Welligence Brazil M&A | BW Energy’s inventive deal-making in Brazil could create enormous value
On 23 June 2022, BW Energy announced it is to acquire a package of deepwater assets in Brazil’s Espiritu Santo Basin from Petrobras for up…
Read MoreWelligence Africa M&A | Tullow and Capricorn merger will create major African energy player
Two of the UK’s most established independents, Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy, have agreed to merge. The combined entity will be one of the largest…
Read MoreWelligence Norway M&A | Wintershall Dea portfolio slimmed, emissions slashed in OKEA deal
This transaction is the latest in an active Norwegian M&A market and is a clear sign that deal activity is being increasingly driven by corporate…
Read MoreWelligence Norway M&A | PGNiG and Wellesley strike a win-win deal on the Ørn development
On 20 May 2022, PGNiG, a Polish oil and gas company, announced the acquisition of Wellesley’s 40% interest in the Ørn development, licence PL942, in…
Read MoreWelligence Norway M&A | Sval Energi now a major Norwegian independent following deal with Equinor
On 10 May 2022, Sval Energi announced the US$1 billion acquisition of Equinor’s interests in the Greater Ekofisk Area comprising 7.604% in Ekofisk, Eldfisk and…
Read MoreWelligence Angola M&A | Sonangol’s positive farm-out results – Welligence’s coverage
Sonangol has struck three deals worth over US$1 billion in the last two weeks. As a result, several new companies have been able to establish…
Read MoreWelligence Angola M&A | Sirius and Somoil’s entry to Angola completes Sonangol’s farm-out bonanza
London-based Sirius Petroleum and Angola’s largest independent, Somoil, are to jointly acquire interests in producing Blocks 18 and 31, plus exploration Block 27, from Angolan…
Read MoreWelligence Angola M&A | Sungara is the latest new entrant to Angola as Sonangol cashes in
Sungara Energies, a newly-formed JV between Sequa Petroleum, NAMCOR and Petrolog Energy, has agreed to buy interests in Angolan offshore Blocks 15/06, 23 and 27…
Read MoreWelligence Angola M&A | Afentra takes the Angola plunge with Block 3/05 acquisition
UK-based Afentra has agreed to buy interests in Angolan offshore Blocks 3/05 and 23 from Sonangol, the country’s NOC. Afentra has been targeting legacy assets…
Read MoreWelligence Brazil M&A | PetroRio’s transformational Albacora Leste acquisition
PetroRio’s planned US$2.2 billion acquisition of Albacora Leste is the largest purchase to date by an independent in Brazil. ACCESS PDF
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