The “Gas OPEC” Comes To Life
December 11th, 2009
Courtesy of Stratfor (subscription required), analysis of the recent decision by eleven natural gas exporters to join together to form a cartel. As the article notes: “…Leonid Bokhanovsky, a long-time executive at Russian energy construction firm Stroytransgaz, was selected to be the first secretary-general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (known colloquially as the “Gas […]
Read more »India and Iran: Strategic Energy Initiatives
December 8th, 2009
Courtesy of The Financial Express, a report on ONGC Videsh Ltd’s (OVL), the special-function arm of state-owned oil and gas producer ONGC, efforts in finding equity oil abroad especially in Iran. As the article notes: “Iran is strategically important for us, as in a world worried over the progressive depletion of hydrocarbon reserves it is […]
Read more »Cambodia’s First Stock Exchange Under Construction
December 8th, 2009
Via The Boston Herald, news that Cambodia will soon start construction on a building to house its first stock exchange which it hopes will help draw foreign investment to the impoverished country. As the article notes: “…A South Korean firm, World City Co. Ltd., was awarded the contract to build the $6 million building in […]
Read more »Central Asian Energy
December 5th, 2009
Courtesy of Stratfor (subscription required and recommended), a terrific two-part analysis of Uzbekistan withdrew from Central Asia’s Unified Power System, a synchronized electric grid linking Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The move is part of a series of disputes between Central Asia’s five countries. The region’s geography and distribution of resources is likely to make […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.