Gas ‘Troika’ Discuss Gas OPEC
October 22nd, 2008
As reported by The Huffington Post, Russia, Iran and Qatar – which together account for nearly a third of world natural gas exports and hold some 60 percent of world gas reserves – made the first serious moves recently toward forming an OPEC-style cartel on natural gas, raising concerns that Moscow could boost its influence […]
Read more »Gulf Continues to Accelerate
July 20th, 2008
Via Arabian Business.com, an interesting article detailing the biggest share gainers in the Gulf during the first half of 2008. According to the report: “…Four of the world’s top ten performing stock exchanges are in the Gulf. Oman’s main stock index has gained 29.4 percent since the beginning of the year as Kuwait advanced 21.3 […]
Read more »Qatar To Invest $8bn in Libyan Companies
July 2nd, 2008
Via The Financial Times, news that Qatar will invest about $8bn in Libyan companies in the financial services, energy and real estate sectors. As the article notes: “…Libya, with a population of 5 million and the biggest oil reserves in Africa, is moving to modernise, but faces an uphill struggle in a command economy where […]
Read more »The Next Frontier?
June 18th, 2008
An interesting article in Smart Money (subscription required for online version), discussing The Next Frontier. As the article notes: “…finding investing opportunities sheltered from the fits and starts of the global economy requires going off the grid. Way off, in fact. Countries like Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Qatar are developing tradable markets, prompting adventurous investors to […]
Read more »Middle Eastern Markets
December 11th, 2007
Via Bloomberg, an interesting review of the equity markets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman where – as oil revenues spur construction and increase demand – profit growth is projected to exceed other emerging markets around the word. As the article notes: “… The MSCI GCC Countries Index of […]
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.