Yuri Shafranik

Yuri Konstantinovich Shafranik (born February 27, 1952) is an entrepreneur, public figure, expert on the energy sector and Doctor of Economics.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Konstantinovich and the family name is Shafranik.
Yuri Shafranik
Юрий Шафраник
Personal details
Born (1952-02-27) 27 February 1952
Tyumen Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Alma materTyumen State Oil and Gas University
OccupationFounder of Soyuzneftegaz

Yuri Shafranik is the chairman of the board of the Union of Oil and Gas producers of Russia,[1][2] chairman of the Committee on Energy Strategy and the development of the fuel and energy complex of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation,[3] and a co-chair of Russian delegation to the Dartmouth Conferences[4][5].

Education

Born in a worker’s family in the Siberian village of Karasul (Tyumen Oblast), Yuri Shafranik graduated from Tyumen State Oil and Gas University in 1974 with a degree in electrical engineering of automation and remote-control systems. He earned his second degree in 1980 from the same university, majoring in mining engineering technology and the complex mechanization of oil and gas fields. Yuri Sharanik then received his Doctor of Economics degree in 2006.[6]

Early career

Shafranik began his career while still studying and he made a successful industrial career in the oil industry of the former Soviet Union, moving from a locksmith to the general director of the Langepasneftegaz one of the largest oil producers of the time. Shafranik also remained active outside of his existing achievements and in 1990, he was elected Chairman of the Tyumen Regional Council of People’s Deputies in an alternative election.[6]

In September 1991 Shafranik was appointed Head of the Administration (Governor) of the Tyumen Region.[6][7] During that period as Governor of the Tyumen Region, Yuri Shafranik became one of the initiators and authors of the Law "On Subsoil".[6]

In 1993 Shafranik was appointed the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, a post he held for three years until 1996. While being the Minister of Energy he promoted the adoption of the Law on Production Sharing Agreements (1995).[6][8][9]

Energy Minister Shafranik was one of the initiators of the creation of and actively participated in, the work of the Russian-American Intergovernmental Commission (Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission)[10]. The energy agreements and policies of the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission were supported by Energy Minister Hazel R. O'Leary and Energy Minister Yuri Shafranik.[11][12]

Business

Following those years as Energy Minister, Shafranik then returned to business and in 1997, founded the Central Fuel Company. The Central Fuel Company became a member of the Inam international project in partnership with SOCAR, Amoco, Monument Oil & Gas, which was sold to Shell for $ 18 mln.[6][13][14]

In 2000 Yuri Shafranik went on to found international investment group of companies, SoyuzNefteGaz, where he serves as Chairman. The Group completed projects in over 20 countries ranging from oil and gas exploration and production to provision of oil and gas field services and construction. SoyuzNefteGaz was a $1.5 bln. – net return on invested capital and 1 bln. toe. - total volume of commercial hydrocarbon reserves were developed with the participation of the Group.[2][6][15]

Yuri Shafranik was director of the First Calgary Petroleums LTD from 2003 until 2008, when Italian oil giant Eni SpA agreed to buy Canadian First Calgary Petroleums Ltd for $ 923 mln.[16]

Public activity

Shafranik leads an active public life: he was among the initiators of the creation of new types of public organizations: the Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia and the Supreme Mining Council. Shafranik remains publicly active and is co-chair of the re-energized Dartmouth Conference.[4][5]

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs is another public group that, since 2000, Shafranik has lent his support to.[17] Another responsibility that Shafranik holds, is as Chairman of the Supreme Mining Council, a role he has held since 2002.[6]

With Russia and Global energy developments at the forefront of Shafranik’s mind, he was welcomed as the Chairman of the Committee on Energy Strategy and Development of the Fuel and Energy Complex.[6]

Dartmouth Conferences

The Dartmouth Conferences is a dialogue between Russian and American citizens aimed at finding areas of common ground between the two countries in the fields of politics, science, education and culture. It was created in 1960, with regular conferences running through until 1990. The conferences were renewed in 2014 and since 2015, Yuri Shafranik has been a co-chair of the Russian delegation.[4][5]

Works
  • Eurasian Energy Civilization. Regarding “Future Energy” // Moscow, ENERGY Publishing Centre, 2017. ISBN 978-598908-456-2
  • Russia's Oil-and-Gas Sector - Difficult Road to Diversity Yuriy Shafranik, Valeriy Kryukov (Moscow, 2016)
  • Fuel and Energy Complex and Economy of Russia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (1990-2010-2030) Under the editorship of Yu.K. Shafranik Bushuev. Authors: V.V., Gromov A.I., Kryukov V.A., Kurichev N.K., Mastepanov A.M., Troitskiy A.A., Shafranik Yu.K. Moscow, ENERGY Publishing Centre ISBN 978-5-905696-01-5

References
  1. "Geopolitics of energy: Russia & Europe". Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-10-17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Yuri K Shafranik". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Chamber of Commerce and Industry: in the next years derricks to Russian Federation should be replaced new". Seldon.News. 2019-05-28.
  4. Feldmann, Linda (2018-06-18). "Amid growing tensions with Russia, a push for meaningful dialogue". The Christian Science Monitor.
  5. Feldmann, Linda (2015-04-01). "A glimpse of US-Russia goodwill, through citizen dialogue". The Christian Science Monitor.
  6. "Yuri Shafranik". RIAC.
  7. David Stuart Lane (1999). The Political Economy of Russian Oil. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 145. ISBN 0847695093.
  8. DOE this Month. Department of Energy, Public Affairs, Editorial Services Branch. 1993.
  9. "Former Russian Energy Minister Worried By Caspian Oil Spill Threat". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2010-06-21.
  10. "CTK exit shifts Moscow balance of power". Upstream Online. 2001-01-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  11. ROJANSKY, MATTHEW (2010). "Indispensable Institutions: The Obama-Medvedev Commission and Five Decades of U.S.-Russia Dialogue" (PDF). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  12. "Fact Sheet: Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission" (PDF). 1995-06-20.
  13. "Shell to spend $ 1 bn to develop Azeri offshore oil field in Caspian Sea". 2000-08-08.
  14. "Azerbaijan Oil Contracts".
  15. "Soyuzneftegas Ltd консолидировал 8,39% акций Emerald Energy". mergers. 2007-05-04.
  16. "Eni agrees to buy First Calgary". reuters.com. 2008-09-08.
  17. "СОСТАВ ПРАВЛЕНИЯ Общероссийской общественной организации «Российский союз промышленников и предпринимателей»" (PDF).
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