Could Oman Lead the Green Hydrogen Revolution?
March 17th, 2024
Via The Business Year, a look at Oman ambitious energy transition plan and hopes to become a leading producer of green hydrogen: The export of petroleum has fueled the growth of Oman’s economy since the 1960s. The Sultanate’s energy sector is now trying to present the world with another export: hydrogen. Last winter, the inaugural Green Hydrogen Summit Oman (GSHO) was […]
Read more »Singapore Wealth Fund and Hy24 Invest in Green-Hydrogen Company
September 28th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on a Singapore wealth fund’s new investment in green hydrogen: They take $115 million minority stake in clean energy startup InterContinental Energy has projects in Australia and Oman Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte and green hydrogen fund Hy24 are investing $115 million to take a minority stake in InterContinental Energy, a startup […]
Read more »Oman’s Bold Bitcoin Play: $1.1 Billion Investment On Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure
September 3rd, 2023
Via Forbes, an article on Oman’s $1.1B investment into bitcoin mining infrastructure: H.E Sheikh Mansour Bin Taleb Bin Ali Al Hinai, Chairman of Oman’s Authority for Public Services Regulations, publicly commented in a press statement about his nation’s government support of privately-owned bitcoin mining facilities, which are set to attract a total investment of over […]
Read more »‘Fuel of the future’: Gulf States Bet on ‘Green’ Hydrogen
August 17th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on the Gulf states’ focus on green hydrogen: After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke. Oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman are investing heavily […]
Read more »Oman-Based Startup Turns Carbon Into Solid Rock
July 13th, 2023
Courtesy of Fast Company, a look at an innovative Oman-based startup (44.01) focused on carbon sequestration: Of all the countries in the Middle East that you might expect to host a startup that is advancing in the storage of carbon dioxide — and thus, keeping it out of the atmosphere — Oman probably isn’t the […]
Read more »Türkiye, Oman Sign Deal to Purchase 1.4B Cubic Metres of Gas Annually
January 31st, 2023
Via TRT World, a report on a new deal between Türkiye, Oman sign deal to purchase 1.4B cubic metres of gas per year: Türkiye is signing a new gas deal with Oman, the Turkish energy minister has announced, a move to diversify Ankara’s gas supplies. “We will purchase 1.4 billion cubic metres of gas annually and […]
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.