• Opinion

  MENA upstream: 2019 in review – and a look ahead

  • 07 1月 2020

  In this episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and his expert guests look at 2019 in review, and share their view on what lies ahead in 2020.

• Editorial

  A timeline of major events in Ukraine-Russia gas relations

  • 20 12月 2019

  The gas transit and supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine expire at 10 am on 1 January 2020 (Moscow time) – the future of Ukraine transit remains the largest uncertainty for global gas markets in 2020. We reflect on major events in Ukraine-Russia gas relations in this timeline, 2000 to 2019.

• Featured

  What does 2020 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry?

  • 08 1月 2020

  What does 2020 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry? 2020 is a year of what-ifs for producers and suppliers; uncertainty will keep spending low and growth slow.

• The Edge

  What changed energy markets in the 2010s?

  • 14 1月 2020

  Can a decade be a turning point? So much happened in the energy sector, the 2010s might be seen as just that.

• The Edge

  OPEC‘s challenge in 2020: balancing an oversupplied oil market

  • 03 12月 2019

  Will oil demand growth recover in 2020? Is global supply still growing apace? How is US tight oil investment and production being affected by negative investor sentiment? Have the production cuts of 2019 balanced the market? Do they need to be extended or adjusted? Will fundamentals or geopolitics determine oil prices? We answer some of the big questions on OPEC’s agenda ahead of its December meeting in Vienna.

• Opinion

  Could the Majors take a fast-track route to lower emissions intensity?

  • 05 12月 2019

  A handful of assets account for almost a third of the Majors’ upstream carbon emissions – and that presents an opportunity for rapid progress against emissions targets.

• Opinion

  Greener LNG is vital to Asia’s sustainable development

  • 29 11月 2019

  Gas will play a vital role in Asia’s fight against air pollution, and in meeting its future energy demand. But with its environmental impact under new scrutiny, is it time for LNG to get greener?

• The Edge

  Brazil, giant oil projects and the Majors

  • 26 11月 2019

  Big Oil’s risk appetite has changed. It needs to continue to replace reserves for the foreseeable future but is looking for lower risk options than exploration. Discovered resources can be part of the solution, though opportunities to develop a giant oil field such as Buzios in Brazil, in the heart of an industry hot spot, only come around once in a blue moon. So why the lack of bids from the Majors?

• Featured

  The IEA’s outlook to 2040

  • 15 11月 2019

  The latest edition of the International Energy Agency's flagship World Energy Outlook highlighted its concern that the world is "well off track from the aim of a secure and sustainable energy future". This and more from Ed Crooks, Vice-Chair, Americas.

• Featured

  The "massive challenge" of a 2 degree world

  • 08 11月 2019

  Democratic presidential challengers have pledged to end fracking. That’s not a realistic aim, but their commitments are still significant. Get the latest from Ed Crooks, Vice-Chairman, Americas.

• The Edge

  The Majors have got bigger – but are they better?

  • 29 10月 2019

  Bigger the Majors may be, but are the companies better placed to cope with future price uncertainty and the energy transition? Find out in this week's Edge.

• Opinion

  What are the implications of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities?

  • 30 9月 2019

  In this episode of the Middle East and North Africa In Brief podcast, Ian Thom, Stewart Williams, Tor Soltvedt and Norman Valentine discuss the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities in September.

• The Edge

  Challenges to tight oil’s growth as spend tapers

  • 01 10月 2019

  How is US tight oil performing in this febrile environment? Simon Flowers asks R.T. Dukes and his team of Lower 48 researchers.

• The Edge

  Saudi attack, geopolitics and oil markets

  • 20 9月 2019

  The attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure took out over 5% of global oil supply and temporarily pushed up prices by 20%. What does the attack say about the security of oil’s supply chain?

• The Edge

  Challenges in a growing LNG market

  • 17 9月 2019

  LNG is on track for prodigious growth in the next two decades. Is the traditional business model that’s worked for six decades fit for purpose? How should a 21st-century LNG player tool up to maximise value?

• The Edge

  How to kick the hydrocarbon habit

  • 10 9月 2019

  Three steps to tackling climate change

• Editorial

  Petrobras has turned a corner. But can it deliver peer-leading growth?

  • 18 8月 2019

  Raphael Portela and Michael Stinebaugh, research analysts at Wood Mackenzie's Corporate Research team, share key highlights of Petrobras' latest corporate report.

• Opinion

  Revisiting the landmark Caspian Sea agreement

  • 06 9月 2019

  A year since the much-anticipated Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea was signed, how much has changed?

• Opinion

  Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

  • 26 8月 2019

  Listen to the latest episode of Crude For Thought: Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

• Featured

  How can Big Oil stay investible through the energy transition?

  • 28 8月 2019

  The threat of climate change represents an existential challenge to the Majors. If they are to remain investible – five, ten years from now – all will need to transition to business models that are aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Luke Parker, VP of Corporate Analysis, considers what that transition might look like.

• Featured

  Unlocking value from data: lessons from data-savvy industries

  • 07 8月 2019

  Financial services industries have been relying on consortiums for decades to get the most out of their data. What began as a way to streamline data now informs industry best practice.

• Featured

  Tight oil or deepwater: which is more valuable?

  • 23 7月 2019

  Deepwater and tight oil project economics are often presented differently. But what happens if we use the same investment metrics to evaluate both?

• Editorial

  North America crude markets, the outlook for oil and the Russian gas route to market

  • 30 7月 2019

  Hot topics from our most popular reports: Permian cube development potential, a long-term outlook for oils and Russian gas infrastructure and production hotspots

• Editorial

  Permian basin GOR: recalibrating US gas production models

  • 09 7月 2019

  Rising Permian gas-to-oil ratios hold huge implications for the US gas production outlook. Natural gas pipelines, flaring and Waha basis are all impacted.

• Opinion

  How to create value through oil and gas acquisitions in the North Sea

  • 15 7月 2019

  The years between 2012 and 2018 saw frenetic M&A activity in the UK North Sea. Our team of North Sea analysts looked back at the 55 biggest deals announced during that period to learn how value was created.

• Editorial

  Tight oil M&A: after Anadarko, remember small deals too

  • 15 7月 2019

  Tight oil M&A is all about arbitrage. Private equity-backed operators have a lot to prove. The US shale M&A landscape is perking up in lower price ranges.

• Featured

  URTeC 2019 survival of the fittest blog

  • 10 7月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie is pleased to take part in URTeC 2019, where we'll share the tools you need to survive the evolving unknowns in today's shale oil landscape.

• The Edge

  Deepwater investment bounces back

  • 25 6月 2019

  Upstream investment is set to rise for the third year in a row following the 2016 low, albeit at a modest, single-digit rate. Learn more about the sources of growth.

• Editorial

  Natural gas prices enter extreme negative territory in the Permian

  • 12 6月 2019

  The Permian natural gas spot price continues to enter new frontiers in 2019. The pipeline constraints that sparked extreme negative Permian daily prices first appeared in late March and early April.

• Editorial

  A balancing act: developing successful fiscal terms

  • 06 6月 2019

  What does it take to develop successful fiscal terms?