Russia’s Chess Match in The Middle East & North Africa
From The National, an interesting analysis of Russia’s recent diplomatic and trade activities in the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to enhance its geopolitical clout and gain access to, [...]
China & Kyrgyzstan: Closer (But Unbalanced) Ties
From The Asia Times, an interesting examination of China’s efforts to steadily strengthening political and economic ties with small, landlocked Kyrgyzstan, with one eye on the sizeable energy [...]
Vietnam’s Economy: Growing Pains
From The American, a detailed look at how – despite rapid economic growth in the past few years - the past several months have offered a reality check for Vietnam, as inflation has spiked [...]
Turkmenistan’s Relationship with Gazprom
Via Energy Daily, an interesting look at evolving relationship between Turkmenistan and Gazprom, specifically Turkmenistan’s ability to play off Chinese and Western interest in its reserves as [...]
Gazprom: Turning Western Partners into EU Lobbyists
As reported by The International Herald Tribune, Gazprom is working to turn its Western partners into a lobbying network to try to overcome the European Union’s worries about its aggressive [...]
Pemex: Mexico’s Last Resort
From Stratfor (subscription required), an excellent analysis of Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) turning to its last resort to prevent Mexico from becoming a net oil importer within a [...]

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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.