Can Jamaica Go Nuclear?
December 9th, 2024
Via The Breakthrough Institute, a look at the implications of nuclear for energy transitions of small island developing states: Jamaica’s nuclear power ambitions may reset the standard for what an island energy transition looks like. Jamaica recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canada to explore advanced nuclear energy technologies, marking a significant step forward for […]
Read more »Energy Offshoots: PDVSA
December 8th, 2024
Via Phenomenal World, an article on transformations in Petróleos de Venezuela and geopolitical realignments: Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has been integral to Nicolás Maduro’s government and the greater Chavista project. Despite the state-owned oil company controlling the largest crude oil reserves in the world, its production capabilities have fallen sharply since 2014: the country went […]
Read more »Chinese Demand for Rosewood Empowers Some of Africa’s Deadliest Terrorist Groups
December 8th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on how Chinese smuggling rings have been instrumental in the illegal trafficking of rosewood. They also provide support to terrorist groups in West Africa and Mozambique. For centuries, cultures around the globe have prized items made from rosewood due to its fine-grained durability and rich coloring. Nowhere has this been […]
Read more »Wynn’s Early Lock On The UAE Casino Sector Just Got Tighter
December 8th, 2024
Via Forbes, an article on UAE gaming sector: The gaming authority of the United Arab Emirates just handed Wynn Resorts a second massive win in as many months. After awarding Wynn the first commercial casino license in the emirates in October, the head of the UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) said this week that […]
Read more »India Could Be Apple and Samsung’s Solution to the Future of Phones
December 8th, 2024
Via Wired, a look at how a quarter of all iPhones could be made outside China by 2025, most likely in India—a rapidly growing market with hundreds of millions of potential customers. And the race is on, as Samsung and Chinese brands are betting big there too. The giant companies that make the phones in our […]
Read more »Ethiopia Turns To Bitcoin Miners To Power Growth and Green Energy
December 6th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on how Ethiopia’s state utility has generated $55m in less than a year from power-purchase agreements with bitcoin miners – money it intends to use to develop the grid: Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP), the country’s state-owned utility, has signed-power purchase agreements with 25 bitcoin mining companies, attracted by Ethiopia’s affordable […]
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.