Gazprom: Into Africa (Again)…
April 4th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a detailed report on Russia’s renewed interest in Nigeria’s oil patch. As the article notes: “…Russian energy firm Gazprom has signed an agreement with the New Nigeria Development Co. for exploration of three oil blocks in the country’s north, officials from both countries said.Though rights to the blocks in the Chad Basin […]
Read more »Mongolia’s Treasure
April 4th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, an interesting look at Mongolia’s resource riches. As the article notes: “…In a world increasingly concerned with reliable sources of energy, however, Mongolia is rapidly becoming a major player, and an international race is on to secure access to one of its most valuable mineralogical deposits, uranium.A vast landlocked nation in the […]
Read more »Extreme Investing: Georgia
March 27th, 2009
Via Robert Amsterdam & Bloomberg, an interesting video on investing in Geogia.
Read more »China: Backing Down From Most Risky African Investments?
March 26th, 2009
Via The New York Times, a report that China may be reducing its investment is some African nations. As the article notes: “…As global commodity prices have plummeted and several of China’s African partners have stumbled deeper into chaos, China has backed away from some of its riskiest and most aggressive plans, looking for the […]
Read more »Rwanda’s Strategy For Development
March 26th, 2009
Via Fast Company, an interesting look at Rwanda’s efforts to rebuild and expand its economy. As the article notes: “…The country doesn’t have much going for it. It’s landlocked, largely deforested, and ridiculously packed: About the size of Vermont, it has 16 times more people. Fifteen years after the genocide that killed an eighth of […]
Read more »Cambodia’s Oil Potential
March 21st, 2009
Via Sophonrith, an interesting look at Cambodia’s considerable natural resource wealth, specifically its oil & gas potential. As the article notes: “…The nation of 14 million people, sandwiched between Thailand and Vietnam, is flush with natural resources. Veins of iron and gold run beneath its soil. Natural forests offer a wealth of timber. Most promising […]
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.