Welligence Europe Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | Activity is up, but value is down as M&A challenges persist
Europe upstream M&A activity rose in Q3 2025, while value stayed muted as headwinds persisted. The UK and Norway drove most transactions, with Serica’s consolidation…
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 MoreFrom Bridge to Backbone – Turning LNG’s Methane Risk into Opportunity
The boom in new LNG plants, particularly in the US, has raised concerns among environmentalists about methane emissions, prompting claims that LNG is “worse than…
Read MoreWelligence Norway Reaction | Aker BP reports one of the largest commercial discoveries in a decade – how does it compare?
On 21 August 2025, Aker BP updated recoverable resources at Omega Alfa to 96-134 MMboe, taking recoverable volumes in the Yggdrasil area to >700 MMboe.…
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 MoreNorway M&A | INPEX acquires selected Pandion Energy assets
In July 2025, INPEX agreed to acquire Pandion Energy’s 10% interests in Valhall and Hod and 20% interests in the Slagugle and Mistral discoveries. CLIENT…
Read MoreWelligence Europe Q2 2025 M&A Quarterly | A quiet quarter for M&A
Three transactions were announced in Q2 2025, a drop from the five announced in Q1. All three were small UK transactions, with a total…
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…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in May 2025 – a summary
There were nine transactions announced in May 2025, up from four in April, and above the rolling 12-month average. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
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