• Opinion

  Plugging the methane leaks

  • 29 10月 2021

  The Biden administration and key members of Congress are in negotiations over legislation that could include a new fee on methane emissions from US oil and gas facilities. If it passes into law, the fee would have a widely varying impact across regions and across companies.

• Opinion

  The Net Zero Standard: 7 key takeaways for oil and gas companies

  • 25 10月 2021

  The IIGCC's Net Zero Standard for oil and gas companies shows much more needs to be done to align to Paris Agreement goals. What are the implications for the sector?

• Opinion

  What impact could COP26 have on oil and gas company strategies?

  • 20 10月 2021

  With stakeholder pressure growing, will COP26 accelerate oil and gas companies’ pivot to low carbon?

• Opinion

  Responsibly sourced gas (RSG): a primer

  • 18 10月 2021

  Responsibly sourced gas (RSG) is gaining traction in the US as investor pressure incentivises faster decarbonisation and higher ESG standards.

• Opinion

  Winners and losers in the energy transition

  • 15 10月 2021

  Moving to net zero emissions would transform the allocation of resource wealth around the world. Policymakers are starting to assess the potential economic impact.

• Opinion

  Does Europe have enough gas to meet demand?

  • 08 10月 2021

  We've seen record wholesale gas prices over the past month. But this masks the bigger question - is there enough gas to meet european demand this winter?

• Opinion

  Тюменский Нефтегазовый Форум

  • 04 10月 2021

  Различные заинтересованные стороны сосредоточили внимание на роли газа и СПГ в энергопереходе.

• Opinion

  The fork in the road for Asia’s oil and gas demand

  • 23 9月 2021

  Our accelerated energy transition (AET-2) scenario offers a view on how to achieve a 2˚C world aligned with the upper temperature limit of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The AET-2 scenario is curtains for long-term global oil demand, with consumption falling to 70% below peak levels by 2050.

• Opinion

  Eni’s exploration success: how does it support a net zero future?

  • 22 9月 2021

  How will Eni adapt to achieve its ambitious emissions deadlines? What role will exploration play in a low-carbon future?

• Opinion

  Does lower reinvestment mean tight oil can’t grow?

  • 12 10月 2021

  A more mature tight oil sector means investors are looking for value, not just growth. Achieving value will mean limiting reinvestment and reducing production.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: As profits rise, oil majors face new pressures

  • 13 8月 2021

  We started the Covid pandemic at negative oil prices. Today, benchmark prices are above $70. And t...

• Opinion

  Global upstream M&A picks up the pace

  • 01 9月 2021

  In the first half of 2021 upstream M&A deal activity recovered to 2019 levels and more than doubled in comparison to the low point in the first half of 2020.

• Opinion

  Carbon capture and the future of LNG in Asia

  • 08 9月 2021

  With LNG projects among the most emission-intense assets in the oil and gas sector, many companies are now actively working to lower the carbon intensity of their LNG portfolio.

• Opinion

  De-constructing India’s gas supply boom

  • 12 8月 2021

  India’s pipeline of pre-FID domestic gas supply is perilously thin; the current surge in supply is a short-term story at best.

• Opinion

  Lukoil takes Petronas’ Shah Deniz stake in US$2.25bn deal

  • 02 12月 2021

  Lukoil recently announced the US$2.25 billion acquisition of Petronas' 15.5% stake in the giant BP-operated Shah Deniz gas-condensate field, offshore Azerbaijan.

• Opinion

  What COP26 means for energy and natural resources

  • 01 12月 2021

  Despite a lack of globally aligned policies and projects for carbon reduction, we see COP26 as a qualified success. So, what are the implications?

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: innovation, agreements and earthshots

  • 22 11月 2021

  Ed Crooks joins Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe to ask COP26: success or failure? The gang also looks at innovation in CCS, nuclear and hydrogen.

• Opinion

  A new production record in the Gulf of Mexico

  • 14 1月 2022

  US deepwater output will rise to a record high in 2022. What you need to know: The Biden administration aims to build a better grid, the electricity cost outlook in the Asia Pacific region and Burning Man versus geothermal.

• Opinion

  Predictions for 2022

  • 17 12月 2021

  2022 could see rising carbon prices, greater distributed solar capacity, tighter supply chains for renewable energy and a double-digit market share for EVs.

• Opinion

  Kazakhstan’s upstream sector takes stock after nationwide unrest

  • 19 1月 2022

  For the global and regional energy sector, Kazakhstan’s stability matters. What are the short- and long-term consequences of recent events?

• Opinion

  Seeing red?

  • 18 7月 2022

  What a Republican mid-term victory could mean for US energy and climate policy.

• Opinion

  How NOCs’ exploration strategies are evolving

  • 07 7月 2022

  NOCs hold two thirds of global remaining resources – how is their attitude to exploration changing with the energy transition?

• Opinion

  Horizons podcast: The Big Ban

  • 30 6月 2022

  Regular host Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Derek Brower, US Energy Editor at the Financial Times, Massimo Di-Odoardo and Ann-Louise Hittle.

• Opinion

  “Get used to cold showers” – Australia’s energy crisis sends shivers down the east coast

  • 15 6月 2022

  As fears mount over gas and electricity shortages in New South Wales and Victoria, one producer bluntly told me: “Folks in Melbourne better get used to cold showers.”

• Opinion

  Will COP27 be a turning point for oil and gas funding?

  • 22 6月 2022

  Financial institutions will redirect capital towards companies with robust and credible plans to reduce emissions. Oil and gas will be under increasing pressure to cover all scopes of emissions.

• Opinion

  CNRL hits Cdn$100 billion market valuation milestone

  • 25 5月 2022

  Wood Mackenzie experts investigate Canadian Natural Resources' upstream portfolio, exploring how the company stacks up against other large North American producers, what's driving the C$100 billion market valuation, future opportunities, and potential risks.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: the EU's plan for energy self-sufficiency

  • 03 6月 2022

  The energy crisis is showing no signs of abating. There’s a shortage of energy, and the world’s efforts to transition to low-carbon energy are met with countless hurdles.

• Opinion

  What is the future of oil and gas exploration?

  • 05 5月 2022

  The results of the 22 edition of our annual Future of Exploration survey are in.

• Opinion

  The global CCUS pipeline is growing fast – but not fast enough

  • 03 5月 2022

  Net zero ambitions call for an eightfold increase in the CCUS project pipeline by 2050.

• Opinion

  The US natural gas market wakes up

  • 22 4月 2022

  North American gas prices were quiet for more than a decade. Now changing market conditions are creating increased volatility