Natural Gas

• 16 November 2020

Stay ahead of natural gas markets with our industry leading analysis based on the highest quality public and proprietary data sources.

North America Crude Markets Service

Forecast North American crude flows through all major pipelines, hubs and export terminals to support strategic planning, market analysis and valuation work.

The latest developments in global upstream

• 27 August 2025

From the Majors to OPEC+ … and the key topics in between.

Global gas industry in the 2050 net zero world

• 30 January 2024

Gas has a key role to play in the energy transition, but only if it can decarbonise

Oil Supply Tool

Understand the prospects for future oil and NGL supply, and make astute planning, trading and investment decisions.

The Biden administration seeks answers to high fuel prices

• 17 June 2022

The president has asked refiners to increase output. Effective solutions will be more complex.

The complexity of capital allocation for oil and gas companies

• 10 October 2024

The slower pace of the energy transition is influencing Big Oil’s capital allocation. What share of cash flow is the industry re-investing? How much will upstream spend rise in 2025? Why have NOCs become the biggest spenders on low carbon?

China’s trucked LNG spot prices hit three-year high

• 12 January 2021

Spot prices of trucked LNG in China were highly volatile last month.

Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

• 21 December 2018

Sanctioning the Tortue FLNG project, offshore Mauritania/Senegal is a 'major milestone' for BP and its partners

Asset Connect

Visualise the infrastructure and its interconnectivity across the North American crude oil supply chain.

How capital markets will drive the decarbonisation of oil and gas

• 23 September 2021

Are oil and gas companies doing enough to tackle climate change? The answer is almost certainly no, despite the earnest intentions of many companies.

Energy transition to trigger steep decline in eastern Australia’s gas demand

• 08 March 2022

Eastern Australia’s gas and power markets are at the forefront of Asia Pacific’s energy transition. Markets are undergoing a radical transformation, one which could see gas demand decline by 60% in 2050, depending on the pace of the energy transition, Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), said today.

Unconventional Play Service

Compare unconventional plays against key producing plays in the US and beyond, and explore their potential using metrics such as costs, economics and risk.

Taking the pulse of the global LNG industry

• 26 September 2024

The WoodMac team were out in force at last week’s Gastech 2024 in Houston, the gas and LNG industry’s leading conference. Here are our collective high-level takeaways.

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.

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

Gas outlook: European oversupply and low prices

• 15 September 2017

A wave of new LNG will be seeking a market in Europe over the next five years, causing widespread oversupply and low gas prices.

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.

How Asia changed the global LNG market in the space of a year

• 21 April 2021

The past year has undoubtedly been the most dramatic in the history of the global LNG industry. Demand buffeted by lockdowns and recession, liquefaction shut-in, pre-FID supply projects delayed and spot LNG prices crashing to all-time lows before going into orbit.

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.”

Webinar | Europe's Energy Storage Market

• 14 April 2026

From energy security to regional gas supply, we discuss some of the key upstream events and themes to follow in Europe.

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.

Japan to lose top LNG importer position to China by 2022

• 23 July 2019

According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, Japan could lose its pole position as the world’s top LNG importer to China as early as 2022.

What investors want to know about energy and natural resources

• 17 June 2020

The impact of Covid-19 on energy demand remains top of mind, but investors’ questions reveal a return to calm if not a return to “normal”

5 top takeaways from our APPEC 2025 briefings

• 16 September 2025

Our experts unpack the 5 key trends shaping Asia’s oil and refining markets in 2025 and what to expect in 2026

Oil and Gas Emissions Benchmarking Tool

Inform strategic decisions regarding oil & gas emissions risk management at scope 1, 2 and 3

M&A shake-up on the horizon for the Australian upstream sector

• 29 August 2019

We’ve identified a potential US$32 billion worth of assets that could change hands in the next few years. Many of these deals are long in the planning and reflect wider trends in the Australian and global upstream sectors. We’ve bucketed our pick of the deals into three key themes.

How coronavirus is affecting power demand in the Midwest

• 08 April 2020

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed power demand patterns and expectations in the Midcontinent ISO (MISO).