Bolivia’s Natural Gas Dreams Are Fading
June 19th, 2023
Via IPS News, a report on Bolivia’s fading natural gas dreams: One of the largest natural gas reservoirs in South America is showing signs of decline and the hopeful expectations that emerged in 2006, to turn Bolivia into a regional energy leader, are waning. When the fossil fuel bonanza was already showing signs of fatigue, […]
Read more »Namibia Becomes Oil Drilling Hot-Spot With 13% of Africa’s Rigs
June 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Namibia’s growing petroleum sector: Namibia’s status as an oil exploration hot-spot was bolstered by the arrival of a third rig, following discoveries last year by TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc. The Deepsea Mira entered Namibian waters and is preparing to start work for TotalEnergies, according to ship-tracking data compiled […]
Read more »China-Kazakh Energy Deal
June 7th, 2023
Via KazInform, a report on a deal between the China National Petroleum Corp. and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna Group for the joint development of the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan. CNPC will help expand the throughput capacity of two Kazakh oil pipelines and participate in the construction of the second strings of a natural gas pipeline […]
Read more »Petrobras Eyes New Investments In Guyana, Venezuela and Bolivia
June 3rd, 2023
Via Upstream Online, a report that Brazil’s Petrobras is eyeing new investments in Guyana, Venezuela and Bolivia: Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras is assessing the possibility of carrying out fresh investments throughout South America. The signalling of a possible to return to regional investments came as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week […]
Read more »How the Ukraine War Gave Venezuelan Oil an Opening
June 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of Geopolitical Futures, a report on how Caracas is taking advantage of a key opportunity to revive its energy sector: For years, the Venezuelan economy has been largely disconnected from Western markets. The war in Ukraine, however, initiated a sort of restructuring of the global energy market, sparking renewed interest in Venezuela’s potential as […]
Read more »2022: A Good Year for Petronas
April 27th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how Petronas – Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant – benefited from the global spike in oil and gas prices, but its long-term future is less certain: By any measure, 2022 was a banner year for Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant. Petronas deals mainly in extracting, refining , and selling […]
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.