China To Build A New Oil & Gas Pipeline Across Myanmar
November 20th, 2008
Via Energy Daily, a report that China will build a new oil & gas pipeline across Myanmar. As the article notes: “…Work on the oil and gas line will begin in southwest China’s Yunnan province in the first half of 2009, the state-run China Daily reported, indicating a project that has been in the planning […]
Read more »Proposed Impact of Gazprom Price Increases on Europe
November 19th, 2008
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an interesting report that certain European states have told Russian natural gas giant Gazprom that if the firm raises natural gas prices at the beginning of 2009, they will not be able to pay the bill. As the article notes: Europe gets roughly a quarter of its natural gas supplies from […]
Read more »Russia & Georgia: Energy Negotiations
November 19th, 2008
Via Stratfor (subscription required), a report that Russia and Georgia — whose relationship is still shattered after the war between them in August — are to start energy negotiations in mid-December. As the article notes: “…Georgia currently relies on Russian natural gas to fulfill approximately 60 percent of its domestic demand, with neighboring Azerbaijan fulfilling […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco: A New Seven Sister Seeks More Growth
November 13th, 2008
From Forbes, an interesting look at Saudi Aramco plans for aggressive expansion and continued growth. As the article notes: “…But why, with prices dropping and a steep worldwide recession looming, would Aramco go all out on the most ambitious expansion plan in its 75-year history? Over the next five years it will invest $129 billion […]
Read more »The Nord Stream Pipe Dream
November 13th, 2008
Via Stratfor (subscription required), analysis that continued public German efforts to defend the Nord Stream pipeline project, a joint venture between Berlin and Moscow, in the face of attacks from other states and signs that even the Russians do not think the project is viable anymore may not be geared toward the pipeline as much […]
Read more »Azeri Efforts to Manage European & Russian Interests In Its Resources
November 5th, 2008
Via The International Herald Tribune, an interesting look at Azerbaijan’s efforts to play Europe and Russia off against each other during the tug-of-war over over Azerbaijan’s energy resources. As the article notes: “…Over the past two months, Russia and the United States, acting with the Europeans, have stepped up their attentions to this mostly Muslim […]
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.