Sub-Saharan Africa Benchmarking | Africa-focused Independents in a low-carbon future
The SSA-focused independents have dominated M&A transactions on the continent, accounting for 80% of the acquisition spend disclosed in 2023. But with ESG scrutiny ramping…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q4 2023 M&A Quarterly | Deal flow slows, but is it the calm before the storm?
Two deals were announced in Q4 2023. This was a slow finish to the year but still contributed to 2023 being the most active year…
Read MoreAOW Rumblings on the Ground | The continent sticks to its own Energy Transition script
The Welligence team attended Africa Oil Week (AOW) this year in Cape Town, South Africa. We met with multiple clients and key stakeholders focused on…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q3 2023 M&A Quarterly | Deal flow remains strong with plenty on the menu heading into 2024
Four deals were announced in Q3, two in Angola and one each in Nigeria and Gabon. Activity was driven by African-focused independents and brownfield specialists…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | Capex guidance — sector set for 16% uplift in investment in 2023
With reporting season largely over, the vast majority of companies have now reported guidance for 2023. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | Majors report in latest E&P 2023 capex guidance update
Welligence releases the latest capex guidance tracker including the Majors announcements and introduces new functionality. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa | Our 2023 outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
Our view on exploration, M&A activity, FLNG, key developments and emerging trends in new energies. Political factors may also come into play with key elections…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa Benchmarking | The Sub-Saharan Africa Independents – Can they pick up the slack from the Majors?
The African focused Independents continue to dominate M&A in the region. These companies now account for US$5 billion of acquisition spend in the region. Acquisition…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Exploration Outlook | The wildcat is back! A big year for exploration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Buoyed by oil price strength and some breakthrough discoveries in 2021 (such as Baleine and Eban), this year will be marked by frontier and high-impact…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Upstream M&A Report | Flood of M&A on the way? With a strong oil price, we see more activity on the horizon
Deal activity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has finally started to flow, and there are still many opportunities on the market. In the latest update of…
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