Vagit Alekperov becomes richest businessman in Russia
Former Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov took first place in the new list of the richest people in Russia compiled by Forbes. Alekperov became the leader of the annual ranking for the first time.
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Richest Russians became richer in 2023
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Vagit Alekperov, Andrey Melnichenko and Vladimir Lisin became the first in the capital gains ranking
Lukoil, Uzbekistan to gain up effectiveness of projects
As a result of the meeting of the Minister of Economy of Uzbekistan with Vagit Alekperov, Uzbekistan, and Russia's Lukoil decided to work on improvement of the projects' efficiency. On Friday, Minister of …
Alekperov appointed president of Lukoil
Vadim Vorobyov has been appointed the Lukoil's new president. The corresponding decision was made by the company's shareholders at a special meeting held on May 30. "A decision was made ... to terminate the powers …
UK sanctions Russian top businessmen
President of the Russian oil producer Lukoil Vagit Alekperov, Board Chairman of Sistema Holding Vladimir Evtushenkov and ex-President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin were added to the updated sanction list posted on the website of the UK …
LUKOIL and KazMunayGas ink agreement on Kalamkas-Sea offshore field
Russia’s LUKOIL and Kazakhstan’s KazMunaiGas (KMG) have signed an Agreement on Principles for the Kalamkas-Sea and Khazar Project, according to to KMG. The mentioned agreement was signed during the meeting between the …
LUKOIL to enter exploration project in Caspian sea
LUKOIL signed an agreement yesterday on acquiring a 25% participating interest in the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula (SWAP) exploration project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea from BP. The deal is expected to complete …
Alekperov: Lukoil to successfully overcome cycle of low oil prices
President of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov is confident that the company will successfully overcome the cycle of low oil prices and continue to implement its strategy. "I am sure that we will successfully overcome the next price …
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
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 …
Russia's LUKOIL to develop Azerbaijani fields
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a meeting with President of Russian LUKOIL company Vagit Alekperov in Davos yesterday. The sides discussed the joint development of Azerbaijan's …
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
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 …
Alekperov about LUKOIL's two new projects in Azerbaijan
Russia's LUKOIL company is showing interest in two projects in Azerbaijan, the company's Chief Executive Vagit Alekperov said. “We are in talks with the Azerbaijani side and we hope to complete them …
Vagit Alekperov: wrong to deepen oil output cuts in winter
Chief executive of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov said in that it would not be expedient to deepen global oil production cuts in the winter season, especially for Russia. He said that Russia would be able to restore oil …
Lukoil CEO calls for permanent OPEC deal
Russian oil producer Lukoil's chief executive Vagit Alekperov said that the oil output deal between OPEC and its allies should stay in place permanently. Speaking at Lukoil's annual general meeting in Moscow, he …
Lukoil CEO hopes OPEC+ meeting to keep oil price at comfortable level
Russia's Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov hopes the outcome of a meeting in the coming weeks between OPEC and its allies to discuss its global oil deal would allow the price of oil to rise towards $70 a barrel …
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 …
Vagit Alekperov and Iraqi PM discuss Eridu field project
President of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov held a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian …
Forbes names Russia's businessmen with biggest income in 2018
Forbes named ten Russian businessmen, who earned a total of over $11 billion from the sale of assets and dividends in 2018. The list is topped by retailer Magnit’s founder Sergei Galitsky. Mikhail …
