Tsvetana Paraskova

Latest articles from Tsvetana

• Chinese Oil Giant Crashes On Abysmal Earnings Report

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 10,448 times

  Chinese oil and gas giant PetroChina reported on Wednesday a 58-percent plunge in its third-quarter profit as lower oil prices, fierce domestic fuel competition, and…

• Russia Turns Its Back On The Aramco IPO

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 9,606 times

  The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)—Russia’s sovereign wealth fund—will not make a huge investment in the listing of Saudi Aramco, although some Russian funds believe…

• Shale Stocks Are Suffering From A Sentiment Problem

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 13,410 times

  Third-quarter earnings in the oil and gas industry have begun to trickle in at a time when investors have the lowest confidence and interest in…

• The World's Newest Nation Holds Landmark Oil Auction

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 10,886 times

  South Sudan aims to hold an oil licensing round by the end of the first quarter next year, inviting oil companies to participate in the…

• The Surprising Winner Of The Oil & Gas Exploration Race

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 11,674 times

  Norway saw the highest number of oil and gas discoveries in the third quarter, with six out of the 38 oil and natural gas finds…

• BP: Oil Is “Finely Balanced” At $60

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 13,840 times

  The Brent Crude price is finely balanced at US$60 per barrel, but the U.S.-China trade spat will likely drag oil demand and, as a result,…

• IEA: An Oil Glut Is Looming

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 46,420 times

  If global oil demand growth continues to languish with uncertainties around the global economy and Brexit, the oil market will likely have to cope with…

• Saudi Arabia Is Ready To Balance Oil Markets At Any Cost

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 25,350 times

  OPEC’s top producer Saudi Arabia has signaled that it is prepared to cut its oil production even deeper than it is cutting now, Nigerian oil…

• The Arctic Is Russia’s Key To LNG Dominance

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 12,493 times

  The Arctic area could become the key driver of Russia’s natural gas production in less than two decades, as it has the potential to produce…

• How Iran Used Google To Disrupt 5% Of Global Oil Production

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 17,235 times

  Officials at Saudi Aramco believe that Iran used satellite maps from Google Maps to precisely attack the oil facilities in Saudi Arabia in the middle…

• Iran’s Desperate Attempt To Settle Its Debts

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 14,541 times

  Iran’s government plans to pay its debts to private firms with proceeds it aims to raise by selling stakes in state-held refining and petrochemical companies,…

• A Death Sentence For Small Oil & Gas Drillers

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 64,549 times

  Some of the largest banks financing U.S. oil and gas drillers have recently reduced their expectations for oil and natural gas prices, determining the value…

• Will The U.S. Shale Slowdown Save OPEC?

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 12,590 times

  Russia and its OPEC partners in the production cut deal will take into account the slowing U.S. shale production growth at their December meeting to…

• Iran's Impossible Task: $194 Oil

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 31,065 times

  Iran’s fiscal breakeven oil price—the one at which the country would be able to balance its budget—is US$194.60 a barrel for 2020, the International Monetary…

• Is U.S. Shale Circling The Drain?

  Published 27 October 2019 | viewed 83,020 times

  ‘Significant production slowdown’ is all around the headlines about the U.S. shale patch these days. Yet, the headlines have often missed one growing problem in…

• Is China Caving To U.S. Oil Sanctions?

  Published 26 October 2019 | viewed 37,711 times

  China’s imports of crude oil from Venezuela dipped to a nearly nine-year low in September as major state-held Chinese companies back out of Venezuelan purchases,…

• Ford’s Shocking New Addition To The EV Market

  Published 25 October 2019 | viewed 77,576 times

  Ford Motor Company will reveal on November 18 an all electric SUV inspired by its iconic Mustang, one of the world’s largest auto manufacturers said,…

• India’s Refinery Run Rates Hit 15 Year Lows

  Published 25 October 2019 | viewed 15,944 times

  India, one of the drivers of oil demand growth in Asia and the world, has just seen its oil imports drop to three-year lows and…

• Washington Thwarts Maduro’s Devious Oil Debt Scheme

  Published 25 October 2019 | viewed 14,366 times

  The U.S. Treasury is blocking for 90 days creditors from seizing shares in Venezuela’s U.S. subsidiary Citgo, temporarily shielding the prized Venezuelan asset in a…

• Global Wind Capacity To Soar By 1500%

  Published 25 October 2019 | viewed 10,206 times

  Offshore wind has the potential to be the next game-changer in the global energy system and could attract as much as US$1 trillion investments by…