What the data center boom means for grids

• 07 mayo 2025

In this first article of a two-part series, we discuss the increasing electricity demand due to the growth of data centers, particularly driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.

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Upstream Oil & Gas

• 28 junio 2017

With our upstream oil and gas consulting, you can access advice to help you prosper throughout your asset lifecycle and during the ups and downs of the markets.

US Congress threatens to cut support for nuclear power

• 30 mayo 2025

The Trump administration wants increased investment, but proposed legislation could undermine it.

Geothermal: the next North American goldrush?

• 29 mayo 2025

Next generation technology is opening up a new world of opportunities for this established energy resource

Asset Connect

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Global upstream update: the global sanctions slump, grappling with gas and potential US tailwinds

• 05 marzo 2025

The oil and gas industry faces a cautious yet ambitious 2025

Lens platform: Lens Emissions

• 27 septiembre 2024

Decision intelligence to simplify the complexity of emissions risk management. Available with Lens Upstream solutions.

Energy Transition Scenarios & Technologies

• 03 marzo 2025

Energy Transition Scenarios & Technologies Get the trusted data and insight you need to thrive in a rapidly decarbonising energy landscape New markets. Endless possibilities. With US$78 trillion flowing into energy transition technologies, energy markets are at peak disruption. Opportunities ar...

Lens platform: Lens Hydrogen

• 20 abril 2023

Maximise opportunities across the hydrogen and ammonia value chain with Wood Mackenzie Lens Hydrogen. Identify, screen, and benchmark the hydrogen economy worldwide.

Commodity Trading Analytics

• 15 junio 2023

Access real-time data and analytics in all major commodities with innovative datapoints and comprehensive insights.

Global economic outlook: trade tensions bite

• 27 mayo 2025

Our forecasts for global GDP and industrial production have been revised down sharply in our latest macroeconomic outlook as the impact of trade tensions is felt across markets.

Exploration Service

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Tariffs begin to redirect global energy trade flows

• 06 mayo 2025

The full impact of the new tariffs has not yet worked through world markets, but US energy exports to China have been falling

Upstream FIDs pushes on with lower costs

• 05 abril 2018

As previously forecasted by Wood Mackenzie, 2017 saw a significant recovery in upstream FIDs, with the number of project sanctions more than doubled compared to 2016. Wood Mackenzie expects a similar total this year - circa 30 major project FIDs - supported by continued prudence in industry spending.

IMO aims to halve global shipping emissions. But, what will it cost?

• 12 abril 2018

The IMO is gearing up to cap sulphur emissions. Wood Mackenzie looks at the potential impact the new regulations could have on the shipping and bunker fuel sectors.

A new era for oil and gas in Mexico

• 16 mayo 2018

Look no further than Mexico for an example of what a successful energy reform looks like. Over the past five years, the country has dramatically overhauled its energy landscape. A new report analyses the impacts of the energy reform on the country's upstream sector.

Exploration industry eyes a brighter future at EAGE

• 12 junio 2018

In his keynote address to the EAGE 2018 Conference in Copenhagen, Andrew Latham, vice president, global exploration, at Wood Mackenzie, told delegates that the exploration sector emerged from the downturn in better shape, and the economic outlook is looking bright.

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.

Upstream companies positioned to thrive in 2019

• 17 diciembre 2018

Price volatility. Market turbulence. Geopolitical tensions. As 2018 draws to a close the stage is already set for a fascinating 2019 in the upstream industry. In the recently published 2019 upstream and corporate outlook reports, Wood Mackenzie highlights how well prepared the industry is to adapt and thrive in tumultuous times.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Has FLNG crested the wave?

• 30 enero 2019

Despite its small share of the total liquefied natural gas market, floating LNG (FLNG) has generated outsized interest in recent years. In a world requiring tight capital discipline, FLNG offers lower capital investment and manageable costs, particularly in frontier regions.

Smoother sailing ahead for upstream supply chain players

• 06 febrero 2019

The global offshore upstream supply chain saw signs of recovery in 2018, and this looks set to continue in 2019, according to global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie. As project FIDs increase, demand for equipment and services are buoying the prospects for the upstream supply chain.

Brulpadda delivers the goods for Total

• 07 febrero 2019

French major Total and its partners, Qatar Petroleum, Canadian Natural Resources, and Main Street, have made a potentially play-opening discovery with the Brulpadda-1 well, in South Africa’s deepwater Outeniqua basin, about 180 kilometres south-east of PetroSA's Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids plant.

IMO 2020 Guide

• 08 febrero 2019

How will IMO 2020 affect the crude market and fuel prices? And what does this mean for refiners, the aviation industry and ship owners? Get the latest news and analysis here.

Golden Pass crests second wave of US LNG

• 05 febrero 2019

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum’s announcement that they will proceed with development of the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project at Sabine Pass, Texas, kicks off what could be a record year for LNG final investment decisions (FIDs). The go-ahead for Golden Pass LNG comes as Anadarko and its partners in Mozambique LNG (Area 1) took a major step towards FID after signing sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) with CNOOC, Tokyo Gas-Centrica and Shell. ExxonMobil (30%) and Qatar Petroleum (70%) said construction at Golden Pass will begin in the first quarter of this year, with start-up scheduled for 2024.