Sub-Saharan Africa M&A | Will Seplat’s transformational acquisition set the stage for further deal-making in Nigeria?
Nigerian independent Seplat Energy has agreed to pay US$1.283 billion (plus US$300 million in contingency payments) for ExxonMobil’s Nigeria shallow-water portfolio. This deal is Nigeria’s…
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 MoreSub-Saharan Africa Upstream M&A Report | Flood of M&A on the way? With a strong oil price, we see more activity on the horizon
Deal activity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has finally started to flow, and there are still many opportunities on the market. In the latest update of…
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 MoreNigeria Rumblings on the Ground | Will the PIA reinvigorate the oil and gas sector?
Welcome to the Welligence “Rumblings on the Ground” series for Nigeria. In this report, we highlight our key findings from our inaugural research trip to…
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 Development | Next wave of FPSOs to unlock deepwater West Africa
Are the days of large-scale, greenfield upstream projects coming to an end? While it is true there is a greater focus on short-cycle developments, large,…
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 MoreNigeria PIA | How will E&Ps respond to Nigeria’s improved fiscal framework?
E&Ps active in Nigeria are set to see a substantial increase in the value of their portfolios once the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) takes effect.…
Read MoreNigeria Races to Extract Its Oil Before It’s Too Late
Consulting firm Welligence Energy Analytics warnsthat plans to establish separate regulatory agencies for the oil and gas industries could result in additional red tape andfurther…
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