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Welligence Europe Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Five deals announced, US$5 billion traded
Five transactions were announced in Q1 2025, in line with the quarterly average since 2021. While deal volume was steady, the total value traded was…
Read MoreWelligence North America Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | ConocoPhillips exits US GoM as deal-making holds steady
Four deals were announced in Q1 2025: one in Alaska, two in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM), and an asset swap in the Canadian…
Read MoreWelligence LNG | Trump’s tariffs – a magnet for US LNG investments?
Since February, the US Department of Energy has been streamlining the approvals process and actively granting export authorisations for many proposed LNG projects. US LNG…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in March 2025 – a summary
There were 13 transactions announced in March 2025, up on the seven announced last month, and above the rolling 12-month. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreWelligence Company Spotlight | Westlawn Americas Offshore – M&A and exploration success deliver balanced growth
Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO) is a privately held independent company focused on the Americas. In less than three years, it has built a non-operated, deepwater asset…
Read MoreUK M&A | NEO Energy and Repsol UK merge, creating NEO NEXT Energy
On 27 March, NEO Energy, backed by HitecVision, and Repsol agreed to merge their UK businesses. This will be entirely North Sea focused. The deal…
Read MoreTrinidad & Tobago M&A | Perenco boosts T&T portfolio with acquisition from Woodside
On 31 March 2025, Perenco entered into an agreement with Woodside Energy to acquire its operating stakes in the Greater Angostura shallow-water assets for US$206…
Read MoreWelligence Politics & Regulatory | Will Trump allow Venezuelan gas to reach Trinidad?
The Trump administration’s moves to revoke Chevron’s OFAC General License and the OFAC Specific Licenses held by Maurel & Prom, Eni, and Repsol in Venezuela…
Read MoreEnergy Transition | ‘Green-plating’ – a guide to cheap and effective decarbonization
In the oil & gas industry, ‘gold-plating’ emerged as a strategy for consortiums to increase revenue by driving up development costs. However, with a global…
Read MoreArgentina M&A | CGC enters Vaca Muerta in YPF’s latest partnering move
On 21 March 2025, CGC announced the acquisition of non-operated stakes in Aguada del Chanar from YPF for a consideration of US$75 million, plus a…
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