China & Ecuador: Oil For Investment Money
April 6th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, a report that China is close to inking a one-billion-dollar deal to receive Ecuadorian oil.  As the article notes: “…China has offered us initial capital worth one [...]
Gazprom: Into Africa (Again)…
April 4th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, a detailed report on Russia’s renewed interest in Nigeria’s oil patch.  As the article notes: “…Russian energy firm Gazprom has signed an agreement with the [...]
Mongolia’s Treasure
April 4th, 2009 Via Energy Daily, an interesting look at Mongolia’s resource riches.  As the article notes: “…In a world increasingly concerned with reliable sources of energy, however, Mongolia [...]
Extreme Investing: Georgia
March 27th, 2009 Via Robert Amsterdam & Bloomberg, an interesting video on investing in [...]
China: Backing Down From Most Risky African Investments?
March 26th, 2009 Via The New York Times, a report that China may be reducing its investment is some African nations.  As the article notes: “…As global commodity prices have plummeted and several of [...]
Rwanda’s Strategy For Development
March 26th, 2009 Via Fast Company, an interesting look at Rwanda’s efforts to rebuild and expand its economy.  As the article notes: “…The country doesn’t have much going for it. It’s [...]

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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.