Five themes shaping the energy world in 2025

• 08 January 2025

What opportunities, challenges and risks does the world of energy and natural resources face in 2025? From geopolitics to Big Oil M&A and innovation in power. Our experts share their thoughts.

Market searches for new Henry Hub ceiling price as supply/demand response remains unusually muted

• 22 April 2022

The recent run up in natural gas prices - hitting its highest at Henry Hub since 2008 - is a result of more muted market balancing mechanisms than in the past, say analysts from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

OPEC gets to eat the Permian’s lunch

• 30 May 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.

What will the 2020 elections mean for US energy?

• 21 October 2020

The 2020 elections bring US energy policy to a fork in the road. Trump offers continuity, with some further easing of regulations on the oil, gas and coal industries. Biden offers a return to the Obama administration’s strategy of using regulation to cut emissions, and more ambitious moves if the Democrats win control of Congress.

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

• 03 June 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.

How the energy transition can reduce the risk of future shocks

• 21 April 2022

Five key lessons from today's energy crisis on how to manage the shift to lower-carbon sources while strengthening energy security

Refined Products Wholesale & Retail Markets Services

Wood Mackenzie provides a comprehensive view of the fuels market and its future evolution, as well as clarity of the short- and long-term oil product markets.

Natural gas prices enter extreme negative territory in the Permian

• 12 June 2019

The Permian natural gas spot price continues to enter new frontiers in 2019. The pipeline constraints that sparked extreme negative Permian daily prices first appeared in late March and early April.

Offshore CCS projects could breathe new life into Gulf of Mexico

• 04 November 2022

As the US looks for innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, offshore carbon capture storage (CCS) projects in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) could play an influential role in meeting future goals, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

The Australian energy crisis highlights the need for new gas supply

• 29 August 2022

With prices soaring 400%, government is challenged to find the delicate balance of energy security and net zero goals

Will the natural resources sector recover from Covid-19?

• 07 May 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus, the oil price crash and the impending global recession present an enormous challenge for energy and natural resources. Keep up with the spread of Covid-19 and its impact on your sector.

Five trends that will cut global emissions in 2021

• 27 January 2021

Even a global pandemic couldn’t keep climate change from climbing the corporate agenda in 2020, and that momentum will only build in 2021. Which trends will have the biggest impact on extractive industries like oil and gas and mining in the year ahead? Read our analysts’ predictions.

Wood Mackenzie and Ball Corporation announce satellite data analytics collaboration

• 11 November 2021

Wood Mackenzie, Inc. a Verisk business (NASDAQ:VRSK), and Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) announced today that they have formed a strategic agreement between the two organisations to accelerate the development of advanced analytics for energy markets.

COP28: Middle East could play a key role in decarbonising global economy

• 23 November 2023

Large oil and gas reserves in the Middle East have resulted in especially low domestic energy prices and provide little incentive to transition to low carbon alternatives, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Middle East Energy Transition Outlook report.

Horizons Live: The bridge

• 10 March 2025

Can gas be the key to a lower-carbon future? Our expert panel explores its role in the energy transition and what’s needed to unlock its full potential.

CCUS planned capacity nearing 1 billion tonnes per annum

• 26 August 2022

US Inflation Reduction Act bill set to boost CCUS uptake but more is needed to meet net zero goals by 2050

Are APAC’s retail markets full of Eastern promise for oil majors?

• 11 October 2023

Retail fuel markets in APAC are set for continued growth – and big oil is taking notice.

Energy Pulse: in brief (18 August)

• 18 August 2023

A step forward for Occidental Petroleum’s direct air capture strategy, growing demand for oil, and the rest of the week’s big energy news.

Colonial Pipeline cyberattack may benefit European refiners

• 10 May 2021

The 2.5 million barrels per day (b/d) Colonial Pipeline moves roughly 45% of the US East Coast's supply of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast. The duration of the outage following the cyberattack on 7 May 2021 is uncertain. In the short term, Wood Mackenzie expects fuel demand and prices to rise in PADD 1, prompting refined fuel inventories to decline and PADD 1 refiners to maximize production.

TransCanada receives approval for Keystone XL pipeline

• 21 November 2017

TransCanada receives regulatory approval from the Nebraska Public Service Commission to proceed with building its Keystone XL pipeline after almost a decade of environmental and regulatory hurdles.

Energy companies seek answers amid US tariff uncertainty

• 07 March 2025

The evolving US tariff landscape is creating uncertainty across industries, especially in energy, with fluctuating import tariffs impacting global markets and forcing businesses to adapt.

US gas enters an era of increased price volatility

• 23 February 2024

A mild winter has driven US gas prices down to levels last seen during the pandemic. After the spike in prices in 2022, it seems as though the market has become more volatile. One key reason is that the US has not been building enough gas storage.

Why oil is pushing towards US$100/bbl…

• 18 February 2022

What's driven the rally, what is the outlook for supply and demand fundamentals in 2022, and how will geopolitics, including the Russia/Ukraine crisis, play out?

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes Europe’s Southern Gas Corridor

• 16 November 2020

The commissioning of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline's (TAP) initial 10 bcm per year capacity follows four and a half years of construction, EUR4.5 billion of capex and a variety of obstacles – especially in Italy, where the pipeline ends.

Namibia faces setback as Shell downgrades oil discoveries

• 27 January 2025

Explore Shell's downgraded Namibian oil discoveries in the Orange Basin and the challenges of deepwater exploration. Learn about Namibia's subsurface potential, exploration risks and future prospects for deepwater oil production.

Few oil and gas companies commit to Scope 3 net zero emissions as significant challenges remain

• 28 October 2022

Scope 3 emissions account for 80-to-95% of total carbon emissions from oil and gas companies. But only a small number of these firms have set Scope 3 net zero ambitions, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

• 07 May 2019

Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.

US oil demand on course for long, slow decline

• 10 February 2023

President Biden's state of the union speech focused on the future need for oil and the future of investment

How low-cost US natural gas spurs global LNG opportunities

• 08 August 2019

The US shale revolution in action: as well productivity dramatically rose, the US emerged as the largest gas producer in the world. LNG buyers will benefit.

IMO 2020 - Countdown to 1 January 2020

• 07 June 2019

The implementation date for the IMO’s global fuel sulphur content cap is not far away. How will these changes affect the downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors? And how prepared is the industry? Our experts share their views in this webinar.