How Sanctions Sank Iran’s Persian Gulf Tourism Dream
March 15th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at Iran’s failed Kish Island resort: A recent trip to Iran’s scenic Kish Island in the Persian Gulf was a stark reminder of the opposing currents pulling Iranian society in dramatically different directions. The biggest casualty here is the country’s failed Persian Gulf island tourism project, and a dream that […]
Read more »Argentina Eyes Risky Gamble on Gas Exports
March 15th, 2024
Via Dialogo Chino, an article on how Argentina’s economic woes, climate commitments and long-term outlook cast doubt on its ambitions to export LNG: Under its new president Javier Milei, Argentina is hoping to move ahead with its plans to process and export liquefied natural gas (LNG), taking advantage of the potential of the vast Vaca Muerta oil […]
Read more »Ndayane Port: Senegal’s Gateway to Economic Growth
March 15th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Senegal’s Ndayane Port: With the commencement of gas and oil production expected in 2024, Senegal expects a GDP growth of 9.2%, averaging 5.8% annually from 2025 to 2028. While all sectors of the economy will feel the impact, certain sectors vital for hydrocarbon development are receiving priority […]
Read more »Saudis Bet on African Minerals for Green Transition
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of Semafor, an article on Saudi Arabia’s big bet on African minerals for green transition: Saudi Arabia wants to be a minerals and industrial powerhouse. Key to that plan: Africa. Riyadh aims to drastically expand its domestic mining sector but acknowledges that even with the potential riches under its soil — $2.5 trillion by its own […]
Read more »Why Would Angola’s President Want to Go to China’s Shandong Province?
March 14th, 2024
Via China-Global South, commentary on Angolan president João Lourenço’s recent visit to China’s Shandong Province: Angolan president João Lourenço will arrive in China on Thursday to begin a three-day state visit, which will include meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, as per usual, did not provide […]
Read more »En-Noodlement of World: How A Global Favorite Became An Economic Red Flag
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on what instant noodles – cheap and calorie-filled – tell us about the state of the world, and the role they play not just in the food system but social infrastructure as well: If the entire (cooked) length of instant noodles sold around the world in a single […]
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.