• The Edge

  LNG confronts its demons

  • 28 5月 2019

  The world needs more LNG. But LNG has been synonymous with poor project management. Can the industry deliver future projects on time and on budget?

• The Edge

  US policy cranks up the risks to oil supply – and price

  • 14 5月 2019

  Dwindling spare OPEC capacity leaves market vulnerable to disruption. Learn more.

• The Edge

  Building LNG’s resilience through turbulent times

  • 02 11月 2023

  Larger and more diversified portfolios are best placed to navigate through volatility

• The Edge

  Securing exposure to Permian tight oil – Part 1

  • 03 7月 2018

  What do Total, BP, Eni, CNPC, Sinopec Group have in common? Each is among the biggest oil and gas producers in the world, with a portfolio diversified geographically and across multiple resource themes.

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  Why Brent isn’t reacting to escalating geopolitical risk

  • 08 2月 2024

  Today’s geopolitical temperature is close to boiling point. So why haven’t oil prices leapt in response, as we’ve seen in the past?

• The Edge

  How and why big oil is strengthening its oil and gas exposure

  • 25 4月 2024

  Big oil is doubling down on oil and gas. Discover the reasons and implications in our latest Edge article.

• The Edge

  What’s on the minds of CEOs?

  • 07 10月 2021

  A host of senior leaders joined our virtual Global Energy Summit last week to discuss the commodity supercycle, investment, business models and net zero

• The Edge

  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’.

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  Developing Brazil’s Goldilocks oil riches

  • 19 3月 2019

  What makes some oil plays more valuable than others? The answer: big discoveries in excellent reservoirs that are cheap to exploit. Few places on earth do all three. Brazil does. Simon Flowers visits this global hotspot.

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  The upstream supply chain’s emerging challenges

  • 05 3月 2019

  Oil and gas companies are back in the money. But radical change is needed to boost returns in the service sector, which faces challenges of investment levels, surplus capacity and disruption from new entrants. Simon Flowers investigates.

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  Sizing up the digitalisation prize for upstream oil and gas

  • 24 1月 2019

  Where does the real value of digitalisation lie for the global upstream industry? Simon Flowers and Greig Aitken look at three areas where technology could have the greatest impact.

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  Unlocking investment for deepwater projects

  • 05 6月 2018

  Not long ago, West Africa was at the top of the list for international E&P companies looking for high-impact growth.

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  OPEC gets to eat the Permian’s lunch

  • 30 5月 2018

  In any commodity market, the marginal supplier makes hay when the sun shines. Oil prices are rampant, but tight oil is not behaving quite as expected. I caught up with R.T. Dukes, Head of US Lower 48 oil supply.

• The Edge

  Upstream M&A and oil price uncertainty

  • 22 5月 2018

  Will this latest bull run in oil prices trigger a new phase of upstream M&A? The sector is feeling emboldened again – a confidence that’s justified up to a point.

• The Edge

  Venezuela’s slump, Iran sanctions, oil prices

  • 15 5月 2018

  Global oil supply will break through the 100 million b/d mark for the first time later this year. Producers the world over, through innovation and risk-taking, have invariably contrived to meet the unstoppable train that is demand growth.

• The Edge

  Maximising upstream value in the long term

  • 08 5月 2018

  Life’s good again in the upstream sector. All the hard work through the downturn is paying dividends, literally. Brent over US$70/bbl means everyone is in the money given the sector’s cash flow breakeven of US$53/bbl.

• The Edge

  Why the Permian is set for a shakeout

  • 24 4月 2018

  The best accessible upstream growth opportunity in fifty years? US tight oil. Correction: the Permian Basin. Second correction: the Wolfcamp formation spread across the Delaware and Midland sub-basins.

• The Edge

  Finding the balance between capital discipline and growth

  • 06 3月 2018

  Capital discipline or growth? It’s THE big question hanging over commodity producers, mining as much as oil and gas.

• The Edge

  Positioning for the energy transition

  • 23 1月 2018

  We've seen a wave of new energy deals by the Majors. The spectre of peak oil demand and disruption from renewables and EVs has sparked a response – if you can’t beat them, join them. 2017 was the year Big Oil started to position for a low-carbon future.

• The Edge

  Upstream KPIs turn positive

  • 19 12月 2017

  We've had the best year for the oil and gas industry for some time: KPIs have turned positive. Brent looks set to end 2017 over US$60/bbl, up 40% from the summer lows.

• The Edge

  Just how dependent oil markets are on tight oil delivering

  • 05 12月 2017

  What’s the most unexpected outcome three years on from the price crash? There are a few contenders. OPEC’s zealous adherence to production restraint is right up there. US tight oil is another, briefly inconvenienced by low prices but now embarking on a second great phase of growth.

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  Capital efficiency: the big question for US unconventionals

  • 09 10月 2018

  Is US shale the paragon of upstream productivity it’s cracked up to be? As the marginal suppliers, shale gas and tight oil operators ought to be adept at managing for margin and all that’s about. Simon Flowers investigates.

• The Edge

  The case for high-impact exploration through the downturn

  • 01 5月 2025

  As oil prices dip, energy giants turn to bold exploration strategies in frontier basins to unlock the next wave of low-cost, high-value discoveries.

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  Tight oil's second great growth phase gains momentum - Permian and emerging plays show still more promise

  • 23 5月 2017

  After two years of retrenchment, review how 2017 is shaping up to be a year of growth for tight oil.

• The Edge

  Saudi Aramco opens its books

  • 09 4月 2019

  Aramco’s financials are enough to turn any CEO green with envy. Why has Aramco opened its books now, and what will it do with its wealth? Get our analysis here.

• The Edge

  Should IOCs invest more in upstream?

  • 28 4月 2023

  This week's Edge asks, should IOCs invest more in upstream?

• The Edge

  Are exploration’s days numbered?

  • 17 7月 2020

  Exploration spend is heading south again as companies slash budgets to conserve cash. This downcycle though is different, with companies formulating decarbonisation strategies and peak oil demand on the horizon. Is exploration now facing an existential crisis?

• The Edge

  What a future Ukraine peace deal means for energy (part 1)

  • 19 3月 2025

  How will a Ukraine peace agreement reshape global gas and LNG markets? Discover key scenarios and their far-reaching consequences for energy trade and prices.

• The Edge

  How Europe breaks its dependence on Russia

  • 12 5月 2022

  Germany is on the front line of the energy security crisis and has a radical plan to break its dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal. What can other countries learn from Germany's pivot?

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  What comes after the Permian for IOCs?

  • 22 5月 2025

  Discover how oil companies are strategising to maintain their edge as the Permian Basin approaches peak production and what this means for the future of US energy leadership