China’s Global Port Investments Give Rise to Security Worries
November 19th, 2022
Via the Wall Street Journal, an article on Chinese investments in overseas ports: Security concerns related to Chinese investments in overseas ports are mounting as the country’s firms acquire more stakes at shipping hubs around the world and geopolitical tensions rise. Chinese companies have expanded investments at foreign ports in recent years and now run major container terminals in locations […]
Read more »From BRICS to BIC: A Green Lens on the Global Order
November 18th, 2022
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on Brazil’s efforts to paint his foreign-policy aspirations green: After meeting with envoys from both the United States and China on Tuesday, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave a speech on Wednesday at the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP27, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. As expected, he laid […]
Read more »An Improving Australia-China Relationship: Powered by Lithium?
November 18th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – as other liberal democracies lock down supplies – Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the Australia-China relationship: The meeting between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali on November 15 indicates […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Leads Riyadh’s $30bn Investment Push Into South Korea
November 18th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on deals announced by Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Seoul recently: Saudi Aramco has announced a $7bn investment in a petrochemical factory in South Korea, as part of a $30bn package of agreements between Riyadh and Seoul as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman forges […]
Read more »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 »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.