The Reality of Vietnam’s Energy Transition
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at Vietnam’s energy transition, a country which emerged as a regional leader in renewables, but some thorny challenges ahead: Earlier this fall, U.S. climate [...]
Iran-Venezuela Relationship Expands Beyond Energy
Via Press TV and the Iran Project, a report on the growing relationship between Iran and Venezuela: Iran is planning to ship another 2,000 cars to Venezuela, an Iranian trade official says, in a [...]
Economic Rationale For China’s Pivot To Vietnam
Via Asia Power Watch, a report on the economic rationale for China’s pivot to Vietnam: There has been a lot of media coverage around the recent escalation of high-level negotiations underway [...]
Azerbaijan’s Russian Gas Deal Raises Uncomfortable Questions For Europe
Via Eurasianet, commentary on a highly touted deal between Baku and Brussels that was meant to wean Europe off Russian gas, but Azerbaijan is now importing Russian gas itself in order to meet its [...]
Mukesh Ambani: Indian Economy Likely To Grow 13x To $40T by 2047
Via LiveMint, commentary by Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani on how the Indian economy is likely to grow 13 folds from its current size to become a $40-trillion economy by 2047: Indian [...]
Guyana: A Nation in the Crosshairs of Climate Change Is Ready to Get Rich on Oil
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on how – as rising seas imperil Guyana – leaders sign sweetheart deals with Exxon to help fund the transition to a sustainable future. Go to the seawall [...]

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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.