspicious banks bloomberg.com
Raiffeisen Bank Clients in Russia Help Supply Putin’s War Machine bloomberg.com
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), a large Austrian bank, has a significant presence in Russia through its subsidiary, Raiffeisenbank. While RBI has been under pressure to reduce its Russian operations, it remains a major Western bank in the country, attracting criticism for its continued business ties to Russia, including potential dealings with entities supplying the Russian military.
Significant Financial Flows:It plays a vital role in facilitating euro and dollar transfers for Russian customers, handling a substantial portion of international money flows in and out of Russia.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Sources currently investigating Alkagesta, the oil trader based in Malta, have informed media that Alkagesta has become one of Malta’s most active cargo oil traders and are currently renting the Evos oil bunkering facility next to the Freeport. They are also renting other bunkering facilities in Malta including in Delimara.
Alkagesta has been accused of purchasing Libyan oil and selling it with fake certificates. It also has makes use of Russian-speaking employees from its offices in Malta. The practice of buying smuggled Libyan oil in Malta and Hurd’s Bank and selling it with fake certificates has been highlighted by a United Nations Security Council investigation.
Other oil cargo traders in Malta include Macquarie Commodities, Peninsula Petroleum, and BB Energy. These companies have the capability to make sales of very large quantities of oil, but Alkagesta seems to be getting ahead of them according to our sources.
The European Union, UN ,the United States and the United Kingdom should definitely reconsider this issue.UN resolutions were violated here and the company did not comply with sanctions laws.
Smuggled “black gold” and Alkagesta’s “dirty” schemes: how Russia and Libya built a billion-dollar shadow fuel alliance
Liberian flagged oil-tanker Hamsi gets its fraudulent Turkish oil certificates from Turkey
The Liberian flagged oil-tanker named Hamsi, which is unloading Libyan trafficked oil to Falzon & Falzon, does not go to Turkey to load up with oil.
Hamsi is currently in Tobruk where it is loading up with oil, but it will soon travel to Turkey in order to obtain the fraudulent certificate of origins for the trafficked Libyan oil. The certificates of origin are then handed over to the buyer, in Malta’s case, Falzon & Falzon.Hamsi’s trip from Tobruk, Turkey and Malta has been made on a regular basis with Falzon & Falzon being the biggest Maltese client of the Liberian-flagged ship
ALKAGESTA LTD Â ÅÌÊÎÑÒßÕ BLACK SEA TERMINAL
NBD Company Number：I9NBD196804835
The latest trade data of this company is 2025-04-03
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Data Source：Customs Data
Records：34 Buyers：0 Suppliers：3
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Eco Refining Refining & Marketing = a major player working with Russian and Chinese partners.
LLP Eco Refining works with major refineries in Russia and China, totaling approximately 500,000 barrels per day in processing capacity. ÒÎÎ “ÝÊÎ ÐÅÔÀÉÍÈÍÔ–LLP Eco Refining is in charge of all operations, product delivery, bio and intermediate feedstock, and gas logistics. ÒÎÎ “ÝÊÎ ÐÅÔÀÉÍÈÍÔ–LLP Eco Refining products and petrochemicals. It runs three competitive inland refineries with an annual capacity of 3.8 million tonnes in Kazakhstan and China.
Alkagesta Ltd In Yomkostyah Black Sea Terminal Po Poruch. Enym Dmcc, is a importer based in Batumi, Turkey. Alkagesta Ltd And Black Sea Terminal Facilities, is a importer based in Hobi, Turkey
Imports: As per the historical data from Volza, Alkagesta Ltd In Yomkostyah Black Sea Terminal Po Poruch. Enym Dmcc imported 14 shipments from 2 suppliers. The main sources for these imports were Kazakhstan. The imported goods primarily consisted of items categorized under HSN Codes 2710 . The leading suppliers for these imports were Llp Kyzylorda Refinery , Partnership With Limited Liability Kyzylordinsky Low Tonnage Llp
As per the historical data from Volza, Alkagesta Ltd And Black Sea Terminal Facilities imported 20 shipments from 7 suppliers. The main sources for these imports were Kazakhstan. The imported goods primarily consisted of items categorized under HSN Codes 2710 . The leading suppliers for these imports were Amangeldinskiy Gpz Limited , Amangeldinsky Gpz Ltd., and Amangeldinskiy Gpz Llp.
