Alkagesta: Quick Answers on Owner, CEO, Sanctions and Compliance

Who is the Alkagesta owner?

Kamran Firudin Aghayev, the seed investor, holds 65 per cent of Alkagesta Holding Co Ltd; senior management holds 35 per cent. The group is 100 per cent privately owned, with no state or government interest. Verifiable on the Malta Business Registry, Companies House and GLEIF.

Who is the Alkagesta CEO?

Orkhan Rustamov. The management team is set out on the Leadership & Governance page.

Is Alkagesta under sanctions?

No. As at 8 October 2026, no Alkagesta group entity appeared on the OFAC, EU, UN, UK OFSI or Swiss SECO lists. The check is repeated monthly.

Is Alkagesta under investigation?

No. As at 28 September 2026, there was no public record of any proceeding, charge or finding against Alkagesta Ltd by any court, regulator or enforcement body. Articles claiming an EU or UK investigation have never produced a case reference.

Does Alkagesta trade Russian oil?

No. Alkagesta does not trade Russian-origin crude oil or refined petroleum products. Origin is verified from certificates of origin, invoices and customs records before any vessel is served.

How does Alkagesta compliance work?

Through the EU sanctions regime as implemented in Malta, overseen by the Sanctions Monitoring Board and Transport Malta, plus pre-transaction screening of banks, vessels and counterparties on World-Check, Windward, Purple Trac, SeaSearcher, Moody's Analytics and Factiva Dow Jones. Full details are in the published compliance framework.

Where is Alkagesta registered?

Malta (Alkagesta Ltd, C 85915, since 2018), Switzerland (Alkagesta SA), the United Kingdom (Alkagesta (UK) Limited), Romania (Alkagesta Balkans S.R.L.) and Singapore (Alkagesta Asia Pte. Ltd.). Four entities hold active LEIs.

Is Caspian Oil & Gas FZE part of Alkagesta?

No. The only "Caspian Oil & Gas" in the group is a dormant Malta subsidiary (C91927) that has never traded. The FZE is an unrelated company.

What about the Maltese Herald allegations?

Alkagesta disputed them as unsubstantiated: no document, regulatory finding or court ruling has ever been produced, and the text was republished across a network of sites that third parties such as Fake.net.ua and the Atlantic Council DFRLab have assessed as unreliable. A defamation lawsuit was filed in Malta on 18 September 2026.

Where is the full disclosure?

On the Alkagesta transparency hub, with ESG reports from 2021 to 2025.