Welligence Sub-Saharan Africa Upstream M&A Report (Q2 2022) | Tullow and Capricorn move to merge while Angola M&A heats up!
The highlight of Q2 was Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy’s merger announcement. We also saw Sonangol attract new investors to Angola, selling parts of its…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa Benchmarking | The Sub-Saharan Africa Independents – Can they pick up the slack from the Majors?
The African focused Independents continue to dominate M&A in the region. These companies now account for US$5 billion of acquisition spend in the region. Acquisition…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa Exploration | Namibia’s Orange Basin – the world’s hottest exploration area?
South America’s Guyana Basin may suddenly have competition for the title of the world’s hottest exploration area. TotalEnergies has made the Venus light oil and…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Exploration | Shell’s Graff discovery in Namibia – believe the hype?
For once, the hype and rumours seem to have substance. Shell’s closely watched Graff-1 well appears to have delivered the goods. There was initial skepticism…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Exploration Outlook | The wildcat is back! A big year for exploration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Buoyed by oil price strength and some breakthrough discoveries in 2021 (such as Baleine and Eban), this year will be marked by frontier and high-impact…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa | The Welligence 2022 Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
There is much to look forward to across the Sub-Saharan region in 2022. This report highlights key exploration activity, expected M&A trends, the progress of…
Read MoreAfrica 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 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.…
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