QatarEnergy: The Company Behind World Cup Host’s Wealth
November 18th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on ho a bold bet on gas turned a struggling state group into one of the most important global resources companies: Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar’s energy minister and chief executive of its national oil and gas group, has criss-crossed the globe in recent weeks, travelling from Namibia to Guyana, […]
Read more »Indonesia, China and the Future of the Belt and Road
November 18th, 2022
Via Asia Times, a look at the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail showcased at G20 Summit, and how the long-delayed project has been more risk than reward for Indonesia: Taking time out from the G20 Summit, President Joko Widodo and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday watched via video link the operational trial of the Chinese-funded Jakarta-Bandung […]
Read more »World at 8 Billion: Pakistan is Third Largest Contributor to Last Billion
November 17th, 2022
Courtesy of South Asia Investor Review, a look at Pakistan in the overall context of the world’s population reaching 8 billion: The global population increased by one billion over the last 12 years to reach 8 billion this year, according to the United Nations. Pakistan contributed 49 million people to the last billion, making it […]
Read more »Cuban Leader On Energy Quest To Russia, China, Turkey, Algeria
November 17th, 2022
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a report on Cuba’s search for energy sector support and oil: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel started a tour Wednesday of Russia, China, Turkey and Algeria, hoping to boost his country’s struggling energy sector in the midst of prolonged blackouts and fuel shortages. The president said on Twitter the tour was […]
Read more »Mexico’s Sweet Success With Raspberry Production
November 16th, 2022
Courtesy of Latinometrics, an interesting look at Mexico’s sweet success around raspberry production: Mexico is Now the World’s #2 Raspberry Producer Does this chart look familiar? After publishing the story about blueberries in Peru, someone suggested we look into raspberries in Mexico, which has also exploded — production has grown 128x in 20 years. Berries are […]
Read more »Brazil: Time To Create An ‘Economy of Standing Forests’
November 15th, 2022
Via Fortune, interesting commentary on Brazil’s potential to create an ‘economy of standing forests’: By turning the tide of the Amazon’s destruction, Brazil can retake center stage in the fight against climate change and irreversible ecosystem losses. Given how extraordinarily dependent Brazil’s economy is on its agricultural sector, and in turn the Amazon’s health, the need […]
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.