MENA Q3 2023 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making slows after post-Covid highs, will activity bounce back?
M&A within the MENA region slowed during Q3 2023 following strong quarters post-Covid. There were just two transactions, the largest being OQ’s US$1.4 billion divestment…
Read MoreMENA Q2 2023 M&A Quarterly | Big gas on the agenda
A strategic theme for many companies is increasing gas exposure. This is a key driver for much of the activity of the Majors, and increasingly…
Read MoreIraq M&A | Pertamina to acquire PETRONAS’ stake in Gharraf
In late-June 2023, PETRONAS informed Iraq’s Oil Ministry that it intended to sell its 45% operated stake in the Gharraf oil field in southern Iraq…
Read MoreWelligence Middle East | MENA Outlook 2023
In this presentation, we highlight the recent M&A deal count and considerations in the MENA upstream sector and identify a key theme – gas portfolios…
Read MoreWelligence Middle East | Middle East NOCs – will the international upstream acquisition spree continue?
In a region where international E&Ps spent much of the last century jockeying to take a role in the upstream space, the tide in the…
Read MoreWelligence MENA M&A Quarterly Report | Bumper quarter for deal-making as Majors open their wallets
The quarter was one of the most eventful in MENA for many years. The stand-out deal was the bp and ADONC joint bid to acquire…
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 MENA M&A Q4 2022 | Positive outlook for deal-making despite risks to Capricorn/NewMed merger
We are pleased to release our quarterly report analysing M&A activity and the outlook for deal-making across the MENA region. As part of our comprehensive…
Read MoreWelligence Rumblings on the Ground – ADIPEC 2022 – The mantra of ADIPEC – “maximum energy, minimum emissions” – how will it play out in the region?
Welligence attended ADIPEC 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was the largest edition of ADIPEC, estimated at well over 100,000 visitors from…
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