Macro Oils Service

Easily understand trends in the global oil market with our informed, independent view on oil prices and their key drivers.

North America Crude Markets Service

Forecast North American crude flows through all major pipelines, hubs and export terminals to support strategic planning, market analysis and valuation work.

Are current legal frameworks too restrictive for CCUS projects?

• 08 4月 2025

Are outdated regulations holding back CCUS? Hear top legal and economic experts break down the barriers to scaling carbon capture in the US.

Refined Products Wholesale & Retail Markets Services

Wood Mackenzie provides a comprehensive view of the fuels market and its future evolution, as well as clarity of the short- and long-term oil product markets.

Bonus episode from COP29: Getting real about methane emissions

• 10 12月 2024

More than 100 countries have pledged to cut methane emissions, with not much to show for it so far. What is being done to change that?

Oils & chemicals: 5 things to watch for in 2025

• 11 12月 2024

Our view of the year ahead, including the impact of Trump's re-election on our oil price forecast, a look at refining margins, ethylene capacity and China's overcapacity affects downstream chemicals markets.

Full steam ahead: the changing outlook for global marine fuels to 2050

• 20 8月 2024

Global maritime trade set to grow by more than 40% by mid-century.

The roadmap to recycling polyolefins

• 13 8月 2024

The future of polyolefin recycling hinges on innovations in waste management systems and a new kind of value chain.

Can private value chains boost polyolefin recycling?

• 02 8月 2024

Major players are best placed to form partnerships across industries and bridge the yawning supply gap.

2022 – cheerful or fearful?

• 16 12月 2021

After another rollercoaster year that trampled on predictions, the annual APAC Energy Buzz ‘cheerful or fearful’ outlook is back.

Horizons podcast: Plastic surgery

• 14 12月 2021

Dr. Liz Dennett joins Dr Lars Borger and Guy Bailey to explore biodegradability, new materials and how could we create a sustainable plastic value chain.

Propylene: picking the winners and losers

• 11 8月 2022

Tracking asset economic performance through the propylene downcycle.

Overcapacity puts pressure on polypropylene markets

• 11 8月 2022

How can the industry prepare for the cycle, and which polypropylene producers are best placed to withstand the market’s peaks and troughs?

Can chemical recycling close the plastic loop?

• 14 6月 2022

Only certain types of plastic can be handled by existing mechanical processes. Could emerging technology such as feedstock recycling, chemical depolymerisation and solvent purification offer a solution?

Wood Mackenzie 2021 Research Excellence Awards

• 28 3月 2022

In 2021 our global analysts created an outstanding body of research, putting a unique angle on everything from Covid-19 and COP26 through the recovery of commodity markets and rising geopolitical risk.

Crisis in Ukraine: the global risks to commodities

• 25 2月 2022

The invasion of Ukraine has had an immediate effect on the global economy and markets. What are the lasting implications for commodities?

The polyester chain in 2022 and beyond

• 03 2月 2022

Key themes to watch for the polyester chain, from growing overcapacity to prices, margins and supply chain woes – and the quest for greater sustainability.

From high energy costs to the materials transition: five themes shaping the future of petrochemicals

• 02 11月 2022

A recap of the hottest topics of discussion at EPCA 2022

Can legislation unlock a circular plastics economy?

• 12 10月 2022

Clear and robust legislation is vital if the fragmented plastics economy is to find a sustainable pathway – the UN treaty on plastic pollution will play a central role.

How will a global slowdown impact chemicals markets?

• 26 9月 2022

A strong correlation between GDP and plastics demand growth means that macroeconomic conditions have a significant impact on the chemicals industry.

Asia Pacific: a changing outlook for commodities

• 30 8月 2022

A preview of our Energy & Natural Resources Summit: APAC

Oil refining in the energy transition: key questions answered

• 26 4月 2024

What is the current state of the refining and oil products market in the energy transition, and what are refiners’ top options to reduce emissions?

China’s solar growth sends module prices plummeting

• 05 4月 2024

Excess capacity has sent solar panel prices tumbling. In the early 2010s, the stretch goal was to get the cost down to 50c a watt. Now they are selling in China for just 11c. That is great for solar deployment, but less good for manufacturers.

Ethylene: global carbon contributor

• 09 4月 2024

The ethylene industry is tackling emissions through a raft of new carbon-cutting measures. These bring promise, but also considerable challenges, as some regions face the fall-out of their carbon pricing policies

Low-carbon tech: is geothermal close to a breakthrough?

• 25 1月 2024

Is geothermal tech on the brink of a breakthrough? Explore the potential of next-gen geothermal in The Edge's latest article.

Low-carbon tech: can direct air capture rise to the challenge?

• 18 1月 2024

Like many emerging low-carbon technologies, DAC is expensive today (and tiny, under 0.05 Mtpa capacity worldwide) but could become a big deal in time.

Complete ban on Russian commodity exports accelerate LNG growth and energy transition

• 16 6月 2022

War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition. While the precise timing and implementation of future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict, a rewriting of energy trade flows is now underway.

Energy transition may shave 2% off global GDP by 2050

• 20 1月 2022

The world has the means, motive and opportunity to cap global warming to the 1.5°C limit agreed in the Paris Climate Accord, new research released today by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq: VRSK) shows. But there will be tangible economic implications of an accelerated energy transition. While global economic output is likely to take a hit until 2050, it could be recoverable by the end of the century, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Back to the future: the Horizons year in review

• 09 12月 2021

We touched on a number of issues this year with our new thought-leadership series. Post-COP26, it's time to review the articles and put them in recent context.

High carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s refining earnings

• 05 10月 2021

A high carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s total refining earnings by 2027, says Wood Mackenzie, at the Global Energy Summit Focus Week.