APAC Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making pivoted to lower-risk assets
In Q1 2025, three deals were reported across Australia, Thailand and Vietnam. Although it is a quieter quarter, the region’s M&A activity is driven by…
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 MoreLNG M&A opportunities to soar in 2025, says consultant Welligence
Global liquefied natural gas prices are forecast to remain elevated throughout 2025, with a significant increase in the number of LNG assets in play for…
Read MoreWelligence LNG | LNG M&A continues unlocking precious supply
Evaluating the last year of LNG M&A, drivers centred on unlocking project values, boosting gas security of supply, corporate re-alignments and companies’ increasing energy transition…
Read MoreVietnam M&A | EnQuest acquires operatorship of Block 12W as Harbour Energy exits Vietnam
On 22 January 2025, EnQuest signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Harbour Energy to acquire a 53.125% operating equity interest in Block 12W…
Read MoreAPAC Q4 2024 M&A Quarterly | Chevron-Woodside Energy asset swap closes a vibrant gas-dominated M&A year
The year saw 18 deals announced with a total published consideration of US$4.5 billion. In comparison, 2023 had 26 deals but only US$1.7 billion of…
Read MorePapua LNG set for FID next year
“Asian LNG buyers are therefore evaluating which alternative liquefaction projects to accelerate towards FID,” said Marc Howson, head of Asia-Pacific and global LNG at consultancy…
Read MoreNew Zealand pivots on exploration ban and LNG imports
New Zealand’s government has announced plans to reverse the 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration and take urgent steps to facilitate LNG imports,…
Read MoreUS LNG exporters looking beyond permitting pause
Although the US is still projected to be one of the dominant LNG forces through the end of the decade, Asian buyers, particularly those in…
Read MoreExpansion of world’s largest gas field gains momentum as state giant offers billions of dollars worth of contracts
Marc Howson, head of Asia Pacific and global LNG at Welligence Energy Analytics, tells Upstream that the US and Qatar will increasingly dominate global LNG…
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