Welligence | Weekly Quick Takes
This report provides our clients with access to the key postings on our LinkedIn page. It is regularly updated, with the most recent posts sitting…
Read MoreWelligence Angola M&A | BW Energy and Maurel & Prom buy Azule Energy’s stakes in Blocks 14 and 14K
Angola M&A activity continues apace as BW Energy and Maurel & Prom acquire Azule Energy’s interests in Blocks 14 and 14K. The deal secures the…
Read MoreOffshore Electrification Sinks in the New Tide of Upstream Decarbonization
Offshore electrification in the North Sea is becoming increasingly uneconomic, even with Norwegian carbon prices reaching 237 USD/ton by 2030, pushing Norway and the UK…
Read MoreWelligence Angola Rumblings on the Ground | Gas projects help ALNG and onshore starts to open
Angola’s upstream sector is entering a new phase of growth and repositioning. Two key gas projects are set to finally fill the Angola LNG plant…
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…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa M&A Quarterly | Q3 2025 – The calm before the next wave of deal activity?
Upstream M&A activity in Sub-Saharan Africa slowed sharply in Q3 2025, with no new transactions announced after a busy first half. Despite the pause, the…
Read MoreWelligence AEW Rumblings on the Ground | Rhino maintains momentum in Orange Basin
More positive news from the Orange Basin was the headline at Africa Energy Week 2025, as Rhino’s Volans gas-condensate discovery sharpened Namibia’s outlook. Equatorial Guinea…
Read MoreWelligence Global | Beyond Fiscal Terms: Turning Reforms into Results
This report is the second in our two-part series on the evolving fiscal and regulatory landscape and what actions help realise tangible projects. CLIENT ACCESS…
Read MoreWelligence Global Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | All eyes on XRG’s move for Santos
Around US$39 billion was spent on M&A globally in Q2, across 35 transactions. The majority of deal-making occurred in onshore North America, which accounted for…
Read MoreGlobal Corporate | The shrinking pool of Large International E&Ps – what’s next?
The pool of Large International E&Ps has been shrinking. With Chevron’s completion of its acquisition of Hess, the peer group is almost half its size…
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