• Comment

  Can LNG save China from winter gas shortage?

  • 22 noviembre 2017

  China's introduction of the '2+26' cities policy earlier this year calls for restricted use of coal for both residential heating and industrial purposes. This has significant ramifications for the Chinese winter season where demand is traditionally high. As an alternative to coal, gas demand could rise by 23 bcm this year compared to previous winters. Facing the most severe shortages is northern China, particularly Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei (abbreviated as BTH), where demand is highly seasonal. This region will make up half or 10 bcm of the incremental winter gas demand in 2017.

• News Release

  Latin America to buck global exploration trend in 2018

  • 22 enero 2018

  Driven by an impressive array of licensing and farm-in opportunities, plus an upsurge in exploration activity, Latin America’s upstream sector is poised for a banner year in 2018, according to a new insight by Wood Mackenzie, Latin America Upstream: What to look for in 2018.

• News Release

  Will a shifting global market embrace US crude?

  • 05 marzo 2018

  A new study by Wood Mackenzie, examines this shift in the oil market, and assesses the challenges and opportunities facing the market and US producers and midstream operators.

• News Release

  Conventional pre-FID breakevens give the Lower 48 a run for its money

  • 14 marzo 2018

  Analysis of global oil cost curves indicates that many conventional pre-FID projects – even deepwater developments - are now competitive on a breakeven basis with US Lower 48 tight oil. However, this competitiveness has come at the expense of volumes. The trade-off of cost efficiency versus volumes means that in the medium- to long-term, the cost of supply is set to increase, highlighting the US Lower 48’s role as an important marginal barrel producer.

• News Release

  East Coast gas prices could rise 30 percent in five years

  • 25 mayo 2018

  In a recent study, Wood Mackenzie forecasts Australia's East Coast gas prices to rise up to 30 percent to between A$10 and A$13 /per gigajoule by the mid 2020s.

• Comment

  China retaliates with tariffs on $34 billion worth of US goods

  • 18 junio 2018

  Following China's imposition of retaliatory tariffs on US goods over the weekend, our experts weigh in on the potential impact the move will have on different commodities.

• News Release

  Major LNG buyers' uncontracted demand to quadruple by 2030

  • 13 diciembre 2018

  Wood Mackenzie's latest research reveals that uncontracted demand by the world's seven largest LNG buyers could quadruple to 80 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2030.

• Comment

  OPEC and Russia agree output deal

  • 07 diciembre 2018

  OPEC and its allies agreed a 1.2 million barrel per day cut after two days of tense meetings in Vienna.

• Comment

  Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy

  • 02 enero 2019

  On the first day of 2019, Ophir announced it was in talks with Indonesia's Medco Energi regarding a cash takeover. No amount or other details have yet been released, other than Medco has to make a clear binding offer by the 28th of January if a deal is to proceed. Ophir's upstream portfolio includes assets in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. It also has exploration acreage in Mexico and Bangladesh.

• Editorial

  Will Asia-Pacific's O&G sector join the global recovery in 2019?

  • 14 enero 2019

  Will rising demand, new exploration activity and a refresh of government policy bring renewed confidence in Asia-Pacific's upstream industry in 2019? Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood shares his thoughts.

• News Release

  Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A

  • 21 enero 2019

  Upstream dealmakers start 2019 facing an uphill battle. Volatile oil prices and bearish equity markets impede deal flow by creating uncertainty, widening the bid-ask spread, altering financial conditions and making companies re-think near-term strategies. In Q4 2018, as these factors emerged, deal count dropped to its lowest level since Q1 2015, with December the slowest month since January 2015.

• Comment

  Brent set to average $65/b in 2019

  • 21 enero 2019

  Global markets were volatile heading into the new year. Oil has been no exception, with Brent trading between $62 per barrel on 7 December 2018 before falling to $51/b on 21 December. Mixed macroeconomic data have driven much of the volatility, with political uncertainty compounding concerns of a sharper than expected economic slowdown. What's the outlook for 2019?

• Comment

  India commissions first east coast LNG terminal

  • 07 marzo 2019

  India's first east coast regas project, Ennore LNG terminal, was commissioned yesterday by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst Kaushik Chatterjee shares the significance of this project and how this marks the beginning of India doubling its regas capacity to 56.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2025.

• Comment

  IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

  • 07 mayo 2019

  Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.

• Opinion

  Angry tweets, a new long march and an escalating trade war

  • 12 junio 2019

  In the latest APAC Energy Buzz, Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson, shares the implications of the ongoing US-China trade disputes on the energy sector.

• News Release

  OPEC+ aims for balance as it rolls over output curbs

  • 02 julio 2019

  Speaking as the OPEC and OPEC+ meetings ended in Vienna today, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “The agreement to roll over production restraint was a foregone conclusion after the green light from Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, at the G20 meeting for continued production restraint."

