Deep Dives
Welligence US Alaska Licensing | Northern Alaska DNR lease sale begins: what’s on offer and who’s interested?
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has initiated its competitive oil and gas lease sale for the Beaufort Sea, North Slope, and North Slope…
Read MoreWelligence GHG | Navigating a Potential Emissions Cap for Canada’s Oil Sands
Canada’s oil sands have long been a key economic driver in the Alberta region and in Canada, contributing US$209 billion in GDP for 2023. With…
Read MoreADIPEC 2024 Rumblings on the Ground | Upstream developments back on top in the MENA region, while CCS is poised to pick up
The Welligence team attended last week’s ADIPEC 2024 conference in Abu Dhabi, the largest energy conference in the world, to meet with key stakeholders in…
Read MoreAEW 2024 Rumblings on the Ground | Moving beyond the rhetoric
The Welligence team attended the 4th African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town, South Africa.The packed agenda covered M&A, new energies, local content, exploration and…
Read MoreWelligence Nigeria | Is Nigeria’s oil growth target realistic?
The Nigerian government recently launched an initiative to increase the country’s oil production by a million barrels per day in the next 12 to 24…
Read MoreWelligence Canada Licensing | Canada’s latest offshore bid round is a dud – the beginning of the end?
On 6th November, the regulator of Labrador and Newfoundland (C-NLOPB) announced that no bids were placed in its 2024 bid round. The round offered 41…
Read MoreWelligence Brazil | Brazil’s long-term production challenge
We forecast strong oil production growth in the medium-term, with output peaking at over 5 million bbl/d in 2031 – it is a key source…
Read MoreWelligence GHG | Electrification in Permian Moves Forward as Demand Surges in the ERCOT Grid
The Permian basin, while a prolific oil and gas region, currently has an upstream emissions intensity of 15.8 kgCO2e/boe, falling short of the low intensities…
Read MoreWelligence North Africa and the East Med Gas | Is the region poised for growth?
Gas focussed exploration and development activity is due to increase with the Majors starting exploration campaigns and making decisions on key gas developments, and the…
Read MoreWelligence Canada Licensing | Is there appetite for Canada’s latest offshore bid round?
The latest bid round for acreage offshore Canada is set to close on 6th November. Launched by the provincial oil & gas regulator, Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador…
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