Posts by Lauren Mayhew
North 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…
Read MoreUK M&A | Prax acquires TotalEnergies’ West of Shetlands assets
On 27 June 2024, TotalEnergies announced the sale of its West of Shetlands assets to Prax Group for an undisclosed consideration. The deal includes 40%…
Read MoreBrazil awaits contentious Equatorial Margin call
The Equatorial Margin is also seen as crucial to Brazil’s near-term energy security. Beyond simply increasing hydrocarbon exports, “energy security serves as a significant driver…
Read MoreEni to sell upstream assets to experienced US operator
“Both assets are in close proximity and there are joint projects such as the Partial Gas Processing (PGP) project, which involves installing a gas processing…
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