• Editorial

  Up for the challenge? Supermajors' new aggressive Permian targets

  • 06 marzo 2019

  While smaller E&Ps are being forced to tap the breaks in the Permian shale basin, Exxon and Chevron have laid out ambitious production targets for the next four to five years.

• Editorial

  Soaring Permian water costs complicate production growth ambitions

  • 25 marzo 2019

  Lower 48 benchmarking tools add valuable insight as producers reign in spending

• Editorial

  Can power and export demand support burgeoning US gas production growth?

  • 22 febrero 2019

  Short-term NYMEX natural gas prices are lacking support, despite the widening storage deficit and production interruptions spurred by wintry weather. As temperatures rise and outages drop moving into summer, Northeast year-on-year production growth is set to rise above 3 bcfd.

• Editorial

  US residential energy storage soars in Q1, home solar stays flat

  • 11 junio 2018

  Deployment numbers are in for the first quarter of the year.

• The Edge

  OPEC gets to eat the Permian’s lunch

  • 30 mayo 2018

  In any commodity market, the marginal supplier makes hay when the sun shines. Oil prices are rampant, but tight oil is not behaving quite as expected. I caught up with R.T. Dukes, Head of US Lower 48 oil supply.

• Featured

  The changing face of global energy: Latin America takes centre stage

  • 14 mayo 2018

  As market share for renewables gains momentum, key players are entering the scene across Latin America. With Mexico's Energy Reform enabling solar and wind capacity to grow, Brazil making a comeback in wind power and Argentina emerging as the fastest-growing regional market for renewable energy, it's clear that these countries will continue to dominate the spotlight.

• The Edge

  Why the Permian is set for a shakeout

  • 24 abril 2018

  The best accessible upstream growth opportunity in fifty years? US tight oil. Correction: the Permian Basin. Second correction: the Wolfcamp formation spread across the Delaware and Midland sub-basins.

• Editorial

  Building grid resilience with microgrids

  • 17 abril 2018

  Conversations on grid resilience have come to the fore in the wake of severe weather.

• Editorial

  Six Questions About Wind & Storage

  • 26 marzo 2018

  GTM Research and MAKE Analysts answer six questions about coupling wind and storage.

• Editorial

  Time to get involved with the offshore wind business?

  • 12 abril 2018

  Policies and technology build positive momentum for global offshore wind

• Featured

  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.

• Featured

  US crude exports set to more than double: where, what, how, when?

  • 04 abril 2018

  The global crude export landscape continues to shift as the US Lower 48 pumps more light sweet crude into the market. With little forecast incremental demand for these volumes domestically, US producers will look first to Europe and then Asia to absorb this excess production.

• Opinion

  US distributed solar: four predictions for 2024

  • 17 enero 2024

  Key trends to watch out for including the impact of the residential solar slowdown on customer acquisition costs, growth in emerging commercial and community solar markets, adaptation to net metering successor tariffs and more.

• Opinion

  Energy transition outlook: Americas

  • 27 febrero 2025

  The energy transition pace varies across the Americas – what would it take to get the whole region onto a net zero pathway?

• Opinion

  North America gas: 5 things to look for in 2025

  • 05 enero 2025

  After a challenging 2024 for North American natural gas will 2025 see renewed growth? 

• Opinion

  US Gulf of Mexico: 5 things to look for in 2025

  • 07 enero 2025

  With a new administration and refreshed focus on domestic production growth set to take effect in January, the regulatory future looks bright.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The Energy Transition in the age of the coronavirus: a metals & mining perspective

  • 22 abril 2020

  Please join us on Wednesday, April 22nd for a presentation and discussion with Julian Kettle, Vice Chairman of Metals and Mining at Wood Mackenzie. With over 30 years in the industry, Julian is well placed to talk through previous mining downturns, what we can expect in the current market and how it will affect the Energy Transition for metals: • The energy transition: a double-edged sword for metals • Is carbon the new differentiator for metals? • Where is the value in a decarbonising world?

