Namibia: Establishing Incentives for Mining Investment
April 18th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Namibia’s incentives for mining investment: As Namibia’s leading economic sector, the mining industry has benefited from a competitive investment climate, which includes a recently amended VAT Act and the ability for operators to recoup their expenditures. The Chamber of Mines of Namibia is responsible for the stewardship of mining and exploration […]
Read more »Namibia’s Gas Development to Alleviate SADC Power Woes
April 12th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Namibia’s gas goals: Poised to start production in 2026, the Kudu Conventional Gas Development in Namibia’s Orange Basin could transform the country into a major regional gas exporter. According to Namibia’s national oil company NAMCOR, the development holds an estimated 1.3 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural […]
Read more »Namport Links Namibia with Regional, Global Markets
April 12th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on Namibia’s port operator / infrastructure: Namibia’s ports offer direct access to principal shipping routes to international markets and serve as a natural gateway to the southern African region. As operator of the ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) is aiming to drive […]
Read more »Can Namibia Avoid The Resource Curse?
March 24th, 2024
Via Namibia Business Express, commentary on whether Namibia can avoid the ‘resource curse’ that has plagued other hydrocarbon-rich African countries: Huge oil discoveries in the deep coastal waters off Namibia over the last two years are generating a wave of energy investor interest in the country’s hydrocarbon reserves – the recent finds potentially turning it […]
Read more »South African Ports Fail to Gain From Diverted Red Sea Traffic; Namibia and Madagascar Gain
March 16th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how Namibia and Madagascar are gaining from diverted Red Sea traffic: Madagascar, Namibia, among those benefiting from rerouting South Africa’s port problems see it miss out on some traffic Africa’s inefficient and aging ports are hampering the continent’s chances of capitalizing on a surge in ship traffic that’s avoiding […]
Read more »Namibia’s NAMCOR Talks Becoming Energy Self-Sufficient
March 15th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on Namibia’s national oil company: As the national oil company of Namibia, NAMCOR is committed to harnessing the country’s full hydrocarbon potential and is currently working with operators to appraise recent offshore discoveries. Last September, Energy Capital & Power spoke with Former Managing Director Shiwana Ndeunyema about NAMCOR’s […]
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.