European oil products market signposts: ships sitting in Southwold

• 23 June 2020

Oil floating storage in Northwest Europe is a key signpost to watch for improvements in European oil demand. We take a closer look at diesel floating storage in the region and shipping flows that will change the supply/demand balance in the weeks ahead.

Colonial Pipeline cyberattack may benefit European refiners

• 10 May 2021

The 2.5 million barrels per day (b/d) Colonial Pipeline moves roughly 45% of the US East Coast's supply of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast. The duration of the outage following the cyberattack on 7 May 2021 is uncertain. In the short term, Wood Mackenzie expects fuel demand and prices to rise in PADD 1, prompting refined fuel inventories to decline and PADD 1 refiners to maximize production.

WoodMac’s Gas, LNG & Future of Energy conference – five key takeaways

• 17 November 2023

Wood Mackenzie hosted its first Global Gas, LNG and the Future of Energy conference featuring keynote speakers from across the industry. These are our five key takeaways from the event.

President Trump’s EPA nominee Pruitt will place a steady hand on the agency’s tiller

• 26 January 2017

As captain of the EPA ship, Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s nominee for the agency’s administrator, is unlikely to run it aground by dismantling current regulations.

US policy cranks up the risks to oil supply – and price

• 14 May 2019

Dwindling spare OPEC capacity leaves market vulnerable to disruption. Learn more.

High quality oil and gas supplies are scarce, threatening emissions targets and a healthy energy transition

• 16 February 2023

The energy transition will require oil and gas for decades to come, but the supply of lower-cost, lower-carbon “advantaged” barrels remain scarce, threatening emissions targets and causing upstream providers to pivot to new strategies, according to “Scraping the Barrel” a new Horizons analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

China’s bull run keeps it top dog in renewables

• 23 February 2022

China just re-wrote the global energy record book. Driven by the country’s surging economic growth, 2021 saw China record the largest ever absolute annual increase in electricity demand by any country in history.

Webinar | North American Gas Outlook: Winter 2023

• 11 October 2023

Join Wood Mackenzie's industry experts on October 11th, 2023, at 9:30 AM CST, as they explore the North American Gas Winter 2023 Outlook, discussing factors impacting the market in the coming months.

Energy companies seek answers amid US tariff uncertainty

• 07 March 2025

The evolving US tariff landscape is creating uncertainty across industries, especially in energy, with fluctuating import tariffs impacting global markets and forcing businesses to adapt.

Capital discipline raises questions about US oilfield services

• 03 February 2023

Like E&Ps, oilfield services companies are prioritising cash generation and distributions to shareholders. It could be a constraint on the industry's growth.

Filling the gap in corporate emissions reporting

• 13 February 2017

With carbon emissions performance now front of mind for oil and gas companies, the need for a standardised approach to data reporting is apparent.

US gas enters an era of increased price volatility

• 23 February 2024

A mild winter has driven US gas prices down to levels last seen during the pandemic. After the spike in prices in 2022, it seems as though the market has become more volatile. One key reason is that the US has not been building enough gas storage.

Below zero: what the WTI crash means for US and global markets

• 21 April 2020

On Monday, April 20, WTI dipped to minus $37.63, collapsing under the weight of global oversupply and sharply reduced demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We asked our experts on supply and demand dynamics, infrastructure, and financial markets to shed light on these historic numbers and discuss what we can expect in the near and longer-term.

Energy Pulse: in brief (4th August)

• 04 August 2023

Solar power construction breaking records around the world, oil and gas taxes under review in the UK, the latest on the claims of a breakthrough in superconductors, and more.

Will Asia-Pacific's O&G sector join the global recovery in 2019?

• 14 January 2019

Will rising demand, new exploration activity and a refresh of government policy bring renewed confidence in Asia-Pacific's upstream industry in 2019? Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood shares his thoughts.

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Connect four: key findings from the first four editions of Horizons

• 12 May 2021

Will falling costs secure solar’s dominance in power? Can Europe slash its emissions by 2030? Will China win the clean energy race? What would an accelerated energy transition mean for oil and gas prices? Find out in our Horizons recap.

Energy Pulse: in brief (1 September)

• 01 September 2023

Saudi Aramco invests in gigawatt-scale solar, India sets its low-carbon hydrogen standard, Engie buys battery storage in the US, and more.

India needs radical transformation to reach net zero emissions by 2070

• 27 July 2023

How can India attain its net zero emissions goal by 2070, in line with global pledges to reach net zero emissions by mid-century? Wood Mackenzie analyses the scenario in its latest report ‘India energy transition pathways 2070’, concluding that the country must radically transform its energy landscape and prioritise renewable energy, electrification, hydrogen adoption, and carbon removal strategies.

Webinar | From molecules to electrons: Trump 2.0 and the impact on the energy transition

• 03 December 2024

The 2024 US election result and an incoming Trump 2.0 administration arrive at a pivotal moment for the energy transition. As policies and priorities shift, their impact will ripple across the energy and natural resources sectors. This webinar mini-series dives into the heart of these changes, offering expert insights into how the outcomes could redefine the energy landscape. The mini-series consists of two webinars: molecules (oil, gas/LNG, carbon, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels) and electrons (renewable electricity, batteries, electrified transport, power markets and grid innovations).

Australia-China relations continue to sour

• 13 May 2021

With China buying around a third of everything Australia exports on a value basis, the downward spiral in Sino-Australian diplomatic relations is clearly of concern.

2024 tight oil costs: the push and pull between efficiency and OFS rates

• 24 July 2024

Are efficiency gains enough to offset price inflation?

India’s 21-day lockdown – Impact on commodities?

• 30 March 2020

India is under a three-week lockdown from 25 March to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Wood Mackenzie analysts discuss what this means for the power, coal, gas and LNG, and oil products sectors.

The great reopening: what the end of China’s ’zero-Covid’ strategy means for global energy and natural resources.

• 23 March 2023

What the end of China's 'zero Covid' strategy means for global energy and natural resources

Namibia faces setback as Shell downgrades oil discoveries

• 27 January 2025

Explore Shell's downgraded Namibian oil discoveries in the Orange Basin and the challenges of deepwater exploration. Learn about Namibia's subsurface potential, exploration risks and future prospects for deepwater oil production.

Asia Pacific’s oil demand to fall in 2020 but could rise 25% by 2040

• 28 July 2020

According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, oil products demand in Asia Pacific is expected to fall by 1.8 million barrels per day (b/d) year-on-year in 2020.

The coronavirus second wave hits demand for oil

• 06 November 2020

The numbers of new reported Covid-19 cases have been surging in Europe and the US, forcing lockdowns and putting a brake on the economy. In other news, China plans to end sales of conventional internal combustion engine cars by 2035, counting the cost of plugging old wells, and world oil and gas demand will peak around 2030, Equinor says.

What does the oil price crash mean for you?

• 01 April 2020

How much do we think investment is going to fall this year, why is it different to the last price crash, and where are the costs most likely to be cut? Our team of global upstream experts tackles the industry’s burning questions in this 35-minute webinar.

ASEAN at 50: new ways to foster LNG and power cooperation

• 17 October 2017

ASEAN has to explore new ways of energy cooperation among its members.

What’s on the minds of CEOs?

• 16 October 2020

We hosted the CEOs from Shell, Total, Eni and SSE as well as senior executives from numerous other leading oil and gas companies and utilities over three days at our EMEA Energy Summit. So what were the hot topics?