The head of Russian oil company Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow. Lukoil said in a statement that Maganov died after a “serious illness.”
Ravil Maganov (R) with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L). (Photo: AFP)
Ravil Maganov, the head of Russia’s second-largest oil company Lukoil, died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window in Moscow. The 67-year-old had been working with Lukoil since the company’s inception in 1993.
On Thursday, Lukoil said in a statement that Maganov had died after a “serious illness”.
“Many thousands of Lukoil employees deeply mourn this grave loss and express their deepest condolences to the family of Ravil Maganov,” it said.
Reuters also reported, citing several Russian media outlets, that the 67-year-old, who was overseeing the firm’s refining, production and exploration operations, had died.
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There is also growing belief within the firm that Maganov killed himself, but the circumstances surrounding his fall were unclear as no evidence or documents support the claims, sources close to Lukoil told Reuters.
However, people associated with Maganov told Reuters that the likelihood of him committing suicide is very low.
Maganov is the latest of several high-profile business executives to die under mysterious circumstances. In May, Russian media reported that a former Lukoil manager, Alexander Subbotin, was found dead in the basement of a house outside Moscow. Several other senior executives associated with Russia’s energy industry have also died under unclear circumstances over the past few months.
On 3 March, Lukoil expressed its concern over the “tragic events” in Ukraine and called for “the earliest end of the armed conflicts” through dialogue.
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