DRC and Angola Finalize Oil Deal With Chevron
Courtesy of Reuters, an article on a recent agreement between The Democratic Republic of the Congo and its southern neighbor Angola to split up an offshore oil block that they have been fighting over [...]
Namibia Becomes Oil Drilling Hot-Spot With 13% of Africa’s Rigs
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Namibia’s growing petroleum sector: Namibia’s status as an oil exploration hot-spot was bolstered by the arrival of a third rig, following discoveries last [...]
Eritrea: Latest Geostrategic Puzzle Piece and Future Transportation Hub
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on the potential for Eritrea to not only become a regional transportation hub at the center of trade between the most distant partners on the planet, but also a [...]
Pakistan, Iran Seal Energy Deal to Power Gwadar
Via The Diplomat, a report on joint Pakistani and Iranian efforts to provide electricity to Gwadar: In May, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated a [...]
The Revolutionary Potential of the ‘Lagos Model’
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on Bola Tinubu’s potential to transform Nigeria: In one of his parting comments after eight years of leading Africa’s largest and most important country, [...]
DRC, Morocco, Kenya… Africa’s Energy Independence, Myth or Reality?
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the potential for African energy independence: Despite abundant resources, Africa still lacks electricity. An increased focus on renewable energy could [...]

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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.