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Global upstream update: the global sanctions slump, grappling with gas and potential US tailwinds

05 March 2025

The oil and gas industry faces a cautious yet ambitious 2025

Horizons: three key findings from Q2 2021

06 July 2021

A recap from the last three editions of Horizons, from the prospect of upside-down oil and gas prices to the vast potential of carbon capture

Opinion

Infographic | Scope for improvement

28 November 2024

Emerging regulations and mandatory reporting requirements are pushing the oil and gas industry to address the long-overlooked challenge of Scope 3 emissions.

Opinion

What does Milei mean for oil and gas in Argentina?

29 November 2023

Argentina’s new president is committed to privatisation and deregulation, but first inflation must be tamed.

Opinion

Norway’s upstream sector will prosper — but can the UK rally?

12 January 2017

In Norway, interest in the sector is still high, but in the UK, the lowest number of exploration wells for 50 years and another 20% drop in capex point to a deeper malaise.

Opinion

The US tight oil industry grows up

23 June 2023

As the E&P sector embraces capital discipline and stability through the cycle, the US may be losing its role as a swing producer

Opinion

The coronavirus crisis: assessing the impact on energy

27 March 2020

Demand for oil, gas and power is recovering in China, but falling sharply in the rest of the world. The coronavirus pandemic has already had a profound impact on energy, with oil prices plunging and companies taking an axe to their capital spending plans. But the implications of the crisis are only just starting to emerge.

Opinion

Investors exert their influence over the energy transition

11 June 2021

Oil and gas companies have been coming under mounting pressure from large shareholders to address climate risks, and that pressure has stepped up sharply this year. The world’s six largest investors by assets under management have signed up to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, committing them to supporting the goal of global net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner. In total the signatories to the initiative have $37 trillion under management.

Opinion

Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

23 March 2017

Downstream continues to demonstrate robust financial performance while upstream struggles.

Opinion

Middle East boosts its unconventional gas resources

04 March 2020

In this month's episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and his guests discuss unconventional gas project announcements in Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Opinion

Ten predictions for 2023

16 December 2022

After a tumultuous year, Ed looks ahead to 2023 with a selection of Wood Mackenzie analysts predictions

Opinion

After the crash: five key changes in US Gulf of Mexico

04 June 2020

How US Gulf of Mexico companies have adjusted their budgets and production levels in response to the 2020 oil price crash

Opinion

ADNOC doubles net hydrogen production through stake in ExxonMobil’s Baytown project

01 October 2024

The ExxonMobil Baytown Blue Hydrogen complex has announced major developments in recent months, rounded off by ADNOC taking a 35% stake in the project. The project – if developed – would become the world's largest blue hydrogen project, producing 0.9 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of blue hydrogen and 1 Mtpa of blue ammonia.

Opinion

Willow project shows President Biden’s support for oil production

17 March 2023

Balancing climate goals with demands for cheap energy is not easy. The administration is under attack for favoring increased US oil supply

Opinion

A new toll on global energy: Can Iran permanently control the Strait of Hormuz?

13 May 2026

What happens if the Strait of Hormuz never fully reopens?

Opinion

How NOCs’ exploration strategies are evolving

07 July 2022

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

Opinion

Beyond ESG: measuring corporate sustainability in an uncertain world

19 March 2024

ESG may have lost its lustre, but the issues haven't gone away.

Opinion

What the BP-Hilcorp deal means for Alaska

05 September 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

Energy trade flows are rerouted as the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly closed

11 May 2026

As conflict in the Gulf drags on, governments and energy markets are scrambling to adapt to disrupted oil flows, rising prices and a rapidly shifting global energy landscape.

Opinion

Decarbonising the upstream industry

14 July 2021

In the face of the energy transition, upstream companies are under severe pressure to decarbonise. A situation that is only likely to intensify. Companies need to take note, set out their strategy and act so as to future-proof their business and keep hold of their social licence to operate.

Opinion

COP27: on the horns of the energy trilemma

03 November 2022

COP27 in Egypt focused on short-term decarbonisation goals and dialogue between developed and developing nations.

Opinion

International NOCs’ growing presence in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 July 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

Tight oil in turmoil

18 March 2020

Tight oil producers are dealing with prices half of what the sector was founded on. The worst positioned won’t survive this downturn.

Opinion

Carbon management frequently asked questions part 2: offsets

12 March 2024

Next up in this series, we tackle some of the most frequently asked questions surrounding carbon offsets

Opinion

The impact of Republican control on US energy policy and the IRA

19 November 2024

We expect renewables to remain competitive, and while protectionism will rise, a full repeal of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is unlikely

Opinion

Horizons Live: Scraping the barrel

07 March 2023

On this Horizons Live replay, Simon Flowers, Chairman and Chief Analyst, is joined by Andrew Latham, Vice President, Energy Research and Ann-Louise Hittle, Head of Macro Oils to discuss whether the world is running out of high-quality oil and gas.

Opinion

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

02 December 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

Canada upstream: 4 things to look for in 2024

10 January 2024

The inflection points we see across the production, exploration, sustainability and M&A themes.

Opinion

Libya: the two-million-barrel question

06 November 2023

Libya aims to almost double its crude production levels over the next 3‒5 years, investing around US$ 4 billion a year. However, the country faces a myriad of obstacles, which will stymie its plans.

Opinion

In conversation with Asia Pacific’s CEOs

04 November 2020

We hosted the CEOs of PETRONAS, Santos and Medco, the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, and many other senior executives from a range of leading oil and gas companies, utilities and banks over two days at our APAC Energy & Commodities Summit last month.

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Global upstream update: the global sanctions slump, grappling with gas and potential US tailwinds

Horizons: three key findings from Q2 2021

Infographic | Scope for improvement

What does Milei mean for oil and gas in Argentina?

Norway’s upstream sector will prosper — but can the UK rally?

The US tight oil industry grows up

The coronavirus crisis: assessing the impact on energy

Investors exert their influence over the energy transition

Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

Middle East boosts its unconventional gas resources

Ten predictions for 2023

After the crash: five key changes in US Gulf of Mexico

ADNOC doubles net hydrogen production through stake in ExxonMobil’s Baytown project

Willow project shows President Biden’s support for oil production

A new toll on global energy: Can Iran permanently control the Strait of Hormuz?

How NOCs’ exploration strategies are evolving

Beyond ESG: measuring corporate sustainability in an uncertain world

What the BP-Hilcorp deal means for Alaska

Energy trade flows are rerouted as the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly closed

Decarbonising the upstream industry

COP27: on the horns of the energy trilemma

International NOCs’ growing presence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tight oil in turmoil

Carbon management frequently asked questions part 2: offsets

The impact of Republican control on US energy policy and the IRA

Horizons Live: Scraping the barrel

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

Canada upstream: 4 things to look for in 2024

Libya: the two-million-barrel question

In conversation with Asia Pacific’s CEOs

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