Welligence North America Q4 2025 M&A Quarterly | Harbour makes a splash in an otherwise quiet year
Q4 2025 deal activity was limited to a single announced transaction, consistent with deal-making throughout the year – this reflects market caution given political volatility…
Read MoreOffshore Electrification Sinks in the New Tide of Upstream Decarbonization
Offshore electrification in the North Sea is becoming increasingly uneconomic, even with Norwegian carbon prices reaching 237 USD/ton by 2030, pushing Norway and the UK…
Read MoreTexas is facing a ‘broken’ shale industry. AI’s power needs could be a lifeline.
Markus Mowatt-Larssen, an energy transition analyst at Welligence, noted that West Texas has an abundance of open land suitable for building both data centers and…
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 MoreWelligence North America Q3 2025 M&A Quarterly | MEG Energy takeover is the highlight, LLOG could be next
In Q3 2025, one major deal was announced in the Canadian Oil Sands with Cenovus reaching an initial agreement to acquire MEG Energy. Activity in…
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 MoreADIPEC Insights Report | LNG’s FID race heats up – Ramp-ups, Rejuvenations and Restarts
Welligence Energy Analytics is proud to be an official 2025 ADIPEC Media Partner. As part of this partnership, we are publishing the first of a…
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 MoreGlobal M&A | Global Upstream deal-making in July 2025 – a summary
Six transactions were announced in July 2025, down on the 10 announced in June and slightly below the rolling 12-month average. The majority were small…
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