How ENI Found an Alternative to Russian Gas in Africa
February 2nd, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – in the wake of the war in Ukraine – the Italian giant was forced to turn its back on Moscow. Over four years, it has turned the continent – Brazzaville to Luanda via Maputo – into its new gas stronghold: As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, ENI has completed […]
Read more »Congo’s Upstream Expansion Signals New Era For Central Africa’s Energy Future
December 7th, 2025
Via Eurasia Review, a look at how Congo is expanding its upstream activities: The Republic of Congo is entering a period of rapid growth, with upstream expansion across both the oil and natural gas industries positioning the country as a strategic anchor for Central Africa’s energy development. With the start of operations at Congo LNG […]
Read more »China, Congo Draw up a Road Map for Xi Jinping’s US$50 Billion Africa Investment Pledge
January 9th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report on China’s planned US$50B Africa investment pledge: China and the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, have formulated “a timetable and road map” for how President Xi Jinping’s US$50 billion funding commitment will go into African infrastructure projects over the next three years. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, made […]
Read more »Russia Approves Construction of Fuel Pipeline in Republic of Congo
September 23rd, 2024
Via The Moscow Times, a report on a new planned fuel pipeline in Republic of Congo: Russia has approved the construction of a petroleum product pipeline in the oil-rich Republic of Congo, as Moscow continues efforts to strengthen its influence in Africa. The project will involve a joint venture between Russian pipeline builder ZNGS Prometey, which will […]
Read more »Africa’s Petrostates: Missing Out On Oil Boom
August 28th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on those African petrostates are missing out on the oil boom — and why it matters because these countries need to finance their energy transitions: Angola’s dramatic exit from the oil cartel Opec+ late last year was interpreted as a historic pivot to the west. The less understood but […]
Read more »Patrice Motsepe To Invests Billions in Congo Mega Phosphate Project
May 12th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on Patrice Motsepe plans to invest billions in a Congo mega phosphate project: Patrick Motsepe, a South African billionaire, met with authorities in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, to discuss the launch of his phosphate plant in the west of the Central African nation. Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso […]
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.