FURNISHING OIL , m -100 , production .: LLP “KYZYLORDA REFINERY
| Product | Supplier | Origin | Qty. |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (GOST 33-2016/ ASTM D 445-2011), MM2/C: PRI TEMPERATURE 50 C- ; PRI TEMPERATURE 100Ñ- 13.2; ALCOHOL (GOST 1461-75), % – 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA MECHANICAL PRIMESEY (GOST 6370-2018), %- 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA VODY (GOST 2477-2014), %- 0.2;View Complete Bill of Lading | Key ContactsKazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 255.746 N/A |
| KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (GOST 33-2016/ ASTM D 445-2011), MM2/C: PRI TEMPERATURE 50 C- ; PRI TEMPERATURE 100Ñ- 13.2; ALCOHOL (GOST 1461-75), % – 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA MEHANICHESKIH PRIMESEY (GOST 6370-2018), %- 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA VODY (GOST 2477-2014), %- 0View Complete Bill of Lading | Key ContactsKazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 195.256 N/A |
| KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (GOST 33-2016/ ASTM D 445-2011), MM2/C: PRI TEMPERATURE 50 C- ; PRI TEMPERATURE 100Ñ- 13.2; ALCOHOL (GOST 1461-75), % – 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA MEHANICHESKIH PRIMESEY (GOST 6370-2018), %- 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA VODY (GOST 2477-2014), %- 0View Complete Bill of Lading | Key ContactsKazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 66.96 N/A |
| KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (GOST 33-2016/ ASTM D 445-2011), MM2/C: PRI TEMPERATURE 50 C- ; PRI TEMPERATURE 100Ñ- 13.2; ALCOHOL (GOST 1461-75), % – 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA MEHANICHESKIH PRIMESEY (GOST 6370-2018), %- 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA VODY (GOST 2477-2014), %- 0View Complete Bill of Lading | Key ContactsKazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 195.518 N/A |
| KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (GOST 33-2016/ ASTM D 445-2011), MM2/C: PRI TEMPERATURE 50 C- ; PRI TEMPERATURE 100Ñ- 13.2; ALCOHOL (GOST 1461-75), % – 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA MEHANICHESKIH PRIMESEY (GOST 6370-2018), %- 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA VODY (GOST 2477-2014), %- 0View Complete Bill of Lading | Key ContactsKazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 194.412 N/A |
| KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (GOST 33-2016/ ASTM D 445-2011), MM2/C: PRI TEMPERATURE 50 C- ; PRI TEMPERATURE 100Ñ- 13.2; ALCOHOL (GOST 1461-75), % – 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA MECHANICHESKIH PRIMESEY (GOST 6370-2018), %- 0.05; MASSOVAYA DOLYA VODY (GOST 2477-2014), %-View Complete Bill of Lading | Key ContactsKazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 324.441 N/A |
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Based on the available information contacts between OPET PETROLCÜLÜK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ and ALKAGESTA:
Documented Business Connection:
From the NBD trade data link you shared, both OPET PETROLCÜLÜK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ and ÒÎÎ “ÒÀËÄÛ ÑÅÐÂÈÑ” are listed as trading partners of ALKAGESTA LTD.
This indicates there are documented business relationships involving petroleum products (HS Code 27101962).
ALKAGESTA’s Operations:
ALKAGESTA is an Azerbaijani-owned commodity trading company based in Malta with operations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Georgia, which made around €2.1 billion in revenue in 2022 Upstart Traders of Russian Oil Had Representatives in Common.
ALKAGESTA is expanding its horizon of LPG trading with its entry capabilities in Ukraine and Turkey Alkagesta.
Turkey’s Russian Energy Imports: Turkey increased its Russian energy imports by 125% in 2022-2024, leveraging discounted gas at $230 per thousand cubic meters versus Europe’s $400 spot price in 2024
OPET’s Profile: https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/TR/Opet_Petrolculuk_AS_en_1550535.html
Turkish Refineries and Russian Oil: G7+ countries imported EUR 1.8 billion of oil products derived from Russian crude from three refineries in Turkey in the first half of 2024, with purchases growing by 62% year-on-year About Us | Opet. Recent Sanctions Impact: Turkey’s largest oil refiner Tüpraş, which sources a significant portion of its crude from Russia and accounted for roughly 5.5% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports last year, is now reducing its Russian oil imports to avoid US sanctions AlkagestaIFC Disclosures.
