Myanmar’s Economic Potential
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting graphic of  infrastructure and supply lines along the China-Myanmar border: Myanmar’s land borders, which abut India [...]
Russia-China Gas Deal…Maybe Later
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the possibility of a strategic gas deal between Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC): As the global market for natural gas is transformed, [...]
Cold Rush: Asian Giants Look To The Arctic For Oil
Via The Diplomat, an article on the race between India and China to build a presence in the energy-rich Arctic region: After a lengthy courtship, China and India formalized their relationship with [...]
Egypt’s Gas Pains
Via Foreign Policy, an article on why energy – not terrorism – could be Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s undoing: Egypt faces plenty of threats, from a growing insurgency in the Sinai to a [...]
Bolivia’s Economy Rises From Instability
Via the New York Times, an interesting look at Bolivia: A large market in El Alto, a working-class city in Bolivia. From colorful mansions to a proliferation of bakeries, there are signs that many [...]
China Pursues New Central Asian Gas Route
Via Eurasia Review, a report on China’s plans for a new Central Asian gas route: China appears to be buying an expensive insurance policy for natural gas imports from Central Asia with its [...]

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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.