What impact could COP26 have on oil and gas company strategies?

• 20 October 2021

With stakeholder pressure growing, will COP26 accelerate oil and gas companies’ pivot to low carbon?

The Net Zero Standard: 7 key takeaways for oil and gas companies

• 25 October 2021

The IIGCC's Net Zero Standard for oil and gas companies shows much more needs to be done to align to Paris Agreement goals. What are the implications for the sector?

Gas and LNG: predictions for 2022

• 13 January 2022

The global gas industry enters the new year reflecting on COP26 and navigating high prices. Find out how global gas and LNG trends could play out in your region in our 2022 Outlook series.

US natural gas infrastructure gets ready to go green

• 21 February 2022

The focus turns to climate change and conservation, federal agencies look to tighten up the rules and congressional acts aim to shift the focus to renewables as midstream operators rise to the energy transition challenge.

Will COP27 be a turning point for oil and gas funding?

• 22 June 2022

Financial institutions will redirect capital towards companies with robust and credible plans to reduce emissions. Oil and gas will be under increasing pressure to cover all scopes of emissions.

Upstream oil & gas: region-by-region predictions for 2023

• 12 January 2023

Read our predictions of the global upstream trends to watch – and how they could play out in your region.

The global CCUS pipeline is growing fast – but not fast enough

• 03 May 2022

Net zero ambitions call for an eightfold increase in the CCUS project pipeline by 2050.

The impact of the second wave of US LNG

• 14 August 2019

The first wave of US LNG projects was a game-changer, putting it on a course to be the world's third largest LNG producer after Australia and Qatar by 2020.

Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

• 28 February 2019

When President Mauricio Macri took power in Argentina in 2015, one of his flagship energy policy programmes was to “normalise” the country’s gas and power markets. Macri set in train moves to gradually reduce government intervention, restoring free market dynamics and pricing driven by competition. The progress the Macri administration has achieved in reshaping the gas market environment has remarkable, helped in no small part by the prolific shale gas resources of the Vaca Muerta.

Distress in energy and natural resources

• 22 May 2020

Helping investors evaluate opportunities in energy and natural resources during the Covid-19 crisis

Fifty years since the first oil shock: how much has changed? | Podcast

• 20 October 2023

US oil production has reached unprecedented levels, but what implications does this hold for our energy security? Join the latest episode, where host Ed Crooks joined by Robbie Orvis and Amy Myers Jaffe, delve into the intricate world of energy dynamics, past and present.

Horizons podcast: Scraping the barrel

• 06 March 2023

Is the world running out of high-quality oil and gas? Valentina Kretzschmar, Head of Energy Transition at Capricorn Energy and Andrew Latham, Vice-President of Energy Research at Wood Mackenzie join to discuss this month’s Horizons topic.

New Page

• 20 April 2023

Maximise opportunities across the hydrogen and ammonia value chain with Wood Mackenzie Lens Hydrogen. Identify, screen, and benchmark the hydrogen economy worldwide.

Tough at the top: the threats to US energy dominance

• 10 April 2025

In this edition of Horizons, we explore how the Trump administration has put US “energy dominance” at the top of its agenda alongside tariffs and international trade.

Nigerian lawmakers pass petroleum bill – but there is still work to do

• 02 July 2021

Speaking after the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was passed by the Nigerian National Assembly on 1 July, Mansur Mohammed, head of West Africa content on Wood Mackenzie’s sub-Saharan Africa upstream research team, said: “The Senate and House each passed different versions of the bill, which will now require reconciliation before it is sent to the president for assent into law. So there is still outstanding work to do before the PIB becomes law, but we see momentum behind the bill.”

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3 reasons why the Permian basin needs 1 more crude pipeline

• 08 July 2019

Permian crude pipeline capacity isn't overbuilt longer term. Wood Mackenzie analysis shows one more takeaway pipeline will be needed in the 2030s.

How war in the Middle East is hitting Asia hard

• 26 March 2026

As oil prices surge, Asia faces mounting economic pressure, can governments sustain the cost of shielding consumers?

Eni makes discovery of the year, named most-admired upstream explorer

• 17 June 2022

Italian major Eni has, for the fourth time in seven years, been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded as part of Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.

The Norwegian emissions dilemma

• 05 August 2024

What is the real impact of curtailing production from Norway on the broader European energy landscape?

Can carbon offset crude move from idea to reality?

• 05 December 2022

Companies along the value chain must be proactive in response to the prospect of a carbon offset crude market.

Need to know: European natural gas market Summer 2026

• 20 April 2026

From natural gas production expectations to LNG production ramp-up and the impact of the Iran war on US LNG exports, the information you need as a trader.

A new production record in the Gulf of Mexico

• 14 January 2022

US deepwater output will rise to a record high in 2022. What you need to know: The Biden administration aims to build a better grid, the electricity cost outlook in the Asia Pacific region and Burning Man versus geothermal.

How will Covid-19 shape corporate strategy in energy and natural resources?

• 26 May 2020

Companies in oil and gas, metals and mining, and power and renewables need to rethink corporate strategy to thrive in a post-coronavirus world

Falling US oil inventories put upward pressure on fuel prices

• 04 May 2026

As US oil flows overseas to meet global demand, shrinking inventories at home are pushing fuel prices closer to record highs and the worst may be yet to come

Responsibly sourced gas (RSG): a primer

• 18 October 2021

Responsibly sourced gas (RSG) is gaining traction in the US as investor pressure incentivises faster decarbonisation and higher ESG standards.

Oil refining’s four big challenges

• 02 July 2021

Oil refining's concerns over profitability, rationalisation, decarbonisation and EVs

A hydrocarbon copy: the upstream industry’s return to international shale exploration

• 16 April 2026

A second round of global unconventional exploration is underway – and ‘global shale 2.0’ could look very different.

Northeast gas production: are operators running out of steam?

• 10 May 2019

After seven years of surging production growth, Northeast gas producers are starting to slow their output.

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