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 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 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 MoreFrom Bridge to Backbone – Turning LNG’s Methane Risk into Opportunity
The boom in new LNG plants, particularly in the US, has raised concerns among environmentalists about methane emissions, prompting claims that LNG is “worse than…
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 MoreEU MERR Primer – Dates, definitions, obligations, and implications for the global oil and gas sector
Methane emissions regulation is transforming the global oil and gas sector. The EU’s Methane Emissions Reporting Regulation (MERR) framework sets new measurement, reporting, and verification…
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 MoreEnergy Transition | The EU’s Oil & Gas CCS Mandate: Balancing Ambition with Reality
The EU has passed legislation that obligates 29 leading oil & gas companies to provide a collective 50 MMtpa of CO2 storage and injection capacity…
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