Deep Dives
Brazil M&A | Brazil’s biggest ever onshore deal – Carmo Energy takes Carmopolis
One of the biggest impacts of Petrobras’ divestment program is the creation of a sizeable independent E&P sector in Brazil – it’s starting to rival…
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 at…
Read MoreBrazil Licensing | Petrobras and Majors bid aggressively in Brazil’s Surplus ToR offering
The results of last Friday’s 2nd Surplus Transfer of Right (“ToR”) Round are a big success for the ANP. Not only were both Atapu and…
Read MoreOman Intelligence | Is Oman set for a gas revolution?
The future of Oman’s upstream sector looks increasingly gassy. With an ongoing LNG debottlenecking project and increasing domestic demand, the gas sector is growing and…
Read MoreUS GoM | ILX strategies will dominate exploration in 2022
We forecast 13 deepwater exploration wells will be drilled in the US Gulf of Mexico in 2022. This is largely in line with activity over…
Read MoreNigeria Rumblings on the Ground | Will the PIA reinvigorate the oil and gas sector?
Welcome to the Welligence “Rumblings on the Ground” series for Nigeria. In this report, we highlight our key findings from our inaugural research trip to…
Read MoreColombia Licensing | Who took the bait in the ANH’s successful Ronda Colombia 2021?
The preliminary results of Ronda Colombia 2021 are positive. The ANH announced that 30 of the 53 blocks on offer received bids from seven companies.…
Read MoreAfrica Oil Week Review | Oil & gas not yet fossilised in Africa
The Welligence team attended Africa Oil Week (AOW) last week in Dubai. The week was spent attending sessions, networking with clients, and speaking at the…
Read MoreUS GoM | Licensing ExxonMobil heads up Lease Sale 257 – from emitter to injector?
Has ExxonMobil made a big move for carbon storage sites in US GoM Lease Sale 257? The Major is set to pick up almost 100…
Read MoreAfrica Development | Next wave of FPSOs to unlock deepwater West Africa
Are the days of large-scale, greenfield upstream projects coming to an end? While it is true there is a greater focus on short-cycle developments, large,…
Read More