EV Companies Hungry For Argentina’s Lithium, Leaving Little for Argentines
April 1st, 2024
Via Rest of World, a report on Argentina’s lithium sector – where local projects stall as the mineral’s fourth-largest producer exports to the U.S. and China, and courts Elon Musk: Residents of Isla Paulino — a remote island that is not part of Argentina’s power grid — were promised a lithium-powered solar park, using locally […]
Read more »BRICS: The New Superpower?
April 1st, 2024
Via Diplomatic Courier, commentary on how the BRICS bloc is a growing home for nations eager to counter the West’s position, or at least hedge their bets when it comes to international trade, development support, and conflicts including Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine: Dissatisfaction with the world order, and the growing tensions between rich countries and poor […]
Read more »How a China-Built Railway is Connecting Ethiopia to the World
April 1st, 2024
Via Caixin News, an article on the Addis–Djibouti Railway which – since its launch – has transported over 677,000 passengers and nearly 9.47 million tons of freight: In the pre-dawn glow at the Akaki station just outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, people wait to board a train that quite literally connects Africa’s second most populous […]
Read more »Brunei Firm Pitches 1,600 km High-Speed Rail Linking Indonesia, Malaysia
April 1st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a bold Trans-Borneo project seeking to connect Kota Kinabalu and Nusantara: A Brunei-based infrastructure company has announced a proposal for the first high-speed railway on the island of Borneo that would connect Brunei with its two larger neighbors, Indonesia and Malaysia, including the former’s future capital city. Brunergy Utama, […]
Read more »Opinion: Egypt ‘Probably Different’ This Time
March 31st, 2024
Via Frontier Market News, commentary on the potential – if Egypt’s government can stick to its reform plans – for the country stands a good chance of resolving some of its most persistent challenges: To a Republican president like Ronald Reagan “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, […]
Read more »Oman Becoming Hot Spot for Ship-to-Ship Transfers of Russian Oil
March 31st, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Oman’s role in the international transfer of Russian oil: Crude heading to India being reloaded in waters off the nation Rise in activity comes as US steps up scrutiny of the flows Suezmax New Discovery carrying Russia’s Urals crude heads to Sohar, Oman, after idling of the west coast of […]
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.