Posts by Adi Abdiu
Welligence Europe Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | A quiet quarter for M&A
Three transactions were announced in Q2 2025, a drop from the five announced in Q1. All three were small UK transactions, with a total…
Read MoreWelligence Middle East Politics and Infrastructure | The strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz
Israel and Iran have had no diplomatic relations since the Iranian revolution in 1979. Tensions escalated after Iran backed Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and captured…
Read MoreKazakhstan Rumblings on the Ground | Ongoing arbitration clouds significant opportunities
Welligence recently visited Almaty & Astana in Kazakhstan to meet with key stakeholders in the energy sector to gauge the overall upstream climate and the…
Read MoreTurkmenistan M&A | XRG and Hazarnebit acquire equity in Block 1 from PETRONAS in a significant deal for Turkmenistan
PETRONAS has signed a new PSC for Block 1 in Turkmenistan, a large producing gas/condensate project, with XRG (ADNOC) and Turkmen state enterprise Hazarnebit joining…
Read MoreAfrica Energies Summit Rumblings on the Ground | Making African oil and gas great again
The Welligence team joined the 8th Africa Energies Summit in London, attended by governments, oil firms, financiers, and key industry stakeholders. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreWelligence Europe Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Five deals announced, US$5 billion traded
Five transactions were announced in Q1 2025, in line with the quarterly average since 2021. While deal volume was steady, the total value traded was…
Read MoreUK M&A | NEO Energy and Repsol UK merge, creating NEO NEXT Energy
On 27 March, NEO Energy, backed by HitecVision, and Repsol agreed to merge their UK businesses. This will be entirely North Sea focused. The deal…
Read MoreWelligence Global FPSO Review | Supply chain pressure continues to hit the FPSO market
The FPSO market is witnessing a resurgence in demand. South America remains the industry hotspot, but activity is set to pick up in frontier countries…
Read MoreCôte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville M&A | Vitol buys Eni stakes in Côte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville for US$1.65 billion
On 19 March 2025, Vitol acquired interests in assets owned and operated by Eni in Côte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville for US$1.65 billion, with an…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | NOC/IOC Partnerships – with today’s Eni/PETRONAS announcement, what’s next?
NOCs entering strategic partnerships with IOCs will continue to be a strong international growth option. Eni announced today that it had entered an MOU with…
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