Uzbekistan: In The Middle of A Central Asian Tug-of-War
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an interesting anaylsis of Uzbekistan’s role in the spotlight as Russia and the U.S. engage in a strategic tug-of-war over Central Asia. As the article [...]
Azerbaijan: Center of the New Great Game Energy War?
Via Energy Daily, a detailed look at  Azerbaijan’s central role in the covert new Great Game energy war between the West and Russia for domination of both Caspian energy and its transit [...]
Pertamina Names A New Leader
As reported by The Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s state owned oil company – PT Pertamina  – named a new President recently.  As the article notes: “…Newly appointed [...]
Doubling Down? China Invests In Africa
As recently reported in The New Yorker, China has maintained its appetite for African investments, despite the economic downturn. As the article notes: “Some developed Western countries hit by the [...]
Solving Future European Gas Problems
Via The Moscow Times, a report on how one owner of RosUkrEnergo would solve future gas problems.  As the article notes: “…Russian, Ukrainian and European investors would each own a third [...]
Lukoil’s Prospects….
Via Fortune Magazine, an interesting article on Lukoil and its future prospects.  As the article notes “…one thing is clear about Lukoil: It’s a company that mirrors Russia right [...]

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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.