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 »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 »Chile’s Lithium Industry Holds its Breath as Boric Pursues Nationalization
May 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Stratfor’s Worldview, a look at the impact of Chile’s decision to nationalize its lithium industry: Increased state control of Chile’s lithium sector may lead to a mechanism for new investment, but higher associated costs could limit investor interest. On April 20, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced that he would seek to “nationalize the […]
Read more »Can Latin America Really Build an OPEC for Lithium?
April 30th, 2023
Via HeatMap, commentary on whether Latin America can really build an OPEC for lithium: In a move that shocked Wall Street, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced last week that his country will nationalize its lithium industry. “This is the best chance we have at transitioning to a sustainable and developed economy,” Boric said. “We can’t […]
Read more »“It’s Electric!”: China’s Power Play in Latin America
April 10th, 2023
Via Wilson Center, a report on China’s focus on energy generation and transmission projects in Latin America: For a decade, China’s major electricity companies have been laser focused on energy generation and transmission in Latin America and the Caribbean, a trend accelerated by the departure of Western competitors, including Brazil-based Odebrecht and U.S. and European […]
Read more »In Bolivia, China Signs Deal For World’s Largest Lithium Reserves
February 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a deal signed last month between Bolivia’s state firm YLB and three Chinese companies for lithium: In late January, Bolivia’s Luis Arce government signed a $1 billion agreement with the Chinese firms CATL, BRUNP, and CMOC (CBC) and the Bolivian state company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) to explore lithium […]
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.