2022: A Good Year for Petronas
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how Petronas – Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant – benefited from the global spike in oil and gas prices, but its long-term future is less [...]
First “French Postal Express” Freight Train Left Chengdu for Europe
Via New SilkRoad Discovery, a report on the first “French Postal Express” freight train from Chengdu to Europe: On April 26, the first “French Postal Express” China-Europe freight train was [...]
Guyana Greenlights $12B Oil Development Plan
Via Energy Daily, a report on Guyana;s $12B oil development plan: Guyana has approved a more than $12 billion investment proposal by a US and Chinese consortium seeking to develop an offshore oil [...]
Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble
Via The Diplomat, a report on Laos, which is disturbingly reliant on investment from China – and no one knows how much, or under what terms: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turns 10 this [...]
Forget U.S. Ban — TikTok is Thriving In Its Second-Biggest Market: Indonesia
Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on how TikTok Shop, the controversial app’s ambitious next phase, has caught fire in Indonesia: In the U.S., TikTok’s ambitions to level up into a shopping [...]
How Partnering With Jordan Can Help Revitalize The U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Via Forbes, commentary on how partnering with Jordan can help revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry: Texas is the leading exporter of semiconductors in the U.S. and is in the best position to [...]

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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.