1、Industry InsightsGlobal Oil and Gas M&A OutlookQ1 2025Executive SummaryIn this edition of our Global Oil and Gas M&A Outlook,weexamine and evaluate current trends for commodity prices,leading sector indicators,valuation developments,M&Adeals performed during the quarter and the developments infeatur

2、ed specialty subsectors.Our top insights for this edition are as follows:The numbers for Q1 2025 show a total of 104announced deals with a total disclosed value of USD45.6 bn.This represents a QoQ decline of 31%in thenumber of M&A transactions(46 deals),as well as adecrease of 3%in terms of disclose

3、d value(USD 1.2 bn).The decrease in the volume of transactions is mainlyrelated to a higher market volatility,following the shift incommercial policies,which has reduced the generalinvestors confidence and hence,impacted the dynamismof the transaction market.North America continues to lead the M&A l

4、andscape,accounting in Q1 2025 for 46.6%of the total dealsannounced globally,followed by Europe with a 17.5%share of the number of disclosed deals.The U.S.stands as the worlds largest LNG exporter,withrenewedcommercialpoliciessupportinginfrastructure expansion and international trade.Exportsare bein

5、g driven by an increasing demand from EuropeduetosupplycutsfromRussia,andtheU.S.administrationseffortstoexpediteLNGexportpermitting.Note:For this report,Kroll presents market and financial data of different sets of peer groups,according to the most representative subindustries of the oil and gas sec

6、tor.These groups are composed of the most relevant companies by market capitalization.Deals displayed in the“Megadeals Announced”illustration may include acquisitions of private companies that do not disclose some information.Other M&A analysis performed for the report considers all available and di