• The Edge

  Upstream’s biggest challenge

  • 11 6月 2021

  Maximising value through the energy transition is a huge challenge for upstream. The Edge this week asks: how will strategies change? Is consolidation inevitable? And can the industry become more sustainable?

• The Edge

  The prize for China from decarbonisation

  • 23 4月 2021

  China’s net-zero ambitions are a significant boost to global efforts to tackle climate change. Will the push to decarbonise transform China's economy? What does it mean for its energy markets and the supply chains? And is China well placed to capitalise on low-carbon technologies?

• Opinion

  Demanding new emissions goals set course for low-carbon future

  • 23 4月 2021

  At a US-hosted climate summit this week, large economies discussed their ambitious objectives for cutting emissions. Now comes the hard part.

• Opinion

  The role of NOCs on the road to net zero

  • 22 4月 2021

  NOCs must play a role in the global mission to decarbonise. Could this be a game-changing year?

• Opinion

  How Asia changed the global LNG market in the space of a year

  • 21 4月 2021

  The past year has undoubtedly been the most dramatic in the history of the global LNG industry. Demand buffeted by lockdowns and recession, liquefaction shut-in, pre-FID supply projects delayed and spot LNG prices crashing to all-time lows before going into orbit.

• Opinion

  The US energy transition rides on the electric F-150

  • 21 5月 2021

  Ford has launched the electric version of its best-selling F-150 truck. Its success or failure will have a big impact on the electrification of transport in the US, and on climate policy.

• The Edge

  Is the price rally in energy and metals sustainable?

  • 14 5月 2021

  Green shoots of economic recovery are bursting through. Energy, metals and mining commodity markets have sensed it for months – witness the soaring prices of oil, LNG, iron ore, copper and many other metals. Is this a post-pandemic economic bounce or the start of a new supercycle?

• Opinion

  Can carbon capture help Big Oil reach its net zero targets?

  • 04 5月 2021

  Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) could be a critical step on the Majors’ decarbonisation journey. What role could this technology play, and can it scale at the pace required to support Paris Agreement targets?

• Opinion

  There’s still life in China’s shale gas

  • 28 4月 2021

  Looking back over a decade as the US shale gas boom began to dramatically transform the country’s energy balance, driving down gas prices and ultimately creating one of the world’s largest LNG exporters, many speculated whether China could replicate this success.

• Opinion

  The US government speeds up drilling permit approvals

  • 04 6月 2021

  The Biden administration this week issued an order suspending further work on oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, pending a new environmental review. The order follows through on a commitment that President Joe Biden made on his first day in office. Drilling in ANWR has always been highly controversial, and the lease sale in January attracted only limited interest.

• The Edge

  What different scenarios tell us about the future of oil and gas

  • 21 5月 2021

  What does a net-zero pathway mean for the oil and gas industry? As capital markets and an ever-widening stakeholder community demand clarity and action on decarbonisation, more of our customers are talking to us about how they should incorporate such scenarios into their planning.

• Opinion

  Asia’s developing economies need more gas investment, not less

  • 27 5月 2021

  It is increasingly clear across Asia that governments, lenders, and both gas suppliers and consumers must prioritise the management of carbon emissions across the gas value chain.

• Opinion

  US Infrastructure bill bets on breakthrough technologies

  • 12 11月 2021

  The US Congress has been debating two bills with big implications for energy. The first, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, has finally been passed by both House and Senate, and will be signed into law by President Biden.

• Opinion

  Survival of the fittest refineries: what are the metrics that matter?

  • 22 11月 2021

  With peak oil demand on the horizon, diversifying the product mix will be crucial for refiners. Cutting emissions intensity could also give refinery sites a crucial competitive edge.

• Opinion

  Will platform electrification decarbonise the North Sea?

  • 09 11月 2021

  The UK's North Sea Transition Deal has focused attention on platform electrification. Can the UK replicate Norway's past success and emissions savings?

• Opinion

  Can the supply chain cope with Norway’s upstream investment surge?

  • 08 11月 2021

  Offshore investment activity is ramping up in Norway, and its upstream supply chain faces distinct pinch points.

• The Edge

  A COP26 wish list

  • 04 11月 2021

  COP26 has a week to put the world on a 2 °C or lower pathway. Simon Flowers highlights four must-haves that can make a Glasgow Agreement a gamechanger in tackling climate change.

• The Edge

  Why COP26 has to succeed

  • 28 10月 2021

  What happens if COP26 doesn’t put the world on a 2 °C or lower pathway? Our latest Energy Transition Outlook explores what happens if COP26 fails to lay down the law on collective goals and actions to tackle climate change.

• Opinion

  Are NOCs rising to the energy transition challenge?

  • 26 4月 2023

  National oil companies are still lagging the Majors on the decarbonisation journey – but a raft of incentives mean the pace is picking up.

• Partnered Content

  Demystifying the evolving gas industry

  • 19 4月 2023

  Shell Energy discusses that while the goal is to move towards a more sustainable energy mix, gas will continue to play an important role in our energy transition.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The big trends in upstream oil & gas

  • 02 5月 2023

  From upstream investment to oil production growth, we will be exploring the upcoming big trends set to shape the global upstream market.

• Opinion

  Willow project shows President Biden’s support for oil production

  • 17 3月 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 tale of two cities: comparing the Houston and Corpus Christi crude hubs

  • 22 3月 2023

  After decades with Houston at the heart of the US Gulf Coast crude value chain, shifting legislation and trade flows have brought about change.

• The Edge

  How the Russia-Ukraine war is changing energy markets

  • 23 2月 2023

  On this week's The Edge, Simon Flowers examines how the Russia-Ukraine war is changing energy markets.

• Featured

  Wood Mackenzie 2022 Research Excellence Awards

  • 28 2月 2023

  In 2022 our global analysts created an outstanding body of research, exploring everything from progress on the path to net zero to the impact of Russia's war with Ukraine.

• Featured

  Conflicting ambitions will shape the upstream fiscal landscape in 2023

  • 25 1月 2023

  A tangle of long-term ambitions will drive upstream regulators and investors toward the big fiscal themes to look for in 2023, from windfall taxes to renewed interest in gas policy terms.

• Opinion

  Australia’s deepening gas market turmoil

  • 01 2月 2023

  Gas price caps across Australia’s east coast spook producers and LNG buyers.

• Partnered Content

  Horizons podcast: Forging a path to net zero will require collaboration on a global scale

  • 07 2月 2023

  On this special episode of the Horizons podcast our host Dr Liz Dennett is joined by Carolyn Comer, President at Shell Energy Americas and Simon Flowers, Chief Analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  APAC Energy Buzz: Singapore can channel its fear of missing out to tackle carbon emissions

  • 10 11月 2022

  Decarbonisation must climb faster up the city-state’s political and social agenda

• Opinion

  Last dance for UK upstream exploration?

  • 17 11月 2022

  Investment allowances and a new licensing round could boost activity – if willing explorers can be found. Embracing the UK’s potential as an energy super basin is crucial.