Welligence US Gulf of America (GoM) | Trump plans to loosen decommissioning rules
On 2 May, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its intention to revise BOEM’s 2024 rules regarding financial assurances for decommissioning liability in…
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 MoreWelligence Senegal | Beyond the first barrels: what’s next for Senegal?
This has been a pivotal year for Senegal – it became an oil producer in June with the start-up of Woodside’s Sangomar field, and it…
Read MoreNorth Africa Benchmarking | Balancing the barrels (part 2): How do North Africa’s fiscal regimes stack up?
Following on from our study on the impact of fiscal policies on Middle Eastern oil finds, published in August, Welligence Energy Analytics has now modelled…
Read MoreUK | Understanding tax loss positions with the Welligence platform
The UK fiscal system is one of the most complex globally, with numerous changes to taxation since drilling commenced in the North Sea in 1964.…
Read MoreWelligence MENA | The Majors in the Middle East and North Africa – recent business development and what next?
The MENA region will continue to be of key importance to the Majors throughout this decade and into the next. The combination of vast reserves,…
Read MoreUK Fiscal & Policy | Labour increases EPL – and halts licensing?
On 4 July, the Labour party won the UK general election, ending the Conservative party’s 14-year tenure. This was followed on 29 July by the…
Read MoreUS GoM Decommissioning | New regulations put spotlight on decommissioning
Safe and timely decommissioning of offshore infrastructure is one of the big challenges faced by the oil & gas sector. We estimate that the global…
Read MoreIraq & Kurdistan | A tale of two halves: Federal Iraq’s pursuit of stability amidst Kurdistan’s export dilemma
Following years of political turbulence and economically unattractive fiscal terms, Iraq has experienced a resurgence of interest in recent years. Thanks to revamped terms under…
Read MoreIndustry challenges analysis claiming windfall tax win for UK Treasury
“The introduction of the EPL made companies a lot more uncertain around progressing greenfield and brownfield projects,” Welligence Energy Analytics vice-president of operations David Moseley…
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