Indonesia - 1st Bid Round of 2026 launched & further awards from 2025 rounds
(Originally published on May 20, 2026)
Earlier today, at the IPA conference,
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Australia M&A – INPEX to acquire PetroChina’s 10.67% interest in Browse
(Originally posted on May 18, 2026)
On Friday (15th May), INPEX announced
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Indonesia M&A - PT Rukun Raharja (RAJA) to acquire a 5% interest in the Kasuri PSC from Genting
(Originally posted on May 12, 2026)
Yesterday, it was reported that PT
Upstream M&A in Southeast Asia: Recalibrating the Exit Narrative
(Originally published on April 9, 2026)
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New Zealand M&A – Sunda Energy to acquire Matahio's New Zealand assets
(Originally published on April 9, 2025)
Yesterday, Sunda Energy announced that it
M&A in Australasia - 2026 Q1
(Originally published on March 1, 2026)
Q1 has seen five deals announced
M&A in Southeast Asia - 2026 Q1
(Originally published on March 1, 2026)
Q1 has seen five deals announced
Australia M&A – INPEX to farm into Daly Waters Energy’s Beetaloo Basin acreage
Yesterday, INPEX announced that it has entered into a farm-in agreement with Daly Waters Energy to acquire stakes in its Beetaloo Basin acreage.
Indonesia - Bid round awards - 2025 Round 2 & 3
Yesterday (19th March 2025), the awards for of Indonesia's second bid of 2025 were announced, together with the awards of the for the Direct offer blocks from the third round were announced, with five of the six blocks awarded and the sixth yet-to-be announced.
Australia M&A – MidOcean Energy to acquire JERA’s stakes in Gorgon LNG and Ichthys LNG
(Originally published on March 13, 2025)
Earlier this week, JERA announced that
Regional M&A - Horizon Oil announce takeover offer for Cue Energy Resources
(Originally posted on March 4, 2026)
On Monday, 2 March 2026, Horizon