Posts by Hugo Haynes
Welligence Europe Q2 2024 M&A Report | Norway leads M&A resurgence
Nine deals were announced in Q2 2024, an increase on the single transaction announced in Q1 2024. Of these, six were in Norway, four of…
Read MoreWelligence MENA Q2 2024 M&A Report | MENA deal activity increased – second highest transaction count since Q1 2020
Six deals were struck in the MENA region in Q2 2024, which makes it the tied-second busiest quarter for activity since Q1 2020. ACCESS…
Read MoreEast Med M&A | Carlyle acquires East Med assets from Energean for US$820 million plus contingent payments
On 20 June 2024, Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP) acquired a portfolio of assets from Energean in the East Mediterranean for a guaranteed US$820 million…
Read MoreMorocco M&A | Managem acquires stake in Sound Energy’s Moroccan gas portfolio
On 17 June 2024, Sound Energy announced it had entered into a binding SPA for the partial divestment of its Moroccan portfolio to the Moroccan…
Read MoreWelligence MENA Q1 2024 M&A Report | Mixed fortunes for ADNOC and bp’s East Med gas deals
Three deals were announced in the MENA region in Q1 2024, which we valued at a total consideration of US$1.7 billion. We estimate the deals…
Read MoreMorocco Gas Market | Moroccan gas projects are a step closer to coming onstream – what is next for the Kingdom?
Morocco’s energy mix could benefit from a much-needed boost in domestic gas production in the coming years. The country has seen renewed interest in its…
Read MoreWelligence Egypt M&A | bp and ADNOC to form a joint venture in Egypt
On 14 February 2024, ADNOC and bp announced that they had agreed to form a joint venture in Egypt. bp will provide the assets and…
Read MoreMENA Q4 2023 M&A Quarterly | Harbour Energy and Energean make moves in North Africa
Two deals involving MENA assets were announced in Q4 2023, in line with the prior quarter, making for a quiet second half to 2023 following…
Read MoreEgypt Energy Transition | Decarbonising Egypt’s oil and gas sector – progress so far
Egypt signed the Paris Agreement in 2016, the Zero Routine Flaring Initiative in 2017, and the Global Methane Pledge in 2022. Egypt hosted COP27 in…
Read MoreEgypt M&A | SDX Energy finalising West Gharib sale and is close to Egypt exit
On 9 January 2024, SDX Energy announced that it had agreed with an unnamed buyer the terms of an execution version of the sale and…
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