• Webinar

  Webinar | Brazil 2019 licensing bonanza: offering up pre-salt blocks

  • 13 noviembre 2019

  This particular webinar topic covered the highly awaited exploration bid rounds over the pre-salt blocks on offer in Brazil. On October 16th, our experts shared their perspectives and discussed the licensing bonanza comprising of three rounds scheduled within a month of each other.

• Comment

  Santos to acquire ConocoPhillips northern Australian assets

  • 14 octubre 2019

  Santos announced today its plans to acquire ConocoPhillips’s northern Australian portfolio. This is a logical and attractive transaction for a number of reasons.

• Comment

  Total expands partnership with Adani on India's gas market

  • 14 octubre 2019

  Total announced today its partnership with Adani Group which includes two LNG terminals, Dhamra in East India and potentially Mundra in the West, as well as Adani Gas Limited, one of the 4 main distributors of city gas in India of which Adani holds 74.8% and of which Total will acquire 37.4%.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The Transformation of North America Power & Renewables Markets

  • 05 diciembre 2019

  The future course of North America Power & Renewable markets is being molded by an ongoing transformation of the energy industry. The sector now serves as the central conduit to decarbonize the energy sector via electrification of fossil-based technology sources like transport and large scale renewable use for power generation. Register to join Wood Mackenzie’s power analysts on Thursday, December 5 at 10 a.m. CT for a discussion on key themes shaping the industry in the near and long-term, including: • Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy • The declining costs of renewable energy and battery storage technologies • The energy transition between coal and natural gas • Is the shift away from traditional baseload supply straining the existing generation fleet? • As coal retires in PJM, why aren’t renewables filling the vacuum?

• News Release

  JCC-indexed LNG contracts could lose US$15 billion value post IMO 2020

  • 21 noviembre 2019

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that LNG sellers with contracts linked to JCC (Japan Crude Cocktail) could lose some US$15 billion in unearned revenues. This is a result of the IMO 2020 regulation limiting sulphur content of marine fuels to up to 0.5%, which directly affects the price of sour crudes such as those composing the JCC mix. The IMO 2020 kicks in on 1st January 2020.

• News Release

  OPEC+ set to make its choice

  • 05 diciembre 2019

  OPEC+ gathers today and tomorrow to decide if the group should roll over its production restraint agreement or consider deeper cuts. The current agreement to reduce output by 1.2 million b/d runs to end March 2020. Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, said: “The idea of deeper cuts has been broached, but we consider that less likely to reach full agreement than a rollover of the standing agreement. The need for production restraint is clear. Slower US production growth is not enough to offset the ongoing imbalance between global supply and demand.”

• Comment

  Deeper OPEC+ supply cuts sends supportive signal to markets

  • 06 diciembre 2019

  After a marathon meeting, running late into the night of 5 December, the OPEC+ group has agreed to continue its current production restraint of 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d), and will add a further 0.5 million b/d of supply cuts through to March 2020.

• News Release

  Asia Pacific gas and LNG - 6 themes to watch in 2020

  • 13 enero 2020

  Wood Mackenzie has identified six themes that will impact Asia Pacific’s gas and LNG markets in 2020.

• Comment

  US and China sign Phase One trade deal

  • 16 enero 2020

  Wood Mackenzie's Gavin Thompson provides a commentary on the US-China Phase One trade deal

• Comment

  China’s demand drops for first time since 2009 as coronavirus hits oil markets

  • 04 febrero 2020

  The near-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on oil demand remains uncertain as much depends upon when and how China’s manufacturing industry restarts after the currently extended Lunar New Year public holiday.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Appalachian players under stress: The impact of low gas prices on Marcellus portfolios

  • 25 febrero 2020

  During the webinar, Wood Mackenzie experts discussed: 1. Of the pure plays (ex: Cabot), who looks best positioned to weather low prices in the long-term? 2. Hedging portfolios: How much time do they have? 3. Debt: Who is most at risk of breaching a covenant in 2020 in the Appalachia and how do maturities factor in? 4. What actions can operators work towards in the near-term to address these issues?

• News Release

  Oil price rout may trigger major industry shake-up

  • 10 marzo 2020

  As global markets reel in the wake of the oil price crash, Wood Mackenzie’ corporate analysis team believes the price collapse could be the trigger for a new phase of deep industry restructuring - one that rivals the changes seen in the late-1990s.

• News Release

  OPEC+ ‘no deal’ a blow to the market

  • 06 marzo 2020

  The OPEC+ meeting broke up without a deal, what does it mean for the markets?

• Comment

  Industry slashes spending as price rout deepens: Can companies cope?

  • 19 marzo 2020

  Survival mode has returned to the oil and gas sector as the oil price rout deepens. Corporate financials are in better shape than during the 2014/2015 crash, but room for manoeuvre is limited. Can companies cope with prices this low?