Fernando Tamayo, Author at Welligence

Mexico’s Zama field – why Pemex operatorship presents new risks

Discovered by Talos Energy in 2017, Zama perfectly sums up the success of Mexico’s Energy Reform from 2013-2018, a period over which the country attracted…

Demandará Talos por abuso de Pemex

Big guns win out in the 2020/2021 Suriname Bid Round

A pairing of TotalEnergies/Qatar Petroleum, and Chevron have been announced as the winners in the Suriname Shallow Offshore (SHO) Bid Round 2020/2021. ACCESS PDF

Exxon’s board shakeup could force review of billions of dollars in spending

Guyana and Brazil’s offshore fields will be prioritized, said Ruaraidh Montgomery at researcher Welligence.

All go or no go in the Kavango – can ReconAfrica bring Namibia to the producer’s table?

Has ReconAfrica discovered the next producing basin in Africa? The Canadian junior has reported promising results from its second stratigraphic well in Namibia’s frontier onshore…

SSA M&A Report – GHG heating up deal flow!

Africa has witnessed fairly steady deal flow year-to-date. This includes Tullow Oil’s high-grading and focus on its portfolio, striking deals that allowed it to exit…

Major merger in Angola – a sign of things to come?

Eni and BP have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on merging their Angola upstream operations, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). ACCESS PDF

Americas Upstream M&A Report – YPF follows in the footsteps of Petrobras with mature fields sell-off

Deal flow remains quiet in the Americas, but we expect a pick-up in activity in the next few months as Petrobras closes out several ongoing…

Leopard roars for Shell in the US Gulf of Mexico

Shell (50%, operator) and Chevron (50%) have unveiled a ‘significant’ Perdido discovery at Leopard in Alaminos Canyon. This continues the 2021 run of exploration success…