• Editorial

  Australasia - Five themes to look out for in 2019

  • 19 12月 2018

  As 2018 draws to a close, Wood Mackenzie's experts discusses five key themes to look out for in Australasia's oil and gas industry in 2019.

• Comment

  Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

  • 21 12月 2018

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

• Opinion

  Commodity slowdown in China could be different this time

  • 05 3月 2019

  In today's meeting of the National People’s Congress, China announced slower growth this year, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth targeted at a range of 6 to 6.5% in 2019.

• News Release

  Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

  • 28 2月 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.

• Comment

  Aramco's $10bn bond underscores its vast global ambitions

  • 01 4月 2019

  Saudi Aramco’s decision to issue a $10 billion bond underscores how serious the company is about transforming itself into an international powerhouse across the oil and gas value chain, from upstream to petrochemicals.

• Editorial

  Automotive sales trends suggest higher oil demand in medium term

  • 04 4月 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).

• Webinar

  Webinar: IMO 2020 impact on upstream producers, LNG and bulks

  • 07 5月 2019

  Join us on this upcoming webinar where our industry experts will discuss how and where the ripples will be felt as we edge nearer to the implementation date of 1st January 2020.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The Great North American Crude Pipeline and Infrastructure Buildout: Quantifying the Impacts

  • 27 6月 2019

  Join us on Thursday, June 27, as we outline the new tools offered with Wood Mackenzie's North American Crude Market Service. With our new enhancement, you can forecast oil pipeline and export terminal utilization and economics down to the crude grade.

• News Release

  Malaysia offers significant gas opportunities

  • 24 6月 2019

  According to research by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, Malaysia offers some of the most material and attractive upstream investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, primarily due to the need for additional gas supply.

• News Release

  OPEC+ set for rollover but risk clouds supply outlook

  • 30 6月 2019

  As OPEC and OPEC+ meet in Vienna, the outlook for the market is mixed, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie said. “Geopolitical risk means the supply outlook is tightening, offsetting the moderate weakening in oil demand growth thus far this year,” she said.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The deepwater recovery: are we entering a new cycle?

  • 18 7月 2019

  Please join the Upstream Supply Chain team's upcoming webinar to hear the latest forecasts and trends driving the offshore oil and gas market.

• News Release

  Japan to lose top LNG importer position to China by 2022

  • 23 7月 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.

• Opinion

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

  • 29 8月 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.

• Opinion

  Suez blockage highlights Asia’s vulnerability to disruptions

  • 31 3月 2021

  The grounding of the 400-metre, 224,000-tonne Ever Given cargo vessel in the Suez Canal last Tuesday inevitably sparked concern across the global economy and, while the vessel is now afloat and traffic has resumed, will have once again reminded Asian countries of the risks such trade arteries continue to present.

• Opinion

  President Biden aims for higher employment and lower emissions

  • 01 4月 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

  US E&Ps on a capital-raising spree

  • 26 3月 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?

• Opinion

  China’s war on waste means more than just clean plates

  • 24 3月 2021

  In re-launching the ‘Clean Plate’ campaign in August last year, President Xi Jinping urged all of China to “maintain a sense of crisis about food security”. This is of course an important message in and of itself, given the huge amounts of energy, water and land involved in food production in China.

• Featured

  Wood Mackenzie 2020 Research Excellence Awards

  • 23 3月 2021

  In 2020, our global analysts produced an outstanding body of research to help steer our clients through the challenges and uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our annual Research Excellence Awards celebrate the very best of that compelling and timely insight.

• Opinion

  Vaccinations point the way to energy demand recovery

  • 19 3月 2021

  It has been a rough week for crude prices, but as vaccine availability continues to widen, hopes of a sustained pick-up in activity are well founded

• Opinion

  Federal leases and permits: how much could US tight oil shrink?

  • 03 3月 2021

  The Biden administration has moved swiftly to impose temporary restrictions on new federal lease sales and drilling permits ahead of a potential overhaul of regulations for oil and gas producers on federal lands. Are tighter rules ahead?

• Opinion

  The Texas energy crisis: its causes and consequences

  • 19 2月 2021

  Freezing conditions in the southern US led to blackouts and a slump in gas production. What can we learn from the crisis?

• Opinion

  Could alternative marine fuels decarbonise shipping?

  • 26 2月 2021

  Tough IMO emissions targets could steer shipping towards biofuels and e-fuels – but there are issues to navigate.

• Opinion

  Carbon emissions: a new challenge for US LNG

  • 05 2月 2021

  President Joe Biden adds to the pressure on US gas exporters to consider climate impacts

• Opinion

  What President Biden’s first day means for energy

  • 22 1月 2021

  Blocking the Keystone XL pipeline, rejoining the Paris climate agreement, and a 60-day restriction on drilling permits on federal lands and waters are a statement of intent from the new administration

• The Edge

  How the oil market plays out in 2021

  • 15 1月 2021

  Oil prices are on a roll, the 10% jump in January means Brent has tripled since the dark days of April 2020. How will the oil market develop in 2021 and can the price rise further still?

• Opinion

  2021 – cheerful or fearful?

  • 13 1月 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

  Oil and gas: a risky business

  • 10 8月 2021

  Can we take a new, differentiated approach to evaluating oil and gas risk? Where do we place risk-adjusted discount rates, and how could a more nuanced view of oil and gas risks impact the Major’s portfolios? Read on for a preview of our insight ‘Oil and gas valuations – the risky outlook’.

• Opinion

  Prices, FIDs and the energy transition: three key factors for global LNG

  • 29 7月 2021

  Using our latest global gas outlook to 2050, we're tackling the biggest questions facing the gas and LNG industry.

• Opinion

  Decarbonising the upstream industry

  • 14 7月 2021

  In the face of the energy transition, upstream companies are under severe pressure to decarbonise. A situation that is only likely to intensify. Companies need to take note, set out their strategy and act so as to future-proof their business and keep hold of their social licence to operate.

• Opinion

  Horizons: three key findings from Q2 2021

  • 06 7月 2021

  A recap from the last three editions of Horizons, from the prospect of upside-down oil and gas prices to the vast potential of carbon capture