Azerbaijan: Center of the New Great Game Energy War?
February 9th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a detailed look at Azerbaijan’s central role in the covert new Great Game energy war between the West and Russia for domination of both Caspian energy and its transit resources. As the article notes “…No Caspian nation has been more affected by the perfect storm of the global economic bust, Russian-Ukrainian gas […]
Read more »Solving Future European Gas Problems
February 2nd, 2009
Via The Moscow Times, a report on how one owner of RosUkrEnergo would solve future gas problems. As the article notes: “…Russian, Ukrainian and European investors would each own a third of the company, Firtash said in an interview Saturday. He controls 45 percent of Swiss-registered RosUkrEnergo, the sole importer of gas to Ukraine since […]
Read more »Lukoil’s Prospects….
February 2nd, 2009
Via Fortune Magazine, an interesting article on Lukoil and its future prospects. As the article notes “…one thing is clear about Lukoil: It’s a company that mirrors Russia right now. Back in the summer it looked as though it was on top of the world. In less than 20 years after a clever young bureaucrat […]
Read more »Re-Energizing Nabucco
January 27th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an analysis of the recent summit in Hungary for officials from countries interested in, or part of, the Nabucco natural gas pipeline project including Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Romania and Turkey. As the article notes: “…Nabucco is a planned 2,000 mile pipeline between Turkey and Austria to transport […]
Read more »Noor and Far: Kuwaiti Investment In Gazprom
January 26th, 2009
Via The New York Times, a report that Kuwaiti investment firm Noor Financial Investment Co. will join with the Russian oil and gas giant’s Gazprom Geofizika subsidiary to form one venture in Russia and another in Kuwait. As the article notes: “…Both joint ventures will provide oil and gas production, repair and maintenance services. …Gazprom […]
Read more »Russia and Iran: Emphasize “North-South” Routes vs. “East-West”
January 25th, 2009
Via Windows on Eurasia, an analysis of the renewed interest in the development of three major north-south routes that would link Russia with Iran — via the Caspian Sea, via a railroad through Azerbaijan, and via pipelines from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan — a route that it is only half as long as the traditional sea […]
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.