Posts by Lauren Mayhew
Genel snaps up Oman acreage stake
Block 54 is located onshore Oman on the eastern side of South Oman Salt basin and immediately adjacent to Occidental’s producing Block 53 (Mukhaizna) asset,…
Read MoreLNG M&A opportunities to soar in 2025, says consultant Welligence
Global liquefied natural gas prices are forecast to remain elevated throughout 2025, with a significant increase in the number of LNG assets in play for…
Read MoreUAE Rumblings on the Ground | Renewed focus: MENA’s oil giants are back in the spotlight thanks to their recent stability
Welligence recently visited Dubai and Abu Dhabi to meet with key stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to gauge the overall upstream climate and…
Read MoreIsrael M&A | SOCAR acquires 10% of Tamar gas field from Union Energy and Tamar Petroleum
On 31 January, the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) announced the acquisition of a 10% interest in the Tamar gas field…
Read MoreUAE Development | Abu Dhabi to start reaping the rewards from its 2018 and 2019 bid rounds
In April 2018, ADNOC launched the first competitive bid round for new oil and gas licenses in the emirates’ history, followed by a second round…
Read MoreExxonMobil makes potential play-opening gas find in frontier Mediterranean basin
“Although the supermajor did not elaborate on the size of the discovery, a recent LinkedIn post from analysts at Welligence said the prospect had a…
Read More‘More pragmatic and less idealistic’: How the energy energy transition hit a speed bump in 2024
“I think 2024 was a year in which the world understood that, to transition, we need to be more pragmatic, and less idealistic,” Juan Agudelo,…
Read MoreKosmos 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…
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