China, Africa, and Oil
June 22nd, 2008 Via The Washington Post, a detailed look at how China – intent on getting the resources needed to sustain its rapid growth – is taking its quest to lock down sources of oil and other [...]
Gazprom’s Growth Plans
June 20th, 2008 Via The Energy Daily, a report that Russian energy giant Gazprom intends to invest between 8 and 10 trillion rubles ($338-422 billion) in a range of projects between 2009 and 2020. [...]
Azerbaijan-Russia-Iran Railway Corridor
June 20th, 2008 From Today.az, news that the construction of the Kazvin-Resht-Astara railroad is scheduled for completion in 2012.  As the article notes: “…the Azerbaijan-Russia-Iran meeting of the [...]
Taking Stock in Kazakhstan
June 20th, 2008 A recent report by Business News Europe examines the growth of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) – the most developed in Central Asia – and the uphill struggle it now faces over [...]
The Next Frontier?
June 18th, 2008 An interesting article in Smart Money (subscription required for online version), discussing The Next Frontier.  As the article notes: “…finding investing opportunities sheltered from [...]
Gazprom and China: Race to Ogoniland
June 16th, 2008 Via Robert Amsterdam’s excellent blog, news that Gazprom and several Chinese state-held firms are aggressively pursuing these gas field stakes left behind by Shell in Nigeria’s troubled [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.