Frontier Markets: Front And Center
July 11th, 2010 Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting report on the increasing popularity of frontier market investments and Nigeria in particular.  As the article notes: “THREE years ago, when [...]
Getting Syria-ous About Oil
July 11th, 2010 Via Bloomberg, a report that Syria’s government has offered 74,000 square-kilometers of land, or 40 percent of the country, to international oil and gas companies for exploration.  According to [...]
Axis Of Oil
July 9th, 2010 Via Forbes, an interesting report on the petroleum-based relationship between India and North Korea.  As the article notes: “…North Korea has found a new tap for its petrol thirst and at [...]
Failed States = Frontier Investment Opportunities?
June 23rd, 2010 Via Impact Lab, a look at the latest failed states index and possible candidates for real frontier investment opportunities: “…The 10 states that fill out the top ranks of this year’s [...]
The Tiger and Dragon Tussle Over Afghan Resources
June 23rd, 2010 Via The Financial Times, a look at the resource race in Afghanistan which pits India against China.  As the report notes: “…Unlikely as it may seem, war-torn Aghanistan is emerging as a [...]
Russia: An Energy Superpower?
June 23rd, 2010 Courtesy of Reuters, an interesting interview of Russia’s Energy Czar, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin: ?“…Russian gas behemoth Gazprom (GAZP.MM) must raise its game by [...]

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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.