Gazprom: Hungry For Hungary?
Via The Asia Times, a fascinating look at indications that Russian energy giant Gazprom may be preparing to take over a large part of the Hungarian domestic gas distribution network via a highly [...]
Caspian Pipeline Consortium: Moving Towards Russian Control
Via Stratfor (subscription required), a report that Russia is on the cusp of acquiring BP’s stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium pipeline, which would give Moscow majority ownership of a vital [...]
A New Era in Caspian Pipeline Politics?
Courtesy of The Oil And The Glory, an interesting analysis of the new era of pipeline politics which has emerged in the Caspian region in the past months.  As the article notes: “…For [...]
Russia’s Squeeze on Turkmen Oil: Reverberations in Iran
Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of the impact that a recent dispute between Russia & Turkmenistan (which resulted in Russia having an even firmer grip on [...]
Turkmenistan’s Relationship With Russia
Via Stratfor (subscription required), analysis of the political relationship between the isolated and energy-rich Central Asian country of Turkmenistan and Russia, which is growing increasingly tense [...]
Iran and Iraq Agree To Build A Pipeline
Via Stratfor (subscription required), a report that Iran and Iraq have reached agreement on constructing an oil pipeline from the southern Iraqi city of Basra to Iran’s southwestern city of [...]

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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.