Angola’s New Oil Refinery Brings Hopes and Fears
Via AllAfrica, a report on Angola, a nation rich in crude oil but which currently has to import the fuel it needs.  A new refinery could change that: Wearing a hard hat, safety glasses and [...]
Can India Become a Green Superpower?
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a look at India’s critical role in the globe’s battle against climate change: When climate negotiations opened in October 2021 at the UN Climate Change [...]
Gulf – Central Asia Summit and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the upcoming Gulf – Central Asia Summit and its connections with China’s BRI, which provide an important opportunity for China to connect Central Asia all [...]
Africa’s Thirst for Champagne Could Bring Veuve Clicquot to Kenya and Ghana
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Africa’s growing thirsty for champagne: Veuve Clicquot, the Champagne maker that’s part of luxury-goods powerhouse LVMH, is exploring new markets in Africa [...]
Saudi Aramco Acquires $3.4B Stake in a China Petrochemical Firm
Via Al Monitor, a report that the world’s biggest oil exporter is making further inroads in China, Saudi Arabia’s top customer for crude: Saudi Aramco has acquired a 10% stake in China’s [...]
India to Help Develop a Port and Economic Hub in Sri Lanka
Via The Frontier Post, an article on India’s plans to help develop a port and economic hub in Sri Lanka: India and Sri Lanka said on Friday that they had agreed to improve economic ties by [...]

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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.