Archive for September, 2016

East Africa Petroleum Production
September 5th, 2016

Via The East African, an interesting graphic on oil and gas production schedules for East Africa

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Russia: Making A Big Bet On Building Vegas In Vladivostok
September 2nd, 2016

Via Bloomberg, an interesting look at Russia’s efforts to develop its Far East: What happens in Vladivostok stays in Vladivostok. A phrase that could’ve captured Soviet obsession with secrecy during the Cold War is gaining new meaning for Vladimir Putin, who’s taking a gamble as he aims to turn Russia’s easternmost nuclear garrison into a […]

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Jim Rogers on North Korea
September 1st, 2016

Via Business Insider, an interesting report on Jim Rogers’ interest in North Korea: Jim Rogers is nothing if not a contrarian, and one of his boldest moves is trying to bet on North Korea.  The famous investor, who cofounded legendary hedge fund Quantum with George Soros, spoke to Real Vision TV and said North Korea is where China was […]

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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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