Sergey Nikiforov was appointed Senior Vice President, Production and Development, of LUKOIL Overseas.

Sergey Nikiforov was born in 1962 in Kuibyshev (now Samara). In 1984, he graduated from Kuibyshev Technical Institute as qualified mining engineer majoring in oil and gas field’s development technology and complex mechanization. He held various engineering and technical positions in Uryevneft and Langepasneft (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area). From 1998 he was Deputy Production Manager of Karachaganak Petroleum Operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan, from 2002 Regional Director of LUKOIL Overseas for Egypt, from 2006 General Director of LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company and at the same time Head of Tashkent office of LUKOIL Overseas since 2007. Sergey Nikiforov is married, his son is a student.

As reported earlier, Azat Shamsuarov, who previously held the position of the Senior Vice President of LUKOIL Overseas was appointed Vice President of LUKOIL and General Director of LUKOIL-Western Siberia.