Gazprom’s South American Deals
September 22nd, 2008
Via The Moscow Times, a report that Gazprom was among eight companies that signed deals to develop offshore gas fields with state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela. As the article notes: “…The deals included U.S.-based Chevron, Italy’s Eni, Portugal’s GALP Energia, Qatar Petroleum, Malaysia’s Petronas, Argentina’s Enarsa and Japanese companies Mitsui, Mitsubishi and Itochu, in a sign […]
Read more »Gazprom: Turning Western Partners into EU Lobbyists
July 25th, 2008
As reported by The International Herald Tribune, Gazprom is working to turn its Western partners into a lobbying network to try to overcome the European Union’s worries about its aggressive expansion plans. As the article notes: “…Companies working with Gazprom in its Siberian fields may be happy to oblige, analysts say, eager to strengthen their […]
Read more »Total Exit from Iran
July 12th, 2008
Via The New York Times, news that Total, the French oil giant, has decided to back away from planned investments in Iran because of political uncertainty. As the article notes: “…Total’s withdrawal from the country, including a planned huge gas project in the South Pars gas field, makes it the last major Western oil company […]
Read more »The French Connection: Increasing Threats to the Development of Iran LNG’s Industry
October 13th, 2007
Energy Daily recently reported on the impact that potential new European and U.N. sanctions may have upon Iran’s efforts to develop its liquefied natural gas potential in the massive South Pars fields, noting in particular that “…France’s recent turn to harsher rhetoric toward Tehran may signal a tipping point in Iran’s oil and gas exploration […]
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.