The Fall of Russia’s Gas Giant Dulls a Key Tool of Putin’s Power
October 12th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on how Gazprom has lost much of its scare factor and its export ambitions are now chiefly in China’s hands: Russian President Vladimir Putin overplayed his hand by trying to use Gazprom PJSC to bring Europe to its knees, and now his efforts to bolster the state-controlled gas giant are at the mercy of China. After […]
Read more »China’s Economic Stake in the Middle East: Its Thirst for Oil
October 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how China is the largest oil importer by far from Saudi Arabia and from Iran, highlighting the risk it faces if the war in Israel and Gaza were to broaden; China has cast itself as a neutral geopolitical player in the Middle East. It brokered a […]
Read more »U.S., EU To Support African Railway Development To Counter China
October 11th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on U.S., EU to support African railway development in the mineral-rich corridor in Angola, DRC, Zambia as China’s Belt and Road slows: The United States and the European Union will offer assistance on the construction of an international railway in Africa to bring resources from mining areas to a […]
Read more »In Gear: Russia’s Lada Starts Drive Into Ethiopian Market
October 10th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at the Russian automaker plans to enter the Ethiopian market, injecting vitality into Russian/Ethiopian economic ties: The Russian carmaker Lada has become the latest in a growing list of international automakers preparing to enter Ethiopia’s fledgling automotive market which has one of the world’s lowest car ownership rates. Under a partnership […]
Read more »China Courts The Taliban
October 10th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a look at China’s efforts to court Afghan leaders: On September 13, China’s newly appointed ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, arrived at the presidential palace in Kabul to present his credentials to the acting prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mohammad Hassan Akhund. Uniformed Taliban members welcomed him to the […]
Read more »South-South: UAE’s Masdar Commits $8B For Malaysia’s Renewable Projects
October 10th, 2023
Via Arab News, an article on UAE’s commitment to invest $8bn to boost Malaysia’s renewable projects: Malaysia’s energy transition is set to gain momentum with an $8 billion investment from UAE’s Masdar to develop up to 10 gigawatts of renewable projects in the Southeast Asian nation. In a strategic partnership, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority inked […]
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.