Guyana’s Offshore Oil Boom
Via Geopolitical Futures, a brief look at Guayana, the South American country which could be a top producer next decade: By 2035, the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer could be a South [...]
A New Copper Age Is Coming …
Via The Arab News, commentary on the prospect of a new copper age: We are entering a new copper age. As the world moves toward ambitious net zero carbon emissions targets, copper will take center [...]
South Sudan: Mobile Money’s Role In The Road To Recovery
Courtesy of GSMA, a report on the role that mobile money can play in the nation’s economic recovery: The launch of South Sudan’s first mobile money transfer services in 2019 – m-Gurush and [...]
Congo President Demands More From $6.2 Billion China Deal
Via Bloomberg, an article on Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s recent criticism of a $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China Democratic Republic of [...]
North Korean Famine: Worst Since 1990s
Via 38North, a report on the growing famine in North Korea: North Korea is dealing with a complex humanitarian emergency that has food insecurity at its core.[1] As of August 2022, both quantity and [...]
China Still Reluctant To Use Its Power and Influence In Eurasia
Via the South China Morning Post, commentary on how China is still reluctant to use its power and influence in Eurasia, despite crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan This year marks the first decade of [...]

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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.