An Oily Deal: Russia’s Dodgy Plan for a Pipeline in Congo
December 9th, 2025
Via The Economist, a look at a proposed pipeline in Congo that – if built – will probably benefit Russia rather than ordinary Congolese: FOR MORE than four decades the Republic of Congo, a central-African country of 6m people, has had only a single oil refinery, despite being a major producer of crude oil. That looks […]
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 »Congo-Brazzaville’s Missing Millions
November 13th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on how Congo-Brazzaville has lost a big chunk of its oil revenue: MORE THAN a decade ago the Republic of Congo, an oil-producing country of 6m people in central Africa, wanted to improve its decrepit health-care infrastructure. It paid €491m (then worth $658m) to a Brazilian company called Asperbras to build […]
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 »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.