MENA 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 MoreLebanon launches third licencing round amid heightened tensions with Israel
A LinkedIn post from analysts at Welligence Energy Analytics said: ‘Lebanon has not quite yet joined the gas exploration success seen in offshore Israel, Cyprus…
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 MoreOffshore Drilling in Lebanon’s Block 9 Still Ongoing, Despite Border Clashes with Israel
According to Welligence Energy Analytics, TotalEnergies is using the Transocean Barents to drill the Qana gas prospect in Block 9, which it says is on…
Read MoreWelligence Global Exploration Outlook | Offshore exploration drilling outlook
In this report, we analyse exploration drilling plans in Europe, Latin America, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa and US Gulf of Mexico. We have a line of…
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 MoreWelligence East Med | Bid round and exploration bonanza
The offshore East Med region has grown in importance over the past decade due to the large gas discoveries made. While Egypt has a long…
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 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 MENA M&A | bp and ADNOC make bid for NewMed Energy
On 28 March 2023, bp announced a joint bid with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to acquire 50% of NewMed Energy. ACCESS PDF
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