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  China’s carbon neutrality bill could hit over US$5 trillion

  • 08 octubre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis shows over US$5 trillion of investments would be needed for China to reach its pathway for carbon-neutrality by 2060.

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  Over $16 billion of wind turbine capacity ordered in Q2 2020

  • 14 octubre 2020

  The second quarter of 2020 saw more than 17 GW of wind turbine capacity ordered globally. This equates to an estimated $16 billion, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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  PV module innovations to help drive down solar costs in coming decade

  • 19 octubre 2020

  The global solar industry has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade as the annual demand for solar rose year after year while the cost of solar declined significantly. In the 2020s, solar module costs will continue to fall, albeit at a much slower rate. Instead, improvement in module efficiency and power class will propel the declining capex trend forward and ultimately lower the solar levelised cost of energy (LCOE), new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

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  ConocoPhillips swoops on Concho in $9.7bn all-stock deal

  • 19 octubre 2020

  Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels of ExxonMobil’s massive programme."

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  Significant government intervention necessary if bioplastics are to scale

  • 19 octubre 2020

  In order to achieve the scale needed to play a meaningful role, the bioplastics industry will require significant regulatory interventions from governments and substantial cost efficiencies as technologies mature and scale, according to Wood Mackenzie.

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  323 million electric vehicles will be on the roads by 2040

  • 19 agosto 2020

  Electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach 45 million units per year by 2040, with a total global EV stock of 323 million, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Green hydrogen costs to fall by up to 64% by 2040

  • 25 agosto 2020

  Green hydrogen costs will fall by up to 64% by 2040, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  US energy storage market sets Q2 record for deployments

  • 03 septiembre 2020

  According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest 'US Energy Storage Monitor' report, 168 MW were deployed in Q2 2020. This is an increase of 72% quarter-over-quarter, 117% year-over-year and is the second-highest quarterly total ever seen, falling just behind Q4 2019 (186.4 MW).

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  Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa

  • 02 septiembre 2020

  Global regasification (regas) capacity under construction is expected to hit a 10-year high at 144 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Up to 7 mmtpa of spare capacity available at North West Shelf by 2027

  • 07 septiembre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that the North West Shelf (NWS) LNG project could have up to 7 million tonnes per annum (mmpta) of spare capacity available by 2027. This equates to 40% of the project’s nominal capacity.

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  Asia Pacific power generation could attract US$1.5 trillion investments this decade

  • 08 septiembre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that the power generation sector in Asia Pacific could attract US$1.5 trillion worth of investments over the decade ending 2030.

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  China’s gas power plants bleed under pressure from lower tariffs and trade war

  • 15 septiembre 2020

  China’s gas power plants are struggling to stay afloat as they face mounting pressure from lower tariffs and the ongoing trade war, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  LFP to overtake NMC as dominant stationary storage chemistry by 2030

  • 17 agosto 2020

  Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) is poised to overtake lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) as the dominant stationary storage chemistry within the decade, growing from 10% of the market in 2015 to more than 30% in 2030, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Renewable energy could reduce Asia Pacific LNG plant emissions by 8%

  • 17 agosto 2020

  Using renewable energy to power liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Asia Pacific could reduce emissions by about 8%, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  ‘The materials transition’ could divert 382 million tonnes of plastic waste by 2040

  • 18 agosto 2020

  The plastics industry requires a paradigm shift towards an absolute decoupling of materials consumption from growth of the economy if it is to achieve sustainability targets, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Record number of microgrids installed in US last year

  • 22 julio 2020

  546 microgrids were installed in the United States during 2019, more than any previous year, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  China’s PTA producers look to futures to weather market volatility

  • 16 julio 2020

  China’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) producers have been using the futures market to price PTA in the spot market, hedge against risks and manage inventory. This has allowed many to stay profitable, despite market uncertainty and disruption brought by the coronavirus pandemic, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Total named industry’s most-admired explorer in WoodMac survey

  • 06 julio 2020

  French major Total has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded in conjunction with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.

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  Chesapeake Energy – shale’s great disruptor – files for Chapter 11

  • 28 junio 2020

  Speaking after Chesapeake Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 28 June, Alex Beeker, principal analyst on Wood Mackenzie’s corporate upstream team, said: “It’s difficult to point to another company that has made more of a widespread impact on the US shale sector than Chesapeake.

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  Indonesia’s LNG demand continue to rise despite economic downturn

  • 30 junio 2020

  Indonesia’s LNG demand is expected to be resilient against the coronavirus-led global economic downturn, says Wood Mackenzie. The country’s H2 2020 LNG demand could hit 3.1 million tonnes (Mt), a 1.2 Mt or 63% increase year-on-year.

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  What will a fresh output cap at Groningen mean for the gas market?

  • 01 febrero 2018

  A new cap on production from the Netherlands' giant Groningen gas field may have an impact on the security of Europe's gas supply, hurt Dutch treasury receipts and prompt a reassessment of the field's remaining value.

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  When will the market face peak demand?

  • 18 octubre 2017

  The market is no stranger to peak oil. But industry focus is shifting from concerns about peak oil supply to a more concrete threat– peak demand. The Rise and Fall of Black Gold, released today by Wood Mackenzie, is a comprehensive, cross-commodity, cross-value chain analysis of peak demand. The report identifies the drivers as well as the potential impact of this global transformation – across regions, sectors, and fuels.

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  US-China agreement connects the fastest-growing LNG supplier with the largest LNG growth market

  • 12 mayo 2017

  Chinese companies can now negotiate long-term contracts to source liquefied natural gas from US suppliers, the US Commerce Department said.

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  Better times head for the UKCS, but investment still a concern

  • 17 enero 2017

  Wood Mackenzie expects a modest recovery due to the improving oil price.

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  Seasonality takes centre stage in Egyptian gas market

  • 12 enero 2017

  Egypt's fortunes look set to change after five years of falling production and switching from a net exporter to a net importer.

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  US gasoline demand poised to decline by over 1.7 million b/d by 2030

  • 20 marzo 2017

  Gas demand may be nearing a new peak due to stringent fuel efficiency standards and shifting demographics.

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  North America could play bigger role in future global bunker market

  • 20 marzo 2017

  Alan Gelder, Vice President of Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, believes that North America has the opportunity to take a much bigger role in the future global bunker market.

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  Shale sector to be cash flow positive by 2020

  • 26 julio 2017

  When will tight oil make money calculates that the five largest tight oil players could become cash flow positive by 2020?v

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  New regulations to fast-track Brazil FPSO deployment and boost pre-salt oil production

  • 20 junio 2018

  Brazil's new local content regulations could fast-track the deployment of FPSO units, speeding up the pace of pre-salt oil production by more than 21 billion barrels by the mid-2020s, a new report by Wood Mackenzie analysing the impact of new local content rules on production, royalty collection and job creation has found.

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  Rise in new players in Southeast Asia's upstream sector

  • 28 junio 2018

  Since the fall in oil prices in 2014, oil majors and international oil companies (IOCs) have accelerated a shift towards resource themes and regions offering higher returns, lower complexity and shorter timeframes, away from the more challenging regions such as Southeast Asia. To date, close to 800 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of the region's resources have left the hands of majors and IOCs.