‘Economic Warfare’: Yemenis Struggle Despite Ease In Fighting
Via Al Monitor, a look at Yemen’s dire economic circumstances: At a livestock market in war-battered Yemen, goats and sheep meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday are [...]
The Global South Is Keeping Russia’s Energy Economy Afloat
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a report on how gas and oil flows are reshaping geopolitical alignments: As villages and towns change hands in Ukraine during the counteroffensive operations against [...]
Iran’s Approach to the North and South Transport Corridors: Obstacles & Future Prospects
Via Silk Road Briefing, commentary on Iran’s approach to the North and South Transport Corridors: The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) was established by Iran, Russia and [...]
How Poland Snagged Intel’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment
Courtesy of Reuters, a look at how Poland snagged Intel’s multi-billion dollar investment: Poland’s third-largest city Wroclaw beat rivals last week to be home to the next multi-billion [...]
Cash-Strapped Pakistan To Lease Part Of Karachi Port To UAE For $220 Million
Via NDTV, a report on Pakistan’s decision to lease part of Karachi port to UAE: AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part of [...]
China’s CNOOC To Explore Tanzania’s Offshore Oil and Gas Fields
Via Tanzania’s The Citizen, a report on Tanzania’s efforts to boost the development of its natural gas resources: Chinese state-owned offshore oil and gas company CNOOC, is planning to [...]

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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.