The Evolving Pipeline Politics In Central Asia
Courtesy of The Japan Times, an interesting article on the evolving pipeline politics of Central Asia.  As the report notes: “…The opening early last month of a new Central Asia-China [...]
A Gloom Over Vietnam
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a gloomy prognosis on Vietnam’s economy.  As the article notes: “…A flurry of new building in downtown Hanoi, endless swarms of new motorbikes in [...]
Emerging Markets: Emerging No More?
Courtesy of The Economist, an excellent article on how – a year after the West’s slump began to spread to emerging markets – it has become clear that the recession has been a moment of [...]
Turkmenistan’s Energy Deals
Via Energy Daily, a report on Turkmenistan’s recent decision to award contracts worth 9.7 billion dollars to a series of foreign companies to develop one of the world’s most prized gas [...]
China’s Afghan Alchemy: Turning Copper Into Gold
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting look at China Metallurgical Group Corporation’s progress in developing its copper deposits in Afghanistan.  As the article notes: [...]
Continued Rise Of National Oil Companies
Courtesy of Seeking Alpha, an interesting look at the continued rise of national oil companies: “…Iraq currently boasts the world’s third-largest proven reserves of conventional crude [...]

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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.