Welligence North Sea Rumblings on the Ground | Challenges abound but opportunities aplenty
The Welligence team recently visited over 20 E&Ps and investors in Aberdeen, London, Oslo and Stavanger to discuss current and upcoming activity, market sentiment and…
Read MoreNorth Sea Q2 2023 M&A Quarterly | Will dealmakers keep up with Q2 M&A high?
Deal activity in the North Sea continues to occur at pace. With the exception of Q4 2021, Q2 2023 saw the highest deal activity levels…
Read MoreEnergy Transition | Offshore GHG Benchmarking: making sense of all the noise
GHG emissions have emerged as a crucial factor in the decision-making process for oil and gas investments. It holds the same level of significance as…
Read MoreNorway M&A | Longboat acquires production in Statfjord area from INPEX Idemitsu
On 3 July, Longboat Energy announced it had acquired INPEX Idemitsu’s interests in Statfjord Øst (4.8%) and Sygna (4.32%) for a cash consideration of US$12.75…
Read MoreNorway M&A | Vår Energi acquires Neptune’s Norway Assets
On 23 June 2023, Eni and Vår Energi (Vår) announced the acquisition of Neptune Energy (Neptune) for US$4.9 billion. The deal has two components: Vår…
Read MoreGlobal M&A | Eni muscles up its gas and CCS business with Neptune Energy acquisition
On 23 June 2023, Eni and Vår Energi announced the acquisition of Neptune Energy for US$4.9 billion. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreAll eyes on Aker BP as Norway’s largest exploration well is under way
The analytics firm Welligence told Upstream “the Venus licence is to the west of the Johan Castberg development and the Venus well may be within…
Read MoreGlobal M&A | Eni and Vår Energi acquires Neptune Energy
On 23 June, Eni and Vår Energi acquired Neptune Energy for US$4.9 billion including US$0.5 billion of net debt. Neptune will retain its Germany assets.…
Read MoreWelligence Norway | Exploration Company Performance & Strategies
In this report, we analyse exploration performance since 2018, including the impact of recent near-field discoveries on hub emissions, and provide an outlook on exploration…
Read MoreWelligence Norway M&A | JAPEX forms JV with Longboat to enter Norway
Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (JAPEX) has invested in Longboat’s Norway operations to create the joint venture Longboat JAPEX (50.1% Longboat, 49.9% JAPEX). JAPEX will pay…
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