Botswana Discovers $40m Diamond as Masisi Pushes For New Deal With De Beers
August 26th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on how a massive new diamond find is adding fuel to the debate over how much value Botswana receives for its minerals: What might be the world’s second-largest [...]
China’s Port Power
August 25th, 2024 Via The Wire, a report on a massive new Chinese-owned port in Peru that is set to extend the country’s influence in South America: Chancay Port Terminal, Peru. Credit: Presidencia del Consejo de [...]
Suriname’s Unorthodox Plan To Finance The Protection of Its Forests
August 25th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Suriname’s unorthodox plan to finance the protection of its forests by trading ‘sovereign carbon’: When Guyana’s president was asked by a BBC [...]
Dominican Republic Creates State Miner To Explore For Rare Earths
August 25th, 2024 Via Reuters, a report on the Dominican Republic’s plans to develop its mining industry: The Dominican Republic on Tuesday said it will create a state mining firm to explore and exploit the [...]
South Sudan’s State-Owned Nilepet To Take Over Petronas Oil Fields
August 25th, 2024 Via S&P Global, a report on South Sudan’s state-owned Nilepet plans to take over Petronas oil fields: Highlights Nilepet to assume Petronas assets after official withdrawal Savannah Energy [...]
Ghana Breaks Ground on Africa’s Next Major Petroleum Hub
August 25th, 2024 Via OilPrice.com, an article on Ghana’s plans to become Africa’s next major petroleum hub: Ghana has officially embarked on constructing a massive $12 billion petroleum hub, a project [...]

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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.