Exclusive-Gunvor weighs US energy push that could bolster Washington ties, sources say

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Commodity trader Gunvor has held active talks to invest in U.S. oil- and gas-producing assets, which could smooth over ties with the Trump administration after fallout from Gunvor's ​bid to buy sanctioned Russian major Lukoil's foreign assets, two sources familiar with the matter said. Gunvor dropped its bid to buy Lukoil's ‌assets after the U.S. Treasury expressed strong opposition to the move, calling the trading firm "Kremlin's puppet." While Gunvor had bee ...