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 Benchmarking | Latin America’s Independents: who’s leading the pack?
Latin America is home to a variety of independents from Pre-Salt to Shale. In our latest note, we analyze and benchmark their portfolios. 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 Latin America Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | A robust deal-making quarter in Latin America
This quarter saw a drop in activity, with nine deals announced, compared to 14 in Q1 2025 and seven in Q2 2024. Similar to previous…
Read MoreWelligence Colombia Rumblings on the Ground | Colombia’s upstream: Trapped in the status quo, searching for a breakout
The Welligence team recently spent a week in Colombia meeting with upstream and midstream companies, government officials, and key stakeholders to gauge the latest sentiment…
Read MoreWelligence Global Corporate | Exploring the upstream JV/satellite models
The creation of JV companies by European IOCs has been grabbing headlines recently. Will the model continue to gain traction with other IOCs? CLIENT ACCESS…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in May 2025 – a summary
There were nine transactions announced in May 2025, up from four in April, and above the rolling 12-month average. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreWelligence Global Fiscal | Global trends in petroleum fiscal terms – a race to the top?
Since the 2014 oil price crash, countries have increasingly competed for limited upstream investment by adopting investor-friendly reforms—driven by declining investment, tighter capital availability, and…
Read MoreWelligence Global offshore project execution: What have we learnt so far?
Offshore projects sanctioned between 2019 to 2021 were hit by cost overruns and delays due to Covid restrictions. What is the outlook for the next…
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