Vagit Alekperov Quotes

I am mainly speaking about oil refineries. It allows us to switch from retail sales of crude oil to working with our end-users.

Vagit Alekperov

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• Today, crude oil is sold at the price of the Urals brand, and in terms of quality we have been losing big money. Given the oil directly reaches the final buyer, all that money will stay in Russia.

  

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• I am mainly speaking about oil refineries. It allows us to switch from retail sales of crude oil to working with our end-users.

  

  Vagit Alekperov
  • Retail
  • Refineries
  • Crude oil