Posts by Ruaraidh Montgomery
Americas Q2 2023 M&A Quarterly | Is uptick in deal activity precursor to larger transactions?
Opportunities and interest exist, but political uncertainty across Latin America is likely to continue holding back activity. Furthermore, it’s clear that the Petrobras divestment program…
Read MoreArgentina M&A | Trafigura steps up Argentina exposure with CAPEX deal
Trafigura is to fund 30% of the cost of a four well Vaca Muerta shale oil pilot at CAPEX’s Agua del Cajon asset. CAPEX is…
Read MoreArgentina M&A | Pampa Energia swaps wind farm with TotalEnergies to enter Vaca Muerta shale oil
Pampa Energia has announced it is to swap its 100 MW Mario Cebeiro Wind Farm (PEMC) with TotalEnergies, in exchange for the French Major’s 45%…
Read MorePeru | Lack of direction — can Peru define a path to develop its upstream sector?
Peru’s upstream sector has experienced a significant slowdown for almost ten years, primarily due to political volatility and social unrest. This has created obstacles for…
Read MoreColombia’s E&P sector settles down – what’s next?
A clear message from our meetings is that the incumbent E&Ps still believe there is value to be created in Colombia. The investment environment has…
Read MoreWelligence Americas M&A Quarterly Report | Will political headwinds stifle deal-making?
There is no shortage of opportunity, with almost 230 opportunities identified on our tracker. But economic and regulatory uncertainty, combined with political volatility, will likely…
Read MoreWelligence | Country and project benchmarking – investment metrics that can help decision-making
The Welligence platform can be leveraged to perform quick, powerful analysis that can help drive opportunity screening and decision-making for all organizations. We have highlighted…
Read MoreWelligence Asia-Pacific Rumblings on the Ground | SEAPEX 2023 – a re-energised Asia-Pacific upstream offers diverse opportunities
Exploration is on the agenda again. While the opportunities in the large mature producers (Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia) attract the most interest, other less-explored countries, like…
Read MoreWelligence Argentina M&A | Vista focuses on shale with conventional portfolio sale to Aconcagua
On February 28th 2023, Vista Energy announced the sale of its conventional portfolio in Argentina to Aconcagua Energia. Per its end of year filings, Vista…
Read MoreArgentina’s gas ready to help energy security and transition
“Potential shocks include protests from workers, default on the local government’s debt payments, payment delays to producers by the government and delays in acquiring necessary…
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