Namibia’s Oil Riches May Require Large Developments Mirroring Guyana’s,
April 26th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Namibia’s growing hydrocarbons potential: Companies have discovered ‘a big chunk of oil’ off Namibia TotalEnergies expects to begin first Namibia project next year Namibia’s oil potential could one day match Guyana, where big discoveries have sparked an economic transformation and set the world’s biggest companies jostling for position. There’s a […]
Read more »UAE: Using Its Wealth Fund For Investment…and Diplomacy
April 26th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a report on the UAE’s use of its wealth fund to place global investments and gain diplomatic influence: Sovereign wealth funds seldom worry about foreign policy. Those that invest abroad typically do so in order to ensure stable returns or diversify holdings, meaning they tend to hold Treasuries and Western stocks. Many […]
Read more »Thailand’s Soft Power Splash
April 25th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on Thailand’s soft power splash: The Thai government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has made soft power — the ability to influence others through attraction rather than coercion — a cornerstone of its economic agenda. To help kickstart a stagnant Thai economy, the government is focusing on the economic […]
Read more »Asia: Much More Important To U.S. Than Middle East
April 25th, 2024
Via Noahopinion, commentary on why Asia – not the Middle East – is much more important to U.S. interests than the Middle East: “Some damn fool thing in the Balkans” — Otto von Bismarck In this world of proliferating conflicts, the United States no longer has the power or the money to handle everything at once. We are […]
Read more »Juan Valdez: Colombia’s Global Success Story
April 25th, 2024
Via Latinometrics, a look at the striking global success of Colombian coffee: In 1927, the National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers (NFCGC) was established to promote the production and exportation of Colombian coffee. The timing was unfortunate, to say the least: two years later, the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange sent prices spiraling for worldwide […]
Read more »Niger, Benin: Oil Pipeline Begins Operations
April 25th, 2024
Via Stratfor’s Rane Worldview, a report on Niger, Benin’s operationalization of a new pipeline: What Happened: Nigerien oil arrived at the Beninese oil terminal of Seme using the Niger-Benin pipeline on April 21, Africanews reported on April 24. Why It Matters: The Niger-Benin pipeline’s entry into service will enable Niger to begin exporting up to 90,000 barrels […]
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.