Niger, Morocco: Prime Ministers Meet Amid Plans To Diversify Port Access
February 17th, 2024
Courtesy of Rane’s Worldview (subscription required), a report that Niger and Morocco are working to advance plans to help western Sahelian countries diversity their maritime access through Morocco’s ports: What Happened: Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine met with Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch as part of a two-day trip to Morocco, Radio France Internationale […]
Read more »The Republic of Congo Leads Gas Drive
February 17th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a look at the Republic of Congo’s gas industry: The Republic of Congo is a mature hydrocarbon market with proven resources, numbering 1.8 billion barrels of oil reserves and 284 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. Despite this, the country’s on- and offshore territory remains underexplored and operators have […]
Read more »What’s Happening With Indonesia’s Economy?
February 17th, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at the progress of Indonesia’s economic modernization program: Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy—and fourth-largest country overall—held a presidential election on Feb. 14. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who served as the commander of Indonesia’s special forces when the country was previously under a dictatorship, declared victory after receiving a reported […]
Read more »The Nepali Army’s Growing Business Interests
February 17th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at the army’s growing commercial clout in Nepal: In an event in September 2022 to mark the completion of his first year as Nepal’s army chief, General Prabhu Ram Sharma asserted that “the Nepali Army is the focal point of hope, trust, and unity of the Nepali people,” adding that the military’s […]
Read more »The Final Countdown: Will Russia and Ukraine Renew Gas Transit Deal?
February 15th, 2024
Via Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, analysis of the potential for Russia and Ukraine to renew its gas transit partnership: Extending the transport of Russian gas via Ukraine after 2024 would likely benefit both Russia and Ukraine. Stopping the flow of gas, on the other hand, would be painful for whichever side initiates it. At […]
Read more »Rwanda Offers Security and Business Deals in Bilateral Package
February 15th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Rwanda’s bilateral security agreements which offer competitive business advantages, but at what (future) cost? Two buses chauffeuring journalists embedded with the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) exited Afungi airport in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. The airport, situated inside the main camp of Total Energies, is where the French […]
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.