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 Brunei Darussalam Reaction | Brunei’s Ultra-Deepwater Breakthrough: PETRONAS takes FID at Kelidang Cluster gas project
In early-November 2025, PETRONAS reached the Final Investment Decision for the Kelidang Cluster gas project, in Block CA-2, offshore Brunei Darussalam. The development marks a…
Read MoreWelligence Russia & Caspian Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | A lull for quarterly M&A
During Q3 we recorded no transactions in upstream developed assets, versus two seen in Q2, although there were several other new contracts signed, progress made…
Read MoreWelligence APAC Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | Low-risk gas assets dominate deal-making
Five deals were announced across Australia, Indonesia and the Malaysia-Thailand JDA in Q3 2025. This is the same level as Q3 last year but lower…
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 MoreQuarterly Upstream GHG Report – APAC (Q3 2025)
Welligence’s quarterly emissions report is a series in which we provide clients with analysis on the emissions performance of the upstream sector across major continental…
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…
Read MoreWelligence APAC Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | Record APAC M&A quarter focused on lower-risk gas/LNG assets
In Q2 2025, 10 deals were announced across Asia Pacific, reaching a two-year high. Two large deals dominated Q2, namely XRG’s offer to acquire Santos…
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