Untangling UK CCUS Track-1 Incentives: A Summary of Cost Support Mechanisms
As part of its broader decarbonization strategy, the UK aims to establish a self-sustaining Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) market. Achieving this goal requires…
Read MoreWelligence Europe Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | Five deals announced, US$5 billion traded
Five transactions were announced in Q1 2025, in line with the quarterly average since 2021. While deal volume was steady, the total value traded was…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in March 2025 – a summary
There were 13 transactions announced in March 2025, up on the seven announced last month, and above the rolling 12-month. …
Read MoreUK M&A | NEO Energy and Repsol UK merge, creating NEO NEXT Energy
On 27 March, NEO Energy, backed by HitecVision, and Repsol agreed to merge their UK businesses. This will be entirely North Sea focused. The deal…
Read MoreWelligence Global FPSO Review | Supply chain pressure continues to hit the FPSO market
The FPSO market is witnessing a resurgence in demand. South America remains the industry hotspot, but activity is set to pick up in frontier countries…
Read MoreUK M&A | Ithaca Energy acquires JAPEX UK
On 25 March 2025, Ithaca Energy announced the acquisition of JAPEX’s UK business for an estimated cash consideration at completion of US$140 million, based on…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in February 2025 – a summary
There were seven transactions announced in February 2025, up on the six announced last month, and in line with the rolling 12-month average. The total…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | NOC/IOC Partnerships – with today’s Eni/PETRONAS announcement, what’s next?
NOCs entering strategic partnerships with IOCs will continue to be a strong international growth option. Eni announced today that it had entered an MOU with…
Read MoreWelligence M&A | Global upstream deal-making in January 2025 – a summary
There were six transactions announced in January 2025, down from the 10 in December and broadly in line with the rolling 12-month average. The announced…
Read MoreEnergy Transition | How cancelling Jackdaw and Rosebank will increase the UK’s emissions
A Scottish court has ruled that the approvals for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields were unlawful due to inadequate environmental impact assessments,…
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