The Fall of Russia’s Gas Giant Dulls a Key Tool of Putin’s Power
October 12th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on how Gazprom has lost much of its scare factor and its export ambitions are now chiefly in China’s hands: Russian President Vladimir Putin overplayed his hand by trying to use Gazprom PJSC to bring Europe to its knees, and now his efforts to bolster the state-controlled gas giant are at the mercy of China. After […]
Read more »China’s Largest Green Hydrogen Mega Project Hints at Vast Potential
September 30th, 2023
Courtesy of Caixing Global, a report on a mega solar-to-hydrogen factory has been commissioned in China: A mega solar-to-hydrogen factory has been commissioned in China, marking a milestone for the country’s — and potentially the world’s — effort to produce more green hydrogen, a fuel seen as key for slashing global greenhouse gas emissions. The […]
Read more »Sonatrach, QatarEnergy Face Off Over Gas Supply To Europe
September 27th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on how Algeria’s Sonatrach and QatarEnergy are battling to bolster their status as key partners on the Old Continent as winter approaches: Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab and Qatari Ambassador Abdulaziz Ali Al-Naama met in Algiers in mid-August to discuss the development of new bilateral projects. Behind this […]
Read more »The African Turn in Italy’s Energy Policy
September 23rd, 2023
Via Fair Observer, commentary on how Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Algeria signaled a new chapter for Italy’s engagement with Africa, evoking Enrico Mattei’s cooperative model in contrast to neo-colonialism, as the nation aims to shift away from Russian energy dependency: Earlier this year, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visited Algeria. There, Meloni paid homage […]
Read more »China’s Sinopec Dives Deeper Into Geothermal Energy
September 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Caixin Global, a report on China’s Sinopec’s deeper exploration of geothermal energy: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the state-owned energy giant known as Sinopec, is making a bigger push into a renewable energy generated by heat within the earth as the country looks to diversify its sources of green energy. Sinopec’s push could serve […]
Read more »The Unexpected New Winners in the Global Energy War
September 19th, 2023
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a report on the unusual alliances that Western nations are forging with countries such as Algeria, Azerbaijan, and Congo to replace natural gas from Russia: Once-obscure corners of the energy world, from offshore Congo to Azerbaijan, are booming as Europe finds new sources of natural gas to replace the […]
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.