Russian oil giant falls, the fifth this year

Author:Global Times Time:2022.09.02

According to Russian media reports such as "Russia Today" and "Newspaper", on September 1, local time, Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russia's second largest oil producer Luke Petroleum Corporation, is located in Moscow in Moscow The Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Presidential Palace falls, and the cause of death is currently under investigation. According to reports, he had publicly opposed Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

Russia's Xinshi quoted the news that Marginov was "very likely" to die in suicide. But the two people familiar with Marginov told Reuters that they thought Magonov committed suicide by Highly Unlikely.

Russian Luke Petroleum Corporation Chairman Marginov (Data Map)

The Central Clinical Hospital confirmed the news of Marginov's death, and one of the representatives said: "Yes, we confirm the incident. At present, the investigation department is investigating the cause of the accident on the spot."

The statement issued by Luke Petroleum on the official website stated that Marginov "died of severe diseases."

The statement said that Magonov not only made valuable contributions to the company's development, but also made valuable contributions to the entire Russian oil and natural gas industries. Thanks to Marginov, Luke Petroleum quickly developed from a small oil production company to one of the world's leading energy companies.

"Thousands of company employees mourned the losses that could not be made up and extended the deepest condolences to Magonov's family," and finally wrote.

A source from the Central Clinical Hospital revealed to Russia that Marginov's death was "very likely to commit suicide."

Earlier that day, many Russian media reports such as "Russia today" and "News" said that Magonov died from the windows of a ward of a central clinical hospital.

Marginov was born in 1954 in the Russian Pharma, Almepevsk, at the age of 68. In 1993, Marginov served as vice president of Russia's Luke Petroleum. Since June 2020, Marginov has served as the chairman of the board of directors of Luke Petroleum.

Russia Luke is one of the world's largest vertical integrated petroleum natural gas companies. The main business is the exploration and development of petroleum and natural gas. The production and sales of petroleum and petrochemical products. Its crude oil production accounts for more than 2%of the world's. Thousands of people. At present, the company has developed the second largest oil producer in Russia after Russia's Natural Gas Industry Co., Ltd., located in the 67th of the Fortune 500 in the world of "Fortune" in 2022.

It is worth mentioning that according to CNN reports, Marginov has publicly opposed Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. Shortly after the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine conflict, the board of directors of Luke Petroleum Corporation wrote in a statement of a shareholder, employee and customers on March 3: "We have expressed their deepest concerns about the tragic incident of Ukraine here. End of the armed conflict and express our sincere sympathy for all the victims affected by this tragedy. "

The statement also said: "We strongly hope to have a long -term ceasefire and support the problem through serious negotiations and diplomatic methods."

According to CNN, at least five well -known Russian businessmen have committed suicide since late January.

Source: Observer.com Qi Qian

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