Chevron follows Exxon to Guyana’s Oil Riches
October 30th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Chevron’s following of Exxon to open a controversial fossil fuel frontier in one of Latin America’s poorest nations: Chevron’s deal to buy Hess last week for $53bn gives the US supermajor access to one of the hottest prospects in the global resources industry: Guyana’s 11bn barrels of […]
Read more »China: ‘Building’ Diplomacy In Africa
October 30th, 2023
Via NewsCentral Africa, a report that Zimbabwe has received its $100 Million Parliament building donation from China: The government of China handed over a new $100 million parliament building to Zimbabwe on Thursday, said to have been constructed and funded by China through a grant. The new parliament building, which stands gallantly on the outskirts […]
Read more »Kenya’s Cargo Battle Plan – Keeping Tanzania at Bay
October 30th, 2023
Via AllAfrica, a report on Kenya’s cargo battle plan to keep Tanzanian ports at bay: Kenya initiated a series of measures to revitalize its cargo business at its ports, challenged by competition from the port of Dar es Salaam, reportsThe East African. Cargo owned by governments in the region will be handled by the Government Clearing […]
Read more »Myanmar’s Kyaukpyu Port
October 30th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at if and how Kyaukpyu Port will take its place among other Belt and Road megaprojects like Gwadar and Hambantota: SUMMARY Kyaukpyu is a small fishing village of some 50,000 people located in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. This sleepy hamlet is where China wants to establish the next maritime hub of […]
Read more »Carbon Offset Market Faces Chaos as African Mega-Project Collapses
October 29th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a look at how the breakup of the partnership behind one of the world’s biggest carbon projects in Zimbabwe raises new doubts about the carbon market’s ability to backstop failures: The integrity of one of the largest single sources of credits in the $2 billion carbon market faces serious doubt following the collapse of the partnership […]
Read more »Singapore Taps Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia for Low-Carbon Energy
October 29th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on Singapore’s plan to tap Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia for low-carbon energy: Companies in Singapore this week unveiled a number of projects aimed at importing low-carbon sources of energy, setting the tone for a transition to cleaner power to help fight climate change. Low-carbon energy sources include hydrogen, wind […]
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.