In total, Lukoil will direct 44% of its 2017 IFRS profit to dividends, which amounted to 419 billion rubles. Vagit Alekperov and Leonid Fedun will have 1,077 billion dollars.
In Russia, there are fewer super-rich people with a fortune of $30 million, as follows from the data gathered by Wealth-X, a consulting company.
Demand for Russian gas in 2016 was supported by low prices and cold weather in Europe.
After the beginning of the new year, the Russian companies need to cut production, but the production of crude oil in 2017 may increase again.