• News Release

  Global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity to quadruple to 1.3 TWh by 2030

  • 11 agosto 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could rise fourfold to reach 1.3 terawatt-hour (TWh) in 2030 compared to 2019.

• Comment

  Chevron swoops on Noble in US$13bn deal

  • 20 julio 2020

  Chevron is set to buy Noble Energy in a US$13 billion all-stock transaction, including US$5 billion in equity. This is the first large-scale corporate acquisition of this downturn.

• News Release

  Asia Pacific’s oil demand to fall in 2020 but could rise 25% by 2040

  • 28 julio 2020

  According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, oil products demand in Asia Pacific is expected to fall by 1.8 million barrels per day (b/d) year-on-year in 2020.

• Comment

  Woodside takes impairment but is a US$80 carbon price the bigger news?

  • 15 julio 2020

  Wood Mackenzie analysts delved deeper into implications of Woodside's announced US$80 carbon price.

• Comment

  Chevron to sell stake in North West Shelf LNG

  • 18 junio 2020

  Chevron continuing to high-grade its portfolio and putting its 16.7% stake in the NWS up for sale makes a lot of sense.

• Comment

  BP sells petrochemicals business to INEOS in US$5bn deal

  • 29 junio 2020

  Steve Jenkins, vice president of Wood Mackenzie’s petrochemicals team, comments on this morning’s announcement from BP that it is selling its petrochemicals business to INEOS in a US$5 billion deal.

• Content

  Women in energy

  • 23 julio 2020

  We showcase research and analysis from some of our most accomplished and influential women in energy and natural resources. Meet some of the many outstanding women we're proud to work with – and explore their latest thinking.

• News Release

  What's behind Libya's production boost?

  • 20 octubre 2017

  Libya's oil production has increased steeply from August 2016’s low point of below 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) to around 850,000 b/d at present, passing the 1 million b/d barrier in July. But Wood Mackenzie believes Libya may now be reaching its near-term production limits and future growth will be gradual.

• News Release

  Majors start shaping strategies to capture a piece of the renewables action

  • 26 septiembre 2017

  Renewable energy sources are set to radically reshape global energy markets. For the Majors, this poses a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but is also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios.

• News Release

  Non-OPEC decline rates to remain stable until 2020

  • 27 septiembre 2017

  Through operational excellence programmes and smart spending, operators have managed to maximise production and improve efficiencies, bucking expectations of an increase in decline rates. In fact, non-OPEC decline rates have remained stable since 2015. A new report by Wood Mackenzie, Non-OPEC Decline Rates: Lower for Longer, looks at the factors influencing this stability, how long it can be maintained and the impact future shifting decline rates may have on the oil market.

• News Release

  Upstream players grapple with uncertainty

  • 15 mayo 2017

  To gauge the state of the sector, Wood Mackenzie asked its client base to share their thoughts on a number of key themes, and the responses were analysed to give a comprehensive view of how the sector’s key players view the future.

• News Release

  Revival of deepwater industry: best projects closing gap

  • 30 marzo 2017

  The deepwater industry has emerged from the downturn leaner and more competitive with US tight oil

• News Release

  New projects in the upstream oil and gas industry to double in 2017 predicts Wood Mackenzie

  • 11 enero 2017

  Confidence will return to the sector in 2017, with exploration and production spend to rise by 3% to US$450 billion.

• News Release

  IMO 2020 regulation could cost shippers extra US$60 billion a year

  • 28 febrero 2017

  The 0.5 wt% sulphur cap for bunker fuels could have far-reaching repercussions

• News Release

  Global upstream FIDs on track to double in 2017

  • 17 julio 2017

  In the first half of the year, the industry has already witnessed 15 project sanctions, almost comparable to project sanctions in the whole of 2016.

• News Release

  OPEC+ deal balances consumer pressure with need for stable prices

  • 23 junio 2018

  The OPEC+ meeting, held in Vienna on 23 June 2018, confirmed Saudi Arabia and Russia’s high-level commitment to co-operate to manage the oil market.

• Comment

  Mexico's new president: Energy future at a crossroads

  • 02 julio 2018

  After a contentious campaign, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has won the presidency. Now, the energy industry is trying to determine the incoming administration’s strategic priorities and the implications for Mexico’s energy reforms and its upstream, downstream, gas and power markets.

• News Release

  Global upstream project delivery is finally hitting the mark

  • 14 agosto 2018

  Has the oil and gas industry finally turned around its reputation for always delivering upstream projects behind schedule and overbudget? Emerging signs of improved execution suggest companies are getting it right after a period of dismal performance on project returns, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report.

• Comment

  Ensco beefs up fleet with Rowan deal

  • 08 octubre 2018

  Offshore driller Ensco is poised to buy smaller rival Rowan in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion.

• News Release

  How do the Majors stack up in the Lower 48?

  • 16 octubre 2018

  The Major oil and gas companies have made big strategic bets on the US Lower 48's unconventional plays. The scale, returns and investment flexibility offered by tight oil and gas has made it an essential part of most major players’ portfolios. But how do the players compare to each other?

• News Release

  What do the US mid-term election results mean for renewable energy?

  • 21 noviembre 2018

  The results of this year's U.S. mid-term elections may open a path for higher renewable portfolio standards and gigawatts of solar and wind deployments, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

• News Release

  Big Data adds up to big savings for upstream players

  • 12 noviembre 2018

  The upstream sector could save as much as US$75 billion annually thanks to digitalisation and Big Data. In its new report, Digitalisation in upstream: Show me the money, global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie dug into the numbers to see exactly what Big Data could do for Big Oil – and smaller players too.

• Comment

  Will Trump's Beijing trip win some LNG deals for the US?

  • 08 noviembre 2017

  The Trump administration has been championing US energy exports as its preferred instrument for narrowing its trade deficit in the wake of the US shale boom. A combination of rising export capacity in the US, LNG import demand growth in China, and political cheerleading has underpinned an uptick in LNG exports to China this year via third party, spot trades. Will Trump's trip to Beijing seal the deal for some major LNG deals?

• News Release

  Producers double down on hedging in Q3 2017

  • 29 noviembre 2017

  Hedging activity surged in Q3 2017 as oil producers rushed to lock in rising prices for future production, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis of oil and gas hedging activity.

• Comment

  Global Polyethylene Markets: 6 Key Things to Look For in 2018

  • 16 enero 2018

  The year 2018 will be recorded as the "transition year" for the polyethylene industry. Widely anticipated North American polyethylene resin will hit the global markets, China's ban on importing scrap plastic will challenge the prevailing trends, and new tax structures in the United States and India will show its full impact on the plastic industry.

• 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.

• Comment

  US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 250

  • 22 marzo 2018

  On Wednesday, 21 March 2018, the US held its region-wide GoM Lease Sale 250, attracting 159 bids from 33 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$124.8 million. The total of high bids represents a modest increase of about US$3 million over last year's August region wide Lease Sale 249 but is still a lacklustre result.

• Opinion

  Bumps in the road for EVs

  • 06 noviembre 2023

  Manufacturers have been scaling back plans for growth. But the long-term trend is still towards electrification

• The Edge

  Building LNG’s resilience through turbulent times

  • 02 noviembre 2023

  Larger and more diversified portfolios are best placed to navigate through volatility