Posts by Jamie McGreevy
Welligence Senegal | Beyond the first barrels: what’s next for Senegal?
This has been a pivotal year for Senegal – it became an oil producer in June with the start-up of Woodside’s Sangomar field, and it…
Read MoreAEW 2024 Rumblings on the Ground | Moving beyond the rhetoric
The Welligence team attended the 4th African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town, South Africa.The packed agenda covered M&A, new energies, local content, exploration and…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q3 2024 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making slows but SSA still on track for robust year of M&A
Last quarter saw just one deal in Sub-Saharan Africa, marking a slowdown from the first half of 2024. Despite that, 2024 remains set to be…
Read MoreWelligence Global Benchmarking | Benchmarking the Majors’ deepwater portfolios – who is well positioned for the long-term?
Deepwater is a core part of the upstream playbook for the Majors, even in a low-carbon future. On average, it accounts for around 20%…
Read MoreRumblings on the Ground | West Africa Energy Summit – Elevating the energy security conversation in the region
The Welligence team attended the inaugural West African Energy Summit (WAES), in Accra, Ghana. The primary objective of WAES is to create a platform for…
Read MoreWelligence Global FPSO Outlook | Tapping into the idle FPSO fleet in the face of high industry costs and project delays
The demand for FPSOs has been picking up since the market slowdown of 2020/2021. But upstream supply chain tightness is now weighing on project…
Read MoreNigeria M&A | Chappal Energies acquires TotalEnergies’ stake in the SPDC JV, enters Nigerian onshore
On 17 July 2024, TotalEnergies announced it had reached an agreement with Chappal Energies for the sale of its 10% interest in the SPDC JV…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q2 2024 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making continues, but opportunity pipeline is shrinking
Q2 2024 saw four notable deals in Sub-Saharan Africa, continuing the momentum from 2023 which was the most active year for M&A since COVID-19. With…
Read MoreOil Boom in Namibia: A New Frontier in Global Energy
Shell joins chase for ‘big prize’ off South Africa’s west coast
“If you consider the scale of the opportunity as well as the size of giant discoveries in Namibia, it is really the big prize that…
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