Leonid Mikhelson

Forbes names Russia's richest businesman

Forbes names Russia's richest businesman

Forbes magazine has compiled the rating of 200 richest Russian entrepreneurs, topping the list is head and beneficiary of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin with a fortune of $19.7 billion (up from the 6th place with $18.1 billion). …

Potanin bypasses Alekperov in Russian billionaires list

Potanin bypasses Alekperov in Russian billionaires list

Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin, one of core owners of metals giant Norilsk Nickel, has become the richest man in the Russian section of the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list, which tracks wealth of tycoons in real time, with …

Russian billionaires gain leading wealth rebound

Russian billionaires gain leading wealth rebound

The 23 Russian billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index added $52.9 billion to their fortunes in 2019, the most in four years. The index is calculated basing on the share price of the companies, in which the billionaires have …

Forbes names five most successful Russian billionaires

Forbes names five most successful Russian billionaires

Russia's edition of Forbes published its own version of the top 5 most successful Russian billionaires in 2019. The leader of the rating was the biggest shareholder in Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin - over the …

Russian billionaires gain $36.3 bln

Russian billionaires gain $36.3 bln

The combined fortune of Russia’s billionaires increased by $36.324 billion in January–July, Bloomberg reported in its Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI). The index is calculated basing on capitalization and financial …

Forbes names Russia's wealthiest businessmen

Forbes names Russia's wealthiest businessmen

The Russian edition of Forbes published the list of Russia’s 200 wealthiest businessmen. The list is topped by retailer Leonid Mikhelson, co-owner of Sibur and Novatek, with $24 billion. Vladimir …

Forbes names Leonid Mikhelson Russia's richest man

Forbes names Leonid Mikhelson Russia's richest man

Chairman of Management Board of Novatek Leonid Mikhelson has become Russia's richest men, according to the latest rating from the Forbes magazine.  Mikhelson is ranked 32th on the list of the world’s …

 Novatek to increase gas output by 10 pct this year

Novatek to increase gas output by 10 pct this year

Novatek, Russia’s largest non-state gas producer, will increase gas output in 2019 by 10% and liquid hydrocarbons production by 2%, the company’s CEO Leonid Mikhelson said. "Novatek has signed contracts …

Russia's Novatek discovers new gas field

Russia's Novatek discovers new gas field

Yamal LNG operator Novatek said its Arctic LNG 3 unit confirmed the discovery of a new natural gas and gas condensate field at the North-Obskiy license area located in the shallow waters of the Ob Bay. The North-Obskoye field has …

NOVATEK and Saudi Aramco agree on cooperation

NOVATEK and Saudi Aramco agree on cooperation

Russia's NOVATEK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian National Oil Company. According to the MOU, the parties agreed to collaborate internationally on natural gas projects, including LNG …

Russian billionaires increase capital

Russian billionaires increase capital

The total capital of 28 Russian dollar billionaires increased by $17.09 bln in January-August period of this year, according to the updated Bloomberg Billionaires Index, TASS reports. Aleksei Mordashov, the main shareholder of …

 Forbes: Leonid Mikhelson becomes Russia's richest man

Forbes: Leonid Mikhelson becomes Russia's richest man

The co-owner of Novatek and petrochemical firm Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson, has become Russia's richest men, according to the latest rating from the US magazine Forbes.  Mikhelson is ranked 60th on the list of the …

World Economic Forum opens in Davos

World Economic Forum opens in Davos

The World Economic Forum, which annually brings together leading representatives of political and business elites, will open in the Swiss ski resort of Davos today. According to organizers, its main theme is the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution, however, the participants will also discuss a number of pressing political and economic issues, including the unprecedented drop in oil prices, the lifting of sanctions against Iran and the terrorist threat.