• Opinion

  How can the industry improve battery and storage fire safety - Part 1

  • 23 septiembre 2024

  How can we prevent lithium-ion battery fires from reigniting? What can be done to improve energy storage safety? Discover the answers in this episode with experts Kelly Sarber and Anthony Natale.

• Opinion

  The rise of AI means surging investment in electricity supply. What will that mean for customers?

  • 03 septiembre 2024

  As AI demand surges, it’s creating new challenges and opportunities in the energy sector. How can the grid keep up, and who stands to gain the most - customers or industry giants?

• Opinion

  Trump and Harris set out contrasting visions for US energy

  • 06 septiembre 2024

  Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have set out sharply contrasting visions for energy, but a US administration’s ability to change the industry is limited.

• The Edge

  Three factors driving US liquids production to new heights

  • 05 septiembre 2024

  Our US upstream team identify three drivers of the US’ ascent to the top of the global supply league table and why it’s now the main growth engine for three of the four largest Majors.

• Opinion

  Permitting reform plans raise hopes for accelerated investment in US infrastructure

  • 06 agosto 2024

  Senator Joe Manchin is facing one last job before leaving Congress: passing legislation that could transform the outlook for energy investment in the US. His permitting reform bill aims to realise the potential of the Inflation Reduction Act.

• The Edge

  Unlocking the potential of white hydrogen

  • 25 julio 2024

  Faced with high costs, midstream transportation challenges and the slow development of demand, the low-carbon hydrogen economy is facing lowered expectations around its growth in the near term. Gavin Thompson, Vice Chair, EMEA, spoke to Richard Hood and Kate Adie from our Subsurface research team, authors of our recent analysis of white hydrogen’s potential.

• Opinion

  Can Brazil’s mature pre-salt oil fields continue stellar performances?

  • 08 marzo 2022

  Brazil's three most mature pre-salt fields – Tupi, Iracema and Sapinhoá – have entered their decline phase, but significant volumes and value can still be recovered.

• Opinion

  Colombia upstream: digging into multi-level intelligence

  • 13 septiembre 2022

  In a year of significant change and new challenges, granular, asset-level valuation data is more important than ever.

• Opinion

  Home energy storage booms in the US

  • 15 abril 2024

  Residential solar in the US suffered two damaging blows last year: higher interest rates and changes to net metering rules in California. The upside has been a boom in sales of solar systems with battery storage attached.

• Opinion

  China’s solar growth sends module prices plummeting

  • 05 abril 2024

  Excess capacity has sent solar panel prices tumbling. In the early 2010s, the stretch goal was to get the cost down to 50c a watt. Now they are selling in China for just 11c. That is great for solar deployment, but less good for manufacturers.

• Opinion

  2023 was a tough year for clean energy investment. Will 2024 be better?

  • 20 febrero 2024

  Join Ed Crooks, Amy Myers-Jaffe and Dan Goldman as they discuss the downturn in climate-focused funds and venture capital flows. What’s impacting clean energy shares?

• Opinion

  US LNG export restrictions underline the case for blue ammonia

  • 02 febrero 2024

  The Biden administration’s pause in LNG project approvals points to new political risks for US gas exports. Blue ammonia could be a solution

• News Release

  Drought puts pressure on Brazil’s power sector

  • 08 septiembre 2021

  The severe drought in Brazil will contribute to an extremely tight power balance in the country, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows.

• News Release

  Global energy storage set to triple in 2021

  • 07 octubre 2021

  New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows annual global storage deployments will nearly triple year-on-year, reaching 12 GW/28 GWh in 2021. Across the world, economic recovery is top of mind for politicians, with renewable energy integration taking centre stage. Despite disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Storage Outlook, released today, forecasts nearly 1 TWh of total demand from 2021-2030.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Gridlock

  • 01 noviembre 2024

  The US is on the brink of electricity demand growth not seen in decades. And it is not ready. Our panel explored the demand dilemma on this month's Horizons Live.

• News Release

  Argentina weighs new price subsidy, but freezes gas tariffs

  • 25 junio 2020

  Gas pricing and market regulation are again under discussion in Argentina. The coronavirus pandemic has weakened an already vulnerable economy, with the impact felt in the gas market. To maintain low gas prices for end-users, the new administration has imposed a tariff freeze until the end of 2020.

• Opinion

  The US puts up the barriers to Chinese products

  • 20 mayo 2024

  China takes only a tiny share of the US markets for EVs, solar modules and steel. The Biden administration is signaling that it intends to keep it that way.

• Opinion

  Demand for batteries is skyrocketing - we need new ways of extracting lithium

  • 21 mayo 2024

  Lithium demand is booming, but traditional extraction methods fall short. Join us as we explore new, efficient, and eco-friendly extraction techniques with John Busbee of Xerion and Paul Braun of the University of Illinois.

• Opinion

  How banks and government are working together to achieve net zero in the UK

  • 07 mayo 2024

  Heather Buchanan joins us to discuss the collaboration needed between banks and policymakers to drive forward the energy transition. Listen now for insights into the Bankers For Net Zero initiatives and milestones, exploring the financial implications of decarbonising banking products by 2050.

• Featured

  Exploration under the microscope in 2022

  • 13 diciembre 2021

  What lies ahead for oil and gas exploration? As investors and activists ask how the search for new fields squares with the need to accelerate the energy transition, our experts pick out five key themes to look for in 2022.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: Where will DOE’s loan program make the next climate tech investments

  • 21 octubre 2021

  The U.S. Department of Energy is crucial for funding, researching, and testing emerging energ...

• Comment

  ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Strikes Oil in Guyana with the Turbot-1 well

  • 06 octubre 2017

  Following ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) announcement this morning of its fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana, Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst, Latin America Upstream has the following comments.

• Comment

  Brazil and ExxonMobil win big at oilfield auction

  • 05 octubre 2017

  Following Brazil's record oil field auction yesterday, where ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) vastly expanded its presence in the country with winning stakes in ten blocks, including eight deepwater blocks in the Campos basin, Horacio Cuenca, Research Director, Upstream Latin America at Wood Mackenzie offers the following commentary.

• News Release

  Production from Argentina's Vaca Muerta to reach 113 kboed by 2018

  • 04 mayo 2017

  The seven most advanced developments are expected to see production increases of 43% in 2017.

• News Release

  Decommission or redevelop? Brazil's mature Campos basin oil fields await resurgence

  • 28 agosto 2018

  Brazil’s Campos basin is awaiting a resurgence in production according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, analysing the impacts redevelopment of the basin's mature oil fields could have on production, royalty collection and job creation.

• Comment

  ExxonMobil and Guyana hit Jackpot with latest offshore discovery

  • 01 septiembre 2018

  ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Accounting for 15% of all conventional crude found globally since 2015, no other area has delivered as much conventional oil resource.

• Comment

  ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

  • 04 diciembre 2018

  ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Luiz Hayum, research analyst with Wood Mackenzie's Latin America upstream oil and gas team, comments on Exxon's latest find, Pluma.

• 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.

• Comment

  Sanctions to squeeze Venezuela’s output

  • 01 febrero 2019

  The sanctions the US government has imposed against Venezuela aim to curb the Maduro government’s access to revenue from crude export. But impact could they have on state-run oil producer PDVSA and the country’s energy sector?

• News Release

  Puerto Rico microgrid market to more than double by end of 2024

  • 03 junio 2019

  New research from Wood Mackenzie forecasts the microgrid market in Puerto Rico will reach 228 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2024, more than double the microgrid generation capacity currently available on the island.