Iran’s Faltering Economy: Grasping at Foreign Current Debt “Straws”
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an insightful analysis of Iran’s current economic dilemma as the price of oil — Iran’s main source of revenue — has plunged dramatically in recent [...]
India & Russia: A Growing Petroleum Based Relationship
Via Energy Daily, an interesting report on the growing linkages between India and Russia through petroleum.  As the article notes: “…While India and China have booming economies, they [...]
Gazprom Looks To Fuel Growth
As recently reported in The Financial Times, Gazprom – Russia’s state-controlled gas group – is “very comfortable” with commodity prices at present levels and is pressing ahead with [...]
Saudi Arabia’s Petro Optimism
As recently featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes, Saudi Arabia continues to feel bullish about its petroleum prospects despite the falling price of oil.  As the interview with Ali Al-Naimi, the Saudi [...]
China Wants To Help Brazil Develop Deep Water Oil Fields
Via The Associated Press, a report that China wants to loan Brazil’s state oil company $10 billion to help develop massive new oil fields in deep water off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.  [...]
Gazprom’s Emergence As A Player in Latin America
Via Energy Daily, a report noting that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev – while making his first visit to Brazil – made the first stop of his trip trip to the headquarters of state-run [...]

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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.