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 MoreGlobal M&A | Global Upstream deal-making in December 2025 – a summary
Ten deals were announced in December 2025, continuing the strong end to the year. The monthly spend level was also the second highest of the…
Read MoreWelligence Indonesia M&A | Prime Group acquires Harbour Energy’s Natuna assets
On 8 December 2025, Prime Group acquired Harbour Energy’s operated interests in the producing Natuna Sea Block A (28.67%) and the pre-development Tuna project (50%)…
Read MoreGlobal M&A | Global Upstream deal-making in November 2025 – a summary
Ten deals were announced in November 2025, a big step up from the prior month and above the rolling 12-month average. There were no large…
Read MoreOffshore Electrification Sinks in the New Tide of Upstream Decarbonization
Offshore electrification in the North Sea is becoming increasingly uneconomic, even with Norwegian carbon prices reaching 237 USD/ton by 2030, pushing Norway and the UK…
Read MoreWelligence Russia & Caspian Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | A lull for quarterly M&A
During Q3 we recorded no transactions in upstream developed assets, versus two seen in Q2, although there were several other new contracts signed, progress made…
Read MoreWelligence APAC Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | Low-risk gas assets dominate deal-making
Five deals were announced across Australia, Indonesia and the Malaysia-Thailand JDA in Q3 2025. This is the same level as Q3 last year but lower…
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 Southeast Asia Rumblings on the Ground | M&A underpins Southeast Asia’s upstream rejuvenation
Welligence executives recently visited several Asian countries. We met with key industry stakeholders to gauge the region’s energy outlook and discuss updates on key topics.…
Read MoreQuarterly Upstream GHG Report – APAC (Q3 2025)
Welligence’s quarterly emissions report is a series in which we provide clients with analysis on the emissions performance of the upstream sector across major continental…
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