India: New Global Green Hydrogen Powerhouse?
April 26th, 2024
Courtesy of Illuminem, a report on India’s green hydrogen ambitions: India’s growing population and fast-paced economy are skyrocketing demands for energy, enabling infrastructure, and new manufacturing capacity. Today, India is the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter after China and the United States. Continued reliance on fossil fuels would exacerbate existing socioeconomic imbalances, as worsening pollution […]
Read more »Dubai Firm Pledged $13 Billion for 20 Years of South Sudan Oil
April 26th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on a significant loan from an obscure UAE company which may tie up most of South Sudan’s oil revenues for many years: A little-known company run by a distant relative of the Abu Dhabi royal family agreed to lend 12 billion euros ($12.9 billion) to South Sudan in exchange for repayment […]
Read more »Namibia’s Oil Riches May Require Large Developments Mirroring Guyana’s,
April 26th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Namibia’s growing hydrocarbons potential: Companies have discovered ‘a big chunk of oil’ off Namibia TotalEnergies expects to begin first Namibia project next year Namibia’s oil potential could one day match Guyana, where big discoveries have sparked an economic transformation and set the world’s biggest companies jostling for position. There’s a […]
Read more »UAE: Using Its Wealth Fund For Investment…and Diplomacy
April 26th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a report on the UAE’s use of its wealth fund to place global investments and gain diplomatic influence: Sovereign wealth funds seldom worry about foreign policy. Those that invest abroad typically do so in order to ensure stable returns or diversify holdings, meaning they tend to hold Treasuries and Western stocks. Many […]
Read more »Thailand’s Soft Power Splash
April 25th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on Thailand’s soft power splash: The Thai government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has made soft power — the ability to influence others through attraction rather than coercion — a cornerstone of its economic agenda. To help kickstart a stagnant Thai economy, the government is focusing on the economic […]
Read more »Juan Valdez: Colombia’s Global Success Story
April 25th, 2024
Via Latinometrics, a look at the striking global success of Colombian coffee: In 1927, the National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers (NFCGC) was established to promote the production and exportation of Colombian coffee. The timing was unfortunate, to say the least: two years later, the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange sent prices spiraling for worldwide […]
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.