Welligence North America Q1 2026 M&A Quarterly | Market Uncertainty Rules with No Deals
North America had a quiet start to 2026, with no announced transactions in the US Gulf of America, Alaska, offshore Canada, or the Canadian oil…
Read MoreWelligence Latin America Q1 2026 M&A Quarterly | Latin America leads globally in deal count
This quarter saw an increase in activity, with 13 deals announced, three of which failed, bringing the total to ten deals. Surpassing the five deals…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa Q1 2026 M&A Quarterly | A promising start with deal activity on course to exceed 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa saw a meaningful uptick in M&A activity in Q1 2026, with four transactions announced across four countries — Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Angola, and…
Read MoreWelligence MENA Q1 2026 M&A Quarterly | One deal announced as MENA M&A disrupted by the Iran War
One M&A deal was announced in Q1 2026 in the MENA region, continuing the low level of deal activity seen since Q3 2024, further compounded…
Read MoreGlobal M&A | Global upstream deal-making in March 2026
Five transactions were announced in March 2026, down one on February. Prime Infra’s entry to Colombia was the headline move, and transformational for the Philippines-based…
Read MoreWelligence Rumblings on the Ground | Deepwater’s playbook for delivering growth
The Deepwater Development Conference is the leading conference addressing technical issues related to engineering, development, and production of oil and gas in deepwater and ultra…
Read MoreColombia M&A | Prime Infrastructure enters Colombia by acquiring SierraCol from Carlyle
Prime Infrastructure Capital (Prime Infra) is to acquire SierraCol Energy (SierraCol) from private equity group Carlyle for an undisclosed consideration. The transaction is expected to…
Read MoreAngola M&A | Energean enters West Africa and buys Chevron’s operatorship of Block14
Energean has agreed to acquire Chevron’s 31% operated stake in Block 14 and 15.5% non-operated stake in Block 14K offshore Angola for US$260 million, plus…
Read MoreConsolidation in the small-cap explorer space – Eco Atlantic acquires JHI Associates
On 11 March 2026, Eco Atlantic (Eco) signed an agreement to acquire JHI Associates in an all-equity deal valued at US$52.3 million. This marks a…
Read MoreWelligence APAC M&A Report | Horizon Oil moves to acquire Cue Energy via scrip-and-cash takeover
On 2 March 2026, Horizon announced an off-market takeover offer for all fully paid ordinary shares in Cue Resources that it does not already have…
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