• Webinar

  Webinar | North American Power Markets Update

  • 14 abril 2020

  During this webinar, principal power analyst Rob Whaley will present new Wood Mackenzie research on North American power markets. The webinar will cover: 1) Sagging power prices and increasing curtailment risks as renewables penetration rises 2) The strain on North American grid infrastructure as interconnection queues continue to swell 3) Disparate timelines between the deployment of renewable generation assets and the necessary grid infrastructure required to support them, and increasing risk on financiers of power projects. Plus, join the Q&A for a discussion about potential coronavirus impacts.

• Comment

  Collapsing demand sets the terms in the OPEC+ battle for market share

  • 09 abril 2020

  Since OPEC+’s failure to agree on production restraint on 5-6 March, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have become far clearer, sparking a crisis in the oil market as prices fell and supply ramped up. The problem for these producers is the scale of the fall in oil demand, especially during April and forecast for Q2 2020. No matter the size of the varying forecasts, they all point to a challenging market that puts pressure on storage space and prices.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Grid Edge and DER Market Update

  • 18 junio 2020

  The transition to a next-generation energy system will require increased penetration of DERs and other grid edge technologies. In this webinar, Wood Mackenzie analysts will share: • New market sizing and forecasts for resources with potential for grid flexibility: solar, energy storage, distributed fossil generation and load management of residential and C&I sites in the United States • Analysis of the different grid services and aggregation options that are evolving today, and how they will allow DERs offer true flexibility to both customers and the electric grid • Insight into how utilities, grid operators and vendors should think about shifting demand, harnessing distributed resources and developing business models in the grid edge space

• News Release

  US midstream takes hit as Lower 48 E&Ps turn off taps

  • 03 junio 2020

  The oil price crash has hit the US Lower 48 hard. But as exploration and production companies work to mitigate the impact of the crash on their businesses, their strategies are affecting the region’s midstream players.

• News Release

  US energy storage market sees strong first quarter despite coronavirus

  • 02 junio 2020

  The United States energy storage sector saw a strong first quarter, with residential storage setting another record while the non-residential market had its third-strongest quarter on record.

• News Release

  Global LNG demand faces first seasonal contraction in 8 years

  • 02 junio 2020

  The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is about to face its first seasonal demand contraction since 2012, with demand in summer 2020 expected to fall 2.7% or 3 million tonnes (Mt) year-on-year, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  Market set to tighten as OPEC+ agrees to extend 9.7 million b/d output cut

  • 06 junio 2020

  OPEC+ today (6 June 2020) agreed a one-month extension of the 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) production cut. The extension will tighten the market further and could see Brent prices rise from the current $40/bbl toward $45-to-$50/bbl.

• Opinion

  The Big Beautiful Bill is close to passing

  • 03 julio 2025

  This week the US budget reconciliation legislation, dubbed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, squeaked through the Senate on a 51/50 vote. The bill has wide-ranging implications for energy, including an imminent end to tax credits for wind and solar power. Can the US craft sound energy policy through budget reconciliation?

• News Release

  With the US data center pipeline surging, regulated utilities are proving advantaged in meeting demand

  • 19 junio 2025

  With data center demand booming in the US, vertically integrated regulated utilities are proving to be advantaged compared to deregulated markets in getting large loads connected to the grid, according to the new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Trading cases

  • 06 junio 2025

  Our panel explored how the Trump administration's 'Liberation Day' tariffs marked a pivotal moment in global trade, potentially reversing the effects of China's 2001 WTO entry and accelerating deglobalization trends

• Opinion

  Rock solid: geothermal’s upward trajectory

  • 03 junio 2025

  Our subsurface experts recently published the latest edition of WoodMac’s Geothermal Market Update, which provides comprehensive insight into project and policy developments in the sector.

• Opinion

  US seasonal power outlooks Summer 2025: hot topics for ERCOT, MISO and PJM

  • 09 junio 2025

  Transmission & reliability improvements, solar growth and rising demand from data centres are key for these power sector RTOs

• The Edge

  WoodMac’s Gas, LNG and the Future of Energy conference: five key themes

  • 19 junio 2025

  From rising US LNG exports to shifting gas prices and Russia's impact - discover what’s shaping the future of global LNG