Welligence Argentina Licensing | Continental Resources and Phoenix Global Resources lead in the Neuquen bid round
On 19 August 2026, Gas y Petroleo del Neuquen (GyP) opened the bid envelopes for the round, the largest offering (15 blocks) in the Vaca…
Read MoreWelligence US Gulf of America Licensing | BBG3 Lease Sale rebounds with broader but selective participation
The third US Gulf of America (US GoM) lease sale under the current Trump administration was held on 12 August 2026. Known as Big Beautiful…
Read MoreWelligence Malaysia Licensing Round | Unlocking Malaysia’s next wave of opportunities
Malaysia Bid Round 2026 offers a diversified portfolio of nine exploration blocks and six “ready-to-develop” Discovered Resource Opportunities across mature, emerging and frontier basins, reinforcing…
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 MoreWelligence US Gulf of America Licensing | Limited but targeted participation in BBG2 lease sale
The second US Gulf of America (US GoM) lease sale under the current Trump administration was held on 11 March 2026. Known as Big Beautiful…
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…
Read MoreSoutheast Asia Rumblings on the Ground | Momentum builds across licensing, gas growth and strategic repositioning
Southeast Asia is accelerating upstream licensing activity, with Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and even Myanmar launching or preparing bid rounds to drive investment and replace…
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