Regional Implications Of A Completed Chinese-Kazakh Pipeline
July 1st, 2009 Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of the broader regional implications of the recently completed pipeline between China and Kazakhstan, particularly for Russia.  As the [...]
Russia Renews Overtures to Original Seven Sisters
June 30th, 2009 Via the always insightful The Oil & The Glory, interesting thoughts on Russia’s recent overtures to some of the original Seven Sisters to participate in major exploration projects.  As the [...]
Russia: Attempting to Choke Off Potential Export Routes For Azeri Natural Gas?
June 30th, 2009 Via Stratfor (subscription required & recommended), interesting analysis of the deal signed between Russia and Azerbaijan on June 29, under which Russia will pay Azerbaijan $350 per thousand [...]
China’s Thirst For Iraqi Oil
June 29th, 2009 Via The New York Times, an interesting article on China’s keen interest in Iraqi petroleum opportunities.  As the report notes: “…Chinese oil companies are expected to bid for the [...]
Russia Taking On China In Africa
June 26th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, an interesting report on Russia’s renewed interest in African resources.  As the article notes: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit this week to Nigeria, [...]
China’s Loan To Turkmenistan
June 25th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, a report that China has granted Turkmenistan a four- billion-dollar (2.9-billion-euro) loan for its gas sector and will receive additional supplies of Turkmen gas.  As the article [...]

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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.