Posts by Lauren Mayhew
Iran and the Middle East escalation: Implications for global oil markets
Over the weekend, the United States and Israel carried out a major coordinated military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran under the banner of…
Read MoreLibya Licensing | Libya announces winners of first licensing round in 17 years: only five blocks awarded
The results of Libya’s 2025 Bid Round, the first in 17 years, have been announced in Tripoli. Five blocks have been awarded out of an…
Read MoreMalaysia Exploration | Five decades of progress: what makes Malaysia’s upstream investment advantageous?
As momentum builds toward the launch of Malaysia Bid Round 2026 in February, Welligence will publish a series of insights exploring various aspects of the…
Read MoreADIPEC Rumblings on the Ground | East Med gas updates, soaring interest in unconventionals and Iraq in the spotlight
Welligence attended ADIPEC 2025 last week, hosted in Abu Dhabi. The conference, one of the largest in the world, provided an opportunity to meet with…
Read MoreEgypt M&A | Arcius Energy strikes its second deal offshore Egypt, acquiring a gas discovery from Shell and bp
Arcius Energy has signed a binding agreement to acquire Shell’s 60% and bp’s 40% interest in the El Burg concession in Egypt’s shallow water Mediterranean.…
Read MoreWelligence Global | US sanctions bite – LUKOIL to sell international portfolio
On 27 October 2025, LUKOIL announced that it is to sell its entire international portfolio. This is the result of US sanctions specifically designed to…
Read MoreADIPEC Insights Report | LNG’s FID race heats up – Ramp-ups, Rejuvenations and Restarts
Welligence Energy Analytics is proud to be an official 2025 ADIPEC Media Partner. As part of this partnership, we are publishing the first of a…
Read MoreWelligence North Africa Licensing | North Africa bid round bonanza – who were the winners and what is currently on offer?
Bid round activity in North Africa is at a level not seen since the 2000s. Activity is focused on the major producing countries – Algeria,…
Read MoreWelligence MENA Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Two deals struck and one terminated
In Q1 2025, two deals were announced but only one had a published deal consideration. UEG announced a consideration of US$150 million, subject to timing…
Read MoreGenel 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,…
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