China and US Compete for Control to Transport African Critical Minerals
September 27th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at the growing competition between China and US for control to transport African critical minerals: What’s really behind China’s $1bn renovation of the Tazara railway? On 4 September – on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing – Tanzania, Zambia and China signed an agreement to modernise the bi-national […]
Read more »China’s Zijin Wants Its Africa Copper Mine to Rival the World’s Biggest
September 27th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Zijin’s ambitious African copper mine plans: Chinese miner targets further expansion at JV with Ivanhoe Ramp-up would see Kamoa-Kakula vie with BHP’s Escondida China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. is considering an expansion of its jointly-owned copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would place it among the world’s biggest single […]
Read more »DP World Is Seeking to Build a Trade Hub in Mexico
September 27th, 2024
Via Wall Street Journal, a report that the Dubai-based port terminal operator has been in talks with the Mexican government about establishing a large industrial complex: Port terminal operator DP World is talking to Mexico’s government about allowing it to start operations in the country, which would enable the Dubai-based business to handle cargo heading […]
Read more »Can Oman’s $2.6 Billion ‘Smart City’ Break the Dubai Archetype?
September 27th, 2024
Via Wall Street Journal, a video look at Oman which is investing billions to modernize the city of Muscat as it sheds its reliance on oil. WSJ explores whether it can offer a more practical model for a Middle Eastern city, versus the glitzier approach of its neighbors.
Read more »Serbia Secures Winter Gas Supply and Expands Green Energy Cooperation with Azerbaijan
September 27th, 2024
Via CE Energy News, an article on Serbia’s growing energy cooperation with Azerbaijan: Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka ?edovi? Handanovi?, announced that the country will have secure access to about one million cubic metres of gas from Azerbaijan this winter, enhancing Serbia’s energy security. After a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov, […]
Read more »Building BRICS: What Erdogan’s Geopolitical Gamble Could Mean For The West
September 27th, 2024
Via European Council on Foreign Relations, commentary on Turkey’s intention to apply for BRICS membership. If successful, it would be the bloc’s only NATO member – but the mere prospect of joining could open the door to Turkey’s re-engagement with the West: Given the rhetoric and actions of Ankara over the last decade, it is […]
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.