Why the U.S. is Losing Africa to China and Russia
July 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Modern Diplomacy, commentary on why the U.S. is Losing Africa to China and Russia: The presence of Chinese in Africa has generated differing debates about the real reason they are there. Some have suggested that Africa is on the verge of re-colonization. The real reason the Chinese are in Africa may have yet […]
Read more »Angola’s New Oil Refinery Brings Hopes and Fears
July 22nd, 2023
Via AllAfrica, a report on Angola, a nation rich in crude oil but which currently has to import the fuel it needs. A new refinery could change that: Wearing a hard hat, safety glasses and high-visibility vest, project manager Martin Jooste gives a tour of the rain-sodden construction site that he oversees in the tiny […]
Read more »Can India Become a Green Superpower?
July 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a look at India’s critical role in the globe’s battle against climate change: When climate negotiations opened in October 2021 at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, the environmental outlook was gloomy. Carbon emissions around the world were rapidly rising. Seemingly every part of the planet was routinely being […]
Read more »Gulf – Central Asia Summit and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
July 21st, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the upcoming Gulf – Central Asia Summit and its connections with China’s BRI, which provide an important opportunity for China to connect Central Asia all through a large and wide network of roads and lines, such as: the highway crossing the Tianshan Mountains that connects China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and […]
Read more »Africa’s Thirst for Champagne Could Bring Veuve Clicquot to Kenya and Ghana
July 21st, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Africa’s growing thirsty for champagne: Veuve Clicquot, the Champagne maker that’s part of luxury-goods powerhouse LVMH, is exploring new markets in Africa as demand for premium products rises on the continent. The Champagne maker is considering expanding in East Africa or going west to Ghana as it looks to boost […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Acquires $3.4B Stake in a China Petrochemical Firm
July 21st, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report that the world’s biggest oil exporter is making further inroads in China, Saudi Arabia’s top customer for crude: Saudi Aramco has acquired a 10% stake in China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. for 24.6 billion renminbi ($3.4 billion), through its subsidiary Aramco Overseas Company BV, based in the Netherlands, the world’s biggest […]
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.