Permian: Hell or High Water?

• 18 July 2019

As volumes of produced water continue to soar, our multi-client study explores the outlook for Permian wells and the need for robust water management strategies.

Crude Cargoes Emissions Tool

• 04 July 2022

The Crude Cargoes Emissions Tool calculates CO2 emissions along the crude value chain to give an aggregated view across the lifecycle for a specified cargo.

Crude Cargoes Emissions Tool

• 04 July 2022

Allows you to calculate CO2 emissions along the crude value chain to give an aggregated view across the lifecycle for a specified cargo.

Geology vs. technology: How sustainable is Permian tight oil growth?

• 20 September 2017

Technology has played a huge role in the rapid rise of production in the Permian. Operators are bullish on the region's long-term potential and poised to exploit the Permian at an unparalleled pace over the next few years. However, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie, Geology vs. technology: how sustainable is Permian tight oil growth?, geological constraints that may arise as the play is aggressively developed could lead to production shortfalls, and in turn, higher prices early next decade.

Upstream Service

In-depth insight and forward-looking analysis of the upstream oil and gas sector at the asset and country level.

Upstream Competitiveness Index

Identify countries offering the best fiscal terms relative to their exploration potential and make informed upstream investment decisions.

Wood Mackenzie at Gastech 2026

• 14 September 2026

Wood Mackenzie is proud to be Official Knowledge Partner at this years Gastech in Bangkok, from the 14 - 17 September. Come by out stand and meet our experts in the Gas & LNG industry.

Webinar | Carbon offsets: How to realise value in the net zero transition

• 06 June 2024

Webinar | Carbon offsets: How to realise value in the net zero transition

• 06 June 2024

Three factors driving US liquids production to new heights

• 05 September 2024

Our US upstream team identify three drivers of the US’ ascent to the top of the global supply league table and why it’s now the main growth engine for three of the four largest Majors.

Building an energy superpower

• 15 February 2024

How India fuels its future growth

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.

Does the bull market in oil rigs signal a slower transition?

• 08 June 2023

Deepwater hot spots drive up demand for drilling

Balancing scale and concentration risk in US shale

• 28 October 2022

US shale independents have made the most of the rapid growth of unconventional oil and gas this century. A handful are now among the biggest single play producers in the world.

Latin America’s upstream market: 2023 in review and key outlooks for 2024

• 06 February 2024

Join Wood Mackenzie's industry experts on February 6th, 2024 at 2:00 PM CST, as they explore why Latin America's upstream sector might continue to grow despite the lack of recent discoveries in key basins.

Beyond ESG: Measuring Corporate sustainability in an uncertain world

• 26 March 2024

Join our upcoming webinar on the 26th March.

North Sea Oil and Gas Outlook

• 29 February 2024

Join our upcoming webinar on the 29th February, focusing on the 2024 outlook for North Sea oil and gas.

Webinar | Clearing the air: How at-scale carbon removal could accelerate the energy transition

• 10 December 2024

Join our webinar where we will review the current state of this nascent industry and the factors that will shape its evolution, across the following topics: ̵ Project type costs, potential and readiness ̵ A deep-dive into carbon removal project economics ̵ Who is buying or investing in carbon removal, and why? ̵ Analysis of government policy and other regional factors impacting removal deployment

Webinar | Corporate Strategic Planner 2026 - Oil & Gas

• 09 September 2025

Join our experts for the Corporate Strategic Planning Webinar 2026.

East Coast gas prices could rise 30 percent in five years

• 25 May 2018

In a recent study, Wood Mackenzie forecasts Australia's East Coast gas prices to rise up to 30 percent to between A$10 and A$13 /per gigajoule by the mid 2020s.

Chinese shale gas production to almost double in two years

• 17 April 2018

Shale gas in China has seen significant progress over the last decade, growing to nearly 600 wells and 9 bcm of production last year. In its latest analysis, Wood Mackenzie projects Chinese shale gas production to almost double to 17 bcm in 2020.

US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 250

• 22 March 2018

On Wednesday, 21 March 2018, the US held its region-wide GoM Lease Sale 250, attracting 159 bids from 33 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$124.8 million. The total of high bids represents a modest increase of about US$3 million over last year's August region wide Lease Sale 249 but is still a lacklustre result.

Latin America to buck global exploration trend in 2018

• 22 January 2018

Driven by an impressive array of licensing and farm-in opportunities, plus an upsurge in exploration activity, Latin America’s upstream sector is poised for a banner year in 2018, according to a new insight by Wood Mackenzie, Latin America Upstream: What to look for in 2018.

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico stages a comeback in 2018

• 05 January 2018

The U.S. deepwater Gulf of Mexico sector has struggled since crude dropped in late 2014. However, as costs finally settle at a bottom and operators set a new standard for operational efficiency, 2018 might just be a turning point for the sector.

Producers double down on hedging in Q3 2017

• 29 November 2017

Hedging activity surged in Q3 2017 as oil producers rushed to lock in rising prices for future production, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis of oil and gas hedging activity.

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Strikes Oil in Guyana with the Turbot-1 well

• 06 October 2017

Following ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) announcement this morning of its fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana, Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst, Latin America Upstream has the following comments.

Mexico's Energy Reform pays off with Zama

• 26 September 2017

Following the announcement this morning that Talos energy and its partners Premier Oil and Sierra Oil & Gas have made a discovery at Zama-1, drilled in Block 7 offshore Mexico, please find below initial comment from Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst, Latin America Upstream.

BHP Shale Asset Divesture

• 20 September 2017

Commenting on BHP Billiton's plans to divest its U.S shale unit, Jon Weintraub, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, said: "BHP's announced divesture of its onshore U.S. business is a pretty momentous step-change in its corporate strategy and marks the culmination of its push to be a major shale player. We expect to see all options being considered with a substantial amount of interest from multiple pools of buyers."

Cambodia's first oil development takes major step forward with signed agreement with KrisEnergy

• 07 September 2017

Singapore –listed E&P company KrisEnergy today signed fiscal and technical agreements with the Royal Government of Cambodia for the Block A Apsara oil development.

Return of Asian investment in US tight oil

• 08 May 2017

If Asia's largest upstream players want to grow production, Wood Mackenzie expects them to diversify into the US tight oil market.