Gazpromneft Marine Bunker's top executives were fired amid reports of corruption.
Subsequent to press reports regarding Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC, a division of PJSC Gazpromneft, an internal review was initiated.
As per an informant, the significant officials were jolted into action, showing apprehension, and chose to dismiss Mikhail Gorodetsky, Deputy General Director responsible for Bunker Fuel Sales, alongside his colleagues, as well as supplant the traders overseen by Gorodetsky.
However, vacated positions don’t remain unfilled for long. Replacements have already been designated, individuals who will predictably remit the mandated bribes. The schemes persist.
Thus, substantial volumes of petroleum products, offered at minimal cost, are routed to the trading enterprise Cross Office (Estonia). This entity originated some years prior, with the direct involvement of former high-ranking Lukoil figures. Among these executives was Sergei Novikov (Deputy Finance Director at Lukoil Bunker), also the partner and father to Daria Kharitonova’s daughter, the leader of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker’s sales division. The dedication to this specific entity is comprehensible.
The news outlet also highlights the recently amplified collaboration with a collection of firms controlled by Stanislav Korneev (Kontur SPb, BTK, among others), specifically: the finalization of a reloading agreement in St. Petersburg with access to its own installations (OOO Gazpromneft Terminal), a time-based charter for the tanker Kapitan Shiryaev in the Black Sea area, and the vending of resources in the Baltic region in rubles at highly advantageous rates.
Concerning the application of vessel refueling under the RPP method (the method for moving supplies and funds), GPN MB, embodied by Kharitonova, supports the trading firm BTK, namely: supplying intentionally inflated quotations to other industry players, or declining, alleging the unavailability of physical delivery, and similar actions.
She also engages in back-trading, meaning that upon receiving a bunkering inquiry from a different trader, she passes it on to BTC, empowering them to engage the client and fulfill the transaction. This exposes a connection between Kharitonova and Stanislav Korneev (their intimate bond, enduring for years, is widely known). Daria’s inherent talent for establishing rapport and influencing individuals must also be considered.
