Saudi Arabia’s price push for oil market dominance in Asia

• 21 4月 2020

Competition is fierce and struggling Asian refiners must now take full advantage of the abundant crude options to maximise their margins.

Preparing for ADIPEC 2024: 3 crucial questions answered

• 25 10月 2024

ADIPEC will take place from 4-7 November in Abu Dhabi. The event will focus on the role of energy in driving a comprehensive transformation that benefits people, the planet, and our collective prosperity.

Oil Supply Tool

Understand the prospects for future oil and NGL supply, and make astute planning, trading and investment decisions.

Oil Supply Tool

Understand the prospects for future oil and NGL supply, and make astute planning, trading and investment decisions.

What changed energy markets in the 2010s?

• 14 1月 2020

Can a decade be a turning point? So much happened in the energy sector, the 2010s might be seen as just that.

How uncertainty will define the oil market in 2021

• 28 1月 2021

Covid-19 and the oil price crash sent shockwaves through the oil market in 2020. How will continuing uncertainty affect global demand, supply and refining in 2021?

Will drivers see a repeat of 2014's gasoline price reprieve?

• 02 11月 2018

The average retail gasoline price in the United States is now close to U.S.$3 a gallon, while in Germany, gasoline is retailing at an average of €1.40 per litre. We last saw prices like these in November 2014. Could we see a repeat of the 2014 reprieve?

Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

• 01 10月 2024

A new tariff plan on imports would affect US consumers, global oil markets and refining, if implemented post US election.

4 key refining and chemical themes from Moscow

• 23 4月 2019

We've condensed dozens of discussions at Wood Mackenzie's first Russia downstream forum and the 7th CIS Petrochemicals 2019 Conference into 4 of the hottest topics.

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?

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.

Oil and refined products in 2025: a commodity trader’s guide

• 14 4月 2025

In an energy hungry world beset by growing trade tensions and shifting energy policy, volatility creates opportunity for commodity traders who can stay one step ahead of market shifts. So, what are the opportunities and challenges set to shape crude and refined product markets as 2025 progresses?

What a future Ukraine peace deal means for energy (Part 2)

• 26 3月 2025

A windfall for Russian oil producers and impetus for upstream investment

International Energy Week 2025: our key takeaways for oil & gas

• 27 2月 2025

As the publicity material for International Energy Week 2025 – held in London from 25-27 February – states, we live in an energy-hungry world. Amid growing trade tensions and shifting energy policy, what does that mean for oil and gas?

Oil price crash - where does Asia go from here?

• 17 3月 2020

Oil demand has gone into a tailspin. We now expect Q1 global oil consumption to be 2.7 million b/d lower than the same period a year ago.

The Biden administration struggles to get a grip on fuel prices

• 19 11月 2021

Rising gasoline prices have become an economic problem for the US, adding to concerns about inflation, and a political problem for President Joe Biden. The administration has been trying different ways to bring them down, without much success.

COP26 oil demand: in the cross hairs of emissions reduction

• 18 8月 2021

Our COP26 briefing considers the implications for the oil market and refining industry of a global concerted effort to reduce emissions and limit a temperature rise by 2050 to 2 °C.

The spread of the coronavirus shakes the world

• 28 2月 2020

As the Covid-19 virus spreads to 52 countries, fears of its economic impact have sent stock markets and oil prices tumbling. This and more in Ed Crooks' Energy Pulse.

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?

Action to achieve Paris climate goals will upend oil and gas prices

• 15 4月 2021

If the world acts decisively to limit global warming to 2°C by 2050, the scale of change will revolutionise the energy industry. Progressive electrification will squeeze the most polluting hydrocarbons out of the energy mix, nearly eliminating their markets. Oil demand will shrink, and with it, so will the power of major oil producers. Gas demand will remain resilient, but business models will need to evolve.

The Biden administration seeks answers to high fuel prices

• 17 6月 2022

The president has asked refiners to increase output. Effective solutions will be more complex.

China retaliates with tariffs on $34 billion worth of US goods

• 18 6月 2018

Following China's imposition of retaliatory tariffs on US goods over the weekend, our experts weigh in on the potential impact the move will have on different commodities.

Why Covid-19 is the ultimate energy transition stress test for refiners

• 20 7月 2020

Covid-19 is a threat to global refiners. Who will thrive? Who will merely survive? And what does this tell us about refiners’ resilience and readiness to take on the energy transition?

Identifying key risks and uncertainties in 2020

• 17 12月 2019

Energy markets are in the midst of profound change – we're getting used to that. But what big, identifiable key risks might lurk in the shadows in the next 12 months that could make us change our view for 2020 and beyond? Here are five.

Russian refining outages surge on Ukraine drone attacks: three key questions answered

• 21 3月 2024

Russian waterborne product exports see substantial cuts, will crude loadings be next?

Can conventional oil projects compete with L48 oil?

• 14 3月 2018

US tight oil has arrived with a bang, disrupting the oil market. But can conventional oil projects compete? Our latest report looks at where tight oil and other pre-FID conventional projects sit on the global cost curve.

US$500 billion (2023 terms) investment in global oil and gas asset development enough to meet peak demand in 2030s

• 20 7月 2023

Despite concerns about underinvestment in upstream, peak oil and gas demand can be met in the 2030s without a substantial increase to current annual asset development investment levels of US$500 billion in 2023 terms, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Oil in a decarbonising world

• 22 9月 2022

What is the trajectory of oil demand in a world that’s decarbonising and how will that influence prices?

Red Sea crisis: what crisis? Not for US refiners as refining margins boom

• 19 2月 2024

US product exports to Europe advantaged as Middle East/West Coast India exports are challenged by Red Sea disruption

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”