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Third Party Certification of Natural Gas in North America

Article Energy Transition, Featured, North America, Northam Energy Capital Assembly

If a gas producer adheres to emissions reductions and ESG regulations, they can obtain a Responsibly Sourced Gas (RGS) certificate. This means a company has produced a premium product, one that is actively seeking to reduce GHG emissions through integrating more efficient processes, reducing or stopping gas flaring and powering production with renewables – with the intention to reach net-zero emissions.

Analysis on M&A so far in 2021 and what to expect now

Article Exploration & Production, Featured, Investment & Finance

The global oil and gas markets have been awash with deals as oil and gas players alike scramble to rebalance their portfolios in light of supranational climate goals. While the market has not been as active in the second half of 2021, as commodity prices began to stabilise toward pre-Covid levels, there were still a number of significant mergers and acquisitions that will add much needed liquidity to the markets.

Deep Dive Into The US M&A Market

Article Featured, Investment & Finance, North America

The North American oil and gas market maintained their position as ‘most active region’, in terms of both the quantity of deals and the total transaction values – leading to a total of 21 deals to the value of $12.72bn being confirmed in Q1/2021.
Since the close of Q1, a further 21 deals to the value of $21.1bn have been processed in the North American market, indicating that the shale patch is beginning to undergo another round of consolidation. The Energy Council has taken a look at some highlights of US M&A activity so far this year…

6 Months On – How Has Biden’s Presidency Impacted The South American Oil & Gas Industry

Article Energy & Renewables, Energy Transition, Featured, North America, South America

Latin America has historically been the recipient of vast attention by successive US administrations, seeing the South American nations as proxies to fight international disagreements. Yet in recent years, their regional neighbours have fallen down the pecking order of foreign policy concerns, even more so under former President Trump’s isolationist ‘America First’ policies. In lieu of direct US-influence, corporate actors have been lobbying South American governments to expand and liberalise their energy sectors with the intention of developing competitive markets in the natural gas and renewable energy generation sectors.

Exploration updates across the region, what’s new in Suriname and Guyana?

Article Exploration & Production, Featured, South America

On the northern edge of South America, nestled between South America’s oil and gas giants are the nations of Suriname and Guyana. Their resources have historically been somewhat limited and their GDPs’ commiserate with limited economic activity, however the recent oil and gas discoveries offshore their waters has injected hope into these neighbouring economies.

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Podcast: Ima Ofulue, Chief Human Resources Officer, Oando Plc

Podcast Women's Energy Council, Women's Energy Council Podcast

In this episode, Ima Ofulue, discusses her journey to HR and her belief in the potential of energy project development in Africa. With her background in talent development, Ima provided some useful advice for women transitioning jobs or those looking for new roles. Listen here.

Claudia Santos Cruz, Consultant, Morais Leitão

Article Women's Energy Council

Claudia Santos Cruz gives us insight into opportunities within Africa’s markets and how the current situation with Covid-19 and the oil price crash will impact projects going forward. Read more

Podcast: Amalia Olivera-Riley, Head of Exploration, Tullow Oil

Podcast Women's Energy Council, Women's Energy Council Podcast

In this episode of the Women’s Energy Council Podcast, Amalia Olivera-Riley joins us from Tullow Oil to discuss her journey to engineering and the vital role oil and gas will continue to play in the energy mix for many years to come. Listen here.

On Demand: Tech Innovation in the Minerals & Royalties Space

Webinar Investment & Finance, Minerals & Royalties, Minerals & Royalties Webinar, North America, On-demand Webinar

As part of the Minerals & Royalties webinar series we will be discussing Tech Innovation in the Minerals & Royalties Space. Register here to join the webinar debate (9 March 2021)

Finding Lost Mineral Income: 5 things you need to know

Report Minerals & Royalties, Minerals & Royalties Partner Content, North America

Take a deep dive into the top 5 most common types of underpayments oil & gas investors struggle with every day and learn how you can be proactive in identifying them to recover missing revenue.

ERCE Global Upstream M&A Tracker

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ERCE’s Global Upstream M&A Tracker is a quarterly product that provides an easy and detailed summary and analysis of global upstream M&A deals, both asset- and corporate-level. In this edition we cover upstream M&A activity over the last quarter of 2020 and summarise M&A trends for 2021.

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