Igor Sechin



Igor Ivanovich Sechin (born 7 September 1960 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian official, considered a close ally and "de facto deputy" of Vladimir Putin. Sechin is often described as one of Putin's most conservative counselors and the leader of the Kremlin's Siloviki faction, a lobby gathering former security services agents. Until 21 May 2012, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of Russia in Vladimir Putin's cabinet and he is currently the Executive Chairman of Rosneft, the Russian state oil company.

Igor Sechin graduated from Leningrad State University in 1984 as a linguist, fluent in Portuguese and French. In the 1980s, Sechin worked in Mozambique. He was officially a Soviet interpreter. From 1991 to 1996, he worked at St. Petersburg mayor's office, and became a chief of staff of the first deputy mayor, Vladimir Putin in 1994. From 1996 to 1997, Sechin served as a deputy of Vladimir Putin, who worked in the presidential property management department. From 1997 to 1998, Sechin was the chief of the general department of the main control directorate attached to the president, led by Putin. In August 1999, he was appointed head of the secretariat of the prime minister of Russia, Putin. From 24 November 1999 until 11 January 2000, Sechin was the first deputy chief of the Russian presidential administration.

In December 2014, a CNBC article noted that Sechin is "widely believed to be Russia's second-most powerful person" after President Putin.
 

Andrei Kostin financed the privatization of a stake in Rosneft by Igor Sechin

Business10.11.2018

The “breakthrough” of Putin’s business into the open world turned out to be an interlude, as a result of which the state-owned VTB Bank acquired shares of the toxic Sechin Rosneft.

Igor Sechin will surrender the Russian Far East to American ExxonMobil

Business02.11.2018

For this, it is proposed to reanimate the old Soviet project to create the Eastern Petrochemical Complex, the cost of which is now estimated at 1.3 trillion rubles.

Rosneft burned on Sakhalin-1

Business02.11.2018

Igor Sechin recorded a failure: the largest corporate blackmailer and extortionist in the Russian Federation did not manage to tear off more than 80 billion rubles from participants of the Sakhalin-1 project. His company abandoned its financial claims in court.

Alexey Rakhmanov rolled out claims to Igor Sechin

Officials31.10.2018

The head of USC said that the corporation would force Rosneft to pay for drowning the PD-50 unique floating dock in Murmansk.

Igor Sechin hit the Russian fleet with electricity

Officials31.10.2018

The Rosneft-owned 82nd shipyards sank the unique floating dock PD-50. To raise it, it may take months. The Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation was left without a dock where large vessels could be repaired.

The head of "Rosneft" argued with government officials of the Russian Federation

Business25.10.2018

Igor Sechin claims that Eni has not left the projects with Rosneft, the companies continue to cooperate in the Black and Barents Seas.

Icebreaker "Leader" will cost a budget of 99 billion rubles

Business16.10.2018

The Zvezda shipyard, which is being built near Vladivostok by Rosneft and Gazprombank, will order three such icebreakers to operate on the Northern Sea Route.

How Igor Sechin fell out with Vagit Alekperov

Business11.10.2018

The Rosneft-owned company, Bashneft, accuses Lukoil of overestimating the tariffs for transshipment of oil through its Varandey terminal.

Vagit Alekperov will give battle to Igor Sechin

Business02.10.2018

Experts anticipate another battle of the titans with the participation of the main hero of corporate wrestling, Igor Sechin. While the asset is a convincing Victoria over Vladimir Yevtushenkov and a vague victory over points in the dispute with the shareholders of the Sakhalin-1 project.

Shareholders of "Sakhalin-1" got off from shark Igor Sechin with little blood

Business28.09.2018

"Rosneft" will receive 230 million dollars instead of 89 billion rubles.

Moscow Credit Bank falls to the bottom

Business21.09.2018

The bank of Roman Avdeev and Igor Sechin painted major problems: for some reason, the financial organization stopped working Internet banking and hangs the software. The depositors have not been able to take their money from the institution for several days already.

