Astrakhan will build a monument of Ludvig Nobel, co-founder of the Petroleum Production Company Nobel Brothers, Ltd. And one of the first oil extractors in Baku, Interfax reports.
Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin said that the region valued scientists and the monument will serve as tribute to the reformer of the local petroleum complex.
The tender for construction of the monument will be initiated by the Astrakhan regional Ministry for Economic Development within the framework of the People’s Entrepreneur project.