How China Took Control of Ecuador’s Oil
November 27th, 2013 Via Reuters, an interesting article on China’s control of Ecuador’s oil: China’s aggressive quest for foreign oil has reached a new milestone, according to records reviewed by [...]
What Is Goldman Sachs Doing With Venezuela’s Gold?
November 26th, 2013 Via Bloomberg, an interesting article on a report that that Venezuela’s Central Bank and Goldman Sachs are ready to sign an agreement to swap or exchange international gold reserves with a start [...]
Sudan’s Economic Decay
November 22nd, 2013 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of Sudan’s economic woes: Sudanese protesters gather after the government suspended fuel subsidies in September. (STR/AFP/Getty [...]
Forget Emerging Markets: Welcome Frontier Markets
November 21st, 2013 Via The International Business Times, an interesting look at frontier markets: After emerging markets saw currency volatility and cash outflows amid Federal Reserve tapering talk this summer, [...]
Kazakhstan’s Bet on Rail
November 21st, 2013 Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting article on Kazakhstan’s efforts to build a railway network to help the region diversify its exports and end reliance on Russia: The railroad [...]
Turkey: Energy Ambitions And Limitations
November 20th, 2013 Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Turkey’s energy ambitions and limitations: Turkey hopes to take advantage of its location between Europe and Asia and become a regional energy [...]

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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.