Asia’s Population Patterns by Density
March 23rd, 2024
Via Visual Capitalist, an interesting graphical look at Asia’s population patterns by density: Nearly 60% of the world’s 8 billion population lives in Asia: a vast continent sprawling over 44 million km², home to sprawling megacities, high-altitude deserts, the world’s biggest plateau, and impenetrable rainforests. We visualize Asia’s population patterns using data from WorldPop—a research group based out of […]
Read more »Offshore Treasure: ExxonMobil, Venezuela, and the Battle for Guyana’s Oil
March 23rd, 2024
Via Phenomenal World, a report on ExxonMobil, Venezuela, and the battle for Guyana’s oil: Since the discovery of some of the world’s largest oil reserves in 2015, Guyana has entered a period of economic and geostrategic reconfiguration. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), Guyana holds the sixth-largest oil reserves in the Americas and the […]
Read more »Africa Has Become The Newest Contest for Cash-Rich Arab Rivals
March 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on growing Middle Eastern interest in Africa: Standard Bank sees soaring interest in Africa from Gulf states UAE official says $35 billion to Egypt may not be one-off In pursuit of geopolitical clout, in 2021 the United Arab Emirates made a promise to expand aggressively into markets beyond its usual horizons. Since […]
Read more »Shifting Conflicts Hit Key Energy Routes
March 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on how – from Russia to Yemen – gas and oil exports have become prime targets: As global conflicts worsen, energy infrastructure and shipments from Europe to the Middle East to Asia are increasingly coming under attack. But the energy sector is also shaping the conflicts themselves—and the diplomatic […]
Read more »UAE Eyes Zambia Mine As Minerals Race Heats Up Against Saudi Arabia, China
March 22nd, 2024
Via Al Monitor, a look at how wealthy Gulf countries are racing against China, Europe and the United States for minerals critical to powering the global green transition: The United Arab Emirates is increasing its push to acquire African mineral resources, scrambling against China, Saudi Arabia and others to secure contracts. Its latest foray is […]
Read more »China Building SE Asia’s Largest Clean Energy Facility in Laos
March 22nd, 2024
Via Caixin Global, a report on a massive renewable energy project in Laos: What’s new: The construction of a massive renewable energy base by the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN Group) in Laos is scheduled to begin in June, marking the start of the largest single new energy project in Southeast Asia. The project will become the […]
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.