VOL. XLIV

No. 28

9-July-2001

SUDAN

Lukoil Considers Shifting Planned Listing To London Due To US Restrictions

Russian oil giant Lukoil announced June 29 that it is planning to switch a planned listing on the New York Stock Exchange to London to avoid potential US pressure related to the companys operations in Iraq. The move is the result of growing concern that US lawmakers could introduce legislation penalizing US-listed companies that operate in countries deemed to be abusing human rights or...