Brazil: Looking Inward On Oil
August 17th, 2009 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the Brazilian government’s decision to step back from more than a decade of close cooperation with foreign oil companies and more directly control [...]
Turkey’s New Delight
August 14th, 2009 Via Robert Amsterdam, an interesting look at Turkey’s role in the new emerging “Great Game”.  As the article notes: “…Why would Turkey sign on to a massively expensive [...]
Turkey’s Political Pipelines
August 9th, 2009 Via Robert Amsterdam, a slightly dated analysis of Turkey’s strategic role in the region that has regained relevance in the face of the recent agreements signed between Russia & Turkey over [...]
Digging For Hope In Afghanistan
August 7th, 2009 Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting look at Afghanistan’s mining development and mineral potential.  As the article notes: “…Afghanistan’s mining ministry, [...]
Russia’s Turkish Delight: South Stream
August 7th, 2009 Via Stratfor (subscription required), analysis of the recent Russia/Turkish agreement to allow Turkish territory to be used for the ambitious Russian-led natural gas project known as South Stream. As [...]
Gazprom Aquires Control Of Kyrgyzgaz
August 6th, 2009 Via Oil and Gas Eurasia, a report that Gazprom is to buy controlling stake in Kyrgyz national gas company.  As the article notes: “…Gazprom will acquire a controlling stake in [...]

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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.