Can capitalism save the planet?

• 11 6月 2024

Can capitalism save the planet? Join Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut as they debate the role of private investment in tackling climate change. Discover contrasting perspectives in "The Price Is Wrong" and "Climate Capitalism."

What’s in store for gas and LNG in Europe?

• 18 6月 2024

An overview of market balances, the price outlook and risks for European gas and LNG through 2026

Breaking down the barriers to grid innovation

• 31 5月 2024

When you need more transmission capacity to connect up wind and solar and data centres, but it’s hard to build new lines, innovative grid technologies could be the answer. The Biden administration is trying to break down barriers to deployment.

OPEC+ plans to boost oil production

• 07 6月 2024

The OPEC+ countries are taking on the delicate task of trying to raise oil production without crashing the market. They are starting cautiously, but the global economic outlook holds plenty of downside risks for demand and prices.

Wood Mackenzie names new leader for Consulting

• 28 5月 2024

Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has appointed Matthijs (Thijs) van Koppen to its global executive leadership team as EVP, Head of Consulting.

The US puts up the barriers to Chinese products

• 20 5月 2024

China takes only a tiny share of the US markets for EVs, solar modules and steel. The Biden administration is signaling that it intends to keep it that way.

Google’s demanding goals for decarbonisation

• 16 5月 2024

US November election results could decelerate energy transition, with $1 trillion in energy investment on the line

• 16 5月 2024

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 catapulted the US to global leadership in decarbonisation. But a victory for former President Donald Trump in the November 2024 election, combined with long-standing issues around the US relationship with China and US government deficits, could significantly alter the path of US energy policy and usher in a delayed transition scenario, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Rebooting Asia’s energy transition

• 16 5月 2024

Last week in Singapore, sector leaders, including CEOs, took to the stage for Wood Mackenzie’s 6th APAC Energy and Natural Resources Summit. The theme was ‘Rebooting Asia’s energy transition’.

World heading for a 3°C warming trajectory, as political headwinds slow the energy transition

• 02 5月 2024

A five-year delay to the energy transition could see the global average temperature rise to 3°C above pre-industrial levels.

Energy Pulse: in brief (11th August)

• 11 8月 2023

Standout oil well performance in New Mexico, Saudi Aramco confirms its new dividend plan, the EU backs CCUS projects, the latest on superconductivity hopes, and more

Energy Pulse: in brief (4th August)

• 04 8月 2023

Solar power construction breaking records around the world, oil and gas taxes under review in the UK, the latest on the claims of a breakthrough in superconductors, and more.

Can drayage trucks go electric?

• 03 8月 2023

Government funding and innovative business models are driving the electrification of the US drayage sector.

Heating up: what record temperatures mean for energy | Podcast

• 28 7月 2023

Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe, as they explore the impacts of the extreme weather we’ve been seeing, the ramifications of a warming world, and the stresses that it creates.

Energy transition in the Americas: three key questions

• 07 6月 2023

The US, Canada and Latin America face different dilemmas in the drive to decarbonise

Washington tariff dispute creates uncertainty for US solar

• 05 5月 2023

Congress and President Biden are at odds over possible new duties on modules imported from Southeast Asia

Is there more upside for oil prices in 2023?

• 13 4月 2023

OPEC+ output cuts hasten market tightening

Will lower gas prices spark switching in Europe and Asia?

• 20 3月 2023

In 2022, record high prices forced many European and Asian companies to switch from gas to alternative cheaper fuels, or reduce output. The market will seek a new balance this year

How the war is shaping Big Oil’s transition strategy

• 09 3月 2023

The Majors have shown there can be different approaches to decarbonisation and achieving net zero, but divergent strategies are showing signs of converging again.

Has Norway’s oil and gas tax stimulus been a success?

• 22 2月 2023

Norway is monetising as much oil and gas as it can, while it still can. Other countries with challenged pre-FID resources may look to do something similar.

Gas contracts central to Nord Stream pipeline mystery

• 24 2月 2023

The attack on the Nord stream gas pipeline has fueled an enormous amount of speculation

Capital discipline raises questions about US oilfield services

• 03 2月 2023

Like E&Ps, oilfield services companies are prioritising cash generation and distributions to shareholders. It could be a constraint on the industry's growth.

Introducing our Global Net Zero Pledges Scenario

• 08 2月 2023

In the build up to COP27, countries around the world made pledges to reach net zero around the middle of the century. How are they all faring on those pledges and is the world is on track for a 1.5c pathway?

International tensions shape COP27 climate talks

• 14 11月 2022

COP27 is ongoing, but progress could be limited by the leaders of China and India staying away from the summit in Egypt

How will Covid-19 change corporate strategy?

• 01 6月 2020

Future energy demand patterns could look very different depending on policy choices and the societal response to the pandemic. Our three scenarios suggest oil demand in particular is at risk. How will the increased uncertainty influence corporate strategy? Will we see diversifying companies speed up investment in decarbonisation? What are the options for pure oil and gas players, big or small?

Making sense of the TCFD recommendations

• 20 5月 2020

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures released recommendations years ago but getting to grips with the finer details remains a challenge for companies.

Lower 48: How low can costs go?

• 08 5月 2020

Tight oil is in turmoil. The sector was already under pressure before the coronavirus crisis knocked the bottom out of oil demand. Ever nimble, operators moved quickly, revising down CAPEX and production guidance. But the WTI crude futures benchmark plunging below zero for the first time in history this April is a sign of just how much pressure US producers are under. Now, more than ever, players in the Lower 48 need to focus on what they can control. And managing unit costs is one of the few remaining survival levers available. But just how low can costs go? Pricing for key components had already fallen by double-digit percentages last year.

Energy demand starts on its long road to recovery

• 08 5月 2020

As businesses start to reopen in Europe and the US, fuel use has risen from its lows last month. But returning to pre-pandemic levels will take time.

Will the natural resources sector recover from Covid-19?

• 07 5月 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus, the oil price crash and the impending global recession present an enormous challenge for energy and natural resources. Keep up with the spread of Covid-19 and its impact on your sector.

For Asia’s NOCs, it’s time to go big or stay home

• 28 4月 2020

Indeed, many Asian national oil companies (NOCs) have emphasised that they are seeking to broadly maintain their 2020 capital budgets for domestic investment.