32 posts categorised "Oil & gas"

February 13, 2019 Powerplay: Why M&A may hold key to survival and success in an ultra-competitive energy market Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) offer potential lifelines for independent energy retailers grappling with today’s tough market conditions. How can they make the most of the opportunities and manage the challenges?

March 03, 2017 Bridging the gap: Innovative structures supporting Oil & Gas deals By Neil Leppard and Ben Stuart Over the last year, the Oil & Gas sector has seen an increase in the number of deals with...

November 29, 2016 PwC Deals Index* – M&A Year to Q3 2016 By James Fillingham Follow @JSJFillingham The result of the referendum had limited impact on UK deal activity in Q3 ’16, which remained in line with...

August 18, 2016 Deals Index* – Q216 Update: The UK M&A market post the EU Referendum result By James Fillingham The impact of the result of the referendum on deals is still being debated hotly and, while there are many viewpoints, there...

August 16, 2016 Is the oil price flat-lining? By Jackie Chow and Neil Leppard Perhaps it’s the geology that does it, but oil is one of those markets that tends to obsess about...

July 12, 2016 M&A in the North Sea: Tipping point or slipping point? By Ben Stuart, Mairi Massey and Neil Leppard There’s a perfect storm in the North Sea. In the last couple of years the combination of...

February 11, 2016 Deals Index* – M&A 2015 review and outlook for 2016 By James Fillingham 2015 was a record breaking year for global M&A, with total deal value up 30% on 2014, breaking the $4tn barrier. With...

November 20, 2015 Can working capital efficiency rescue the oil and gas industry? By Daniel Windaus Follow @dwindaus As has been widely reported globally, Oil & Gas companies are facing a challenging trading environment following the oil price...

November 20, 2015 Unblocking the pipeline: why the North Sea needs an innovative approach to deal-making By Drew Stevenson With a depressed oil price, you’d expect to see a buyer’s market for assets in the North Sea Basin. But that’s not...

September 07, 2015 Deals Index* – a look over H1 2015 and outlook for H2 2015 By James Fillingham From a global perspective, so far in 2015, the deal market has continued to be strong in value terms. According to Mergermarket...

August 06, 2015 Webcast: Volatile and depressed oil prices – what’s the future for oil field services companies? By Robert Turner and Fiona Giles During 2015 we’ve seen a marked increase in restructuring activity in the oil and gas sector as a consequence...

May 21, 2015 PwC Deals Index – Quarterly deal volumes up 50% year on year* By James Fillingham With 268 deals completing in Q1 2015, our latest Deals Index shows that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume has increased by...

May 19, 2015 Video: No pain no gain – M&A opportunities in oil and gas By Matthew Alabaster It’s well known that the oil price collapsed from around $115/barrel in June 2014 to below $50/barrel in January 2015. Since then,...

January 23, 2015 The fault's not just in the rocks - where is the Oil & Gas Deals market going? By Drew Stevenson Declining oil prices In the last six months, the price of Brent Crude has more than halved from over $115 a barrel...

January 19, 2015 The Deals Lens - Cast Iron Underpants: Deals in the current oil slump By James Fillingham With prices dropping under $50 a barrel, the pain has to filter down. And it is. Frontline projects are being shelved and...

July 08, 2014 What makes the oil and gas sector such a hotbed for disputes? By Gerry Lagerberg With extractive industries forming the basis for many of the world’s economies, it’s no surprise that they make fertile ground for disputes....

March 07, 2014 "Doing the right thing" - Effectively managing integrity risk in frontier markets By Tracey Groves As more and more companies look to expand their business into new markets, one of the issues they are very likely to...

March 06, 2014 Are UK deals on the rise or fall? By James Fillingham The answer is on the rise - at least when it comes to volumes. With 64 UK deals completing in Q4 2013,...

February 28, 2014 Private Equity in emerging markets - down, but certainly not out... By Sam Heslop Figures from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association show that the total capital invested in emerging markets private equity deals during 2013...

February 28, 2014 Tax changes help North East companies AIM high By Paul Mankin Since the launch of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 1992, 30 companies from the North East have successfully floated on the...

February 17, 2014 Japan: A reinvigorated powerhouse? By Nick Frendo Japan has been enjoying a turn in fortune of late, including its successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Foreign investors...

February 13, 2014 Japanese investors see past Thailand’s political impasse By Jamie Hepburn All eyes are on Thailand as political deadlock between the Thai Government and the opposition in Bangkok enters its third month. But...

January 27, 2014 Turkey: a MINT or one of the ‘fragile five’? By Jamie Hepburn The new emerging market acronym on peoples’ lips these days is Jim O'Neil's MINTs – Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey – following...

January 13, 2014 For new market entry, politics really does matter By Jamie Hepburn When it comes to new market entry, understanding the politics – and in particular how it might affect you and your business...

January 13, 2014 Oil & gas transactions – The New World By Adam Maitland Back to the good old days? Following a sustained period of underinvestment in the oil and gas industry in line with global...

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