Operating Company Energy

NEO NEXT+ Energy

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Formerly known as NEO Energy, NEO NEXT, NEO NEXT Energy

NEO NEXT+ Energy Limited is a UK Continental Shelf upstream operator with a strategy summarised as “Resilience, Yield and Growth,” created through the consolidation of NEO Energy, Repsol Resources UK and TotalEnergies’ UK offshore oil & gas business.

Focus Areas
Upstream Oil & Gas, Offshore Production, Field Development
Website
neonextplus.com

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Divestiture

3 divestiture · 1 addon

NEO NEXT+ Energy Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for NEO NEXT+ Energy. 2 2020 1 2021 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    NEO Energy, Repsol Resources UK
    Target
    Repsol Resources UK
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    NEO Energy and Repsol Resources UK have agreed a strategic merger to create NEO NEXT, a jointly owned upstream producer on the UK Continental Shelf. Under the terms, NEO will hold 55% and Repsol UK 45% of the combined business; Repsol will retain USD 1.8 billion of related decommissioning liabilities. Completion is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected in Q3 2025.

  • Buyer
    NEO Energy, HitecVision
    Target
    Portfolio of non-operated oil and gas assets in the Central and Northern North Sea (from ExxonMobil)
    Seller
    ExxonMobil
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    NEO Energy, backed by HitecVision, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 21 non-operated oil and gas assets in the Central and Northern North Sea from ExxonMobil for more than USD 1 billion (with up to ~USD 300 million contingent). The deal materially increases NEO's production (adding ~40,000 boepd and >140 million boe of reserves), positioning the company among the top five UK oil and gas producers and supporting rapid near-term growth on the UK Continental Shelf.

  • Buyer
    NEO Energy, HitecVision
    Target
    Zennor Petroleum Limited
    Seller
    Kerogen Capital
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    NEO Energy, backed by private equity firm HitecVision, has acquired independent oil and gas company Zennor Petroleum Limited in a transaction valued at up to USD 625 million (including deferred and contingent consideration). The deal increases NEO’s operated UK Continental Shelf portfolio and production profile, adds ~40 mmboe of reserves and >90 mmboe of un‑risked resource, and brings the Zennor team into NEO (raising combined headcount to over 180).

  • Buyer
    NEO Energy, HitecVision
    Target
    UK North Sea asset portfolio (Quad 15 and Flyndre areas)
    Seller
    Total Oil UK Ltd, Total E&P North Sea UK Ltd
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    NEO Energy, with support from private equity firm HitecVision, acquired a portfolio of operated and non‑operated UK North Sea assets from Total Oil UK Ltd and Total E&P North Sea UK Ltd. The portfolio (including the Quad 15 and Flyndre clusters) averaged ~23,000 boepd in 2019, adds roughly 51 MMboe of reserves, and transfers an operator organisation of ~60–80 employees; the revised deal included vendor financing and earnout mechanisms and completed in mid‑2020.

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