On January 19, Ukrnafta JSC signed two agreements with Alliance Holding LLC for the sublease of gas stations (AZK) for a total amount of UAH 841.9 million, Nashe Groshi reported on February 4, citing information in the Prozorro system.
“Until September 30, 2028, Ukrnafta has subleased 117 property complexes – immovable and movable property of gas stations across Ukraine,” the publication noted.
In particular, UAH 715.9 million accounts for 99 gas stations that Alliance Holding leases from their owner, Invest-Region LLC, and another UAH 126 million accounts for 18 gas stations that Alliance Holding leased from the same company.
The founder of Invest-Region is Alliance Holding.
“The sublease fee will be determined based on a calculation of 1.74 UAH including VAT for each liter of fuel sold by Ukrnafta at these gas stations. The price of the contracts is fixed for the entire term,” Nashi Hroshi reported.
As reported, in December 2025, UKRNAFTA announced the completion of the rebranding of all 118 gas stations that previously operated under the Shell brand.
Prior to that, in August 2025, Ukrnafta and Dutch Shell Overseas Investments BV (Netherlands) finally completed the agreement on the acquisition by Ukrnafta of a 51% stake in Alliance Holding, which owned a network of 118 gas stations under the Shell brand in Ukraine.
The joint venture between Shell and Mussa Bazhaev’s Russian Alliance Group to manage the network of gas stations in Ukraine began operations in August 2007. Shell owned a 51% stake in the joint venture, while Alliance owned 49%. Alliance transferred about 150 gas stations to the joint venture, while Shell contributed cash, licenses, and the brand.
In 2014, it became known that sanctioned Russian businessman Eduard Khudainatov had bought Bazhaev’s oil assets. In June 2022, he was sanctioned by the European Union, and in October 2022, by Ukraine.
In October 2023, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine to recover Khudainatov’s assets for the state. As a result of court proceedings, 49% of Alliance Holding was recovered for the state. In April 2024, this share was transferred to the State Property Fund.
In November 2024, Overseas Investments, part of Shell’s group of energy and petrochemical companies, registered 51% of the authorized capital of Alliance Holding in accordance with the decision of the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court.
In January 2025, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine granted Ukrnafta permission to purchase more than 50% of the shares of Alliance Holding LLC.
Thus, Alliance Holding is currently 51% owned by Ukrnafta and 49% by the State Property Fund.
JSC Ukrnafta is Ukraine’s largest oil production company and operates the largest national network of filling stations, UKRNAFTA. The company has 1,807 oil and 164 gas production wells on its balance sheet.
In 2024, the company entered into an asset management agreement with Glusco. In 2025, it completed a deal with Shell Overseas Investments BV to purchase the Shell network in Ukraine. In total, it operates 663 gas stations.
The company is implementing a comprehensive program to restore operations and upgrade the format of its network of gas stations. Since February 2023, it has been issuing its own fuel vouchers and NAFTAKarta cards, which are sold to legal entities and individuals through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
The largest shareholder of Ukrnafta is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a 50%+1 share. In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer the company’s corporate rights, which belonged to private owners, to the state, and they are now managed by the Ministry of Defense.
