Banking on The West Bank?
Courtesy of The Providence Journal, an article examining the potential of the West Bank as an investment opportunity.  As the report notes: “…FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, I’ve made my living [...]
Intrepid Investing: Zimbabwe
Courtesy of The Telegraph, an interesting look at Zimbabwe as an opportunity for intrepid investors since the Movement for Democratic Change took over Zimbabwe’s economy earlier this year.  As [...]
Turkmen Gas Reserves: A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma…?
Via Gundogar, an article noting that questions have recently been raised about whether the gas resources of Turkmenistan are in fact as spectacularly voluminous as verified last year by the British [...]
PDVSA’s Joint Venture With Petrobras: A Sign of Brazil’s Increasing Influence
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an interesting look at a new partnership between Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) to establish a joint-venture company to [...]
China’s Global Oil Ambitions
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an excellent look at the reach of China’s state oil companies around the globe.  As the article notes: On a leafy street in Almaty, a few hundred miles from [...]
The Axis of Oil Goes Commercial: Iran and Venezuela Launch A Joint Company
Via Xinhua News, a report that Iran and Venezuela will launch a joint oil company with its headquarters based in Spain.  As the article notes: “…Iran and Venezuela are establishing an [...]

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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.