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Welligence APAC Q2 2026 M&A Quarterly | Gas-led deal surge lifts APAC announced considerations to a 24-month high
Nine transactions were announced across Asia Pacific, up from five in Q1 2026 but below the 13 of Q2 2025. The disclosed consideration of ~US$1.2…
Read MoreWelligence Global Regulatory | Unlocking Shared and Contested Offshore Hydrocarbons Resources – Trends and Outlook
Offshore exploration is returning to the agenda at a time when the world is becoming more geopolitically fragmented and access to new resources is gaining strategic importance.…
Read MoreWelligence | 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 MoreWelligence Latin America Q2 2026 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making in Latin America holds steady amid market turmoil
Deal-making in Latin America continues to be (in large part) shaped by larger companies redirecting their portfolios towards major resource opportunities in areas like Argentina’s…
Read MoreWelligence North America Q2 2026 M&A Quarterly | US GoM Leads North America Deal Activity
North America* recorded limited deal activity in Q2 2026, with only two transactions announced across the US Gulf of America, Alaska, offshore Canada and the…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa M&A Quarterly | Q2 2026 – A quiet quarter before the next wave
Sub-Saharan Africa M&A slowed in Q2 2026, reversing the momentum of a promising Q1. The intensifying Middle East conflict weighed on regional deal-making throughout H1,…
Read MoreWelligence MENA Q2 2026 M&A Quarterly | Three deals announced as players exit and enter across MENA
Three M&A deals were announced in Q2 2026 in the MENA region, including the first corporate takeover in the region in over a year. CLIENT…
Read MoreCanada Oil Sands M&A | Greenfire Resources to acquire Connacher Oil and Gas for US$902 million
Consolidation in Canada’s oil sands continues as Greenfire Resources reaches an initial agreement to acquire Connacher Oil and Gas for US$902 million. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST…
Read MoreUS Gulf of America M&A | Modiin Energy enters the US GoM with Big Foot acquisition
Marubeni has sold its 12.5% non-operated working interest in the Chevron-operated Big Foot development to Modiin Energy for US$190 million. The stake will be held…
Read MoreWelligence Norway M&A | Vår Energi refines its NCS portfolio
Vår Energi has high graded its Norway portfolio through five separate transactions – a portfolio acquisition of Pandion Energy, two swaps with DNO and Equinor…
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