Carlyle is in talks with Lukoil for the potential acquisition of the latter’s international operations, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources. The news follows Gunvor’s attempt to buy the assets, only to change its mind after the Trump administration called it a “Kremlin puppet” and said it would block the deal. The private equity major is still in the early stage of the negotiations, but it has applied for a license that would clear the way to an acquisition, one of the Reuters sources told the publication. The next…