• Opinion

  Why offshore wind will attract more than US$211 billion between 2020 and 2025

  • 03 3月 2020

  While the oil and gas sector remains the largest for the offshore supply chain, we expect the offshore wind market to grow more attractive for traditional oil and gas players. Here are three things offshore supply chain investors need to know.

• Opinion

  Where next for exploration in Asia Pacific?

  • 18 2月 2020

  Reports of the death of exploration have been greatly exaggerated. Since the 2014 oil price downturn, the industry has re-imagined exploration. Spend has halved since its peak, and only the boldest exploration teams now take difficult wells in tough locations to their investment committees.

• Opinion

  UK North Sea decommissioning: the £17 billion challenge

  • 24 2月 2020

  Over the next decade, the UK’s decommissioning bill will be the largest of any country in the world. We explore the three of the biggest issues facing operators as they prepare to decommission UK assets.

• Opinion

  Libya’s oil blockade – and the million b/d loss in exports

  • 03 2月 2020

  In this month's episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and Toushar Chakrabarty discuss the impact of the blockade on Libyan oil exports.

• Opinion

  How will geopolitics influence global oil supply in 2020?

  • 10 2月 2020

  After a turbulent start to the year, geopolitical factors around the world could have a significant impact on the oil market outlook this year.

• Opinion

  Qatar’s LNG expansion: a bold move

  • 10 12月 2019

  In this episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and his expert guests discuss Qatar Petroleum's plans to increase its LNG production capacity. And the gas resources at North Field have been upgraded – essentially doubling the size of what was already the world’s largest gas field.

• Opinion

  Egypt: upstream M&A activity and trends

  • 19 11月 2019

  In this episode of the Middle East & North Africa in Brief podcast, research analysts Toushar Chakrabarty and Juma Mlawa join host Ian Thom to discuss M&A activity and trends in Egypt.

• Opinion

  What do falling gas prices mean for Australia’s east coast gas market?

  • 18 10月 2019

  International gas and LNG prices have collapsed. For most of 2019, the global market has seen improving gas supply and intense supplier competition result in lower prices. What does this mean for Australia's east coast gas market?

• Opinion

  ExxonMobil kicks off its US$15 billion disposals programme

  • 07 10月 2019

  Tom Ellacott and Max Petrov share their thoughts on ExxonMobil’s Norway exit and the wider implications for the company.

• Opinion

  What the BP-Hilcorp deal means for Alaska

  • 05 9月 2019

  Upstream analysts Rowena Gunn and Mark Oberstoetter discuss the latest happenings in Alaska's oil & gas industry and what Hilcorp's $5.6 billion acquisition of BP's assets will mean for the State.

• Opinion

  Haynesville Shale is back and better than ever

  • 18 9月 2019

  In this week's episode of the Crude for Thought podcast, senior unconventionals researcher Nathan Nemeth joins to discuss Haynesville Shale.

• Opinion

  A call to action to the global energy industry

  • 02 8月 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

  ExxonMobil plays catch up in race to high-grade

  • 17 6月 2019

  The Supermajor ExxonMobil and Chevron plan to sell US$15 billion of assets in its rationalisation programme. But is this ambitious enough? Get our analysis of the assets up for grabs.

• Opinion

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

  • 13 5月 2019

  APAC Energy Buzz is a monthly blog by our Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.

• Opinion

  Transforming energy: 5 key questions ahead of Gastech 2024

  • 02 9月 2024

  Wood Mackenzie is proud to be the Knowledge Partner at Gastech 2024

• Opinion

  Offshore costs: why planning and relationships are key

  • 12 9月 2024

  Supply chain cost inflation is easing, but the market will remain tight and vulnerable to shocks.

• Opinion

  The Norwegian emissions dilemma

  • 05 8月 2024

  What is the real impact of curtailing production from Norway on the broader European energy landscape?

• Opinion

  5 things you need to know about carbon offsets in 2024

  • 29 7月 2024

  The carbon offset market holds potential for participants across carbon management strategies and as investments, but how are market dynamics evolving?

• Opinion

  International NOCs’ growing presence in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • 23 7月 2024

  Asian and Middle Eastern national oil companies have doubled down on their investment and resource base in Sub-Saharan Africa. What are their drivers?

• Opinion

  The potential of Indonesia’s ‘energy super basins’

  • 11 7月 2024

  We share how the country’s upstream operators can leverage sustainability principles by seeking “advantaged resources” within their portfolio

• Opinion

  Emboldened and disciplined exploration: results from our Future of Exploration 2024 Survey

  • 29 5月 2024

  This Wood Mackenzie survey takes the pulse of the exploration sector and assesses its key issues and challenges.

• Opinion

  ADNOC acquires stake in Rovuma LNG from Galp

  • 23 5月 2024

  The transaction supports ADNOC's international gas strategy and the high grading of Galp's upstream portfolio.

• Opinion

  End of an era looms as Chevron seeks UK exit

  • 23 5月 2024

  Clair is the big attraction for would-be buyers

• Opinion

  Upstream investment in Africa: what does the future hold as new investment hotspots replace legacy producers?

  • 18 9月 2024

  Upstream investment in Africa has been slower to recover from the pandemic compared to more agile regions with lower costs. Moving forward, we expect investments of around US$40 billion annually, or 8% of global capex, to be the new normal.

• Opinion

  Pressures from investors and governments change the shape of the US tight oil industry

  • 09 4月 2021

  Pioneer’s US$6.4 billion deal for DoublePoint shows how demands for higher returns and lower emissions are driving consolidation among US E&Ps.

• Opinion

  How carbon pricing could reshape upstream oil and gas economics

  • 31 3月 2021

  Few countries currently require oil and gas producers to either pay a carbon tax or participate in an emissions trading scheme (ETS). But that could soon change. Higher carbon charges are not a case of ‘if’ but when, where and how much — raising serious questions for investors.

• 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

  Drone strikes attempt to disrupt Saudi oil exports

  • 12 3月 2021

  Houthi militants have failed in recent attempts to hit targets in Saudi Arabia. But markets and governments are watching closely for a possible threat to oil supplies

• 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?