Vagit Alekperov Net Worth

There, he quickly established himself as an expert, and subsequently became the director, or deputy director, of a number of oil production companies. In the early 90s, the government came calling, and he became the Deputy Prime Minister of the Oil and Gas Industry of the Soviet Union. He was instrumental in the creation and implementation of Langepas-Uray-Kogalymneft, Russia’s first vertically integrated state-owned oil/energy company. That company has since changed its name to LUKoil. He is the company’s largest shareholder, and its former President.