As the new year promises to ring in what most suspect will be lackluster oil demand and moderate oil prices despite OPEC’s beefier production cuts, oil auctions for the upcoming year may seem a bit less exciting than they were at $100 oil, but that all depends on your medium-to-long-term outlook. Several countries are vying for a piece of Big Oil’s attention, with some offering prime areas up for grabs in 2020. Here’s a shopping list of oil and gas assets going up for sale around the world after January. Ukraine: Desperate Enough To Deal Ukraine, in its attempt to decrease its dependence on natural gas imports, is looking to attract Big Oil to a series of blocks that cover 15,000 square kilometers next year, both offshore and onshore. The auctions will offer concessions as well as production sharing agreements (PSAs). Ukraine is home to almost a trillion cubic […]