Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey: A New Phase in Energy Competition?
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of the decision by Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz to join Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Turkmen President [...]
The Evolving Pipeline Politics In Central Asia
Courtesy of The Japan Times, an interesting article on the evolving pipeline politics of Central Asia.  As the report notes: “…The opening early last month of a new Central Asia-China [...]
A Gloom Over Vietnam
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a gloomy prognosis on Vietnam’s economy.  As the article notes: “…A flurry of new building in downtown Hanoi, endless swarms of new motorbikes in [...]
Turkmenistan’s Energy Deals
Via Energy Daily, a report on Turkmenistan’s recent decision to award contracts worth 9.7 billion dollars to a series of foreign companies to develop one of the world’s most prized gas [...]
China’s Afghan Alchemy: Turning Copper Into Gold
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting look at China Metallurgical Group Corporation’s progress in developing its copper deposits in Afghanistan.  As the article notes: [...]
Continued Rise Of National Oil Companies
Courtesy of Seeking Alpha, an interesting look at the continued rise of national oil companies: “…Iraq currently boasts the world’s third-largest proven reserves of conventional crude [...]

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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.