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Mozambique’s Gas Among The Alternatives For European Union

Via Eurasia Review, a report on the potential for Mozambique to provide gas to the EU: Mozambique is increasingly stepping up efforts in the production of liquefied natural gas and consequently become one of the suitable reliable suppliers to Europe. While it might not replace Russia which cuts its export of gas as a reciprocal […]

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Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now

Via The Diplomat, a report that Timor-Leste’s ASEAN ambitions have been postponed until next year: Expectations that Timor-Leste would be shepherded into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen have been formally dashed amid concerns the tiny country is not ready for membership in the bloc. Hun […]

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Why Indonesia Has Embraced Huawei

Via Foreign Policy, an article on how – if the U.S. wants to compete with China in developing countries – it needs to offer tangible assistance in response to real needs: China is neither liked nor trusted in Indonesia. Yet Chinese tech firms—particularly Huawei and ZTE—have become trusted cybersecurity partners for the country. They provide […]

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Pakistan’s China Gamble

Via Foreign Affairs, a report on Pakistan’s decision to rely on Chinese funds: In July, a popular uprising in Sri Lanka toppled the government and sent its president scurrying into exile. The revolt had been brewing for months in the wake of the country’s economic collapse, but it still caught observers off-guard. In surreal scenes, […]

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Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline

Via International Intrigue, a look at the Trans Saharan gas pipeline: Nigeria, Algeria, and Niger have signed a new agreement to build the Trans-Saharan Pipeline, a project designed to transport Nigerian gas to Europe. Securing funding for the project is the first task on their list, and with a rival African pipeline also looking for investors, […]

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Oil and Gas Discoveries Boost Algeria

Via African Business, a report on three (3) discoveries made in the Algerian desert last week should expand Algeria’s gas and oil deliveries to Europe as the continent looks beyond Russia for gas deliveries: Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach has announced three major oil and gas discoveries in the Sahara desert.  Since the outbreak of […]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.