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The mounting challenges facing Europe’s power market

22 July 2022

Power prices have soared across Europe. The power market itself faces multiple other challenges to keep the lights on this coming winter. What are the short-term options for governments, regulators and the industry to ease the price pressure on consumers?

Comment

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.”

News Release

Wood Mackenzie appoints new Chief Financial Officer

27 March 2023

Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has appointed Simon Crowe to its global executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 27th March.

Opinion

The Trump administration remakes US environmental approvals

21 February 2025

Discover how Trump's new environmental policies could reshape energy infrastructure and accelerate project approvals across the US.

Podcast

A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?

06 February 2024

Explore the consequences of the US' decision to pause gas export approvals with Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert. How will it impact global energy markets, greenhouse gas emissions and living standards in lower-income countries?

News Release

Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Wood Mackenzie

02 February 2023

Veritas Capital (“Veritas”), a leading investor at the intersection of technology and government, today announced that an affiliate of Veritas has completed the purchase of Wood Mackenzie from Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK).

The Edge

What higher oil prices in 2024 could mean for the economy and politics

14 September 2023

The oil market has come to life, with prices finally delivering on our expectations for 2023. Our oil experts, Ann-Louise Hittle and Alan Gelder, join Simon Flowers to discuss where the market goes from here and what this could mean for the economy and politics.

Comment

What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

06 November 2018

What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

Opinion

Biden exit shakes up US presidential race

23 July 2024

The election in November will have significant consequences for US energy. Uncertainty is already affecting some sectors

News Release

Oil and mining companies must adapt new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition

20 April 2023

As companies in the energy and natural resource sector struggle to find the balance between satisfying shareholder returns and meeting stakeholder low-carbon demands, new strategies are emerging that could be the catalyst to drive capital allocation decisions toward growth and closing valuation gaps, according to “Fuelling Change” a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

The Edge

Geopolitics and the transition from oil to electric vehicles

23 October 2018

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

News Release

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

17 February 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.

Opinion

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

19 November 2024

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

The Edge

Big themes and risks for energy in 2021

11 December 2020

After a tumultuous 2020, what will shape the energy world in 2021? We look at five themes to watch – economic boom, action on climate change, oil demand, industry finances and upstream investment.

Comment

US to release crude oil from strategic petroleum reserve

25 November 2021

On 23 November, US President Biden announced the release of 50 million barrels (mbbl) of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

Opinion

President Biden aims for higher employment and lower emissions

01 April 2021

Two announcements this week showed the administration attempting to deliver on its promise that a key goal of climate policy is job creation.

Opinion

A call to action to the global energy industry

02 August 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

Asia’s demand engine fires up global LNG supply

02 December 2021

Indeed, it is confidence in the resilience of long-term Asian gas demand, even in our accelerated energy transition scenarios, that has been key to the 50 mmtpa of new LNG supply that has taken FID in 2021 compared to only 3 mmtpa in 2020.

Opinion

Teaming up with CWC for the LNG and Gas Summit

12 March 2018

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

The Edge

What's on CEOs' minds

28 September 2023

Climate policy, commodity prices and corporate strategies

Opinion

Harris v Trump: A fork in the road for US energy

21 October 2024

Our insight 'The 2024 US election: A fork in the road for US energy policy' presents the key areas set to be shaped by the outcome of the presidential race.

Opinion

From ‘revenge spending’ to plunging exports, China’s path to economic recovery remains uncertain

06 May 2020

Without a broader global recovery there can be no quick return to pre-crisis levels for many of China’s industrial manufacturers or their demand for energy.

Comment

What does the US-China trade deal mean for refiners - and for the market?

20 January 2020

After over a year of trade tensions, the US and China signed a “phase one” trade deal on 16 January. As part of the deal, China has agreed to increase the value of energy imports by US$52.4 billion above 2017 levels over the next two years. What could it mean for the oil market?

Opinion

Nord Stream 2 nears the finish line

24 June 2021

The gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has been acknowledged as a “fait accompli” by the US. The European market will still need more LNG

Opinion

Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

01 October 2024

A new tariff plan on imports would affect US consumers, global oil markets and refining, if implemented post US election.

Opinion

2021 – cheerful or fearful?

13 January 2021

And after the 12 months we’ve all just experienced, making bold predictions for the year ahead is more fraught than ever: nothing is off the table.

Opinion

US E&Ps on a capital-raising spree

26 March 2021

Near-zero interest rates and higher oil prices have created ideal conditions for E&Ps to issue debt. Will the capital inflows enable them to ramp up activity faster?

News Release

OPEC+ prepares for market uncertainty with continued 2 million b/d production cut

06 December 2022

Speaking after today’s OPEC+ meeting, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie, said “The decision by OPEP+ to continue with its recently agreed 2 million barrels per day (b/d) production cut through the end of 2023 is not a surprise, given the uncertainty in the market over the impact of the 5 December EU Russia crude oil import ban and the G7 price cap. In addition, the producers group faces downside risk from the potential for weakening global economic growth and China’s zero Covid policy.”

Opinion

US energy policy faces political risk

06 October 2023

Kevin McCarthy’s dismissal as Speaker of the House of Representatives could presage instability in US energy policy.

Editorial

Automotive sales trends suggest higher oil demand in medium term

04 April 2019

The vehicle industry’s shift towards cleaner technology is poised to throw a wrench in the oil market – but likely not for another decade. Demand growth from light vehicles and two-wheelers, a key sector which accounts for roughly 30% of the near 100 million b/d in global crude consumption, are expected to slow down over the next 10 years, and eventually begin to decline after 2030, with the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

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The mounting challenges facing Europe’s power market

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

Wood Mackenzie appoints new Chief Financial Officer

The Trump administration remakes US environmental approvals

A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?

Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Wood Mackenzie

What higher oil prices in 2024 could mean for the economy and politics

What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

Biden exit shakes up US presidential race

Oil and mining companies must adapt new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition

Geopolitics and the transition from oil to electric vehicles

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

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

Big themes and risks for energy in 2021

US to release crude oil from strategic petroleum reserve

President Biden aims for higher employment and lower emissions

A call to action to the global energy industry

Asia’s demand engine fires up global LNG supply

Teaming up with CWC for the LNG and Gas Summit

What's on CEOs' minds

Harris v Trump: A fork in the road for US energy

From ‘revenge spending’ to plunging exports, China’s path to economic recovery remains uncertain

What does the US-China trade deal mean for refiners - and for the market?

Nord Stream 2 nears the finish line

Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

2021 – cheerful or fearful?

US E&Ps on a capital-raising spree

OPEC+ prepares for market uncertainty with continued 2 million b/d production cut

US energy policy faces political risk

Automotive sales trends suggest higher oil demand in medium term

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