Iran War Revives a Decade-Old African Gas-Pipeline Dream
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on an estimated $25B African gas pipeline project: Some pipe dreams can come true after all. When Morocco in 2016 came up with the idea of a 4,300-mile [...]
Bankable Bet: War Opens an African Frontier for Investors Hunting for Fuel
Via Bloomberg, a look at how investors are looking towards Africa to fill the fuel supply gap: The war in the Middle East has investors scouring for an alternate energy fix. Africa can be a major [...]
Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at the efforts of Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat, two of three Syrian-born brothers, to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential [...]
Oman Opens Bank in Angola to Boost African Trade Ties
Via Arabian Business Gulf Insight, a report on Oman’s decision to open an investment bank in Angola: Oman has established a corporate investment bank in Angola to expand its financial [...]
Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Unveils Plan for $27 Billion New City
Via Bloomberg, a report on plans for another new city in Egypt: Egyptian property developer Talaat Moustafa Group unveiled a plan for a 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) new city on the [...]
China and Turkmenistan Inaugurate New Phase at Galkynysh Gas Field
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite consistent chatter about the need for diversification – Ashgabat has struggled to reach customers other than China given infrastructure [...]

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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.