US government, Gulf billionaires back Boehly bid for Lukoil assets, FT reports ↧ ↧ US government, Gulf billionaires back Boehly bid for Lukoil assets,... Billionaire Todd ​Boehly secured ‌the backing of the ​US ​government and Gulf ⁠power ​brokers with ​ties to the Trump family ​to ​bid for Russian ‌oil ⁠giant Lukoil's international assets, ​the ​Financial ⁠Times reported on ​Tuesday.