How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• 12 May 2025

Wood Mackenzie analysts recently took a detailed look at the key developments set to shape the outlook for global gas and LNG through 2050, with a particular focus on Asia.

SEC 2025: Why the SEAPEX region still needs high-impact exploration

• 14 May 2025

The critical role of high-impact exploration in securing energy supply and sustainability

Japan sweeps the dust from its energy strategy

• 05 September 2025

A renewed focus on the country’s energy infrastructure has important implications for oil and refined products.

Can Andaman Sea resources avert Thailand’s gas crisis/crunch?

• 12 November 2025

As the region attracts new interest from explorers, Thailand hopes licencing can unlock new re-sources.

What defined oil trading in 2025: five moments that mattered

• 01 December 2025

A year shaped by policy uncertainty, supply growth, and structural shifts in refining and trade flows.

Why unlicenced storage threatens APAC CCS growth

• 02 January 2026

Effective licencing is a critical enabler for carbon storage projects in the Asia Pacific region.

Asia Pacific upstream: 4 things to look for in 2026

• 02 January 2026

Asia Pacific's upstream sector is shifting gears, and the corporate and asset landscape is changing. Complex mega-projects are being shelved as operators prioritise execution certainty and speed over scale.

5 things to look for in 2026: Southern Cone gas and power

• 07 January 2026

Our experts' predictions for 2026

Power and renewable energy in China: what to look for in 2026

• 07 January 2026

2026 marks the inaugural year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and represents a pivotal period in the country's journey toward achieving the carbon peak by 2030

Asia Pacific Power & Renewables: what to look for in 2026

• 02 January 2026

2025 was a year of accomplishments and challenges for Asia Pacific markets

India’s energy roadmap: 5 key themes for IEW 2026

• 26 January 2026

As India Energy Week takes place in Goa, we explore how the country can balance growth, energy security and the transition effectively.

Will Asia-Pacific's O&G sector join the global recovery in 2019?

• 14 January 2019

Will rising demand, new exploration activity and a refresh of government policy bring renewed confidence in Asia-Pacific's upstream industry in 2019? Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood shares his thoughts.

Is offshore wind the answer to Japan's declining nuclear power?

• 14 February 2019

The outlook for Japan's offshore wind sector is looking positive as the country’s capacity is projected to reach upwards of 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2028, a 62-fold increase from last year, new research from Wood Mackenzie indicates.

Australian high CV thermal coal prices at 19-month low, but not for long

• 19 February 2019

The benchmark Newcastle high energy thermal coal price has fallen from US$100/tonne at the turn of the new year to US$88/tonne. Thermal coal has been hit in early February due to seasonality of purchasing in the lead up to Chinese New Year and customs delays impacting Australian vessels into China. Will this move be another short-term blip and mirror the volatility seen last year, or is a broader correction at play?

Can the right fiscal terms revive Asia-Pacific's upstream sector?

• 27 February 2019

Asia-Pacific's upstream industry has been plagued by declining oil production, exploration and licensing activity. Since 2014, exploration investment in the region has fallen 66% to around US$6 billion in 2018, reducing the hopper of new development opportunities.

How will 2019 elections in Asia Pacific impact the energy sector?

• 08 April 2019

It is election season in Asia Pacific. While Thailand heads for the by-elections following voting irregularities, India, Indonesia and Australia will also head to the polls this year. Who will win? How will the energy sector be impacted? What do investors need to consider?

Angry tweets, a new long march and an escalating trade war

• 12 June 2019

In the latest APAC Energy Buzz, Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson, shares the implications of the ongoing US-China trade disputes on the energy sector.

We need to talk about hydrogen

• 08 July 2019

I’m just back from Tokyo and a key theme for many Japanese energy companies continues to be future investment in E&P and whether long-term growth in oil and gas demand will materialise given the pace of energy transition.

Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

• 06 September 2019

In 2019, the total ethylene capacity from CTO/MTO units reached 5.21 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), accounting for 21% of China’s total ethylene capacity. However, CTO and MTO development has slowed due to high methanol prices and environmental controls, as well as the threat from a new wave of steam cracker investment in China.

China’s blue skies need green clouds

• 04 March 2021

Chinese Big Tech is now working towards greener clouds, but it is China’s push for blue skies that is making this happen.

Asia’s decarbonisation ambition isn’t matching reality

• 07 July 2022

Without action, a disorderly energy transition across Asia Pacific is looming.

Eye on the tiger: how higher Indian economic growth could impact global energy markets

• 20 March 2025

In this edition of Horizons, we consider the implications of higher Indian growth for global energy markets.

Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

• 15 August 2024

The world cannot decarbonise without major investment in copper. This Horizons highlights the scale of investment required in new copper mine supply, the implications for downstream processing and semi-manufacturing. China continues to dominate these sectors for copper.

Over the rainbow: why understanding full value chain carbon intensity is trumping the colour of hydrogen

• 15 February 2024

Dive into the hydrogen rainbow & explore carbon emissions insights focusing on colour to project-level carbon intensity for companies crafting strategies.

The great reopening: what the end of China’s ’zero-Covid’ strategy means for global energy and natural resources.

• 23 March 2023

What the end of China's 'zero Covid' strategy means for global energy and natural resources

Power play: How China's boom year is changing the path of the energy transition

• 16 February 2022

The energy crisis shows little sign of loosening its grip and the world feels a long way from the low-carbon, low-cost energy future heralded by governments at COP26. Read more.

PowerRT Japan

Access real-time power plant output and transmission flow data across the Japanese power markets.

Changing the way Asia’s oil and gas companies raise capital

• 30 June 2022

A growing number of the world’s major banks, asset managers, and insurers are signatories to the GFANZ, aligning behind the goals of the Paris Agreement. To access capital, oil and gas companies must meet tightening climate criteria adopted by many of the world’s leading financial institutions.