Africa: How to survive in a low oil-price environment

• 18 November 2020

Gail Anderson, Research Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Upstream Oil and Gas, presented at NAPE looking at advantaged barrels – looking at the Nigeria producers’ exposure to oil vs gas assets and oil price volatility, and the drivers for M&A.

Venezuelan crude flows shift under evolving sanctions landscape

• 28 April 2025

Wood Mackenzie’s latest Venezuelan Crude Platform Insight examines how these factors are influencing export volumes, destination markets, and supply chain dynamics.

China unveils the extent of its gas ambitions

• 05 August 2020

Make no mistake, China is the world’s most important gas market. Why? Because today, as demand stalls in so many parts of the world, China is the engine of global gas growth.

Upstream M&A and oil price uncertainty

• 22 May 2018

Will this latest bull run in oil prices trigger a new phase of upstream M&A? The sector is feeling emboldened again – a confidence that’s justified up to a point.

Gas, LNG & The Future of Energy 2026

• 02 June 2026

Wood Mackenzie's 4th annual Gas, LNG and the Future of Energy from 2-3 June 2026 is where the industry comes together in London to discuss the different market, investment and corporate dynamics shaping it, and the role of gas in supporting the energy transition. #WMGasLNGEvent

US oil and gas companies learn to live with higher standards

• 26 May 2023

Pressure from stakeholders is pushing oil and gas companies to improve their environmental performance, driving industry consolidation

High oil prices could accelerate EV adoption

• 20 March 2026

High oil prices may force a rapid rethink on EV adoption, even as the market faces setbacks.

What the conflict between Israel and Iran means for energy

• 16 June 2025

Missile strikes and rising tensions between Israel and Iran are shaking global energy markets - discover what it means for oil, gas and power

Unlocking the potential of white hydrogen

• 25 July 2024

Faced with high costs, midstream transportation challenges and the slow development of demand, the low-carbon hydrogen economy is facing lowered expectations around its growth in the near term. Gavin Thompson, Vice Chair, EMEA, spoke to Richard Hood and Kate Adie from our Subsurface research team, authors of our recent analysis of white hydrogen’s potential.

Refinery Intelligence

Gain unparalleled access to real-time refining operations across the world critical to understanding the full picture of crude oil and refined product supply and demand.

North America renewable natural gas: five questions answered

• 21 July 2023

Low-carbon renewable natural gas is attractive, but cost makes policy support essential

Is Northeast Asia finally tackling its coal dependency as air quality deteriorates?

• 14 January 2020

As 2019 ended, I visited clients in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei and was struck by how rapidly concern over emissions has escalated and is now driving energy policy change. I believe this trend could accelerate in 2020, with important implications for companies and the fuel mix across the region.

BP asset write-down 'is significant for sector'

• 16 June 2020

Speaking after BP announced it was writing down as much as $17.5 billion when it reports its second quarter results, Luke Parker, vice president, corporate analysis, said: “The impairment shouldn’t come as a big surprise, but the implications – near-term and long-term – are significant.”

Stability of Russian gas flows remain uncertain, despite the reopening of Nord Stream

• 21 July 2022

Gazprom confirmed today that regular annual maintenance of Nord Stream is officially over and gas flows restarted at 63 million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) – 40% of the pipeline’s overall capacity. The European gas market has reacted, with prices down by 5%; but the stability of Russian gas flows is by no means a given, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie.

Global upstream update: three key industry themes

• 06 September 2023

From increasing M&A activity to supply wildcards, here’s the latest trends in upstream oil & gas

Major LNG buyers' uncontracted demand to quadruple by 2030

• 13 December 2018

Wood Mackenzie's latest research reveals that uncontracted demand by the world's seven largest LNG buyers could quadruple to 80 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2030.

Global Gas Service

Global gas outlooks and insight to build a strategic view of the market

Will a shifting global market embrace US crude?

• 05 March 2018

A new study by Wood Mackenzie, examines this shift in the oil market, and assesses the challenges and opportunities facing the market and US producers and midstream operators.

Australian operators need to collaborate to create super basins

• 16 May 2023

Australia’s oil and gas industry needs to urgently fast-track the creation of energy “super basins” to provide a pathway to greater sustainability and cut emissions, according to Anne Forbes, Upstream Research Analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

Republican control will shift US energy policy away from net zero, but sweeping agenda faces roadblocks

• 18 November 2024

Republican control in the US will move energy policy away from net zero targets, but President-elect Trump’s full agenda will face political and market opposition according to Wood Mackenzie analysis.

Webinar | Africa Upstream Outlook 2025

• 06 February 2025

Join our webinar on the 6th February as we discuss the outlook for Africa Upstream oil and gas

OPEC+, Covid-19 and energy transition – 3 themes impacting oil markets and refining in 2021

• 28 January 2021

Wood Mackenzie’s latest outlook report shows that the art of balancing oil markets and the refining sector in 2021 hinges upon three key themes – OPEC+ production, Covid-19 developments, and the energy transition.

Diverging views on the role of gas in the energy transition

• 01 February 2024

Comparing Wood Mackenzie’s Net Zero 2050 scenario to the IEA NZE

US policy creates uncertainty over future LNG projects

• 18 July 2023

Investment in US LNG is booming. But projects that have not taken FID could be hit by new export rules

Supply outlook tightens as OPEC+ prepares to meet

• 01 July 2021

As OPEC+ meets on 1 July, oil prices are supported by tightening oil market fundamentals for the second half of 2021. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie forecasts total oil demand to rise 5.9 million barrels per day (b/d) year-on-year for 2021.

Future energy: biomethane’s time has come

• 17 October 2024

Investment in the nascent biomethane sector, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG), is picking up, including large-scale M&A as Big Oil and manufacturers build positions. Simon asked Kateryna Filippenko, who leads our new Biomethane/RNG service, how she sees the market developing.

Horizons Live: A hydrocarbon copy

• 08 May 2026

Why is global shale exploration making a comeback, and what could it mean for future energy supply?

Webinar | The Transformation of North America Power & Renewables Markets

• 05 December 2019

The future course of North America Power & Renewable markets is being molded by an ongoing transformation of the energy industry. The sector now serves as the central conduit to decarbonize the energy sector via electrification of fossil-based technology sources like transport and large scale renewable use for power generation. Register to join Wood Mackenzie’s power analysts on Thursday, December 5 at 10 a.m. CT for a discussion on key themes shaping the industry in the near and long-term, including: • Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy • The declining costs of renewable energy and battery storage technologies • The energy transition between coal and natural gas • Is the shift away from traditional baseload supply straining the existing generation fleet? • As coal retires in PJM, why aren’t renewables filling the vacuum?

Oil recovery shows demand is still on a rising trend

• 08 October 2021

When consumption plunged as the pandemic hit, there were claims that the world had passed Peak Demand for oil. As demand rebounds, those claims are set to be refuted and the price has jumped heavily for oil, gas and coal.

Potential gas shortfall in Australia's East Coast starting between 2023 and 2025

• 22 June 2018

In contrast to the 2018 GSOO released today by the AEMO, Wood Mackenzie’s East Coast Gas report identifies a potential gas shortfall between 2023 and 2025, significantly earlier to the GSOO’s estimate of 2030.