Deep Dives
Welligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in May 2025 – a summary
There were nine transactions announced in May 2025, up from four in April, and above the rolling 12-month average. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreUK Fiscal & Policy | The potential of undeveloped gas discoveries to boost the UK’s energy security
In May 2025, Welligence presented the following analysis at the DEVEX conference in Aberdeen, examining if the remaining undeveloped discoveries in the UK could supplement…
Read MoreThailand Rumblings on the Ground | New entrants and Andaman Sea licensing drives Thai E&P interest
Welligence recently visited Bangkok, Thailand and attended the SEAPEX Exploration Conference in Singapore. We met with key industry stakeholders to gauge the country’s energy outlook…
Read MoreTurkmenistan M&A | XRG and Hazarnebit acquire equity in Block 1 from PETRONAS in a significant deal for Turkmenistan
PETRONAS has signed a new PSC for Block 1 in Turkmenistan, a large producing gas/condensate project, with XRG (ADNOC) and Turkmen state enterprise Hazarnebit joining…
Read MoreEnergy Transition | The EU’s Oil & Gas CCS Mandate: Balancing Ambition with Reality
The EU has passed legislation that obligates 29 leading oil & gas companies to provide a collective 50 MMtpa of CO2 storage and injection capacity…
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 MoreUK M&A | Ithaca Energy increases Cygnus gas field interest
On 20 May 2025, Ithaca Energy announced the acquisition of a 46.25% interest from Spirit Energy in the Southern North Sea Cygnus gas field for…
Read MoreWelligence Global offshore project execution: What have we learnt so far?
Offshore projects sanctioned between 2019 to 2021 were hit by cost overruns and delays due to Covid restrictions. What is the outlook for the next…
Read MoreWelligence US Gulf of America (GoM) Development | Chevron’s Anchor – 20k era off to strong start with top tier well performance
First oil from Chevron’s Anchor development was achieved in August 2024 with two wells brought online, marking a key milestone as the first development in…
Read MoreAfrica Energies Summit Rumblings on the Ground | Making African oil and gas great again
The Welligence team joined the 8th Africa Energies Summit in London, attended by governments, oil firms, financiers, and key industry stakeholders. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
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