Mykhailo Pyrtko

Argentina After Reforms: Will Vaca Muerta Become a New Pillar of European Energy Security?

For decades, Argentina lived with a paradox all too familiar to every energy expert: the country possesses exceptional resources — world-class shale gas, high-quality lithium, and vast wind and solar potential — yet it consistently failed to convert this wealth into stable growth. Macroeconomic volatility and unpredictable rules of the game repeatedly interrupted investment cycles. […]

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India’s Potential to Become a Driver of the Global Energy Transition in 2026–2035

In the years 2026–2035, the world will enter a period of the most massive transformation of energy markets in modern history. Countries are revising energy production and consumption models, investing in decarbonization, and forming new supply chains for critical materials. Against this backdrop, the question is increasingly being raised: can India move beyond its status

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Critical Materials as the New Oil of the 21st Century: What Defines Energy Independence and Technological Sovereignty

In the 21st century, a quiet but fundamental shift has taken place — one that has radically redefined the very concept of energy security. If in the previous century oil and gas shaped geopolitics, industrial development, and economic stability, today this role is gradually shifting to critical materials: lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements.

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Europe’s Energy Security — Between Autonomy and Integration

In 2025, the issue of energy security has once again moved to the center of European politics. After wars, sanctions, price shocks, and the accelerated “green transition,” Europe is entering a new phase in which energy is no longer just a technical or economic sector. It becomes the foundation of geopolitics, industrial strategy, and national

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The Geopolitics of Energy in 2025: New Alliances, New Dependencies

In 2025, energy finally ceased to be just an economic category — it has become the main instrument of global politics. After several years of wars, sanctions, and an accelerated “green transition,” the world has entered a new phase of energy geopolitics, where the boundaries between allies and competitors are often blurred. Europe is trying

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The need for Ukraine to invest in its own gas production

In my previous blog, I analyzed how the full-scale war has changed Ukraine’s energy sector and why renewables have become the foundation of a new development model. “Green” energy truly offers Ukraine strategic prospects for integration with Europe, but it cannot be the sole pillar in times of war and reconstruction. For system stability, a balance

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How international investors view “green” energy in Ukraine

The full-scale war has radically changed the Ukrainian energy sector. According to the fourth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment prepared by the World Bank, the Government of Ukraine, the European Commission, and the UN, Ukraine’s energy sector suffered direct losses amounting to 20.51 billion US dollars as of early 2025. Systematic attacks on thermal and hydroelectric

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