Zarubezhneft

JSC Zarubezhneft (Russian: Зарубежнефть) is a Russian state-controlled oil company based in Moscow that specializes in exploration, development and operation of oil and gas fields outside Russian territory.[4] Sergei Kudryashov is the company's General Director and Yevgeny Murov is chairman of the board.

Zarubezhneft JSC
Company typeState controlled (Joint stock company)
IndustryOil and gas
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Key people
Sergei Kudryashov (General Director)
Yevgeny Murov (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Revenue$2.54 billion[1] (2017)
$95.8 million[2] (2016)
OwnerRussian Federation (100%)[3]
SubsidiariesRusvietpetro
Websitewww.zarubezhneft.ru

Overview

According to the company's website, Zarubezhneft's main activities are: exploration, development and operation of oil and gas fields abroad; design, construction and operation of oil refineries, tank farms and pipeline systems; application of advanced Russian technologies for oil field development; testing and export of modern hi-tech methods for oil recovery enhancement and export-import operations for technological equipment supply.[4]

The company was founded in 1967 by the Soviet government to operate in friendly states.[5]

Zarubezhneft's most notable operations are in Vietnam, where it has several joint ventures with the Vietnamese company PetroVietnam, including the joint venture company Vietsovpetro.[6]

In 2009, Zarubezhneft's General Director Nikolai Brunich was awarded with Vietnam’s Labour Order, first class, in recognition of his contributions to the successful operation of Vietsovpetro and cooperation between Vietnam and Russia.[7] In 2022, the company's revenue amounted to 73 billion rubles.[8]

International operations

Zarubezhneft carries out its activities in:

  • Vietnam
  • Cuba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Russia (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
  • Uzbekistan
  • Egypt


Saddam's oil vouchers

Zarubezhneft received 174.5 million barrels worth oil vouchers from the abused Oil-for-Food Programme, according to the paper "The Beneficiaries of Saddam's Oil Vouchers: The List of 270".[9]

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