‘Economic Warfare’: Yemenis Struggle Despite Ease In Fighting
June 26th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a look at Yemen’s dire economic circumstances: At a livestock market in war-battered Yemen, goats and sheep meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday are happily munching on hay, instead of leaving with a buyer. The market trader Eiad al-Alimi expected better business this year, following a lull in […]
Read more »The Global South Is Keeping Russia’s Energy Economy Afloat
June 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a report on how gas and oil flows are reshaping geopolitical alignments: As villages and towns change hands in Ukraine during the counteroffensive operations against Russian forces and Moscow grapples with internal instability following Wagner’s failed mutiny, the global energy map is also being redrawn. The war has not only dramatically […]
Read more »Iran’s Approach to the North and South Transport Corridors: Obstacles & Future Prospects
June 26th, 2023
Via Silk Road Briefing, commentary on Iran’s approach to the North and South Transport Corridors: The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) was established by Iran, Russia and India in September 2000, and subsequently expanded with the admission of 13 major corridor members such as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and […]
Read more »How Poland Snagged Intel’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
June 25th, 2023
Courtesy of Reuters, a look at how Poland snagged Intel’s multi-billion dollar investment: Poland’s third-largest city Wroclaw beat rivals last week to be home to the next multi-billion dollar Intel (INTC.O) chip factory in Europe, with a two-year campaign promising subsidies, infrastructure, talent and a slice of American life. In the face of an unprecedented […]
Read more »Cash-Strapped Pakistan To Lease Part Of Karachi Port To UAE For $220 Million
June 25th, 2023
Via NDTV, a report on Pakistan’s decision to lease part of Karachi port to UAE: AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part of Pakistan’s main Karachi docking facility in a deal worth an immediate $220 million, the company said. The deal will […]
Read more »China’s CNOOC To Explore Tanzania’s Offshore Oil and Gas Fields
June 25th, 2023
Via Tanzania’s The Citizen, a report on Tanzania’s efforts to boost the development of its natural gas resources: Chinese state-owned offshore oil and gas company CNOOC, is planning to start offshore exploration with Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Energy Minister January Makamba told Bloomberg on Thursday. Tanzania is looking to boost the development of its […]
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.