• Opinion

  IMO 2020 is about to get real

  • 04 12月 2019

  As I write this edition of the APAC Energy Buzz from my desk in Singapore I can see ships. Lots of ships.

• Opinion

  Unlocking value through refinery-chemical integration

  • 28 10月 2019

  Refiners are increasingly turning to chemicals production. But how much value does integration add? We take a closer look at the recent acquisition of Wuhan refinery by SK-Global Chemical and Sinopec to better understand the economics.

• Opinion

  A call to action to the global energy industry

  • 02 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie President Neal Anderson introduces our 2019 Energy Transition Outlook and examines why the energy mix is not changing nearly as quickly as the world needs it to.

• Opinion

  Refiners weigh their options as energy transition gains pace

  • 25 7月 2019

  When will the oil majors divest their existing assets and for what price?

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Scraping the barrel

  • 07 3月 2023

  On this Horizons Live replay, Simon Flowers, Chairman and Chief Analyst, is joined by Andrew Latham, Vice President, Energy Research and Ann-Louise Hittle, Head of Macro Oils to discuss whether the world is running out of high-quality oil and gas.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Mission invisible

  • 05 12月 2023

  On this Horizons Live replay, we look at the scale of the oil and gas industry’s methane challenge, how technological improvements can help and what companies and governments must do to resolve it.

• Opinion

  Energy Pulse: in brief (29 September)

  • 29 9月 2023

  The Biden administration plans the "fewest offshore oil and gas lease sales in history", and the rest of the week’s key energy news.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: The Big Ban

  • 30 6月 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer your questions about the consequences of the Ukraine war on commodities, and how governments, companies and investors must respond as the outlook for energy is transformed.

• Opinion

  How will refiners cope with lost oil demand?

  • 24 6月 2020

  Demand pressures, overcapacity and budget cuts mean the refining industry should brace for a challenging few years ahead

• Opinion

  How Chinese PTA and MEG futures impact the polyester industry?

  • 30 1月 2019

  The two polyester feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) – in the world's most important polyester market China, have recently moved towards a total paper business.

• Opinion

  Commodity slowdown in China could be different this time

  • 05 3月 2019

  In today's meeting of the National People’s Congress, China announced slower growth this year, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth targeted at a range of 6 to 6.5% in 2019.

• Opinion

  China's refining sector to slowdown and reconfigure for energy transition

  • 15 3月 2019

  Refinery capacity is expected to continue growing in the medium term, but the pace of growth is expected to slow down considerably. Capacity additions are mainly from crude-to-chemicals projects, which aim to maximise naphtha production to meet the increasing petrochemical feedstock demand.

• Opinion

  Russia also matters in refining, but has its appetite to invest waned?

  • 21 11月 2018

  Russia is a major energy exporter and a key player in the global energy market. Despite its 6.5 million barrels per day of refining capacity, its critical role in the global refining industry is not often recognised. Alan Gelder explains Russia's role and influence in the global energy market.

• Opinion

  Regulatory clouds darken a bright outlook for refining

  • 27 7月 2018

  The spotlight fell on the refining sector in 2015 as the oil price collapsed and oil demand surged, resulting in a record year for global refining margins. How long can this picture of rude health continue?

• Opinion

  Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

  • 23 3月 2017

  Downstream continues to demonstrate robust financial performance while upstream struggles.

• Opinion

  President Trump's inflation fight could put pressure on oil

  • 17 3月 2025

  President Trump's push to reduce energy prices faces challenges, with fluctuating oil prices and production hurdles, but his administration’s plan aims to reshape the future of US energy.

• Opinion

  Analysing the petroleum asphalt binder supply chain under energy transition scenarios

  • 20 1月 2025

  The Asphalt Institute Foundation commissioned Wood Mackenzie to analyse potential changes to asphalt binder supply chain in a world undergoing energy transition.

• Opinion

  The impact of Republican control on US energy policy and the IRA

  • 19 11月 2024

  We expect renewables to remain competitive, and while protectionism will rise, a full repeal of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is unlikely

• Opinion

  Big in Japan? The impact of Typhoon Shanshan on oil

  • 01 11月 2024

  The threat from tropical cyclones makes real-time intelligence essential to anticipating Japanese oil markets.

• Opinion

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

  • 13 5月 2019

  APAC Energy Buzz is a monthly blog by our Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.

• Opinion

  Poor capital discipline will drive difficult decisions for refiners

  • 07 5月 2019

  Sustained oil demand growth provides an opportunity for the refining sector. But is the refining sector being overly optimistic about the scale of the opportunity? And is it over-investing in total crude capacity? Get the latest analysis from Alan Gelder.

• Opinion

  IMO 2020 and the rocky road to full compliance

  • 10 4月 2019

  Join our experts to tackle some of the industry's burning questions on IMO 2020 and the potential stumbling blocks.

• Opinion

  4 key refining and chemical themes from Moscow

  • 23 4月 2019

  We've condensed dozens of discussions at Wood Mackenzie's first Russia downstream forum and the 7th CIS Petrochemicals 2019 Conference into 4 of the hottest topics.

• Opinion

  Uncertainty shrouds impact of IMO 2020

  • 26 2月 2019

  The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) major change limiting the airborne sulphur dioxide emissions from international shipping is now less than a year away. What impact can we predict with certainty, and what remains unknown?

• Opinion

  Downstream integration: a peak demand strategy for NOCs

  • 27 11月 2018

  The prospect of peak oil demand undoubtedly introduces risks to the world's crude exporters. Although we predict global demand to continue to grow through 2035, there are already signals that decline is could be coming. So what does the scenario look like for resource-rich NOCs?

• Opinion

  Refinery-chemicals integration: how to benchmark success

  • 17 9月 2020

  The growing trend of integrated refinery-chemical facilities is intensifying. Standalone oil refineries, focused only on fuel, are looking increasingly outdated as the energy transition takes hold.

• Opinion

  How much value does refinery-chemicals integration add for Total and Shell?

  • 13 10月 2020

  Integration has become a strategic imperative, but measuring value is notoriously difficult. Our experts crunched the numbers for Total’s integrated portfolio and looked at how that compared to Shell.

• Opinion

  In conversation with Asia Pacific’s CEOs

  • 04 11月 2020

  We hosted the CEOs of PETRONAS, Santos and Medco, the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, and many other senior executives from a range of leading oil and gas companies, utilities and banks over two days at our APAC Energy & Commodities Summit last month.

• Opinion

  Biden, China and politics of energy

  • 11 11月 2020

  As the new administration looks to take the US back into the Paris climate agreement, will the US and China work together on tackling global warming?

• Opinion

  European refining at the Rubicon again – which assets will make it over?

  • 04 12月 2020

  European refining at the Rubicon again – which assets will make it over? Wood Mackenzie’s updated closure threat analyses 83 refineries in Europe and quantifies the risk of closure of each asset.