{"id":7849,"date":"2022-03-04T07:49:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/?p=7849"},"modified":"2022-06-17T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:34:41","slug":"second-biggest-oil-company-in-russia-calls-for-an-immediate-end-to-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/second-biggest-oil-company-in-russia-calls-for-an-immediate-end-to-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Biggest Oil Company in Russia Calls for An Immediate End to the War"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Russian owned Lukoil supplies 2% of the world&#8217;s supply of oil and is calling for an end to the war<\/h3>\n<p><strong>President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s second-largest oil business has broken ranks with him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7852\" src=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/break-ranks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/break-ranks.jpg 450w, https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/break-ranks-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lukoil, which employs over 100,000 people and generates more than 2% of the world&#8217;s crude oil, has called for an end to Russia&#8217;s conflict in Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a message to shareholders, employees, and customers, the company&#8217;s board of directors said it was<em> &#8220;asking for the military conflict to be ended as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We send our heartfelt condolences to all those who have been impacted by this tragedy. We firmly support a long-term cease-fire and a peaceful resolution of disputes via serious dialogue and diplomacy,&#8221;<\/em> the board stated.<\/p>\n<p>Vagit Alekperov, chairman and CEO of Lukoil (LUKOY), is one of Russia&#8217;s wealthiest men. According to Reuters, the former Caspian Sea oil rig worker and his deputy, Leonid Fedun, possess the bulk of Lukoil&#8217;s shares.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The corporation is Russia&#8217;s second largest oil company, behind state-owned Rosneft, with activities in dozens of countries across the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It now faces significant difficulties as traders avoid Russian oil for fear of falling foul of Western sanctions, which do not specifically target fossil fuel shipments.<\/p>\n<p><em>Following the invasion, Lukoil shares listed in London have lost nearly all of their value. On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/the-best-stock-trading-site-for-college-students-we-review-your-top-3-choices-so-you-can-trade-stocks-online-while-youre-in-college\/\">trading in the company&#8217;s stock<\/a> was halted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the United States, where 230 Lukoil fuel outlets are controlled by American franchisees, the oil giant is already facing demands for a boycott. The majority of Lukoil service stations are located in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska broke ranks with the Kremlin earlier this week and urged for an end to the conflict. In a message to staff, Fridman, who was born in western Ukraine, expressed his desire for the <em>&#8220;bloodshed to halt.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fridman is the chairman of Alfa Group, a private corporation with operations in banking, insurance, retail, and mineral water manufacturing largely in Russia and former Soviet republics.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the chairman of Alfa Bank, Russia&#8217;s fourth largest financial services company and largest private bank. Sanctions were imposed on Alfa <a href=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/is-the-bank-of-canada-going-to-hike-rates-next-week-more-people-are-saying-yes\/\">Bank last week<\/a>, preventing it from raising funds in the US market.<\/p>\n<p>Deripaska built his wealth in aluminium and was sanctioned by the US in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The crippling sanctions imposed on Russia are having a crippling effect on their <a href=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/collapsing-russian-economy-poses-risk-of-contagion\/\">economy and are putting increased pressure on Russian<\/a> business owners who deal in international markets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>And yet the war continues on&#8230;at least for the moment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7850\" src=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Second-Biggest-Oil-Company-in-Russia-Calls-for-An-Immediate-End-to-the-War.jpg\" alt=\"Second Biggest Oil Company in Russia Calls for An Immediate End to the War\" width=\"450\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Second-Biggest-Oil-Company-in-Russia-Calls-for-An-Immediate-End-to-the-War.jpg 450w, https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Second-Biggest-Oil-Company-in-Russia-Calls-for-An-Immediate-End-to-the-War-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"sales\">\n<h3 align=\"center\">We Can Help You Navigate the Markets<\/h3>\n<p>Tired of missing out on the huge gains in the market?<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you knew which trades had the best odds of succeeding?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to know EXACTLY how &amp; which trades to place WITHOUT having to spend years learning?<\/p>\n<p>Well now you can let our Team of Trading Experts &amp; Exclusive AI Trading Software do the work for you!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theempiricalcollective.com\/?trk=MnstrBlgRussianOilCo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here to Start Making Bank With Our Option Trade Alerts!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian owned Lukoil supplies 2% of the world&#8217;s supply of oil and is calling for an end to the war President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s second-largest oil business has broken ranks with him. 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