Iran, Uzbekistan Reach Agreement on Developing Transportation Corridor
Via The Financial Tribune, a report on an agreement on the development of the multimodal “Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran” transport corridor: Uzbekistan’s Transport Minister Ilkhom [...]
Qatar Strikes Second Big LNG Supply Deal With China
Via Reuters, a report on Qatar second big LNG supply deal with China: Qatar on Tuesday secured its second large gas supply deal with a Chinese state-controlled company in less than a year, putting [...]
Russian Oil Shipment Arrives in Pakistan
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how a recent oil shipment from Russia to Pakistan shows how the global south is balancing relations with Moscow and the West: A Russian cargo ship delivered barrels of [...]
Southeast Asia Rides Fourth Wave of Regional Growth
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on how youth, education and urbanisation make Southeast Asia ripe for foreign investment: The US-China trade war is over, runs an often-made joke in [...]
US Commitments To Angola Highlight Shifting Strategies
Via The African Energy View, a look at Us commitments to Angola: Not since the Cold War have countries in the Global South featured so prominently in the thinking of the world’s major powers – [...]
A Crude Relationship: Russia Turns Oil Tap for North Korea Back On
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Russia’s crude relationship with North Korea: Russia has resumed sending oil to sanctions-hit North Korea for the first time since 2020, deepening [...]

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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.