Baku Looks East: Who Lost Azerbaijan?
Via Energy Daily, an intriguing analysis of a recent agreement beween Russia and Azerbaijan that may be the harbinger of a dramatic shift in Baku’s Western-leaning policy.  As the article [...]
China To Lend $10B To Kazakhstan In Return For Oil Stake
Via Bloomberg, a report that China, the world’s second-biggest energy consumer, may agree next week on lending $10 billion to Kazakhstan in return for the right to take a stake in an oil producer [...]
Venezuela Seeks Japanese Support for PDVSA
Via Robert Amsterdam, an interesting look at Venezuela’s continuing efforts to reach out to global firms to help finance its oil sector.  As the article notes, the most recent initiative [...]
Iran’s Mysteries
Via Gregor.us, an interesting examination of Iran’s recent announcements of new oil discoveries.  As the article notes: “…People are usually shocked to learn Iran imports 50% of [...]
Mongolia: Another Saudi Arabia?
According to Marc Faber, the publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, said Mongolia is “torn between two lovers – China and Russia,” and is a country with huge potential.  As he [...]
Kazakhstan’s ‘Multi-Vector’ Foreign Policy & Increased Economic Ties With Iran
Via The Foreign Policy Association, a report that Iran and Kazakhstan are working towards improved economic ties.  As the article notes: “…The Iranian and Kazakh presidents met Monday 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.