Posts by Ifeanyi Onyegiri
Sub-Saharan Africa Exploration | Shell’s Graff discovery in Namibia – believe the hype?
For once, the hype and rumours seem to have substance. Shell’s closely watched Graff-1 well appears to have delivered the goods. There was initial skepticism…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Exploration Outlook | The wildcat is back! A big year for exploration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Buoyed by oil price strength and some breakthrough discoveries in 2021 (such as Baleine and Eban), this year will be marked by frontier and high-impact…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Upstream M&A Report | Flood of M&A on the way? With a strong oil price, we see more activity on the horizon
Deal activity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has finally started to flow, and there are still many opportunities on the market. In the latest update of…
Read MoreAfrica M&A | Is TotalEnergies’ Angola divestment the start of Major high-grading in the country?
The long-expected sale of mature and peripheral Angolan assets by the Majors has started after TotalEnergies, along with partner INPEX, sold their respective non-operated stakes…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa | The Welligence 2022 Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
There is much to look forward to across the Sub-Saharan region in 2022. This report highlights key exploration activity, expected M&A trends, the progress of…
Read MoreSavannah doubles down in Chad, adds Petronas to Exxon deal
“It looks like an attractive deal for all sides,” said Welligence vice president David Thomson. “Savannah is acquiring good assets that it will be able…
Read MoreNigeria Rumblings on the Ground | Will the PIA reinvigorate the oil and gas sector?
Welcome to the Welligence “Rumblings on the Ground” series for Nigeria. In this report, we highlight our key findings from our inaugural research trip to…
Read MoreAfrica Oil Week Review | Oil & gas not yet fossilised in Africa
The Welligence team attended Africa Oil Week (AOW) last week in Dubai. The week was spent attending sessions, networking with clients, and speaking at the…
Read MoreAfrica Development | Next wave of FPSOs to unlock deepwater West Africa
Are the days of large-scale, greenfield upstream projects coming to an end? While it is true there is a greater focus on short-cycle developments, large,…
Read MoreAfrica M&A | Perenco takes DRC with latest acquisition – lock, stock and barrels!
Perenco, a brownfield specialist, has agreed to acquire INPEX’s entire interests in the Offshore Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) block. This deal is coming…
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