Company "Lukoil": history, leaders, activities

For some 25 years, Lukoil has been the leading Russian corporation that produces and refines oil. марок мира. It is worth noting that the company was included in the rating of the 100 largest trade marks of the world. These and other interesting facts will be covered in this article.

history of the company

The company "Lukoil" began its activity as a concern, which was established in 1991. He consisted of 3 enterprises engaged in oil production and 3 oil refineries. In 1993, they opened OAO Lukoil. A year later the company began active auction bidding, and very soon the government transferred some shares of Lukoil to other companies engaged in the same activity.

Approximately since 1994, the company "Lukoil" begins expanding its geography with participation in one international project together with Azerbaijan. A year later, the US joins the race, buying a stake. Also, the company opens its own charitable foundation, which includes the development of many countries around the world. Iran is not an exception with Kazakhstan. A little later in these countries launch new projects, one of them was the creation of a racing team and a sports club.

Two thousand years began for Lukoil very successfully. The company was able to finally enter the US market by acquiring one of the American corporations. As a result, she managed a network of filling stations in America. Also, the new millennium brought the discovery of new oil and gas provinces in Russia.

The company "Lukoil" in 2004 sold all state shares and became completely private.

In 2007, cooperation with another major Russian company, Gazprom, began.

In 2016, the corporation celebrated its 25th anniversary. By this date, the completion of the modernization of old plants was timed and the use of two new fields was started.

The current guide

The company's management consists of 13 people: the president and 12 vice-presidents of the company.

Alekperov Vagit Yusufovich

The future president of the company "Lukoil" was born in 1950. From the very childhood, he realized that he wants to connect his life with oil production. Therefore, he entered the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, which he graduated in 1974. Later he defended his doctoral thesis and received a degree in "Doctor of Economics", then he was admitted to the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, of which he is a member up to now. Vagit Yusufovich was awarded a large number of medals, orders and diplomas.

Forbes ). Alekperov is among the richest people in the world, and among the 200 richest businessmen in Russia he ranks 9th (according to Forbes version ).

Vagit Yusufovich is married and has an adult son. By the way, the son of the president of the company "Lukoil" followed in the footsteps of his father and graduated in 2012 from the Moscow University of Gas and Oil.

Love Hoba

This is the only woman among the vice-presidents of the company. She was born in 1957, in 1992 she graduated from the Institute of National Economy in Sverdlovsk, obtaining a degree in economic sciences. She was awarded a huge number of honorable medals, letters of commendation, and insignia. First Khoba Lyubov Nikolaevna held the position of chief accountant in the subsidiaries of the corporation. And since 2012, she is vice-president of Lukoil.

Activities undertaken

The plan has not changed since the establishment of the concern in 1991. It affects all types of activities, from exploration of deposits to marketing of products to consumers. It is worth mentioning that the company was created during a difficult period of the country's life, accompanied by a crisis, devaluation, riots. But Lukoil is an oil company that managed to keep its name under such difficult conditions.

Thanks to the effective division of labor with the preservation of a single gold standard, the company was able to reach the world level. .

If we talk about the company's activities, we can conditionally divide it into two components:

1. Exploration and production
2. Processing, trade and marketing.

Social responsibility

The company is engaged in charity, constantly introducing new projects to the world.

• "Lukoil" in 1993 created a corporate charitable foundation, which is developing rapidly every year, keeping pace with the times. The Foundation constantly provides assistance to people dependent on social support. These are educational institutions, orphanages, temples, various museums and theaters, leisure centers. Support is provided not only in the form of material assistance, but also through contests and olympiads, which reveal children's talents.
• In 2002, the company launched the Red Chum project. This program operates on the territory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, where people have only one branch of specialization - reindeer herding. We can say that civilization bypasses the population of the district side. There are practically no conditions for the implementation of medical activities. Therefore, Lukoil seeks to create emergency ambulance brigades in the district, providing them with everything necessary.
• The Corporation takes care of preserving the cultural heritage of the country, for this purpose, various exhibitions are held in museums, lectures are given, various contests are held. Support is provided for young creative groups, sponsoring performances and trips. Old architectural structures and facades are constantly restored at the expense of the budget of the company "Lukoil". Especially often it is observed in the cultural capital of our country - St. Petersburg.