Archive for May, 2009

Gazprom: Hungry For Hungary?
May 8th, 2009

Via The Asia Times, a fascinating look at indications that Russian energy giant Gazprom may be preparing to take over a large part of the Hungarian domestic gas distribution network via a highly opaque deal which could threaten Hungary’s energy security.  As the article notes: “…On April 28, Emfesz KFT, a major Hungarian gas distribution […]

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(Re-) Fueling Nabucco?
May 8th, 2009

Via The Wall Street Journal, a report that the economic downturn is giving glimmers of hope to the European Union’s efforts to build a supply route for natural gas from the Caspian Sea region.  As the article notes: “…Falling demand and prices for fuel have cut Russia’s appetite to buy up Central Asian gas, potentially […]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.

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