Russian oil company Lukoil and its local subsidiary have opened a new petrol station in Skopje. This the company’s 31st petrol station in the country. Zoran Zaev, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Russian Ambassador Sergei Bazdnikin and Andrej Kuku, regional director of Lukoil, attended the opening ceremony. Lukoil Macedonia started operating in August 2005 and opened its first gas station in September 2006 in Skopje.