US Alaska M&A | Apache secures North Slope infrastructure with Savant acquisition
In June 2026, Apache announced the acquisition of Savant, a small Alaska-focused independent producer wholly owned by Glacier Oil & Gas, for US$70 million. The…
Read MoreWelligence SSA Exploration | Creative agreements prime Majors for hopper reload
Faced with declining production post-2030, across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Majors have started the process of reloading their exploration hoppers. In this note we evaluate the…
Read MoreWelligence US Alaska Development | Pikka start-up marks launch of Alaska’s next phase of growth
Pikka marks a major turning point for Alaska production as it comes online. Its start-up begins a new growth phase for the North Slope and…
Read MoreWelligence Global LNG | The Iran War pushes LNG’s oversupply to 2028 and accelerates its commoditization
The Iran War has raised Asian LNG spot prices forecasts sharply to ~US$14/MMbtu this year, confounding expectations of a balanced 2026 market and delaying the…
Read MoreWelligence 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 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 North America Q4 2025 M&A Quarterly | Harbour makes a splash in an otherwise quiet year
Q4 2025 deal activity was limited to a single announced transaction, consistent with deal-making throughout the year – this reflects market caution given political volatility…
Read MoreWelligence Global | LNG’s 2026 focus broadens from the US Gulf to the Pacific
Asian LNG spot prices in 2025 remained range-bound, generally between US$11-13/MMbtu. The latest wave of supply, led by US projects, began ramping up in early-2025…
Read MoreWelligence Global | FLNG Outlook: Emerging Trends and Opportunities
FLNG is emerging as a strategic complement to global LNG supply as activity shifts from Africa to the Americas. Welligence shows how floating LNG capacity…
Read MoreWelligence Global Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | Has global deal-making reached a nadir?
Around US$17 billion was spent on M&A globally in Q3, across 37 transactions. Spend was the lowest quarterly average of the post-Covid era. North America…
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