Welligence IMAGE 2026 | Exploration shifts toward speed, selectivity, and technology
Welligence was at the IMAGE 2026 conference in Houston to attend various presentations, and met with key stakeholders across the energy sector. Renewed exploration ambition…
Read MoreWelligence Brazil Exploration | Morpho – Petrobras’ Equatorial Margin breakthrough
Petrobras has confirmed the identification of hydrocarbons at the Morpho exploration (1-BRSA-1405-APS), in block FZA-M-59 in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, offshore Amapa, at a…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa | What to look for in 2026 – H2 Update
At the start of 2026, we highlighted a selection of key events, challenges and opportunities in Sub-Sahara’s upstream to keep a close eye on in…
Read MoreWelligence Indonesia & Malaysia Corporate | Searah sets sail: Eni and PETRONAS launch Southeast Asia’s largest gas & LNG independent
Eni and PETRONAS formally established Searah in June 2026, a 50/50 independent JV combining 19 gas-producing, development and exploration assets, 14 in Indonesia and five…
Read MoreWelligence Southeast Asia Rumblings 2026 | Southeast Asia upstream: Energy security to drive a new wave of investment
The Welligence team recently attended the biennial Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Asia 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In parallel, the team had several insightful discussions…
Read MoreArgentina Rumblings on the Ground | Argentina’s Vaca Muerta – building the framework for the next leap
Welligence recently visited Buenos Aires, Argentina to meet with key stakeholders in the O&G sector to gauge the overall upstream climate and the overall outlook…
Read MoreThailand Rumblings on the Ground | Balancing mature-asset resilience with frontier ambition
Welligence recently attended the Thailand Petroleum Exploration Conference 2026, hosted by the Geological Society of Thailand, DMF and PTTEP in Bangkok, to meet with key…
Read MoreAlaska Licensing | Shell is back – big success in Alaska’s latest lease sale
The exploration renaissance momentum continues with the success of Alaska’s latest bid round – the NPR-A lease sale saw the return of Shell to the…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | International BD strategies of the NOCs
The international business development strategies of NOCs have been diverging in recent years. As the macro environment evolves, shaped by the ongoing tensions in the…
Read MoreAtlantic Margin Exploration | Exploration insights across the Atlantic Margin
The Atlantic Margin is one of the most consistently successful exploration provinces globally, delivering material discoveries across multiple basins and exploration cycles. Since 2010, more…
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