Africa Oil Week Review | Oil & gas not yet fossilised in Africa
The Welligence team attended Africa Oil Week (AOW) last week in Dubai. The week was spent attending sessions, networking with clients, and speaking at the…
Read MoreAfrica M&A Report – Will the Kosmos-Oxy deal kick start West African M&A?
The closing of Oxy’s US$750 million sale of its Ghana portfolio to Kosmos and GNPC has been a long time coming. At this point in…
Read MoreAfrica M&A – Could Oxy’s West Africa exit trigger an M&A wave?
Occidental (Oxy), the region’s most motivated seller of the past few years, has finally sold its Ghana portfolio to Kosmos Energy and Ghana National Petroleum…
Read MoreAfrica M&A Report – Calm before the storm? With Majors looking to high-grade, acquirers likely have their fingers on the trigger
In the latest update of our Africa M&A Report, we have identified over 60 acquisition opportunities across our coverage. These are assets either publicly on…
Read MoreThe West African Independents – Will the buying spree continue?
The African focused Independents have dominated M&A in the region. Since 2017, these companies have accounted for US$3 billion of acquisition spend in the region.…
Read MoreAnother ILX success for Eni with Eban discovery in Ghana
On July 6th, Eni announced its second discovery on Block 4 in Ghana’s deepwater Tano Basin. The Eban-1X well was drilled to a depth of…
Read MoreSSA M&A Report – GHG heating up deal flow!
Africa has witnessed fairly steady deal flow year-to-date. This includes Tullow Oil’s high-grading and focus on its portfolio, striking deals that allowed it to exit…
Read MoreThe 2021 outlook for offshore exploration in Sub-Saharan Africa
We expect modest levels of exploration drilling in offshore Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021. Total will be the most active, hoping to build on its Luiperd…
Read MoreGhana upstream M&A – US$1 billion of assets up for grabs?
The list of assets up for grabs in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing. This is largely driven by the Majors high-grading their portfolios. But balance sheet…
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