Dragon In The Desert
Via Reuters, a report on China’s deepening links between East Asia and the Middle East: “…A behemoth dragon-shaped shopping mall in the desert near Dubai has become a symbol of the [...]
China – Turkmen Energy Deal
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), interesting analysis of issues surrounding negotiations between Turkmenistan and China over an expanded natural gas supply and loan agreement. As the [...]
Turkmenistan: TAPI’ng CarefullyThrough A Strategic Tug Of War Between China, Russia, and The West
Via Foreign Policy, an article on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline or TAPI, a 1,680 km (1,050 m) natural gas line originating in the Daulatabad gas fields in southeastern [...]
Cambodia: No Longer On The Frontier?
Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on Cambodia: “…For those who want a bit of exotica in their portfolio, the world of frontier markets is getting a little broader. Hot on [...]
Drilling Down Into Crude Hot Spots: The Potential For Unrest
Via The Globe and Mail, a look at oil producing regions around the world and the potential for unrest: “…Whether you produce the stuff, refine it, consume it or speculate in it, [...]
Egypt, Libya, and The Folly Of The BRICs
Courtesy of The Harvard Business Review, an interesting examination of the inherent instability of emerging and frontier markets that often goes unnoticed in the media / investment worlds’ [...]

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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.