China’s Thirst For Iraqi Oil
Via The New York Times, an interesting article on China’s keen interest in Iraqi petroleum opportunities.  As the report notes: “…Chinese oil companies are expected to bid for the [...]
China’s Loan To Turkmenistan
Via Energy Daily, a report that China has granted Turkmenistan a four- billion-dollar (2.9-billion-euro) loan for its gas sector and will receive additional supplies of Turkmen gas.  As the article [...]
Turkmenistan’s Search For New Energy Partners
Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of Turkmenistan’s increasingly desperate efforts to diversify its energy partnerships beyond Russia which recently cut off its imports [...]
North Korean Trade With The Outside World
Via Yonhap, an interesting look at North Korea’s foreign trade.  As the report notes: “…North Korean trade with the outside world, excluding South Korea, hit a record US$3.8 [...]
Brazil Opens Up Offshore
Via The Financial Times, a detailed report on Brazil’s recent decision to invite iternational oil companies to bid for concessions in Brazil’s enormous “pre-salt” oil fields as early as [...]
Gazprom: Impact of Falling Demand For Its Natural Gas
Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of Gazprom and how the impact that falling demand for its natural gas supplies  has led the Kremlin to target foreign and domestic natural [...]

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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.