Welligence M&A | Robust first quarter but signs that M&A is slowing
Around US$34 billion was spent on M&A globally in Q1, across 47 transactions. As usual, the majority of deal-making was onshore North America, which accounted…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Last-moment deals kick start Q1 with a robust pipeline going into 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa saw a slow start to the first quarter in 2025 with just two deals, aligning with the same momentum in the last quarter…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in March 2025 – a summary
There were 13 transactions announced in March 2025, up on the seven announced last month, and above the rolling 12-month. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
Read MoreWelligence Global FPSO Review | Supply chain pressure continues to hit the FPSO market
The FPSO market is witnessing a resurgence in demand. South America remains the industry hotspot, but activity is set to pick up in frontier countries…
Read MoreGabon M&A | Tullow Oil exits Gabon, sells to Gabon Oil Company
On 24 March 2025, Tullow said it had reached a binding heads of terms agreement with Gabon Oil Company for the sale of its Gabonese…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in February 2025 – a summary
There were seven transactions announced in February 2025, up on the six announced last month, and in line with the rolling 12-month average. The total…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | NOC/IOC Partnerships – with today’s Eni/PETRONAS announcement, what’s next?
NOCs entering strategic partnerships with IOCs will continue to be a strong international growth option. Eni announced today that it had entered an MOU with…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in January 2025 – a summary
There were six transactions announced in January 2025, down from the 10 in December and broadly in line with the rolling 12-month average. The announced…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q4 2024 M&A Quarterly | A tame finish to the year — can SSA’s leading producers propel M&A forward in 2025?
Sub-Saharan Africa saw a slow close to last quarter with just two deals, a stark contrast to the strong momentum of early 2024. Still, deal…
Read MoreGlobal M&A | Kosmos in talks to acquire Tullow
On 12 December 2024, it was confirmed that Kosmos Energy is in preliminary talks to take over Tullow Oil in a potential all-share transaction. Kosmos…
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