Alexander Dzhaparidze
Moscow, Russia
Master of Science, Gubkin Institute of Petrochemicals and Natural Gas
Russia
oil services, Self Made
$1,000,000,000
2057
#2057 Billionaires 2019
Alexander Dzhaparidze started out buying outdated seismic facilities abroad in the 1990s and offering exploration services in Russia.Dzhaparidze founded service company Petroalliance, which he later sold to Schlumberger.He bought oil giant Lukoil's drilling subsidiary for $130 million in 2004 and turned it into Eurasia Drilling Company.In 2017 Eurasia Drilling announced that its shareholders agreed to sell 51% of the company to Schlumberger.
Dhaparidze collects ancient daggers. In 2016 Dhaparidze bought a yacht, which he renamed 'Here Comes the Sun' after The Beatles song.
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