China’s Afghan Alchemy: Turning Copper Into Gold
January 2nd, 2010
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting look at China Metallurgical Group Corporation’s progress in developing its copper deposits in Afghanistan. As the article notes: “…Behind an electrified fence, blast-resistant sandbags and 53 National Police outposts, the Afghan surge is well under way. But the foot soldiers in a bowl-shaped valley about 20 miles […]
Read more »China’s Pipeline Politics With Myanmar
December 22nd, 2009
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on the recent visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to Myanmar aimed at strengthening Beijing’s energy security and geopolitical influence in the region. As the article notes: “…China-Myanmar border stability is a priority, but the primary focus of Xi’s trip is to strengthen China’s position in Southeast […]
Read more »India and Iran: Strategic Energy Initiatives
December 8th, 2009
Courtesy of The Financial Express, a report on ONGC Videsh Ltd’s (OVL), the special-function arm of state-owned oil and gas producer ONGC, efforts in finding equity oil abroad especially in Iran. As the article notes: “Iran is strategically important for us, as in a world worried over the progressive depletion of hydrocarbon reserves it is […]
Read more »PDVSA’s Joint Venture With Petrobras: A Sign of Brazil’s Increasing Influence
November 4th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an interesting look at a new partnership between Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) to establish a joint-venture company to build and operate the Abreu e Lima refinery in northeastern Brazil’s Pernambuco state. As the article notes: “…Under the agreement, Petrobras will own a 60 percent stake in […]
Read more »China’s Global Oil Ambitions
November 4th, 2009
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an excellent look at the reach of China’s state oil companies around the globe. As the article notes: On a leafy street in Almaty, a few hundred miles from Kazakhstan’s border with China, the elegant mansion of China National Petroleum Corporation is kept under close guard. Behind its closed shutters, […]
Read more »Angola Reaches Out To The Amazon
October 20th, 2009
Courtesy of Upstream Online, a look at Angola’s Sonangol Group’s interest in investing in Ecuador’s Amazon region. As the report notes: “…Angola’s oil minister and Opec president, Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, will travel to Ecuador at the end of October to discuss Sonangol’s investment in Ecuador, Jaramillo said during a meeting with foreign journalists. […]
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.