Posts by Ifeanyi Onyegiri
Africa 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…
Read MoreAfrica M&A Report – Will the Kosmos-Oxy deal kick start West African M&A?
The closing of Oxy’s US$750 million sale of its Ghana portfolio to Kosmos and GNPC has been a long time coming. At this point in…
Read MoreAfrica M&A – Could Oxy’s West Africa exit trigger an M&A wave?
Occidental (Oxy), the region’s most motivated seller of the past few years, has finally sold its Ghana portfolio to Kosmos Energy and Ghana National Petroleum…
Read MoreNigeria PIA | How will E&Ps respond to Nigeria’s improved fiscal framework?
E&Ps active in Nigeria are set to see a substantial increase in the value of their portfolios once the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) takes effect.…
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