Uzbekistan-Russia Energy Relations: A Tale of Two Problems
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at Uzbek-Russian energy relations: Faced with dwindling gas sales to Europe, Russia has been re-routing its stranded gas reserves to countries like Uzbekistan, where [...]
No, China Is Not Planning to Spend $58 Billion on a Railway Connection to Pakistan
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the proposed railway at the China-Pakistan border at the Khunjerab Pass: An article published by the South China Morning Post on April 27 reported that a [...]
Guinea: Key Player In EV Future
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how soaring demand for electric vehicles is fueling dramatic changes in Guinea, home to the world’s largest bauxite reserves: One of the poorest countries [...]
Egypt: On Way to BRICS Membership?
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the potential for Egypt to join BRICS: BRICS is a group created in 2009 that includes China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa. The BRICS countries represent [...]
Sudan: Why Gold and War Do Not Mix
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at the impact that Sudan’s current conflict is having upon its legal – and illegal – gold industry: In 2022, Sudan’s gold exports reached [...]
Key Green Hydrogen Hotspots In Africa
Via Energy Central, a report on Africa’s significant opportunity to play a leading role in the global hydrogen economy, specifically some ‘hotspots’ where an abundance of renewable [...]

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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.