Bangladesh Offers ‘Win-Win’ Deals For Offshore Gas Exploration
March 15th, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Bangladesh’s decision to open bidding for gas exploration sites in Bay of Bengal after eight-year hiatus: Bangladesh is ending a yearslong hiatus on oil and gas [...]
Sudan: Ongoing Conflict Puts Farming Sector Under Immense Stress
March 15th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on the impact that Sudan’s ongoing conflict has had upon its farming sector: In the heart of Sudan’s conflict, the agricultural and forestry sectors find [...]
How Sanctions Sank Iran’s Persian Gulf Tourism Dream
March 15th, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a look at Iran’s failed Kish Island resort: A recent trip to Iran’s scenic Kish Island in the Persian Gulf was a stark reminder of the opposing currents pulling Iranian [...]
Argentina Eyes Risky Gamble on Gas Exports
March 15th, 2024 Via Dialogo Chino, an article on how Argentina’s economic woes, climate commitments and long-term outlook cast doubt on its ambitions to export LNG: Under its new president Javier Milei, Argentina [...]
Ndayane Port: Senegal’s Gateway to Economic Growth
March 15th, 2024 Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Senegal’s Ndayane Port: With the commencement of gas and oil production expected in 2024, Senegal expects a GDP growth of 9.2%, averaging 5.8% [...]
Why Would Angola’s President Want to Go to China’s Shandong Province?
March 14th, 2024 Via China-Global South, commentary on Angolan president João Lourenço’s recent visit to China’s Shandong Province: Angolan president João Lourenço will arrive in China on Thursday to [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.