How the big Gulf producers are investing in 2019

• 15 1月 2019

What are the upstream investment strategies of big Gulf producers? And how much are they spending? Find out here. With analysis from Simon Flowers and Jessica Brewer.

What are the key risks and uncertainties in 2019?

• 18 12月 2018

What are the key risks and uncertainties in 2019? Simon picks the ones our analysts worry could threaten our base case, including oil demand downside, tight oil upside and Iran export volumes.

Video: Which projects will be sanctioned in 2018 and how do they compare to 2017?

• 06 4月 2018

Research Director Angus Rodger shares a series of client questions on projects up for sanction in 2018.

OPEC and how low prices have changed oil demand

• 03 4月 2018

How to sum up the effect on oil markets of OPEC’s strategy since 2014? Based on how the fundamentals have evolved, it's been a pretty mixed bag.

How can investors assess the climate-related risk in their portfolios?

• 29 3月 2018

How can investors assess the climate-related risk in their portfolios?

Five issues keeping executives awake at night

• 22 3月 2018

We've come up with a list of concerns plaguing upstream executives that - if left unresolved - will consume leadership and erode shareholder value.

Wave of large upstream project FIDs could signal a new cost cycle

• 05 4月 2018

Final Investment Decisions (FID) in 2017 more than doubled from 2016. We look at the cost cutting that has led to the jump and which projects are likely to get sanctioned next year.

Teaming up with CWC for the LNG and Gas Summit

• 12 3月 2018

Reactions from the CWC LNG and Gas Summit held this year in Tokyo.

Can the oil industry learn from mining’s famine to feast?

• 06 3月 2018

Different markets, different cycles. Mining companies suffered for their sins in the downturn a little earlier than the oil and gas sector. Now they are emerging into a new upturn, also ahead of the game.

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Why the commodity rally will get back on track

• 20 2月 2018

Are we in the early stages of a sustained rise in commodity prices? And what does it mean for the US dollar? We posed these questions a year ago when robust global economic growth was driving commodity demand and the US dollar was starting to tip over from a 15-year high.

Improving upstream performance and winning over investors

• 27 2月 2018

Delivering production growth after three years of low oil prices is an achievement, and combined with higher oil prices, was the primary factor behind good upstream earnings.

OPEC extends production cuts through 2018

• 30 11月 2017

A 9-month extension to the current OPEC agreement will help sustain prices in a global market that's still uneasy going into 2018.

December '18 OPEC meeting: production cuts expected

• 03 12月 2018

As OPEC ministers prepare to meet in Vienna this week, Qatar abruptly announced its withdrawal from the producer’ group. While the move sparked a lot of speculation, it will not have a significant impact on supply. Get Ann-Louise Hittle's analysis of this and other key talking points including Trump and production cuts at this week's OPEC meeting. With live updates from Vienna from Ann-Louise.

What if the energy transition accelerates?

• 14 11月 2018

What if the energy transition accelerates? And what that could mean for renewables, coal, oil, gas and emissions. Simon Flowers investigates.

Geopolitics and the transition from oil to electric vehicles

• 23 10月 2018

Will geopolitics forever dog the transportation sector, even when electric vehicles (EVs) replace internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles? Simon Flowers investigates.

Dorado: Australia's biggest oil discovery this century

• 17 8月 2018

Exploration in Western Australia has produced a result no one expected - a large commercial oil find, Australia's largest this century. The discovery is significant for block partners Quadrant and Carnarvon, but how they will monetise it remains to be seen. Senior Research Analyst for Oceania Upstream, Daniel Toleman, explores the options and outcomes.

OPEC remains key to price recovery through 2040

• 16 7月 2018

Despite record-breaking gains in the Permian, strong demand growth and heightened geopolitical risk pushed Brent to USD80/bbl in May. For the market to truly rebalance, OPEC will remain key to price recovery over the short to medium term.

OPEC opts for clever compromise – and a show of unity

• 22 6月 2018

Focusing on market fundamentals, we look at the impact of three possible options for OPEC and co-operating non-OPEC producers.

Global capex spend slashed by US$1 trillion

• 18 7月 2016

The impact of the drop in oil prices on global upstream development spend has been enormous. Companies have responded to the fall by deferring or cancelling projects.

Oil and gas M&A market: more gridlock ahead?

• 31 3月 2017

Our M&A service estimates that over US$300 billion of potential assets earmarked for disposal remain in the global upstream deal pipeline.

5 unintended consequences of Australia's gas market intervention

• 07 8月 2017

On 1 July 2017, the Australian government implemented its gas export restrictions policy, which presents a number of potential unintended consequences for Australia.

Lens platform: Lens Gas & LNG Markets Modelling

• 04 3月 2024

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Enlit Asia 2022

• 03 8月 2022

Get the unique view from the official knowledge partner of Enlit Asia | 20-22 September

Potential US refined oil product export ban would challenge already constrained global markets and refining systems

• 25 10月 2022

A proposed US refined product export ban would save US consumers at the gasoline pump but pose significant challenges and costs to US and global refining systems, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Avoiding pand-ammonia: how to kick-start a global low-carbon ammonia industry

• 17 11月 2022

Ammonia shapes modern life in every way imaginable. As the basis for all nitrogen fertilisers, industrial ammonia has truly changed the world.

Five themes dominating China’s energy scene in 2022

• 27 1月 2022

Economic growth, stability in energy prices, energy transition, dual-control targets and relations with the US, are the top five themes to watch out for in China’s energy outlook this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

• 17 2月 2022

China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.

Europe can satisfy gas demand for now – but longer-term outlook is uncertain

• 23 2月 2022

Despite fears that Europe may face a gas crunch following the cancellation of Nord Stream 2, analysts at global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) say Europe is currently in a better situation than it was at the start of the 2021/22 winter.

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

• 08 3月 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.