Development Via Regional Integration – Mongolia’s Chance For A Prosperous Future
Via the Asian Development Bank, a look at how Mongolia could boost its economy through careful regional integration: Regional integration offers Mongolia the opportunity for a more prosperous future. [...]
Sinopec’s $1.2bn deal With Lukoil: China Moves Deeper Into Central Asia
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Sinopec’s recent acquisition of Lukoil assets in Kazakhstan: Lukoil has agreed to sell its stake in several oil projects in Kazakhstan to Sinopec [...]
Delays At Kazakhstan’s Kashagan Energy Project Could Benefit Russia
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an analysis of how delays in Kashagan could benefit Russia: A general view on June 30, 2013, shows the Bolashak oil plant on the Kashagan offshore oil [...]
Russia Courts China As An Energy Market
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at Russia’s efforts to conclude a natural gas deal with China: Russia is intent on clinching the long-awaited natural gas deal with [...]
Kazakhstan’s Downturn Ripples Into Neighboring Economies
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of the impact of Kazakhstan’s economic downturn on its neighboring countries: The Byterek Tower is viewed from outside the [...]
Venezuela’s Oil Infrastructure
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Venezuela’s oil infrastructure: With the late 20th century discovery of the bitumen deposits of the Orinoco Petroleum Belt, Venezuela is [...]

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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.