Fueling the Dragon’s Flames: China’s Pursuit Of Energy Security In The Middle East
May 4th, 2014
Via Truthout, commentary on how China’s insatiable thirst for energy is having a profound effect on the countries that surround it: The rise of The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on the international stage in recent years has caused increasing competition over natural resources across the globe, with energy in the Middle East being no […]
Read more »Sinopec’s $1.2bn deal With Lukoil: China Moves Deeper Into Central Asia
April 15th, 2014
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Sinopec’s recent acquisition of Lukoil assets in Kazakhstan: Lukoil has agreed to sell its stake in several oil projects in Kazakhstan to Sinopec for $1.2bn, in the latest of a string of Chinese investments in the country’s energy sector. The Russian company – the country’s largest private-sector […]
Read more »Russia Courts China As An Energy Market
April 14th, 2014
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at Russia’s efforts to conclude a natural gas deal with China: Russia is intent on clinching the long-awaited natural gas deal with China before Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing in May, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said April 14. Dvorkovich wrapped up a visit to China […]
Read more »China: Drilling Holes In The Top Of The World
April 9th, 2014
Via Quartz, a report on how China’s appetite for resources is taking them to Tibet: Take a picture; it may not look like this for long. Chinese oil and gas explorers have drilled a deep borehole in the Tibetan Plateau, the world’s largest and highest plateau at about 4,500m above sea level, according to the South China Morning Post. The project, whose […]
Read more »Russia-China Gas Deal…Maybe Later
March 2nd, 2014
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the possibility of a strategic gas deal between Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC): As the global market for natural gas is transformed, Russia and its national champion Gazprom have found their long-term export strategy challenged. No longer able to rely on their core European […]
Read more »Cold Rush: Asian Giants Look To The Arctic For Oil
February 26th, 2014
Via The Diplomat, an article on the race between India and China to build a presence in the energy-rich Arctic region: After a lengthy courtship, China and India formalized their relationship with the Arctic Council in May 2013 by gaining admission as official observer states. In the months since, both countries have been actively seeking […]
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.