Download Centre
The 2012 Acquisition & Divestiture Summit download centre will be posting a wealth of information for you to learn more about important A&D related news over the coming months. This will include podcasts of interviews with speakers and industry experts, useful articles and much more...
Who can you expect to meet at the 10th Annual Acquisition & Divestiture Summit?
For a closer look at who you will network with at this year’s Summit download a sample list of already confirmed attendees here.
The Arab Spring: A Golden Opportunity For Oil Companies?
In this exclusive interview, Tom Hickey, Corporate Development Director at E&P company Petroceltic, speaks with Oil & Gas iQ on how smaller companies can capitalise on opportunities that have arisen out of the Arab Spring.
Future Export Potential of the UKCS Resource - Courtesy of Hannon Westwood 
Based on Hannon Westwood data: fields, NTDs, discoveries, prospects, pipelines, hubs. Plus a short commentary on the Hub Analysis presentation
A short commentary on the Hub Analysis presentation
M&A in Focus: Looking Back at 2011 and Forward to 2012
For the first time since records began, the oil and gas sector has lead M&A activity in the first month of a given year. Up to the the end of January there were just under 100 deals done in the oil and gas sector, including Apache’s $2.85 billion buy out of private energy company Cordillera Energy Partners.
Acquisition & Divestiture survey results
Results of a survey sent to A&D professionals December 2011. The survey aimed to assess A&D issues and levels of activity.
Vertical Integration: A Way Out of the Downward Spiral?
In 2011, ConocoPhillips announced to the world that it would be splitting its $94 billion dollar company into two separate halves, one for exploration and production (E&P) and the other for refining and marketing (R&M).
In doing so, Conoco bucked a long-established trend for vertical integration in an oil and gas sector that has been particularly voracious in its pursuit of M&A. But are vertical mergers such a bad thing in the current global recession cycle? We take a look at the pros and cons of two major drivers for M&A.
Past events inform future trends - How a historical perspective on UK M&A can help you win in the future
Working on the educated assumption that past events inform future trends, David Fishman, Chief Economist at Fugro Robertson Limited takes us on a whistlestop tour of the UK M&A landscape in years past and how strategic analysis of transactional histories can promote successful planning and modelling for future activities.
Financial Excellence in Oil & Gas: Providing a step change through A&D
Speaking at Oil & Gas iQ's Acquistion & Diverstiture Summit 2011, Ben Arabo, CEO of Atlantic Petroleum, lifts the lid on how to get your oil company to the next level of financial excellence through acute fiscal strategising and management. In this odyssey through the A&D seascape, Ben focuses on best-practice examples gleaned from his own experience.
Building an E&P company with a strong competitive edge
In this presentation from Oil & Gas iQ's recent Acquisition and Divestiture Summit, Trygve Pedersen, CEO of independent Norwegian oil and gas company, Rocksource, guides us through the financial essentials for constructing a winning E&P company in the current economic climate. Speaking from the point of view of the head of a company specialised in advanced exploration techniques.
Statoil: Business Growth Strategy in the North Sea
In this exclusive interview with James van Merkensteijn, Senior Vice-President for Strategy and Business Development at Statoil, he tells Oil and Gas IQ about the company’s latest growth plans for the North Sea region and outlines wider business goals.
Prefer to read the interview? Download the transcript here.
How to Grow Your Business - Interview with Paul Mason, New Business Manager, Total
Paul Mason, New Business Manager at Total Exploration and Production UK Ltd, joins Oil & Gas IQ to report on European Acquisition and Divestiture (A&D) market activity and Total’s latest ventures. First, Paul offers his projections on European A&D market activity for 2011 and the top 3 key challenges that remain for North Sea businesses looking to grow within the current environment. The second half of the interview looks at Total’s plans for the Laggan-Tormore development - Paul offers a snapshot of the project and discusses how it fits into Total’s long term strategy.
Prefer to read the interview? Download the transcript here.