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 Global | Unconventional Hydrocarbon Activity Update
This note reviews the emerging role of international unconventional hydrocarbons alongside deepwater as a source of future supply growth, summarizing current activity and status across…
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…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa M&A Quarterly | Q3 2025 – The calm before the next wave of deal activity?
Upstream M&A activity in Sub-Saharan Africa slowed sharply in Q3 2025, with no new transactions announced after a busy first half. Despite the pause, the…
Read MoreWelligence AEW Rumblings on the Ground | Rhino maintains momentum in Orange Basin
More positive news from the Orange Basin was the headline at Africa Energy Week 2025, as Rhino’s Volans gas-condensate discovery sharpened Namibia’s outlook. Equatorial Guinea…
Read MoreWelligence Global | Beyond Fiscal Terms: Turning Reforms into Results
This report is the second in our two-part series on the evolving fiscal and regulatory landscape and what actions help realise tangible projects. CLIENT ACCESS…
Read MoreWelligence Global Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | All eyes on XRG’s move for Santos
Around US$39 billion was spent on M&A globally in Q2, across 35 transactions. The majority of deal-making occurred in onshore North America, which accounted for…
Read MoreGlobal Corporate | The shrinking pool of Large International E&Ps – what’s next?
The pool of Large International E&Ps has been shrinking. With Chevron’s completion of its acquisition of Hess, the peer group is almost half its size…
Read MoreWelligence SSA Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | Uptick in deal activity with pipeline still focused on Nigeria and Angola into H2 2025
Deal activity gained some momentum in the second quarter of 2025 in Sub-Saharan Africa, with three transactions recorded, one more than the previous quarter.…
Read MoreWelligence Global Corporate | Exploring the upstream JV/satellite models
The creation of JV companies by European IOCs has been grabbing headlines recently. Will the model continue to gain traction with other IOCs? CLIENT ACCESS…
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