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Suriname Oil Boom Back On Track As New Discoveries Excite Investors

Via Brazil Energy Insight, a report on Suriname’s oil industry: Suriname, struggling with political unrest and a debt crisis, pins hopes on its oil sector after TotalEnergies delayed the billion-dollar final investment decision for Block 58. Latest appraisal drilling confirms that Block 58 could contain as much as 6.5 billion barrels of exploitable oil resources, […]

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India-Kazakhstan Cooperation in Critical Minerals Signals a Shifting Regional Approach

Via The Diplomat, a report on growing India- Kazakh cooperation in critical minerals: The critical minerals sector has attracted significant global attention, including from New Delhi and Astana. On November 4, India and Kazakhstan partnered to produce titanium slag, a critical mineral. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) and Kazakhstan’s Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (UKTMP) […]

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Tuvalu: The Disappearing Island Nation Recreating Itself in the Metaverse

Via BBC, a report on Tuvalu – one of the nations most at risk from climate change: Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its trees as it endeavors to save whatever it can. Tuvalu, a small country in the Pacific […]

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Cyclone-Prone Malawi Plans Energy Storage to Bolster Grid

Via Bloomberg, a report on Malawi’s plans to incorporate energy storage into its grid management plan: Most of the African nation’s electricity comes from hydropower Malawi faced one of the worst tropical cyclones last year Malawi is building its first battery-energy system, a technology that will help protect its grid from cyclones that have battered […]

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Why Joining BRICS+ Is Not In Indonesia’s Interests

Via The Interpreter, commentary on why joining BRICS+ is not in Indonesia’s interests: Indonesia’s decision to join BRICS+ solely based on perceived economic opportunities is highly imprudent. Although the initiative offers economic advantages, Indonesia already participates in robust platforms such as the G20 and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). It has formidable economic ties […]

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When The Saudis Set Their Sights On Africa

Via The Africa Report, an article on Saudi Arabia’s intentions to take a stronger economic stance in Africa – defending its place on the international stage while securing its future in the post-oil era: Tens of billions in investments over the next decade: this is the promise Saudi Arabia has made to Africa. In late […]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.