Namibia’s Big Ambition to Become Oil Hotspot Tested By Wildcatter
September 5th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on Namibia’s oil ambitions: Rhino Resources Ltd. made a significant oil discovery off Namibia’s coast after diverting the Noble Venturer drillship to a new location. The company is now drilling another well called Volans, with results expected next month, as the market watches to see if Namibia has the resources to […]
Read more »Namibia’s Plans To Build The World’s First Hydrogen Economy
June 24th, 2025
Via MIT Technology Review, an article on how Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy: On an afternoon in March in the middle of the world’s oldest desert, Johannes Michels looks out at an array of solar panels, the size of 40 football fields, that stretches toward a ridge of jagged peaks between […]
Read more »Namibia Holds Talks With Russia Over Nuclear Energy Partnership
April 5th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on Russian interest in Namibia’s uranium sector: Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev seeking to boost cooperation on nuclear energy in Africa’s biggest uranium producer. Nandi-Ndaitwah in a meeting on Tuesday in Windhoek, the capital, “highlighted the need for stronger cooperation with the Russian […]
Read more »Which African Countries Are The Mining Leaders of Tomorrow
January 31st, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at which African countries are the mining leaders of tomorrow? As the race for the minerals powering the energy transition intensifies and the price of gold rises, our unique ranking reveals which African states have the most potential to attract investments for mining projects. Our latest ranking of Africa’s […]
Read more »Namibia’s Oil Dreams In Danger, or Just Delayed?
January 20th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at whether – with Shell writing down a $400m investment, and Chevron backing out – questions should arise about Namibia’s hopes to become a frontier oil producer: Namibia, once considered the “last frontier” for untapped oil reserves, has been the focus of global energy giants since major offshore discoveries […]
Read more »Namibia Seeks Investment in Nuclear Power From China
January 7th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a look at China’s interest in Namibia’s uranium sector: Nation wants to boost its role in global clean energy push China’s top diplomat is in Namibia as part of Africa visit Namibia, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, is seeking investment from China in nuclear power to boost its role in 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.