OPET is the 2nd largest fuel-oil distribution company in Turkey with more than 1,500 gas stations throughout the country, including those under its SUNPET brand, and has a 50% partnership with Koç Holding Energy Group ALKAGESTA LTD.
Key Findings:
Trade relationship confirmed: Both companies appear in ALKAGESTA’s trading partner list in the NBD database
Geographic alignment: ALKAGESTA has specific operations in Turkey where OPET is based
Product alignment: Both companies deal with petroleum products
Timeline: The trade data shows active relationships through 2024-2025
ALKAGESTA LTD
NBD Company Number：NBDD3Y527680517
The latest trade data of this company is 2025-03-27
UNITED STATES Importer/Exporter
Data Source：Customs Data
Records：952 Buyers：37 Suppliers：10
Related Product HS Code： 27101962
Related Trading Partners: ÒÎÎ “ÒÀËÄÛ ÑÅÐÂÈÑ” , OPET PETROLCÜLÜK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ MORE
ALKAGESTA LTD was included in the global trader database of NBD Trade Data on 2021-12-12. It is the first time for ALKAGESTA LTD to appear in the customs data of the UNITED STATES，and at present, NBD Customs Data system has included 952 customs import and export records related to it, and among the trade partners of ALKAGESTA LTD, 37 procurers and 10 suppliers have been included in NBD Trade Data.
ALKAGESTA LTD 2020 Present Trade Trend Statistics
| Year | Import/Export | Partner Count | Category Count | Region Count | Entries Total | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Export | 13 | 1 | 3 | 143 | 0 |
| 2024 | Import | 5 | 17 | 2 | 219 | 0 |
| 2023 | Export | 14 | 1 | 3 | 502 | 0 |
| 2023 | Import | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | Export | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | Import | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Import | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Imp & Exp | HS CODE | Product Description | Country | Imp or Exp Company | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | Import | 271019670049 | DÖKME ARTIK DENİZCİLİK YAKITI (FUEL OİL) (DİĞERLERİ) | KAZAKHSTAN | M***C | More |
| 2024-06-16 | Import | 271019660031 | VLSFO (MARINE OIL) ARTIK DENİZCİLİK YAKI/TI | TURKEY | P***S | More |
| 2024-06-16 | Import | 271019470018 | DAMITIK DENİZCİLİK Y-AKITI (DMA) | TURKEY | P***S | More |
| 2024-05-15 | Import | 940389000000 | Çıkabilir | TURKEY | E***. | More |
| 2024-05-15 | Import | 940389000000 | Çıkabilir | TURKEY | E***. | More |
| 2024-09-25 | Export | 271019670049 | ARTIK DENİZCİLİK YAKITI – FUEL OİL(DİĞERLERİ) | TURKEY | M***C | More |
| 2024-09-11 | Export | 27101942000 | FUEL OIL IN TRANSIT TO UGANDA – Resdual fel oils(marine & similar fuel; oils)kinetic viscosity 125 centistrokes | UGANDA | R***D | More |
| 2024-07-08 | Export | 27101942000 | FUEL OIL IN TRANSIT TO UGANDA – Resdual fel oils(marine & similar fuel; oils)kinetic viscosity 125 centistrokes | UGANDA | R***D | More |
| 2024-02-20 | Export | 27101942000 | FUEL OIL IN TRANSIT TO UGANDA – Resdual fel oils(marine & similar fuel; oils)kinetic viscosity 125 centistrokes | UGANDA | R***D | More |
| 2024-02-19 | Export | 27101942000 | FUEL OIL IN TRANSIT TO UGANDA – Resdual fel oils(marine & similar fuel; oils)kinetic viscosity 125 centistrokes | UGANDA | R***D | More |
Alkagesta Limited Overview
02/28/2024 -03/1/2025
Alkagesta Limited Recent Shipment – Import
| Date | HS Code | Product Description | Qunatity | Unit | Country | Total Value USD | Importers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-06-2024 | 271019470018 | Distillate Marine Mixture (dma) | 50000 | Kilogram | Russia | 39500 | ALKAGESTA LIMITED |
| 16-06-2024 | 271019660031 | Vlsfo (marine Oil) Is Now A Marine Fuel | 50000 | Kilogram | Italy | 33750 | ALKAGESTA LIMITED |
