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 Latin America Corporate | Benchmarking the independents – who is driving growth?
In our latest note, we analyze and benchmark the region’s top 26 independents. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreWelligence Brazil M&A | Ecopetrol buys 26% of Brava Energia, setting course for majority control
On April 23, 2026, Ecopetrol (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC), Colombia’s NOC, announced it had entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with a group of…
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 Latin America Q1 2026 M&A Quarterly | Outside of L48 Latin America leads in deal count
13 deals were announced during Q1 2026, three of which failed, bringing the total to ten deals, compared with five in Q4 2025 and 14…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | International BD strategies of the NOCs
The international business development strategies of NOCs have been diverging in recent years. As the macro environment evolves, shaped by the ongoing tensions in the…
Read MoreAtlantic Margin Exploration | Exploration insights across the Atlantic Margin
The Atlantic Margin is one of the most consistently successful exploration provinces globally, delivering material discoveries across multiple basins and exploration cycles. Since 2010, more…
Read MoreBrazil M&A | KUFPEC enters Brazil with 20% acquisition of pre-salt Orca Project from Shell
On 3 February 2026, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) announced the acquisition from Shell of a 20% non-operating stake in the Orca and Sul…
Read MoreWelligence Latin America Q4 2025 M&A Quarterly | Argentina and Brazil continue to lead M&A activity
Latin America Q4 2025 ended with five deals announced, keeping pace with the five deals in Q3 2025 and surpassing the three deals in Q4…
Read MoreBrazil M&A | Brava expands Campos position as PETRONAS repositions and exits Tartaruga Verde & Espadarte Mod. III
On 16 January 2026, Brava announced the acquisition of PETRONAS’ 50%, non-operating interest in Tartaruga Verde and Espadarte Module III in the deepwater Campos Basin.…
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