Continental Europe upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

• 07 enero 2025

Continental Europe is intensifying efforts to bolster energy security through increased gas production.

Canada upstream: 4 things to look for in 2025

• 07 enero 2025

Canada's production growth carries on. But there are important nuances underneath total volume numbers.

Sub-Saharan Africa upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

• 07 enero 2025

From exploration in the deepwater Atlantic margin to LNG momentum and licensing rounds, a look at key themes this year.

North America Company & Play Analysis Tool

Pull apart company value data and forecasts to benchmark regions, plays and operators on the metrics that matter.

Upstream Service

In-depth insight and forward-looking analysis of the upstream oil and gas sector at the asset and country level.

Heavy Oils: The Future

• 18 julio 2017

Identify and examine the most important factors affecting heavy oil production and storage to 2035.

Permian: Hell or High Water?

• 18 julio 2019

As volumes of produced water continue to soar, our multi-client study explores the outlook for Permian wells and the need for robust water management strategies.

Key energy takeaways from Canada’s 2025 election

• 01 mayo 2025

Newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, has made energy a key initiative of the new government, with goals to expand both conventional and clean energy, but decoupling energy flows away from the US may prove to be a challenge, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The new landscape for gas-fired power: turbocharged or turbo lag?

• 14 mayo 2025

Global gas-fired power faces both opportunities and challenges through 2040, as manufacturing constraints, rising costs and regional dynamics shape the sector's outlook.

Tight oil's second great growth phase gains momentum - Permian and emerging plays show still more promise

• 23 mayo 2017

After two years of retrenchment, review how 2017 is shaping up to be a year of growth for tight oil.

Developing an effective licence round strategy

• 13 febrero 2019

Do you have an effective licence round strategy in place or has it simply evolved over time to a point where you're not sure whether it's able to successfully meet your objectives? We can help you get your licensing round strategy back on track with our structured Licence Round Health Check.

Saudi Aramco opens its books

• 09 abril 2019

Aramco’s financials are enough to turn any CEO green with envy. Why has Aramco opened its books now, and what will it do with its wealth? Get our analysis here.

Asia Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2024

• 08 enero 2024

Exploration, project sanctions, CCUS legislation and more.

Exploring the subsurface and commercial implications of Eni’s giant Baleine discovery

• 14 septiembre 2021

Exploring the subsurface and commercial implications of Eni’s giant Baleine discovery offshore Cote d'Ivoire

Equinor takes extra slice of Caesar-Tonga

• 13 mayo 2019

Equinor has exercised its preferential rights over Delek Group to acquire an additional 22.45% interest in the Caesar-Tonga oil field from Shell, for a total consideration of US$965 million in cash.

Video | Lens Emissions: Africa’s oil – legacy fields vs low-carbon future

• 05 mayo 2025

Can legacy oil fields compete in a low-carbon era?

Upstream cost inflation is back

• 20 mayo 2022

Cost inflation for the upstream industry is running at levels not seen for a decade, or even longer in some sectors.

Nigeria’s 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round

• 09 septiembre 2017

Get an independent view and comprehensive analysis of the relative commercial attractiveness of Nigeria’s marginal fields

Energy transition outlook

• 17 febrero 2025

Wood Mackenzie’s modelling of the energy transition pathways and the route to net zero.

Iraq aims to ramp up oil and gas output

• 16 agosto 2024

Iraq’s upstream sector is undergoing rapid change, with an increasingly diverse corporate ecosystem, and significant investment being funneled into boosting oil and gas production. That said, crucial infrastructure issues still need to be overcome, and a lack of exploration activity remain a challenge. Iraq’s gas output could more than double by 2030 to reach 4.4 bcfd and oil output could hit 5.5 million b/d, in that same time frame, according to the report “Iraq’s upstream opportunities: a review” from Wood Mackenzie.

Horizons Live: Tough at the top

• 09 mayo 2025

Is US energy dominance built to last? Discover the key challenges and market forces shaping America's energy future.

BP’s US$6bn Azeri Central East project gets the nod

• 19 abril 2019

BP and partners have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform, the latest phase at Azerbaijan's super-giant Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfield. The US$6 billion project will be one of the biggest upstream FIDs of the year.

Boomtown or bust: Can technology sustain US tight oil?

• 05 marzo 2018

US tight oil is seeing unparalleled boom days -- but how long can they last? Research Director Jonathan Garrett breaks down the upside and downside to drilling technologies that could boost production even further.

North Sea upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

• 07 enero 2025

After the fallout and uncertainty around the UK windfall tax, companies and government may put their differences aside and agree on an EPL successor.

Enhanced oil recovery with captured CO2: insights on CCS-EOR

• 26 julio 2024

As CO2 to dedicated sequestration (CCS-Storage) rises in popularity, captured CO2 for enhanced oil recovery (CCS-EOR) falls out of favour. What does the future look like in the world of carbon capture technologies?

Upstream supply chain: 5 things to look for in 2024

• 17 enero 2024

From the increasing importance of advantaged services to our demand and inflation outlooks, read our predictions for the key supply chain themes to look out for in the year ahead.

Are exploration’s days numbered?

• 17 julio 2020

Exploration spend is heading south again as companies slash budgets to conserve cash. This downcycle though is different, with companies formulating decarbonisation strategies and peak oil demand on the horizon. Is exploration now facing an existential crisis?

Three key takeaways from Europe Gas and Power Markets Short-Term Outlook Q3 2023

• 27 septiembre 2023

European gas prices will remain volatile through the winter, but low gas demand could see 20% European gas price fall in summer 2024 compared to the current forward market.

The future of exploration

• 29 junio 2017

We surveyed 200 senior exploration leaders and professionals to get a clearer vision of exploration as signs of a recovery emerge. What are the next steps for explorers? Who are the most admired explorers and why?

What a future Ukraine peace deal means for energy (part 1)

• 19 marzo 2025

How will a Ukraine peace agreement reshape global gas and LNG markets? Discover key scenarios and their far-reaching consequences for energy trade and prices.