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Lukoil invests in expansion again: acquires ‘most beautiful petrol station in Belgium’

Het als conservenblik vormgegeven tankstation La Corbeille in het Belgische Hulshout gaat verder in het netwerk van Lukoil. Foto: Menno Bonnema, 2026

Lukoil, which was acquired by US investment company Carlyle at the end of January, is again investing in expanding its number of filling station locations. In Hulshout, Flanders, some 30 kilometres south-east of Antwerp, it has taken over ‘La Corbeille’ filling station, known as ‘the most beautiful filling station in Belgium’.

The filling station was acquired from Terpower NV and is Lukoil’s first new opening in Belgium for years. The first phase of the rebranding of the filling station is now visible: the new brand image has been partially implemented and the manned Lukoil Café will be further decorated in the coming period. With the acquisition, Lukoil is strengthening its presence in Belgium, where it operates around 185 filling stations.
To mark the opening, La Corbeille customers refuel at 18 cents per litre off the official price for three weeks.

Canning

La Corbeille opened in August 2019 on the business park that housed a Bonduelle cannery until 2015. After the departure of this company, plans arose to create something special on the vacant piece of land. A petrol station was chosen as the eye-catcher at the entrance to the La Corbeille retail area. Until then, there were no petrol stations in the area and local residents had to drive far to fill up. This was the reason for investment group Vlinvesta to build one on the site. The choice fell on an eye-catcher that had to honour the history of the place.

La Corbeille petrol station refers to the site’s industrial past and its design is an architectural interpretation of a tin can.

The manned petrol station offers a bakery, coffee corner, seating and toilet facilities. There are meeting rooms on the first floor.

US investment company Carlyle bought the foreign operations of Russian oil company Lukoil last January, including all Dutch and Belgian petrol stations. This ended a saga that began in October 2025 with new US sanctions against Russia.
In the Netherlands, Lukoil has around 70 Lukoil filling stations.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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