Archive for August, 2022

Jakarta Announces $5 Billion Deal With Tesla for Nickel Supplies

Via STRATFOR, a report on a deal between Indonesia and Tesla for nickel: What Happened: Tesla and Indonesia signed a $5 billion contract stipulating that Indonesia’s Morowali city on Sulawesi island will supply the company with processed nickel supplies for use in lithium ion batteries for five years, Reuters reported Aug. 8. The nickel will need […]

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Eni Plans Second LNG Platform Off Mozambique as Europe Seeks Gas

Via Bloomberg, an article on Italy’s Eni’s interest in Mozambique’s offshore gas reserves: Eni SpA is planning a second liquefied natural gas production vessel offshore Mozambique that could be built in less than four years to help Europe diversify supplies of the fuel, according to a company executive. The Italian oil and gas producer’s potential project […]

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Angola: Who Will Benefit From Privatizations?

Via The Africa Report, an article on Angola’s upcoming round of privatizations: Angola’s privatisation campaign is an experiment. It will reveal whether President João Lourenço’s administration can improve its governance and attract long-haul investors, or if, like Russia’s privatisations in the 1990s, the programme will strengthen the hands of cronies and stymie competition. So far, the […]

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TotalEnergies’ Multi-Energy Strategy in Angola

Via Total, a press release on TotalEnergies’ multi-energy strategy (oil, gas, and solar) in Angola: As part of the rollout of its multi-energy strategy in Angola, TotalEnergies announces the launch of the Begonia oil field, and Quiluma and Maboqueiro gas fields developments, as well as its first photovoltaic project in the country, with a capacity of […]

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Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan Takes New Steps Toward Regional Integration

Via The Diplomat, an article on the recent Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan which marked a crucial step in bringing the Taliban regime back into dialogue with its neighbors – even without formal recognition: For the first time since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August 2021, members of the international community entered into a constructive dialogue […]

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AD Ports Group and India’s Adani Ports Explore Investment In Tanzania

Via The National News, a report on AD Ports Group and India’s Adani Ports exploration of investment opportunities in Tanzania: AD Ports Group, the operator of industrial cities and free zones in Abu Dhabi, and India’s Adani Ports have signed a preliminary agreement to explore joint investment opportunities in Tanzania. The two companies will collaborate on potential end-to-end logistics […]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.