• Opinion

  Ten predictions for energy in 2021

  • 18 12月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie analysts on what we should expect in energy in the coming year, for sectors from oil markets to solar costs and coal exports to EVs

• Featured

  Proceed with caution: exploration’s watchword for 2021

  • 12 1月 2021

  The twin crises of coronavirus and the oil price crash made 2020 a tumultuous year, but what lies ahead in 2021? Our global exploration analysts highlight their top 5 predictions.

• Opinion

  Is net zero oil and gas production possible?

  • 05 1月 2021

  The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has committed to cutting operational emissions in half by 2030 and achieving net zero production by 2050. Operators have taken significant steps towards decarbonisation – but achieving these goals will take leaps forward in technology, policy and investment.

• Opinion

  North Sea Financial Flexibility Index: surviving – and thriving – in a volatile environment

  • 27 11月 2020

  With price volatility in the oil and gas industry looking increasingly endemic, financial flexibility is more crucial than ever. Wood Mackenzie has created its inaugural North Sea Financial Flexibility Index (FFI) to determine which companies are best placed to survive – and thrive – in the North Sea.

• Opinion

  Henry Hub prices have gone global

  • 24 11月 2020

  Henry Hub gas prices have gone global. Historically, unlike WTI oil prices, Henry Hub gas prices were an “island” and not impacted by global market dynamics. However, times have changed as US LNG feed gas requirements for exports have reached close to 10 bcfd, or 10% of the total US gas market.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Taking the strain

  • 29 1月 2025

  Watch the Horizons Live replay as industry experts analyse how the upstream sector can meet rising oil and gas demand amid a delayed energy transition. Discover insights on investment needs, supply challenges, and the impact on global energy markets.

• Horizons

  The bridge: natural gas's crucial role as a transitional energy source

  • 13 2月 2025

  In this Horizons, we take a strong position to advocate for the role of gas in the energy transition and highlight both the merits of gas use and the steps the industry must take to ensure its full potential is realised.​

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: The bridge

  • 10 3月 2025

  Can gas be the key to a lower-carbon future? Our expert panel explores its role in the energy transition and what’s needed to unlock its full potential.

• Webinar

  Webinar | North American Natural Gas Summer Outlook 2025

  • 30 4月 2025

  Join Wood Mackenzie on Wednesday 30 April, for our Summer Outlook where our experts will discuss the primary risks facing the North America natural gas market this summer and host a Q&A to address your most relevant questions.

• News Release

  European gas storage plans for 2023 still stand despite cold snap

  • 14 12月 2022

  Colder temperatures across Europe have increased month-on-month heating demand by 20% in December, but behavioural change in households and services means the amount of gas used in these sectors is 16% lower than previous average consumption patterns for similar temperatures says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

• Content

  Boom time: what the Inflation Reduction Act means for US renewables manufacturers

  • 19 1月 2023

  Without doubt, 2022 will be remembered as one of the most pivotal years in the history of power generation. It was the year that highlighted the folly of concentrated supply.

• News Release

  A better future for energy emerging from crisis

  • 07 12月 2022

  Wood Mackenzie report offers five key developments for the energy sector over the next 12 months

• Content

  Silver linings playbook: five reasons to be cheerful

  • 08 12月 2022

  Our analysts have identified five developments that suggest that, despite the setbacks of the past year, the world is laying the foundations for a decade or more of sustained opportunity that will deliver better outcomes for the reliability, affordability and sustainability of our energy and natural resources.

• News Release

  Offshore CCS projects could breathe new life into Gulf of Mexico

  • 04 11月 2022

  As the US looks for innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, offshore carbon capture storage (CCS) projects in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) could play an influential role in meeting future goals, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• Content

  Scraping the barrel: is the world running out of high-quality oil and gas?

  • 16 2月 2023

  The world won't run out of oil or gas anytime soon. But truly advantaged resources – with low break-even costs and low emissions – are anything but plentiful.

• News Release

  Bolivian gas production to decline faster than expected, exports to Brazil and Argentina to cease by 2030

  • 18 1月 2023

  Bolivian gas production will decline more rapidly than expected, falling from 1,400 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) in 2022 to as low as 400 mmcfd by 2030, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business.

• News Release

  High quality oil and gas supplies are scarce, threatening emissions targets and a healthy energy transition

  • 16 2月 2023

  The energy transition will require oil and gas for decades to come, but the supply of lower-cost, lower-carbon “advantaged” barrels remain scarce, threatening emissions targets and causing upstream providers to pivot to new strategies, according to “Scraping the Barrel” a new Horizons analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• Horizons

  The great reopening: what the end of China’s ’zero-Covid’ strategy means for global energy and natural resources.

  • 23 3月 2023

  What the end of China's 'zero Covid' strategy means for global energy and natural resources

• News Release

  A supercharged China could turn up the heat on global commodities

  • 23 3月 2023

  The Chinese economy is expected to grow by 5.5% but could grow by as much as 7% in 2023 as the country bounces back from three years of lock-down caused by the Covid pandemic according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Wood Mackenzie at LNG Trading and Risk Webinar Series day

  • 03 5月 2023

  Webinar | Wood Mackenzie at LNG Trading & Risk Series

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: The Great Reopening

  • 26 4月 2023

  Our panel discusses the possible pathways for the Chinese economy and the impact of its reopening on global energy and natural resources supply, markets and prices.

• 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.

• Opinion

  IMO 2020: mayhem or opportunity for the refining and marine sectors?

  • 04 9月 2018

  Alan Gelder investigates the impact of the IMO's planned changes to marine fuel standards on the shipping and refining sectors This article first appeared on Forbes.com on September 3, 2018.

• 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.

• Opinion

  LNG ship orders pour in

  • 21 8月 2018

  Thirty-three new LNG ships have been ordered so far this year, compared to 19 in the whole of 2017 and just six in 2016 - a result of favourable rates, low newbuilding prices and rapidly growing demand. But owners need to be careful they don’t over order. Is it too little too late or too much too soon?

• Opinion

  Australia's east coast gas market – how LNG changes everything

  • 27 9月 2018

  At last count four separate project developers are proposing LNG import terminals in Australia. These come just as Australia is ramping up LNG production to overtake Qatar as the world's largest LNG exporter. So what is going on?

• 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.

• Opinion

  Progress on opex, but will it stick?

  • 30 9月 2016

  The dramatic fall in oil prices has forced the industry to look hard at capex plans and the efficiency of operating assets and functions, with significant downward pressure on rates.