Between China and the EU: A Race to Exploit the Fish-Rich Waters of Western Sahara
November 27th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on the race to exploit the fish?rich waters of Western Sahara: Lying in wait for several years, Beijing, which operates several fishing vessels in Morocco, is [...]
Suriname Oil Boom Back On Track As New Discoveries Excite Investors
November 27th, 2024 Via Brazil Energy Insight, a report on Suriname’s oil industry: Suriname, struggling with political unrest and a debt crisis, pins hopes on its oil sector after TotalEnergies delayed the [...]
India-Kazakhstan Cooperation in Critical Minerals Signals a Shifting Regional Approach
November 27th, 2024 Via The Diplomat, a report on growing India- Kazakh cooperation in critical minerals: The critical minerals sector has attracted significant global attention, including from New Delhi and Astana. On [...]
Tuvalu: The Disappearing Island Nation Recreating Itself in the Metaverse
November 26th, 2024 Via BBC, a report on Tuvalu – one of the nations most at risk from climate change: Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything [...]
Cyclone-Prone Malawi Plans Energy Storage to Bolster Grid
November 26th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on Malawi’s plans to incorporate energy storage into its grid management plan: Most of the African nation’s electricity comes from hydropower Malawi faced one of the [...]
Why Joining BRICS+ Is Not In Indonesia’s Interests
November 26th, 2024 Via The Interpreter, commentary on why joining BRICS+ is not in Indonesia’s interests: Indonesia’s decision to join BRICS+ solely based on perceived economic opportunities is highly imprudent. [...]

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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.