The Great Game On The Sea: The Race for The Indian Ocean
May 22nd, 2009 Via Africa Asia Confidential, a report on the emerging race between the U.S., India, and China to control the Indian Ocean.  As the article notes: “…India defines the stakes clearly in [...]
The “Dragon-Jaguar” Alliance
May 22nd, 2009 Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of the emerging China/Brazil partnership and how, while mutually beneficial & reinforcing at present, it may not evolve as extensively [...]
Blue Stream 2: Maybe Not a Pipe Dream…
May 21st, 2009 Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of the latest natural gas project proposals signed by Europe, Turkey and Russia in recent weeks. As the article notes, while most of the [...]
Chinese Spur Of East Siberian-Pacific Ocean Pipeline Launched
May 20th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, a report that China began work Monday on an oil pipeline to connect its northeastern border with crude-rich Russia.  As the article notes: “…China’s Vice Premier [...]
As PDVSA Declines So Does Venezuela’s Influence
May 20th, 2009 Courtesy of The New York Times, adroit analysis of the rise – and fall – of Venezuela’s petroleum-funded influence in South/Central America, and the more recent ascendancy of China [...]
Gas Pains: Gazprom’s Deteriorating Relationship With Turkmenistan
May 20th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, analysis of Gazprom’s fraying relationship with one of its largest suppliers – Turkmenistan.  As the article notes: “…its policies have alienated one of its [...]

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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.