• Editorial

  What's old is new again

  • 04 12月 2017

  With capex up 8% in 2017 over 2016, the Eagle Ford is showing signs of renewed interest as rig count trends up and DUCs are drawn down. But what about project economics?

• Editorial

  Will the Permian peak early?

  • 21 9月 2017

  For nearly two years, investment has poured into the Permian with the fervor of a new Gold Rush. But can the US deliver the oil sector to its Permian promised land?

• Editorial

  Asia-Pacific: gas on, deals off

  • 15 11月 2017

  In our recent travels to North Asia, our clients consistently brought up a few key issues.

• Editorial

  Gas mega-projects drive BP’s growth in MENA

  • 08 11月 2017

  MENA will constitute 38% of BP’s total production by 2025, compared to 27% currently.

• Editorial

  How are companies preparing for peak oil demand?

  • 08 11月 2017

  As they begin to adapt their portfolios for the energy transition, companies will begin concentrating on low-cost resources, with high-carbon and high-cost assets, like oil sands, being sold down.

• Editorial

  Can exploration reverse gas declines for Trinidad?

  • 31 10月 2017

  Can exploration reverse gas declines in Trinidad?

• Editorial

  Merger Mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

  • 11 12月 2018

  Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 44: Merger mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

• Editorial

  What should you consider when setting up a licence round?

  • 05 12月 2018

  What should you consider when setting up a licence round?

• Editorial

  Unconventional operators can unlock US$10 billion in cash from DUC wells

  • 12 9月 2018

  Following the oil price crash, operators undertook multiple initiatives to reduce costs and become more efficient. Lower equipment costs, improvements in productivity and reduced headcounts are just some of the measures that helped drive 2018 breakevens down to under US$50/bbl from US$76/bbl in 2014.Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement.

• Editorial

  South America’s offshore boom accelerates in Guyana and Brazil

  • 30 8月 2018

  South America has delivered on the offshore hype to become a top investment destination. Get the lowdown on discoveries in Guyanna, licencing in Brazil and untapped potential in the Campos basin.

• Editorial

  Offshore exploration: Does volume equal value?

  • 02 7月 2018

  In our final video instalment of this three-part exploration series, Research Director Julie Wilson illustrates how Wood Mackenzie's tools can help evaluate subsurface risk and benchmark your peers.

• Editorial

  Has upstream kicked its cost problem?

  • 29 9月 2016

  Two years into the low-oil-price world, what has actually been achieved?

• Editorial

  Zero-royalty mineral drilling: a saving grace?

  • 18 7月 2016

  Drilling zero-royalty minerals is giving some US Lower 48 operators a competitive advantage in the down commodities market.

• Editorial

  Asia-Pac oil on the decline

  • 28 2月 2017

  Up to 2020, Asia-Pacific faces a decline in oil output but is this a permanent trend?

• Editorial

  Total acquires Maersk Oil for US$7.45 billion

  • 21 8月 2017

  “For Total, the deal is first and foremost about consolidation in the North Sea. Cost synergies should add value, with the North Sea a key area of overlap," says Dr Valentina Kretzschmar, director, corporate service.

• Editorial

  North Sea in brief: back to business in 2017

  • 11 8月 2017

  Our North Sea team shares their thoughts on development in the region in this podcast, which builds off our H1 2017 report and recent insight into private equity-backed players.

• Editorial

  When will pre-FID oil projects be commercial again?

  • 13 7月 2016

  If prices remain at $50/bbl, then most major conventional projects are at risk of deferral or cancellation. Which projects will breakeven and which will be profitable?

• Editorial

  Tight oil vs deepwater: do costs for conventional projects have further to fall?

  • 14 7月 2017

  The vast majority of savings in the offshore sectors have been cyclical — via cheaper rigs and services — rather than due to structural changes, which are more important but much harder to implement.

• Editorial

  Oil sands exodus: an opportunity in disguise?

  • 01 5月 2017

  After a tumultuous 24 months oil sands got a jolt with close to US$25 billion in M&A deals announced in March and April 2017.

• Editorial

  Private equity in the North Sea

  • 10 8月 2017

  These companies have an appetite to invest, and we estimate there are close to 20 PE-backed vehicles with war-chests approaching US$15 billion for North Sea acquisitions.

• Editorial

  Centennial Resource Development acquires Permian acreage

  • 01 4月 2017

  Our team assesses Centennial Resource Development's recent acquisition and what it means for its portfolio.

• Editorial

  China and shale gas: growing operational confidence from CNPC and Sinopec

  • 05 7月 2017

  At the workshop, representatives from both CNPC and Sinopec shared progress updates on their shale gas projects.

• Editorial

  Cautiously optimistic: global upstream outlook for 2017

  • 11 1月 2017

  We look to 2017 as the dawn of a cautious recovery for the E&P sector, with investment edging upward.

• Editorial

  US upstream: what to watch for in 2017

  • 23 1月 2017

  We present five of our predictions for 2017, focusing on the US upstream industry.

• Editorial

  Road to recovery for OFS giants

  • 31 1月 2017

  In our latest report, our analysts discuss whether the OFS giants have turned a corner and what's in store in North America and internationally.

• Editorial

  OPEC's dilemma

  • 25 5月 2017

  With OPEC agreeing to roll over production for nine more months, our 2017 oil price forecast of US$55/bbl for Brent is largely unaffected. But as fundamentals tighten in the second half of 2017, we believe a firmer oil price will further support the US tight oil industry.

• Editorial

  Marathon's US$700 million Delaware bolt-on acquisition

  • 30 3月 2017

  On March 21, Marathon bought 21,000 net acres in the Delaware Basin for US$700 million from Black Mountain Oil & Gas and other private sellers. The deal comes soon after Marathon entered the Permian through a US$1.1 billion deal with BC Operating. In our latest Insight, our analysts examine the deal and weigh the potential risks and benefits of expanding Marathon's acreage.

• Editorial

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

  • 14 1月 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.

• Editorial

  Can the right fiscal terms revive Asia-Pacific's upstream sector?

  • 27 2月 2019

  Asia-Pacific's upstream industry has been plagued by declining oil production, exploration and licensing activity. Since 2014, exploration investment in the region has fallen 66% to around US$6 billion in 2018, reducing the hopper of new development opportunities.

• Editorial

  How will 2019 elections in Asia Pacific impact the energy sector?

  • 08 4月 2019

  It is election season in Asia Pacific. While Thailand heads for the by-elections following voting irregularities, India, Indonesia and Australia will also head to the polls this year. Who will win? How will the energy sector be impacted? What do investors need to consider?