Tsvetana Paraskova

Latest articles from Tsvetana

• Lithuania Gets First LNG Cargo From The U.S.

  Published 21 August 2017 | viewed 5,954 times

  Lithuania today received its first cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it tries to diversify its gas supplies away from Russia, despite Moscow’s…

• In Breakaway Move From Saudis, Iraq May Change Oil Pricing

  Published 21 August 2017 | viewed 19,857 times

  In a bid to increase oil revenues and possibly setting the stage for its own benchmark crude grade, Iraq has told customers it may change…

• Hedge Funds Shun WTI While Brent Hits 12-Week High

  Published 21 August 2017 | viewed 9,319 times

  Brent prices reached a 12-week high on Friday, while WTI Crude prices—although surging on the latest drop in the U.S. rig count—were not touching week-highs,…

• Goldman Lost $100M On Marcellus Natural Gas Bet

  Published 21 August 2017 | viewed 7,819 times

  When construction on a key pipeline to transport Marcellus shale natural gas was delayed, Goldman Sachs lost more than US$100 million on a bet that…

• Oil Holds Steady As OPEC Meets To Talk Slipping Compliance

  Published 21 August 2017 | viewed 13,093 times

  Oil prices were steady early on Monday morning, searching for a catalyst for direction while OPEC is holding a meeting of its Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Technical…

• Forget Oil Prices, Oil Majors Are A Buy

  Published 20 August 2017 | viewed 29,561 times

  Oil stocks have been performing dismally this year, and oil prices have failed to sustain a rally, so why are these stocks still attractive? Low…

• Big Oil Nervous As Venezuela’s Maduro Seizes More Power

  Published 18 August 2017 | viewed 25,127 times

  The pro-government constitutional assembly loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seized the powers of the opposition-led congress today, in a move that necessarily has Big…

• Iran Seeks 500,000 Bpd Oil Swap With Caspian Countries

  Published 18 August 2017 | viewed 12,202 times

  Iran is ready to swap 500,000 bpd of oil with its fellow Caspian Sea countries, Iranian Fars news agency reported on Friday, quoting a senior…

• Huge Chinese Refinery Fire Did Not Impact Operations

  Published 18 August 2017 | viewed 7,961 times

  Firefighters have managed to extinguish a massive fire that broke out at state-run PetroChina’s 410,000-bpd refinery earlier this week, narrowly avoiding a halt in oil…

• These Oil Giants Just Jumped Into A Brand New Market

  Published 18 August 2017 | viewed 13,207 times

  In a sign that Mexico’s energy reform continues to attract foreign companies, Chevron and Glencore have announced separate plans for jumping into the Mexican retail…

• The Make Or Break Moment For Argentina’s Shale Boom

  Published 17 August 2017 | viewed 8,855 times

  Argentina’s abundant shale resources have attracted a growing number of major international companies since the beginning of this year—all of them interested in developing the…

• Russia, Iran, Turkey Form $7B Oil Deal

  Published 17 August 2017 | viewed 19,252 times

  Turkish energy company Unit International, Russia’s Zarubezhneft, and Iran’s non-governmental firm Ghadir Investment Company have pledged to invest a combined US$7 billion to drill at…

• Buffett Won’t Go Higher than $9B For Oncor Utility Giant

  Published 17 August 2017 | viewed 5,129 times

  Berkshire Hathaway Energy is standing by its US$9-billion offer to buy 80 percent of Texas-based Oncor Electric Delivery Company and will not be raising the…

• Oil Prices Rise As Saudi Exports Hit 33-Month Low

  Published 17 August 2017 | viewed 20,680 times

  Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in June dropped to their lowest level in 33 months, while Saudi oil inventories were down to a level last…

• OPEC Rebel Ecuador To Cap Oil Output 20,000 BPD Higher

  Published 17 August 2017 | viewed 7,175 times

  One month after abandoning the OPEC production cut deal and shaking the alliance, Ecuador said this week that it was planning to cap its crude…

• Russia Claims To Have Invented Alternative To Fracking

  Published 17 August 2017 | viewed 89,104 times

  Russian scientists and local oil field services companies claim to have created a technology for thermochemical gas fracturing that could be an alternative to hydraulic…

• Will EV’s Break The Grid?

  Published 16 August 2017 | viewed 13,582 times

  While the UK government has vowed to end the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040, as part of a wider…

• Analysts See OPEC Compliance Erode In H2 2017

  Published 16 August 2017 | viewed 8,915 times

  OPEC’s compliance with the output cuts will continue to slip in the second half this year, despite recent rhetoric reiterating the cartel members’ commitment to…

• Accounting Firm To Pay $6.2M In SEC Oil Audit Charges

  Published 16 August 2017 | viewed 4,096 times

  Accounting firm KPMG has agreed to pay more than US$6.2 million to settle SEC charges that it had overlooked grossly overstated values of the assets…

• Libya Boosts Oil Output At Biggest Field

  Published 16 August 2017 | viewed 9,681 times

  Libya is returning with more barrels to the market after its biggest oil field started raising production and an export terminal re-opened for tanker loading. …