Gabon M&A | Maurel & Prom becomes Gabon’s top onshore producer with Assala Energy acquisition
On 15 August 2023, Maurel & Prom (M&P) announced the acquisition of Carlyle’s entire holdings in Gabonese onshore player, Assala Energy, for US$730 million. The…
Read MoreWelligence MENA M&A | bp and ADNOC make bid for NewMed Energy
On 28 March 2023, bp announced a joint bid with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to acquire 50% of NewMed Energy. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | Capex guidance — sector set for 16% uplift in investment in 2023
With reporting season largely over, the vast majority of companies have now reported guidance for 2023. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | Majors report in latest E&P 2023 capex guidance update
Welligence releases the latest capex guidance tracker including the Majors announcements and introduces new functionality. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | introducing our E&P 2023 capex guidance tracker
Welligence introduces coverage of 2023 capex guidance. We will be capturing the latest guidance figures as they are reported by companies, and updating this report…
Read MoreWelligence Americas M&A Q3 2022 | US GoM deal-making finally takes off. Is Brazil’s secondary market ready to follow?
M&A came back with a bang through Talos’ US$1.1 billion acquisition of EnVen at the end of the quarter. The deal could mark the start…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa Benchmarking | The Sub-Saharan Africa Independents – Can they pick up the slack from the Majors?
The African focused Independents continue to dominate M&A in the region. These companies now account for US$5 billion of acquisition spend in the region. Acquisition…
Read MoreThe West African Independents – Will the buying spree continue?
The African focused Independents have dominated M&A in the region. Since 2017, these companies have accounted for US$3 billion of acquisition spend in the region.…
Read MoreMajor merger in Angola – a sign of things to come?
Eni and BP have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on merging their Angola upstream operations, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). ACCESS PDF
Read MoreUS GoM | E&Ps impacted by a permitting ban – who stands to lose the most?
There is much speculation about what comes after the Biden administration’s 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for federal lands…
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