Welligence M&A | Robust first quarter but signs that M&A is slowing
Around US$34 billion was spent on M&A globally in Q1, across 47 transactions. As usual, the majority of deal-making was onshore North America, which accounted…
Read MoreWelligence North America Q1 2025 M&A Quarterly | ConocoPhillips exits US GoM as deal-making holds steady
Four deals were announced in Q1 2025: one in Alaska, two in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM), and an asset swap in the Canadian…
Read MoreWelligence LNG | Trump’s tariffs – a magnet for US LNG investments?
Since February, the US Department of Energy has been streamlining the approvals process and actively granting export authorisations for many proposed LNG projects. US LNG…
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. CLIENT ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
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 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 MoreUS GoM M&A | Talos Energy and Beacon Offshore bolster their interests in Monument as Repsol exits
On 26 February 2025, Talos and Beacon Offshore announced an agreement to acquire Repsol’s stake in the Monument discovery. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS REQUEST ACCESS
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 MoreUS GoM M&A | Shell consolidates at Ursa/Princess with acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ US Gulf of Mexico portfolio
On 21 February 2025, Shell announced the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ non-operated US Gulf of Mexico portfolio for US$735 million. The portfolio includes a 15.96% interest…
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…
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