• Featured

  Global oil markets: another tumultuous year lies ahead

  • 10 1月 2023

  What are the themes and trends set to have the biggest impact on global oil demand, supply and refining in 2023?

• Opinion

  What investors want to know about energy and natural resources

  • 17 6月 2020

  The impact of Covid-19 on energy demand remains top of mind, but investors’ questions reveal a return to calm if not a return to “normal”

• Opinion

  The indispensable OPEC+

  • 05 6月 2020

  Reports of “the death of OPEC” have proved greatly exaggerated, as the cartel and its allies have shown their continuing relevance this year

• Opinion

  As US LNG cancellations kick in, Asian buyers are sticking to the script, for now

  • 02 6月 2020

  The great LNG pushback has started and US supply is out of money. What does this mean for Asian buyers?

• Opinion

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

  • 04 6月 2020

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

• Opinion

  The historic decline of US coal

  • 29 5月 2020

  Cheap gas and weak power demand have driven coal’s share of US power generation to its lowest since the 19th century. They are also accelerating its long-term downtrend

• Editorial

  Weekly Covid-19 impact briefing

  • 28 5月 2020

  Every week our experts come together to explore the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the sectors we cover. Get your copy of the key takeaways.

• Opinion

  Forget the lack of a GDP target, China is ready to go it alone

  • 27 5月 2020

  China’s most important annual political meetings lay out targets and goals for the next 12 months and this year gives the world a glimpse of the direction the country’s leaders are likely to be taking with the upcoming 14th five-year plan (2021-2025).

• Opinion

  How will Covid-19 shape corporate strategy in energy and natural resources?

  • 26 5月 2020

  Companies in oil and gas, metals and mining, and power and renewables need to rethink corporate strategy to thrive in a post-coronavirus world

• Opinion

  Is the scene set for coal-to-gas switching in Japan and South Korea?

  • 28 5月 2020

  Coal-to-gas switching has been a regular feature of the European power market in recent years. But not so much in Japan and South Korea, two of the largest LNG and premium quality coal buyers in Asia. Market dynamics have shifted dramatically in 2020 - is the scene set for switching?

• Opinion

  Coronavirus pushes UK gas market to deadlock

  • 20 5月 2020

  Murray Douglas, Research Director for Europe Gas, explains why summer is crunch time and what’s challenging UK gas producers most.

• Opinion

  Global exploration before and after Covid-19

  • 20 5月 2020

  Get the highlights of Wood Mackenzie's annual exploration survey, conducted just before the oil price crashed – and examine the stark contrast in plans and budgets pre- and post-pandemic.

• The Edge

  How gas bounces back from the coronavirus lows

  • 19 5月 2020

  Gas has had a year to forget so far in 2020. A collapse in oil price and a demand shock caused by coronavirus have added to the challenges of what was already an oversupplied market. Spot gas prices in Europe and Asia have sunk to new lows. How has LNG demand been affected? What's been the impact on supply? Do the events of 2020 change our longer term view of the market? What does the future price curve look like? Find out in this week's Edge.

• Editorial

  North America’s crude oil storage problem

  • 13 5月 2020

  Oil demand hit record lows. Combine that with volatile prices and a global supply glut, and you have all the ingredients for a perfect storm. With the oil market in turmoil, all eyes have now turned to storage. And North America’s primary crude storage destination, Cushing, is being pushed to its limits.

• Editorial

  How Norway is responding to oil market challenges

  • 13 5月 2020

  In this 20-minute webinar, we discuss Norway's announcements regarding production cuts and a fiscal stimulus package. We use our new Lens platform to tell you what it really means for the companies and projects involved.

• Featured

  The future of energy after Covid-19: three scenarios

  • 12 5月 2020

  How coronavirus will change the world: Wood Mackenzie's view, three scenarios for a post-pandemic future and the long-term energy outlook 

• Editorial

  Oil price crash: what now for fiscal terms?

  • 11 5月 2020

  Listen to our webinar to discover the impact of fiscal terms on project economics when oil prices are low.

• Opinion

  What is the future of energy in Asia after Covid-19?

  • 12 5月 2020

  Exploring how companies across the oil and gas, metals and mining and power and renewables sectors need to map new strategic directions to thrive post-crisis.

• Editorial

  What crashing LNG prices mean for renewables

  • 05 5月 2020

  What falling gas and LNG prices mean for solar, wind and energy storage markets around the world in the short and long term.

• Opinion

  Renewable energy shows its strength in the coronavirus crisis

  • 01 5月 2020

  Earnings announcements from oil majors and utility groups this week have demonstrated the superior resilience of electricity businesses.

• The Edge

  Cost challenges in a US$20/bbl world

  • 05 5月 2020

  Faced with US$20/bbl Brent, IOCs and NOCs are cutting costs across the board. What are the implications for a service sector only beginning to emerge from the last crisis? How will NOCs deal with the dual challenge of cutting costs and supporting the domestic economy? Could we see new kinds of relationships develop to ensure the supply chain survives and thrives?

• Opinion

  Negative prices reveal the crisis for US oil

  • 24 4月 2020

  The most-watched US crude futures fell below zero on Monday, in a sign of the extreme conditions facing the industry

• Opinion

  How coronavirus is driving down LNG demand in Asia and Europe – and hitting supply

  • 22 4月 2020

  In this episode of The Big Chill podcast we discuss how the oil price crash and coronavirus are impacting Asian and European LNG markets, and the longer term impacts to global supply.

• Opinion

  Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

  • 27 4月 2020

  Which is more competitive, a US ethane-based cracker or a second-generation COTC cracker? And can other regions match China's ROI potential?

• Editorial

  Perfect storm sees May WTI settle in negative territory

  • 21 4月 2020

  May WTI futures settled at -$37.63 on April 20. Get the latest analysis from Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils.

• Opinion

  The devastating impact of the great lockdown

  • 17 4月 2020

  There are signs that the coronavirus is gradually being brought under control in many countries, but any pick-up in activity will be tentative and uneven, and will face headwinds from the chaos in the global economy.

• Editorial

  How coronavirus is affecting power demand in the Midwest

  • 08 4月 2020

  The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed power demand patterns and expectations in the Midcontinent ISO (MISO).

• Opinion

  ‘Life also, world also’ – India extends lockdown

  • 14 4月 2020

  The timing and phasing of India’s gradual release from lockdown, including the restart of selected manufacturing after 20 April, will be critical to the country’s economic stability and the shape of near-term energy demand. Multiple risks remain.

• Opinion

  Oil supply cuts explained: an interview with the US energy secretary

  • 14 4月 2020

  After the historic OPEC+ agreement to cut production, Dan Brouillette explained the US role in the talks and its view of the oil market.

• Opinion

  Middle East oil & gas operators in a better position to weather the storm than global peers

  • 17 4月 2020

  Oil revenues have collapsed and country finances are looking bleak. How will the Middle East fare through the crisis?