Investing In The Kingdom: A World Away From Fossil Fuels
February 6th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, a look at investing in Saudi Arabia: A nation traditionally known for its vast reserves of fossil fuels, these days Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s largest economy representing ro-ughly 25 percent of total gross domestic product, has a lot more to offer in-vestors willing to scratch beneath the […]
Read more »Turkmenistan Eyes Wind Power Potential
February 2nd, 2022
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on Turkmenistan’s wind power potential: Western Turkmenistan has very favorable conditions for the development of wind energy, according to regional power technology expert Serdar Mametniyazov, in an article in the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper. He said the average wind speed in this area, is 5–8 meters per second at a height of […]
Read more »Emirati Firm Builds Deep Sea Port In Democratic Republic of Congo
February 2nd, 2022
Via Al Monitor, an article on one Emirati logistics firms efforts to build a deep sea port for Democratic Republic of Congo: A leading Emirati logistics company began construction of a port in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. Following a ceremony, the Dubai-based DP World started work on the Banana Port, the first deep sea port in the central African […]
Read more »Azerbaijan Begins To Reposition Aghdam As A Belt And Road Initiative City
February 2nd, 2022
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on Azerbaijan’s efforts to reposition Aghdam: The construction of the Aghdam-Fuzuli highway has started in Azerbaijan, according to the Azerbaijan State Automobile & Roads Agency. Aghdam is an historic city with emotional regional issues that has been reclaimed by Azerbaijan from Armenia in the wake of 2020’s Karabakh War. It has […]
Read more »Somaliland Offers U.S. Military Access to Port, Airfield as It Pushes for Nationhood
February 1st, 2022
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, an article on Somalialand: Somaliland, a peaceful corner of violent Somalia, is offering the U.S. military use of a seaport and airfield overlooking strategic maritime routes in exchange for steps toward recognizing the region as a sovereign country. Hoping to capitalize on growing U.S. concern over Chinese expansionism in Africa, […]
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.