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Viktor Katona

Contributor since: 20 Feb 2017

Viktor Katona

Viktor Katona is an Group Physical Trader at MOL Group and Expert at the Russian International Affairs Council, currently based in Budapest.

Disclaimer: views set out in Viktor's articles are solely those of the author in his private capacity.

Latest articles from Viktor

  • Australian LNG Exports To China Are Bouncing Back

    Published 03 May 2021 | viewed 9,034 times

    The relationship between Australia and China has been going through a difficult period lately. Altercations surrounding the origins of COVID-19 rage on, all the while…

  • Africa’s Most Interesting Untapped Oil Play

    Published 02 May 2021 | viewed 6,921 times

    When writing the article on this year’s Top Oil Wildcats, one of the hottest candidates had to be dropped out of the list. Not because…

  • Building Australia’s First-Ever Offshore Wind Farm

    Published 01 May 2021 | viewed 7,294 times

    It is very hard to give up on one’s own resource bounty and Australia knows it only too well. Endowed with the world’s third-largest coal…

  • Why Nigerian Oil Prices Are Falling

    Published 28 April 2021 | viewed 3,310 times

    Although it is a very rare occurrence to see Nigerian grades trade at levels stipulated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) every month, the…

  • Many European Refiners May Not Survive COVID

    Published 26 April 2021 | viewed 4,449 times

    The coronavirus pandemic has shortened Europe’s energy transition. What was initially perceived as a gradual movement towards fewer emissions and greener generation has now become…

  • Has Poland’s Energy Diversification Drive Paid Off?

    Published 25 April 2021 | viewed 2,970 times

    In the words of prominent Polish politician Piotr Naimski, currently serving as the European country’s plenipotentiary for strategic energy infrastructure, Polish national sovereignty is strongly…

  • New Wave Of Peruvian Energy Nationalism Could Destroy Its Oil Industry

    Published 23 April 2021 | viewed 1,994 times

    Even before the COVID crisis struck South America, the continent’s nations held overwhelmingly negative views about their respective governments’ economic performance. According to the reputable…

  • The Future For Oil Producer Romania Looks Bleak

    Published 22 April 2021 | viewed 3,775 times

    Europe’s upstream segment has two main challenges – environment-related long-term objectives that gradually narrow down oil companies’ maneuvering ability in terms of where/what they can…

  • Can Mozambique Defend Its Crucial Gas Assets?

    Published 21 April 2021 | viewed 4,447 times

    Mozambique has been rightly considered one of the most promising new frontiers of gas production in the world, the Rovuma Basin that is located along…

  • Will Rising Middle East Oil Prices Harm Global Demand Recovery?

    Published 13 April 2021 | viewed 5,506 times

    As we continue to kick the prospect of global economic recovery down the road of 2021, caution remains the buzzword of the oil markets. The…

  • Qatar Looks To Dominate This Very-Fast Growing Gas Market

    Published 06 April 2021 | viewed 5,790 times

    Qatar Petroleum found itself in the limelight of the LNG scene in 2021, having clinched two major deals with Pakistan and China. All the while…

  • This Tiny Country Could Become Europe’s Newest Oil Producer

    Published 04 April 2021 | viewed 21,026 times

    It is rather rare to see enthusiasm for completely new exploration projects in Europe. The overwhelming majority of OECD countries are either in terminal decline…

  • The Most Anticipated Licensing Round Of 2021

    Published 03 April 2021 | viewed 2,661 times

    The energy markets have seen several major upsets during the 21st century yet one can state fairly confidently that the market slump of 2020-2021 has…

  • Can Oil And Gas Save Europe’s Poorest Country?

    Published 27 March 2021 | viewed 6,090 times

    Ukraine is now Europe’s poorest country (per capita), having overtaken the long-time leader Moldova in 2018. A country whose abundant coal reserves have spurred its…

  • The Top 5 Natural Gas Wildcats Of 2021

    Published 24 March 2021 | viewed 9,881 times

    Having assessed the most promising oil-focused exploration wells of 2021, the time has come to do pinpoint this year’s up-and-coming gas wildcats. It will not…

  • Kazakhstan Is Eager To Abandon The OPEC+ Deal

    Published 23 March 2021 | viewed 4,932 times

    Kazakhstan meticulously studied the lessons of the 2014/2015 oil slump and has so far survived the last 12 months’ market depression with legislative and executive…

  • Can South Korea Overcome Its Coal Dependence?

    Published 22 March 2021 | viewed 2,162 times

    South Korea remains the weakest performer within OECD in terms of renewables’ penetration into the national energy matrix, merely 5% of its electricity generation boils…

  • Big Oil’s Hottest Prospects In 2021

    Published 17 March 2021 | viewed 25,677 times

    Judging by the first 3 months of 2021 it seems that this year has gone off into a wrong start, instead of economic rebounds we…

  • Russia Refuses To Give Up On Senegal’s Oil Boom

    Published 13 March 2021 | viewed 25,314 times

    Russia seems to be going through a tumultuous period. Internally, the Putin Administration has been kept busy with a wave of dissent, externally it is…

  • How Middle East Producers Are Pricing Their Oil

    Published 12 March 2021 | viewed 16,065 times

    It is unlikely that the bullish sentiment currently driving oil markets can be sustained over a prolonged period, but Middle Eastern producers are determined to…

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