Kurdistan M&A | ShaMaran Petroleum and HKN Energy team up to take advantage of TAQA’s exit from the KRI
On 21 January 2024, ShaMaran Petroleum announced that it had agreed to acquire TAQA’s 47.4% stake in the Atrush block in the Kurdistan Region of…
Read MoreMENA Q4 2023 M&A Quarterly | Harbour Energy and Energean make moves in North Africa
Two deals involving MENA assets were announced in Q4 2023, in line with the prior quarter, making for a quiet second half to 2023 following…
Read MoreMENA 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 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 MENA M&A Q3 2022 | M&A resurgence hits North Africa
We’ve identified over 30 acquisition opportunities in the region, including potential country exits that offer material portfolios. We expect deal-making in North Africa onshore to…
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