Alexander Djaparidze

Alexander Djaparidze
Born20 July 1955
Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ، Soviet Union
NationalityRussian–Georgian
Alma materGubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas Doctorate of Science[1]
Known forEurasia Drilling Company Limited
US$1.2 billion(April 2020)
US$1 billion(March 2019)
US$1.6 billion(March 2018)
US$1.3 billion(March 2017)
US$1.2 billion(March 2016)
US$1.5 billion(March 2015)
US$2.1 billion(March 2014)
US$1.8 billion(March 2012)
Spousemarried
Children5[2]

Alexander Dzhaparidze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ჯაფარიძე) (born 20 July 1955, Makhachkala, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a Russian-Georgian businessman based in London.[3][4][5]

Biography

Dzhaparidze is former owner of the PetroAlliance Services Company Limited, Russia's largest independent oilfield services company.[6]

Dzhaparidze founded and chaired Eurasia Drilling Company Limited. Schlumberger attempted to acquire EDC in 2015 and in 2018, but the acquisition was blocked by Russian Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS).[7] In 2022, Dzhaparidze exited all Russian assets, including OOO BKE.[8]

In 2020, Forbes estimated Dzhaparidze's net worth to be US$1.2 billion and ranked him, 1730th on the list of world billionaires.[9]

In 2015, his company Soma Oil and Gas was probed by the British government for bribes in the acquisition of oil extraction rights in Somalia.[10] The investigation was closed in 2016.[11]

Activities

References

  1. ^ "EDC I Senior management". www.eurasiadrilling.com.
  2. ^ "Dzhaparidze Alexander Yul´evich - photo, bio. NeftegazRU.com Person". neftegazru.com.
  3. ^ Kvintradze, Nino (April 8, 2019). "Richest Georgian Businessmen in Russia's Richest People's Ranking".
  4. ^ "Three Georgians Among the Richest Businessmen in Russia". commersant.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ www.finchannel.com-
  6. ^ https://neftegazru.com/persons/441922-Dzhaparidze-Alexander/
  7. ^ "Schlumberger scraps bid for stake in Russia's Eurasia Drilling". Reuters. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  8. ^ "Eurasia Drilling Company продала буровую компанию "Евразия"". Ведомости (in Russian). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  9. ^ "The Messenger - The News in Brief". www.messenger.com.ge.
  10. ^ "Serious Fraud Office to investigate firm's Somali oil contract bid". the Guardian. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  11. ^ "Soma Oil & Gas". Serious Fraud Office. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. ^ "Board of Directors". www.bke.ru.


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