Egypt’s Economic Crisis May Not Be Over
January 30th, 2025 Via Project Syndicate, a look at Egypt’s economy which has been pummeled by the Israel-Hamas conflict, with tolls and transit fees from the Suez Canal declining by 60% in 2024. International [...]
Ruili on Edge: A Chinese Border City Loses Its Mojo
January 29th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, an article on how a onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war across the border in Myanmar: On January [...]
Chevron Sees 1M Barrels Per Day From Kazakhstan
January 27th, 2025 Via Fortune, a report on U.S. energy giant Chevron’s expectations of a 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day from Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, which is among the world’s biggest. [...]
US-China On Very Real Collision Course Over Panama Canal
January 27th, 2025 Via Asia Times, a look at the growing US-China tensions over the Panama Canal: United States President Donald Trump’s recent pledges to reclaim the Panama Canal have signaled rising US-China [...]
Saudi Arabia Set To Buy Stake In Pakistan Copper and Gold Mining Project
January 26th, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Saudi Arabia’s plans to purchase up to 20% share in $9bn complex as it looks to accelerate its diversification away from oil: Saudi Arabia’s [...]
Ecuador Eyes $42B In Oil Sector Investments Through 2029
January 26th, 2025 Via Reuters, a report on Ecuador’s planned oil investments through 2029: Ecuador expects foreign oil companies to invest around $42 billion in the sector over the next five years, acting Energy [...]

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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.