Vladimir Putin gave Ramzan Kadyrov a piece of Igor Sechin

Governance19.09.2018

OAO Chechenneftekhimprom was transferred to the Chechen Republic by a decision of the President of the Russian Federation. Previously, this company was managed by Rosneft.

Vladimir Putin broke with reality

Governance11.09.2018

The head of the Russian Federation did not believe the workers of the Far Eastern plant "Zvezda" that they have a real salary of 30-40 thousand rubles. According to the president, it should be 90 thousand rubles.

Igor Sechin's friends took up collection business

Business08.09.2018

The Cyprus company Riverstretch Trading & Investments (RT & I) has knocked out assets from Boris Mintz and Maxim Blazhko without noise and dust.

The bailiffs will tear out Alexey Ulyukayev

Society05.09.2018

With the former federal minister, they intend to collect 130 million rubles.

Canadian company strikes in the American court Igor Sechin

Business27.08.2018

The Delaware court issued an order to arrest the American refinery Citgo at the request of the Canadian Crystallex. About half of Citgo's shares are pledged to Rosneft, and the Russian state-owned company has a week to appeal against the court's decision.

American pledge of "Rosneft" for loans to Venezuela was arrested

Business14.08.2018

The American court arrested a foreign asset of the Venezuelan state company PDVSA - Citgo at the suit of the Canadian company Crystallex. 49.9% of its shares were pledged by Rosneft for its loans of almost $ 6 billion.

Igor Sechin's friend asked the budget to allocate him 50 billion rubles

Business13.08.2018

The owner of "Neftegazholding" Eduard Khudainatov asked the government to provide benefits to the Khabarovsk refinery within the tax maneuver. The size of the "gift" will be 50 billion rubles for five years.

Rosneft will spend up to $ 2 billion on the repurchase of 3.2% of its shares

Business06.08.2018

As a result of this operation, the share of freely traded shares and depositary receipts of the oil company will decrease to 7.5%.

The shipyard of Rosneft will build a super-powerful icebreaker "Leader"

Business27.07.2018

The project of a huge nuclear icebreaker with an estimated value of 70 billion rubles will receive the shipyard of the "Zvezda" shipyard in Primorye. Earlier, the insane project of this icebreaker was tormented by the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).

Dagestan transit: how the Magomedov brothers built their business and how it ended

Business26.07.2018

The court found out that Ziyavudin and Magomed Magomedov, accused of fraud for 2.5 billion rubles, have not spoken to each other for several years.

Rosneft plans to start development of deposits in Kurdistan this year

Business25.07.2018

Despite the protests of the Iraqi government, Rosneft intends to start developing deposits in Iraqi Kurdistan by the end of this year, where it has invested 1 billion dollars.

Rosneft filed a lawsuit for 89 billion rubles for the consortium "Sakhalin-1"

Business23.07.2018

"Rosneft" becomes a professional extortionist in the Russian market: the company demanded 89 billion rubles from the consortium. It was for this amount that oil flowed from the Chayvo field on Sakhalin from Rosneft to Sakhalin-1.

The shipyard "Zvezda" under construction by Rosneft may remain without metallurgy

Business19.07.2018

The new steel producer in the Far East is not needed, experts say.

Shipyard Zvezda sues Interfax agency

Business05.07.2018

The meaningless shipyard that was being built since 2009 did not like the information about the theft of 7.5 billion rubles.

BBC told about the testimony of Sechin at a private meeting on the case of Ulyukayev

Officials30.06.2018

The BBC told about Sechin's testimony at a private meeting in the Ulyukayev case.

The court gave General Feoktistov two million dollars

Society29.06.2018

Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky court on Friday granted the request for the return of two million dollars in cash to FSB general Oleg Feoktistov, which Igor Sechin transferred to the former minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev as a bribe.

Russian officials and companies are arguing about the access of ships to the Northern Sea Route

Business24.06.2018

The Ministry of Industry and Trade introduced a draft law to the government on restricting admission to the Northern Sea Route of gas-carriers of foreign construction. Will suffer from this "Novatek" Leonid Mikhelson. Attack on it is supported by Rosneft Igor Sechin.