US GoM M&A | Talos Energy and Beacon Offshore bolster their interests in Monument as Repsol exits
On 26 February 2025, Talos and Beacon Offshore announced an agreement to acquire Repsol’s stake in the Monument discovery. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
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 MoreWelligence M&A | PETRONAS–Eni JV: a major regional gas/LNG player?
On 27 February 2025, PETRONAS and Eni signed a MoU to explore forming a JV to consolidate selected upstream oil and gas assets in Indonesia…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | NOC/IOC Partnerships – with today’s Eni/PETRONAS announcement, what’s next?
NOCs entering strategic partnerships with IOCs will continue to be a strong international growth option. Eni announced today that it had entered an MOU with…
Read MoreUS GoM M&A | Shell consolidates at Ursa/Princess with acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ US Gulf of Mexico portfolio
On 21 February 2025, Shell announced the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ non-operated US Gulf of Mexico portfolio for US$735 million. The portfolio includes a 15.96% interest…
Read MoreEgypt M&A | United Energy Group acquires Apex International Energy
On 7 February 2025, United Energy Group (UEG) entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Apex International Energy (Apex). UEG will fully acquire…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in January 2025 – a summary
There were six transactions announced in January 2025, down from the 10 in December and broadly in line with the rolling 12-month average. The announced…
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 MoreIsrael M&A | SOCAR acquires 10% of Tamar gas field from Union Energy and Tamar Petroleum
On 31 January, the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) announced the acquisition of a 10% interest in the Tamar gas field…
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…
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