| 15-05-2024 | 940161000019 | Botero S3 Armchair Ep Sun 895 R7021e | 2 | Units | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 940171000019 | Halia S2 Ch02 Ma 1tm- Sch Csf Sun 912 | 2 | Units | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 940360100000 | Plan S1 Aysc650h2 32-41mp R7021e | 1 | Units | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 940549900000 | Ls/2 Gu10 Weiss/schw-arz /trillo/ | 6 | Units | India | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 940171000019 | Kind S0 K204 Cpl Ust- Yon Snd S Sun 897 | 1 | Units | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 940161000019 | Hanoba S2 200 Knp Kp-tnsz Ep Sun 911 R702 | 1 | Units | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 940161000019 | Poema S0 Flower Box Fk-8 C69 | 1 | Units | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 15-05-2024 | 761699909019 | Motorized Screen Roller – Curtain (6 Pieces) | 31.86 | Meter Square | Turkey | ALKAGESTA LIMITED |
Alkagesta Limited Recent Shipment – Export
| Date | HS Code | Product Description | Qunatity | Unit | Country | Total Value USD | Exporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-09-2024 | 27101942000 | Fuel Oil In Transit To Uganda | 3940.65 | Litre (1 dm3) | Uganda | 2384.0899 | ALKAGESTA LIMITED |
| 08-07-2024 | 27101942000 | Fuel Oil In Transit To Uganda | 1260000 | Litre (1 dm3) | Uganda | 762300.0002 | ALKAGESTA LIMITED |
| 23-02-2024 | 2710194300 | “1. Diesel Fuel Ulsd 10ppm – 1996900 Kg., (2392070 Liters At 15 Degrees Celsius), Is A Mixture Of Aliphatic Carbohydrates (more Than 70% By Weight) – Heavy Distillates, Gas Oils. Fractional Composition: At 250 Degrees Celsius, It Is Distilled 42 Vol. % (including Losses); At 350 Degrees C, 96 Vol.% Is Distilled (including Losses); 95 Vol.% Is Distilled At 346 Degrees C. The Mass Fraction Of Sulfur Is 8.0 Mg/kg. (0.00080 Wt.%) Temperature Flash In A Closed Crucible +64 Degrees C. Density At 15 Degrees C. – 834.8 Kg/cubic M. Country Of Manufacture: In” | *** | *** | Ukraine | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 22-02-2024 | 27101942 | Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Vlsfo For Foreign Vessel Bunkering Ex Mt. Merengue; Vl; 2000; 1; | 392324 | LTR | Kenya | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 22-02-2024 | 27101942 | Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Vlsfo For Foreign Vessel Bunkering Ex Mt. Merengue; Vl; 2000; 1; | 550843 | LTR | Kenya | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 22-02-2024 | 27101942 | Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Vlsfo For Foreign Vessel Bunkering Ex Mt. Merengue; Vl; 2000; 1; | 771180 | LTR | Kenya | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 22-02-2024 | 27101942 | Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Vlsfo For Foreign Vessel Bunkering Ex Mt. Merengue; Vl; 2000; 1; | 771180 | LTR | Kenya | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 22-02-2024 | 27101942 | Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Vlsfo For Foreign Vessel Bunkering Ex Mt. Merengue; Vl; 2000; 1; | 550843 | LTR | Kenya | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 21-02-2024 | 2710194300 | “1. Heavy Distillates, Gas Oils, For Other Purposes: Diesel Fuel Ulsd 10ppm, En 590 Fractional Composition: – At A Temperature Of 250°c, 43 Vol.% Is Distilled, – At A Temperature Of 350°c, 96 Vol.% Is Distilled, – 95 Vol.% Is Distilled At Temperatures 346°?, Flash Point In A Closed Crucible 66°?, Mass Fraction Of Sulfur 9.0 Mg/kg (0.0009 Wt.%), 2.791 “”thousand Liters In Liters Brought To A Temperature Of 15°?””” | *** | *** | Ukraine | ALKAGESTA LIMITED | |
| 21-02-2024 | 2710194300 | “1. Heavy Distillates, Gas Oils, For Other Purposes: Diesel Fuel Ulsd 10ppm, En 590 Fractional Composition: – At A Temperature Of 250°c, 43 Vol.% Is Distilled, – At A Temperature Of 350°c, 96 Vol.% Is Distilled, – 95 Vol.% Is Distilled At Temperatures 346°?, Flash Point In A Closed Crucible 66°?, Mass Fraction Of Sulfur 9.0 Mg/kg (0.0009 Wt.%), 15.965 “”thousand Liters In Liters Brought To A Temperature Of 15°?””” | *** | *** | Ukraine | ALKAGESTA LIMITED |
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