Posts by Lauren Mayhew
Kosmos Energy in early talks for Tullow Oil takeover
“Kosmos Energy is in talks to acquire Tullow Oil in a potential all-share transaction. This will create a leading Atlantic Margin E&P with scale. We’ve…
Read MoreSyrian crisis driving up oil prices and increasing uncertainty in Middle East
While some experts fear wider implications for the Middle East due to Al Assad’s fall, Martin Sherriff, head of Middle East at Welligence Energy Analytics,…
Read MoreADIPEC 2024 Rumblings on the Ground | Upstream developments back on top in the MENA region, while CCS is poised to pick up
The Welligence team attended last week’s ADIPEC 2024 conference in Abu Dhabi, the largest energy conference in the world, to meet with key stakeholders in…
Read MoreNorth Africa Benchmarking | Balancing the barrels (part 2): How do North Africa’s fiscal regimes stack up?
Following on from our study on the impact of fiscal policies on Middle Eastern oil finds, published in August, Welligence Energy Analytics has now modelled…
Read MoreOman M&A | ROC Oil makes MENA debut in Oman with US$185 million Tethys Oil acquisition
On 13 September 2024, ROC Oil announced a US$185 million cash offer to acquire Tethys Oil including its 30% interest in the onshore producing Blocks…
Read MoreRoc Oil swoops on Tethys Oil in $185 million all-cash offer
“A sale by Tethys has been anticipated since it announced a strategic review of its portfolio in February, with high levels of interest seen by…
Read MoreWelligence Middle East | Balancing the barrels: The impact of fiscal policies on Middle Eastern oil finds
Welligence Energy Analytics has modelled a representative oil field under the fiscal regimes of select Middle Eastern countries; Iraq, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI),…
Read MoreLatest contract awards give new momentum to Saudi Aramco offshore expansion projects
Martin Sherriff, head of Middle East at Welligence Energy Analytics, told Upstream that Aramco has a decent “track record of bringing projects online on time”…
Read MoreStrategic gas projects worth $25 billion take centre stage at Adnoc’s massive expansion programme
Martin Sherriff, head of Middle East at Welligence Energy Analytics, also sees strong potential in Adnoc’s gas export plans and notes that the development of…
Read MoreKuwait unveils giant oil and gas discovery in promising offshore field
Kuwait’s oil production capacity currently stands at 2.9 million bpd and is expected to reach 3.2 million bpd by 2026. However, the nation currently produces…
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