China’s Quiet Pivot to Central Asian Gas
May 27th, 2026
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on China’s pivot to Central Asian gas: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 20 with a delegation built for a deal: five deputy prime [...]
PRC–Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk
May 11th, 2026 Via Jamestown, a look at China’s efforts to develop overland energy security through Central Asia, especially Turkmenistan: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is intensifying its pursuit of [...]
May 11th, 2026 Via Jamestown, a look at China’s efforts to develop overland energy security through Central Asia, especially Turkmenistan: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is intensifying its pursuit of [...]
An Insurgency Threatens U.S. Mining Ambitions in Pakistan
May 3rd, 2026 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army which could derail Pakistan’s plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration: Standing in the [...]
May 3rd, 2026 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army which could derail Pakistan’s plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration: Standing in the [...]
An Old Railroad Is Key to U.S.-China Race for Critical Metals In Africa
May 1st, 2026 Via Rest of World, an article on howWashington is trying to use the Lobito Railway in Congo to break China’s hold on critical metals in Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of [...]
May 1st, 2026 Via Rest of World, an article on howWashington is trying to use the Lobito Railway in Congo to break China’s hold on critical metals in Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of [...]
Iran War Revives a Decade-Old African Gas-Pipeline Dream
April 30th, 2026 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on an estimated $25B African gas pipeline project: Some pipe dreams can come true after all. When Morocco in 2016 came up with the idea of a 4,300-mile [...]
April 30th, 2026 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on an estimated $25B African gas pipeline project: Some pipe dreams can come true after all. When Morocco in 2016 came up with the idea of a 4,300-mile [...]
Bankable Bet: War Opens an African Frontier for Investors Hunting for Fuel
April 27th, 2026 Via Bloomberg, a look at how investors are looking towards Africa to fill the fuel supply gap: The war in the Middle East has investors scouring for an alternate energy fix. Africa can be a major [...]
April 27th, 2026 Via Bloomberg, a look at how investors are looking towards Africa to fill the fuel supply gap: The war in the Middle East has investors scouring for an alternate energy fix. Africa can be a major [...]