France’s TotalEnergies Makes ‘Significant’ Oil Discovery Off Namibia
Via Al Arabiya News, a report on a ‘significant’ oil discovery off Namibia: France’s TotalEnergies on Thursday announced a “significant discovery” of light oil and associated gas off the [...]
China’s Investment Setbacks in Panama
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on China’s investments in Panama: Since the 2013, China has made major infrastructure investments worldwide as part of President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt [...]
Some Smaller African Nations Becoming More Business-Friendly
Via How We Made It In Africa, a report on how some smaller African nations are becoming more business-friendly: Smaller African nations are racing to develop business-friendly policies and economic [...]
Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul, Peshawar Rail Project To Be Expedited
Via the Frontier Post, an article on the Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul, Peshawar Rail project: The government of Pakistan and Republic of Uzbekistan in a meeting agreed on the formation of a Special Purpose [...]
Somali Leaders Reject ‘Illegal’ Oil Deal with US Company
Via The Frontier Post, a report that Somali leaders have rejected a recently-signed oil deal: Somalia’s president and premier have declared null and void a deal signed by their energy minister with [...]
Sri Lanka: Out Of Gas
Via The Bangkok Post, a report on how Sri Lanka’s foreign-exchange shortage has left the state petroleum company without dollars to buy oil: Sri Lanka’s state-run petroleum company has run [...]

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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.