Posts by Shail Aamir
Welligence Mexico | Mexico’s fiscal changes: meaningful reform or a half step?
The government of Mexico has introduced two new changes to its fiscal regime. The first is a new tax framework called “Derecho Petrolero del Bienestar”…
Read MoreWelligence Global Fiscal | Global trends in petroleum fiscal terms – a race to the top?
Since the 2014 oil price crash, countries have increasingly competed for limited upstream investment by adopting investor-friendly reforms—driven by declining investment, tighter capital availability, and…
Read MoreWelligence Trinidad and Tobago Politics | Oil & gas sector uncertainty as T&T votes for change
The United National Congress (UNC), the opposition, has won Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) parliamentary election. Party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is set for her second term…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Robust first quarter but signs that M&A is slowing
Around US$34 billion was spent on M&A globally in Q1, across 47 transactions. As usual, the majority of deal-making was onshore North America, which accounted…
Read MoreWelligence Latin America Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making slows down, but new activity is imminent
14 deals were announced during Q1 2025, versus the three in Q4 2024 and three seen in Q1 2024 a year prior. The price of…
Read MoreTrinidad & Tobago M&A | Perenco boosts T&T portfolio with acquisition from Woodside
On 31 March 2025, Perenco entered into an agreement with Woodside Energy to acquire its operating stakes in the Greater Angostura shallow-water assets for US$206…
Read MoreWelligence Politics & Regulatory | Will Trump allow Venezuelan gas to reach Trinidad?
The Trump administration’s moves to revoke Chevron’s OFAC General License and the OFAC Specific Licenses held by Maurel & Prom, Eni, and Repsol in Venezuela…
Read MoreTrinidad and Tobago Rumblings on the Ground | Charting the gas puzzle: Trinidad & Tobago’s Venezuelan Connection
The Welligence team recently attended the Energy Conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad meeting with key stakeholders in the energy sector to gauge the overall…
Read MoreColombia M&A | Maurel & Prom balances up portfolio with US$150 million gas deal in Colombia
Maurel & Prom (M&P) is to acquire a 40% operational stake in the SN-9 gas project from NG Energy for US$150 million. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST…
Read MoreWelligence Brazil | Seacrest’s bankruptcy and what it means for Brazil’s independents
On 15 January 2025, Seacrest announced that the lenders of its US$300 million debt had unilaterally taken control of the company and its assets. ACCESS…
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