A Look At The U.S. Embargo On Cuba
September 15th, 2014
Via Bloomberg, some commentary on the US embargo of Cuba: U.S. policies toward Cuba are anachronistic and perplexing. The embargo is a Cold War relic that has long ago stopped serving its intended purpose. It was adopted after the now-defunct Soviet Union tried to establish nuclear bases on the island, bringing the two superpowers to […]
Read more »Global Megacities
September 14th, 2014
Via Bloomberg, an interesting look at how, by 2030, 12 more urban areas with at least 10 million people are expected to enter the ranks of the planet’s megacities
Read more »Mozambique’s Gas: An Italian, American, And Asian Love Triangle
September 4th, 2014
Via Eurasia Review, a look at Mozambique’s gas sector: After years of investments and active economic presence in Africa, ENI s.p.a., the leading Italian oil company, might have achieved the biggest success of its African investment mission in Mozambique, a country whose gas deposits have the potential to become a pivot of world gas routes. […]
Read more »Sonangol: National Oil Company And Government Backbone
September 2nd, 2014
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at Sonangol, Angola’s national oil company: Summary Before Angola’s independence in 1975, Portugal imposed a contentious and hastily thrown together power-sharing deal among Angola’s three main ethnic groups: the Bakongo, Mbundu and Ovimbundu. This pact unraveled quickly after independence as Angola descended into a three-way civil war. […]
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.