Africa’s Share of Global Gas Supply Will Almost Double by 2050
February 14th, 2023
Via Quartz, an report that Africa will be responsible for over 11% of all gas supplies by 2050: Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase to over 11% of all gas supplies by 2050, according to a report by Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), from 6% in 2021. Production is projected to increase from […]
Read more »Tehran Seeks Indian Investment, Activation of Chabahar Port
February 14th, 2023
Via The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s wish for more Indian investment in, and activation around, Chabahar Port: Iran’s Ambassador to India Iraj Ilahi said Iran is looking for more investment from New Delhi and the activation of Chabahar Port. “Concerning connectivity, India and Iran are partners in Chabahar. We’re looking for investment from […]
Read more »India Finds Major Lithium Deposit: Making A Major Player In Batteries and EVs
February 13th, 2023
Via Quartz, news of an exciting lithium find in India, which immediately pushes India into the world’s top five national lithium reserves: The Indian government announced on Thursday, Feb. 10 that 5.9 million tons of lithium, a crucial mineral for the manufacturing of electric vehicles and solar panels, had been discovered in the provinces of Jammu and […]
Read more »Sudan: All Roads Lead to Khartoum
February 13th, 2023
Via Middle East Eye, a report on how Israeli and Russian delegations have been to Sudan in the last week, with US and EU envoys also present: Everyone is coming to Khartoum. At the end of last week, an Israeli delegation that included Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met Sudan’s ruling General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as part of what the Israelis […]
Read more »DRC: A Favorable Destination For Manufacturing of Sustainable Battery Materials
February 12th, 2023
Via BloombergNEF, a report on how producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials. At the behest […]
Read more »Zambia Has More Than Copper, Offers Unexplored Potential
February 12th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, a look at Zambia’s unexplored potential: With billions of dollars worth of African gas, gold, copper and cobalt to hit the markets in 2022, industry players are focused on the next big deals. The election of a new government in Zambia in August 2021 has led to optimism that the country […]
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.