Mr Murtaza Ali Lakhani

Murtaza Lakhani is a businessperson with interests in the oil sector. Through his companies, he enables shipments and export of Russian oil, notably from the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft. In particular, Murtaza Lakhani controls vessels transporting crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or being exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices. Such practices include not maintaining adequate liability insurance, carrying out unsafe operations, intentionally taking measures to avoid ship detection, such as switching off Automatic Identification Systems, or not operating under a transparent corporate governance policy. Furthermore, the energy sector, in particular the oil sector, is a sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Russian Government. Therefore, Murtaza Lakhani is involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He is also controlling vessels that transport crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).

Function: Businessperson

Murtaza Lakhani is a businessperson with interests in the oil sector. Through his companies, he enables shipments and export of Russian oil, notably from the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft. In particular, Murtaza Lakhani controls vessels transporting crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or being exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices. Such practices include not maintaining adequate liability insurance, carrying out unsafe operations, intentionally taking measures to avoid ship detection, such as switching off Automatic Identification Systems, or not operating under a transparent corporate governance policy. Furthermore, the energy sector, in particular the oil sector, is a sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Russian Government. Therefore, Murtaza Lakhani is involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He is also controlling vessels that transport crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).

Murtaza Lakhani est un homme d’affaires ayant des intérêts dans le secteur pétrolier. Par l’intermédiaire de ses sociétés, il permet les expéditions et l’exportation de pétrole russe, notamment celui provenant de la compagnie pétrolière publique russe Rosneft. En particulier, Murtaza Lakhani contrôle des navires transportant du pétrole brut ou des produits pétroliers originaires de Russie ou exportés de Russie, tout en s’adonnant à des pratiques de transport maritime irrégulières et à haut risque. Ces pratiques consistent notamment à ne pas souscrire d’assurance responsabilité adéquate, à mener des opérations dangereuses, à prendre intentionnellement des mesures visant à éviter la détection des navires, telles que la désactivation de leur système d’identification automatique, ou à ne pas appliquer de politique de gouvernance d’entreprise transparente. En outre, le secteur de l’énergie, en particulier le secteur pétrolier, est un secteur fournissant une source substantielle de revenus au gouvernement russe. Murtaza Lakhani est donc actif dans un secteur économique fournissant une source substantielle de revenus au gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie, qui est responsable de l’annexion de la Crimée et de la déstabilisation de l’Ukraine. Il contrôle également des navires qui transportent du pétrole brut ou des produits pétroliers originaires de Russie ou exportés de Russie, tout en se livrant à des pratiques de navigation irrégulières et à haut risque, telles qu’elles sont visées dans la résolution A.1192(33) de l’assemblée générale de l’Organisation maritime internationale.

Transport sanctions: ships owned, controlled, chartered or operated by the individual are prohibited from entering a port in the UK; may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated. An aircraft owned, chartered or operated by the individual is prohibited from overflying or landing in the UK, may be given a movement direction, can be detained or moved to a specified airport, and will be refused permission to register on the CAA Aircraft Register or have its existing registration terminated. Prohibition of technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships: a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance relating to aircraft or ships will prevent a person from directly or indirectly providing technical assistance to, or for the benefit of, the designated person, where that technical assistance relates to an aircraft or ship.