LUKOIL SRBIJA d.o.o. is a company established on September 26, 2003, after the privatisation of the socially-owned enterprise Beopetrol AD Beograd, by the Russian oil company PAO LUKOIL. November 2, 2022, "LUKOIL SRBIJA" AD Beograd registered change of its legal form to "LUKOIL SRBIJA" d.o.o. Beograd.
In the years to come, the company continued to refine its retail network in the territory of the Republic of Serbia and modernize technological processes at its filling stations, in line with the parent company standards, as well as in line with the top-level European standards.
Such LUKOIL SRBIJA d.o.o. awaits its 30th anniversary of PAO "LUKOIL". in 2023 LUKOIL SRBIJA selebrates its 20th anniversary at Serbian market.
At the end of 1990, the Business Unit for Sale of Petroleum Products Belgrade was separated from "INA Trgovina" Zagreb, establishing the socially-owned enterprise "INA Beograd".
The newly established enterprise was joined by the business units of Novi Sad, Kraljevo, Svetozarevo (now Jagodina), Niš and Priština, including the representative offices of the Zagreb and Rijeka Refineries, and "Autotrans-Rijeka".
In addition to about 200 public filling stations, the enterprise owned almost 100 of so-called internal stations, 9 storage facilities and all the necessary transportation logistics.
The filling station "Avalski put", Belgrade, was awarded the title of The best filling station in Yugoslavia in 1990!
In May 1992, the enterprise changed its name to DP Beopetrol, taking a little blue elephant for its trademark.
Around mid-year, the UN Security Council imposed economic sanctions to the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During that period, Beopetrol operated on the verge of existence, similarly as all the other companies in the country, but it managed to achieve the net revenue that provided for the minimum living standards of its employees and their families. The sanctions were lifted on October 2, 1996.
In 1997, at the regular enterprise assembly session, the decision was made to transform SOE Beopetrol to the joint-stock company Beopetrol AD Beograd.
During NATO aggression on FR Yugoslavia, which lasted from March 24 to June 10, 1999, Beopetrol AD suffered considerable material damage. The storage facilities in Doljevac near Niš and in Bogutovac near Kraljevo were destroyed. The material damage was extensive, but fortunately, there were no casualties.
On September 26, OAO LUKOIL and the Privatization Agency of the Government of Serbia signed the Sale and Purchase Agreement, for 79.5% of the enterprise Beopetrol AD.
The Sale and Purchase Agreement was signed by Mr. Valentin Zlatev on behalf of OAO LUKOIL and Mr. Mirko Cvetković, the Head of the Privatization Agency, on behalf of the Government of Serbia.
The first reconstructed retail LUKOIL brand facility in Serbia, the filling station "Avalski put" in Belgrade, was officially opened at the end of May 2005.
In the presence of the Head of OAO "LUKOIL" Mr. Vagit Alekperov, new office building of "LUKOIL-Beopetrol" was opened in New Belgrade in October. On that occasion, Mr. Vagit Alekperov pressed the button and established the link between the headquarters in Moscow and "LUKOIL-Beopetrol", symbolising the beginning of the business environment that would thereafter be benefitting from the state-of-the-art equipment.
After having obtained the building permits, "LUKOIL-Beopetrol" started with the reconstruction of numerous outdated filling stations. Most of the filling stations were reconstructed from the ground up, with considerable funds invested in the modernization as well. Four new filling stations were built: at the highway near "Nikola Tesla" airport in Belgrade, in Temerinski put and Kisačka streets in Novi Sad, as well as in Irig. Along with the new corporate symbols, these retail facilities were furnished with the state-of-the-art equipment, meeting the highest environmental protection standards.
Within the investment program, the construction of modern retail complexes on road corridors and in big towns was continued: "Minut levo" on the highway near Novi Sad, "Dobanovci jug" on the Šid-Beograd highway, "Medijana" and "Jastrebac" in Niš and Bistrica in Novi Sad. In addition, brand new complexes were built at the sites of old stations, - "Mihajlovac I" and "Mihajlovac II" on the Belgrade — Niš highway, "Prvomajska" in Belgrade, "Božidara Adžije" in Niš and other.
The process of handing over the retail facilities to managers — a dealership began. In this way, the employed in these facilities could prove themselves through their own small businesses.
On October 20 th 2009, the first Agreement was signed in the headquarters of the LUKOIL-Beopetrol in Belgrade, that marked the beginning of a new international collective-contractual practice, between OAO LUKOIL and International Association of Trade Union Organisations (MOPO) of OAO LUKOIL, in charge of company units operating outside the Russian Federation. The Agreement was signed by the Head of OAO LUKOIL Mr. Vagit Alekperov and the Head of the Council of MOPO OAO LUKOIL Mr. Georgij Kiradijev.
The dock on the river Sava, being the part of the petroleum products storage facility in Ostružnica near Belgrade, was reconstructed at the beginning of the year. New reloading multi-purpose plant replaced the old pontoon, and the oil base plant in place was reconstructed as well. This plant has enabled docking of barges and boats with deeper draft at low water levels.
By the decision of shareholders' assembly and based on the decision of the Serbian Business Registers Agency, LUKOIL-Beopetrol AD changed its name to LUKOIL SRBIJA AD Beograd, on March 1.
The transfer of LUKOIL SRBIJA AD filling stations to dealership was completed. This process was conducted fully in collaboration with the representative trade unions of the Company. Owing to this, more than 80% of filling stations were taken over by the former company employees, while a large number of former employees still working at LUKOIL facilities. Building of new filling stations continued.
LUKOIL SRBIJA AD celebrated 10 years of operating. The Company introduced new types of motor fuels and motor oils in its retail offer.
Comprehensive works were carried out in regard to the rеvitаlizаtion of LUKОIL SRBIЈА АD retail network and storage facilities. In order to increase the brand recognition, this two-year period was marked by the works on 95 facilities, so that the appearance of all filling stations fully matched the visual identity of the company and its high corporate standards. Works were carried out on different tеchnоlоgical systems, with the old equipment replaced at 67 filling stations.
The system was modernized by introducing new corporate information management system Pеtrоniks at 114 company retail facilities throughout the country.
LUKOIL SRBIJA has opened a new gas station in Niš "Carina 2".
In 2016. "LUKOIL SRBIJA" AD celebrates the 25th anniversary of PAO "LUKOIL".
The new filling station LUKOIL SERBIA was opened in Kragujevac in 2019. In June 2022, the reconstructed and modernized gas station Polom 1 on the highway Belgrade - Vranje near Vladičin Han was put into operation.
"LUKOIL SRBIJA" AD became "The official filling station of Serbian Volleyball Federation" by signing the Cooperation Agreement 2019-2021.
November 2, 2022, Company registered change of its legal form to "LUKOIL SRBIJA" d.o.o., Beograd.
The offer of oil derivatives has been enriched with a new product, LUKOIL ECTO 100, and consumer information about services and products at the company's gas stations has become more easily accessible with the introduction of the LUKOIL SERBIA mobile application.
