China Widens South America Trade Highway with Silk Road Mega Port
January 19th, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report on China’s effort to widen a South America trade highway with a Silk Road mega port in Peru: In September, a group of Brazilian farmers and officials arrived in the Peruvian fishing town of Chancay. The draw: a new Chinese mega port rising on the Pacific coast, promising to […]
Read more »African Ports See Higher Refueling Demand as Vessels Round Cap
January 19th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on how African ports are benefiting from security threats in the Red Sea: Walvis Bay and Port Louis are good refueling options: Maersk Security threats in Red Sea are forcing ships to round Africa African ports from Namibia to Mauritius are becoming more popular as refueling stops for vessels shunning security […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Targets Investment In East African Critical Minerals
January 19th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on how East Africa may be in pole position to secure part of the $15bn earmarked by Saudi Arabia for critical minerals mining: Saudi Arabia is aiming to invest in mapping, exploration and production of critical minerals in East Africa, Alawi Swabury, CEO of the Africa Battery Initiative […]
Read more »Hungary and Mexico: Keys To BYD’s Global Dominance
January 19th, 2024
Via CNN, an article on how Hungary and Mexico could help BYD crack the global market: More than 5,000 electric vehicles were loaded onto a giant shipping carrier in China this week and sent to ports in Europe. The cars come from BYD, the Chinese carmaker that is backed by Warren Buffett and has surpassed Tesla as […]
Read more »Indian Tycoon Adani Bets Big on Vast Solar and Wind Plant
January 19th, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report on Indian tycoon Adani’s big bet on a vast solar and wind plant: Deep in the desert along the border with Pakistan, India’s most controversial billionaire is building the world’s largest renewable energy park as he races to future-proof his coal-linked fortune. Gautam Adani’s ports-to-airports, media and energy empire […]
Read more »China’s BYD to Build Electric Vehicle Plant in Indonesia
January 18th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on BYD’s plans to invest $1.3bn in its sixth overseas factory as it aims to expand global footprint: BYD is to invest $1.3bn in an electric vehicle factory in Indonesia, after the Chinese carmaker unveiled three new battery models for sale with the aim of becoming Indonesia’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.