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 MoreWelligence APAC Q2 2026 M&A Quarterly | Gas-led deal surge lifts APAC announced considerations to a 24-month high
Nine transactions were announced across Asia Pacific, up from five in Q1 2026 but below the 13 of Q2 2025. The disclosed consideration of ~US$1.2…
Read MoreWelligence Asia Pacific Rumblings on the Ground | Asia Pacific’s wake-up call at Hormuz: energy security to the forefront
Welligence recently attended the Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) Regional Conference 2026 (SRC 2026) in Manila, Philippines, to meet with and hear from key…
Read MoreWelligence Global LNG | The Iran War pushes LNG’s oversupply to 2028 and accelerates its commoditization
The Iran War has raised Asian LNG spot prices forecasts sharply to ~US$14/MMbtu this year, confounding expectations of a balanced 2026 market and delaying the…
Read MoreWelligence APAC M&A Report | Horizon Oil moves to acquire Cue Energy via scrip-and-cash takeover
On 2 March 2026, Horizon announced an off-market takeover offer for all fully paid ordinary shares in Cue Resources that it does not already have…
Read MoreWelligence APAC Q4 2025 M&A Quarterly | APAC’s Gas Gold Rush: Record 27-Deal Year Unpacked
Q4 2025 delivered a strong close to the year for the APAC region, making it the most active in terms of deal count since 2020.…
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…
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