China’s Fishing Fleet: Causing Havoc Off Africa’s Coasts
April 12th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a report on the economic and environmental impact of China’s overseas fishing fleets: “The foreman woke us up by hitting us,” said the sailor. For the next 20 hours, on a typical day, the bleary-eyed crew would be hauling up fishing nets. If sharks got entangled they would hack off their fins, […]
Read more »Infrastructure Plans Aimed To Energize Mozambique’s Coal Exports
March 21st, 2024
Via Bulk Materials International, a report on infrastructure plans aimed at expanding Mozambique’s coal exports: Several years after the project was shelved, Thai Moçambique Logistica (TML) has revived its plan to build a new coal port at Macuse near the mouth of the River Zambezi in Mozambique. Interest in the country’s coal industry seemed to […]
Read more »Mozambique Lays Down Legislation To Govern Revenue From Natural-Gas Exports
March 18th, 2024
Via Engineering News, a report on Mozambique’s plans for its natural gas export earnings: Mozambique’s council of ministers approved a decree for the nation’s new sovereign wealth fund legislation, governing how one of the world’s poorest nations spends earnings from an estimated $91.7-billion in natural-gas exports in the coming decades. Introducing the law was a key […]
Read more »Total Funders Weigh Mozambique Restart After Three-Year Halt
March 2nd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on attempts to restart Mozambique liquefied natural gas project: Continent’s biggest project financing raised about $15 billion Site is under force majeure because of Islamist insurgency Lenders to TotalEnergies SE’s Mozambique liquefied natural gas project are weighing the release of billions of dollars in funding as the company plans to resume construction […]
Read more »Africa’s Energy Frontiers Draw Chinese Investors
February 28th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a look at Chinese investment interest in Africa’s energy potential: As the continent’s largest trading partner, China has played an active role in harnessing Africa’s energy resources and developing critical infrastructure to date. As the country seeks to secure future energy supplies – as well as foster regional diplomacy in […]
Read more »Rwanda Offers Security and Business Deals in Bilateral Package
February 15th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Rwanda’s bilateral security agreements which offer competitive business advantages, but at what (future) cost? Two buses chauffeuring journalists embedded with the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) exited Afungi airport in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. The airport, situated inside the main camp of Total Energies, is where the French […]
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.