The Shadowy Chinese Firms That Own Chunks of Cambodia
October 1st, 2023 Courtesy of BBC, a report on a shadowy Chinese firms that own chunks of Cambodia: The highway runs through the forest like a black ribbon, down to the sea and to what must be one of the world’s [...]
Tanzania to Take Critical Minerals Stage, After Signing $1B in Deals with Australia, US
October 1st, 2023 Via Energy, Capital, and Power, an article on Tanzania’s efforts to advance its critical minerals industry: Hon. Dr. Steven L. Kiruswa, Deputy Minister of Minerals of Tanzania, will join a [...]
China-Afghan Relations: The Economic and Geopolitical Dimensions
October 1st, 2023 Via The Geopolitics, commentary on the Chinese-Afghan relationship: On Sept. 12, 2023 Afghanistan welcomed China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Sheng. China is one amongst a handful of [...]
Biden’s Belt and Road Counter Needs An Eastern Extension
October 1st, 2023 Via The Asia Times, commentary that the new US-led India-Middle East-Europe corridor will only be credible and meaningful if it’s extended to China’s backyard: US President Joe Biden announced on [...]
Critical Minerals and the New Cold War
October 1st, 2023 Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how access to critical materials has become a paramount national security concern and the object of increasing competition between China and the United States: [...]
Iran, Venezuela, Syria Sign Landmark Oil Refinery Deal to Foil US Sanctions
October 1st, 2023 Via Tasnim News, a report on a new agreement between Iran, Venezuela, and Syria for a new 140,000 barrel refinery to be built in Syria: Signing a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) between [...]

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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.