Saturday, April 5, 2014

Could This Be a Tiny, Tiny Part of the Reason the Establishment is Promoting US Meddling in Ukraine?

 Robert Bensh of Oilprice.com writes:
The Most Profitable Gas in the World

There is only one certainty in Ukraine: The energy sector must and will be transformed, and how long this takes will depend on who ends up in the driver's seat and how serious they are about becoming a part of Europe and reducing dependence on Russia. But by then, investors will have missed the boat.

The driving factor for any energy investor in Ukraine is the pricing environment. There is nowhere else in Europe—or some would even argue in the world—where you are going to get significant access to resources and potential resources for the price. Gas is selling at $13.66/Mcf, while it costs $4-$5 to produce and operate. That means producers are netting anywhere between $8 and $9/Mcf.

Whether it likes it or not, kicking and screaming, Ukraine will have to transform its energy sector, if it hopes to see promised IMF money. Kiev will have to start selling off assets and making the industry much more transparent

1 comment:

  1. And who might be ready to buy?

    http://ir.carlyle.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=814801

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