Guyana’s Offshore Oil Boom
January 21st, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a brief look at Guayana, the South American country which could be a top producer next decade: By 2035, the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer could be a South American country with fewer than 1 million people. According to Norway’s Rystad Energy, Guyana – with proven reserves of 11 billion barrels of oil […]
Read more »A New Copper Age Is Coming …
January 21st, 2023
Via The Arab News, commentary on the prospect of a new copper age: We are entering a new copper age. As the world moves toward ambitious net zero carbon emissions targets, copper will take center stage as the key metal for our electrified future. From wind to solar to electric batteries and more, the coming […]
Read more »South Sudan: Mobile Money’s Role In The Road To Recovery
January 20th, 2023
Courtesy of GSMA, a report on the role that mobile money can play in the nation’s economic recovery: The launch of South Sudan’s first mobile money transfer services in 2019 – m-Gurush and Nilepay, both in partnership with Zain – was a key milestone in the country’s recovery from civil war. South Sudan gained independence in […]
Read more »Congo President Demands More From $6.2 Billion China Deal
January 20th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s recent criticism of a $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi criticized a $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China, saying the world’s largest producer of a key battery metal hasn’t benefited from the deal. Congo, Africa’s second-largest nation […]
Read more »North Korean Famine: Worst Since 1990s
January 20th, 2023
Via 38North, a report on the growing famine in North Korea: North Korea is dealing with a complex humanitarian emergency that has food insecurity at its core.[1] As of August 2022, both quantity and price data point to a deteriorating situation, made worse by the regime’s choice to self-isolate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Food […]
Read more »China Still Reluctant To Use Its Power and Influence In Eurasia
January 20th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, commentary on how China is still reluctant to use its power and influence in Eurasia, despite crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan This year marks the first decade of the Belt and Road Initiative. While the vision might have evolved from the speeches President Xi Jinping gave in Astana and Jakarta in […]
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.