In Namibia, Kelp Forests Help Lock Up Planet-Heating Carbon
July 4th, 2023
Via News24, a report on how – in Namibia – giant kelp forests are being grown off the coast of Luderitz, a former diamond mining town in the south of the country, to help lock away planet-heating carbon dioxide: > A pioneering kelp farming project off the coast of Luderitz, Namibia, promises to bring new, […]
Read more »Namibia Becomes Oil Drilling Hot-Spot With 13% of Africa’s Rigs
June 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Namibia’s growing petroleum sector: Namibia’s status as an oil exploration hot-spot was bolstered by the arrival of a third rig, following discoveries last year by TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc. The Deepsea Mira entered Namibian waters and is preparing to start work for TotalEnergies, according to ship-tracking data compiled […]
Read more »Green Hydrogen: Namibia’s Lessons To The World
May 31st, 2023
Via The Namibian, commentary on Namibia’s hydrogen future: The signing of the Feasibility and Implementation Agreement (FIA) between the Namibian Government and Hyphen to produce green hydrogen and its derivatives is an important milestone that deserves to call the attention of many countries around the world. It is an important example of how countries can […]
Read more »Studious Investors Stand To Benefit From Opportunities In Africa
May 27th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how discerning fund managers say Africa can provide lucrative and stable returns: Africa presents something of a conundrum for the world’s biggest asset managers. What should be a continent overflowing with investment opportunities is by and large no more than a side note within the trading activities […]
Read more »Beijing and Washington Are Battling Over Africa’s Green Future
May 24th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on how the global energy transition depends on building partnerships with African states. In March 2023, three renewable energy players—Conjuncta from Germany, Infinity from Egypt, and Masdar from the United Arab Emirates—signed an agreement with Mauritania’s government to develop a colossal green hydrogen project in the country, worth a […]
Read more »Using Hydrogen To Fuel Growth In Developing Countries
January 26th, 2023
Via EnergyPost.eu, commentary on the potential for hydrogen to fuel next stage of growth in many developing countries: The new hydrogen economy will not just be global, it must be used as a major economic development opportunity for low income nations and promoting shared prosperity, explain Dolf Gielen, Silvia Carolina Lopez Rocha and Priyank Lathwal at 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.