Paving The New Silk Road With Oil: China’s Pipelineistan
December 24th, 2009 Via The Asia Times, an in-depth look at the strategic and regional implications of the 1,833-kilometer Central Asia Pipeline from Turkmenistan to China.  As the article notes: “…For all [...]
North Africa
December 22nd, 2009 Via his blog, here are Mark Mobius’ interesting thoughts on North Africa’s investment potential: “…most international sanctions against the country [Libya] were lifted in [...]
China’s Pipeline Politics With Myanmar
December 22nd, 2009 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on the recent visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to Myanmar aimed at strengthening Beijing’s energy security and geopolitical [...]
Bhutan’s Fledgling Bourse
December 18th, 2009 Via Reuters, an interesting look at Bhutan’s stock exchange, where stocks are traded on just four computers — when they have not crashed — only twice a week.  As the article notes: [...]
China’s Strategic Pipeline To Central Asia
December 15th, 2009 Courtesy of STATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the strategic energy and geopolitical implications of the recent inauguration of the Central Asia Natural Gas Pipeline, which will ship [...]
Next Investment Frontiers: Mobius On Mongolia
December 12th, 2009 Via Mark Mobius’ blog, a look at Mongolia’s investment potential.  As the article notes: “…Many people have asked me what are frontier markets? In summary, they are the next [...]

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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.