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Welligence | Weekly Quick Takes
This report provides our clients with access to the key postings on our LinkedIn page. It is regularly updated, with the most recent posts sitting…
Read MoreGlobal Q4 2025 M&A Quarterly | Strong Uptick Closes Out Quiet Year For M&A
M&A in 2025 was subdued overall, with geopolitical and market uncertainty leading to buyer and seller caution. This was particularly evident in Q2/Q3, as the…
Read MoreBrazil M&A | KUFPEC enters Brazil with 20% acquisition of pre-salt Orca Project from Shell
On 3 February 2026, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) announced the acquisition from Shell of a 20% non-operating stake in the Orca and Sul…
Read MoreWelligence Latin America Q4 2025 M&A Quarterly | Argentina and Brazil continue to lead M&A activity
Latin America Q4 2025 ended with five deals announced, keeping pace with the five deals in Q3 2025 and surpassing the three deals in Q4…
Read MoreGlobal M&A | Global upstream deal-making in January 2026
Seven transactions were announced in January 2026, down from 10 in December 2025. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreVenezuela’s Amended Hydrocarbons Law – An Update
On 29 January 2026, the National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela approved a comprehensive amendment to the 2006 Hydrocarbons Law, representing a historic…
Read More2026 US Planned CO₂ Wells: Permitting Status and Trends
As part of Welligence’s ongoing CCUS coverage, the Planned CO₂ Well Tracker is now available to download via the Welligence Dashboard. The tracker provides a…
Read MoreArgentina M&A | YPF continues portfolio transformation towards pure play shale with US$575 million Manantiales Behr sale
On 16 January 2026, YPF announced the sale of its Manantiales Behr conventional asset, along with three associated oil transport concessions and field inventories, to…
Read MoreEGYPES Intelligence Report | East Med Exploration and Licensing
Welligence Energy Analytics is proud to be an official EGYPES 2026 Intelligence Partner. We are publishing the first of a total of four reports that…
Read MoreWelligence Development | Venezuelan gas – an overlooked opportunity
Venezuela’s gas potential flies under the radar due to the country’s dominant oil profile – indeed, nearly all commentary since Maduro was removed from office…
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