• Opinion

  Teaming up with CWC for the LNG and Gas Summit

  • 12 3月 2018

  Reactions from the CWC LNG and Gas Summit held this year in Tokyo.

• The Edge

  Rising US oil exports, market disruption, Brent-WTI spread

  • 30 1月 2018

  What will US tight oil growth do to crude markets? The build-up in volumes early this decade led to a supply glut that undermined prices in 2014.

• Opinion

  Is the outlook for China's petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?

  • 09 1月 2018

  China's luckiest number is 8 – so we posed 8 questions to Steve Jenkins, Vice President Consulting - Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres about China's petrochemicals market.

• Editorial

  Can LNG save China from winter gas shortages?

  • 30 11月 2017

  With new restrictions on the use of coal for heating in ‘2+26’ cities and the industrial sector, China’s gas demand is set to hit record highs this winter — growing by 23 bcm.

• Editorial

  Reviving Asia Pacific exploration activity

  • 04 12月 2017

  Ashima Taneja discusses exploration results in Asia Pacific in 2017 and highlights the key wells to watch in 2018 with Angus Rodger, Research Director and Matthew Howell, Senior Analyst.

• Opinion

  How will China's waste plastic ban impact the global recycling chain?

  • 05 12月 2017

  The Chinese government's plans to ban waste imports, including plastics and RPET waste products by the end of 2017 could have significant repercussions; not only for the Chinese fibre industry but also for the global recycling chain.

• The Edge

  Asia upstream’s strategic challenges

  • 28 11月 2017

  Visiting Asia this month was an opportunity to gauge how oil and gas companies there are faring.

• Editorial

  PTT and PETRONAS search for LNG supply and demand balance

  • 11 8月 2017

  In this podcast, our Asia Pacific upstream research team discusses LNG demand in Southeast Asia, emerging buyers and the outlook for LNG backfill options in Australia.

• Editorial

  New licensing rounds, upstream reform and the investment outlook

  • 30 6月 2017

  Our Asia Pacific upstream research team discusses the latest regional oil and gas developments, focusing on recent exploration licensing round announcements and the outlook for pre-FID projects in Asia.

• Editorial

  India’s flexible packaging enjoys continuing growth despite a stuttering economy

  • 23 1月 2018

  Our latest study of the Indian flexible packaging market place ‘Flexible Packaging Supply Demand Study – India’ shows that despite the current uncertainty in the Indian economy, demand for flexible packaging continues to grow at a pace, reaching an estimated $5.6 billion in 2017. India now has the fourth largest flexible packaging market, representing around 6% of the global market, behind the US, China and Japan.

• Editorial

  Meeting gas demand in China - the role of LNG trucking

  • 21 6月 2018

  We're seeing phenomenal growth in China's LNG demand, driven by government-mandated coal-to-gas switching. Serious air pollution issues have led to new environmental policies prompting a reduction in coal in favour of cleaner fuels, including gas. How can China ensure local gas demand is met, without the price hikes seen last winter?

• Editorial

  Global polyethylene: 6 key things for 2018 (Part 1)

  • 28 2月 2018

  What should the global polyethylene industry brace themselves for in 2018?

• Editorial

  The impact of global events on Latin America’s PET industry

  • 25 1月 2018

  Maritza Ramirez recently presented at the LAPET Meeting in Mexico city. In her presentation, “Are Changes in Global Supply and Demand Helping or Hindering the Latin American PET Industry?”, Maritza, Senior PET Consultant for Wood Mackenzie Chemicals, explained that PET events in China or Europe can have immediate effects in Latin America.

• Editorial

  Is the outlook for China’s petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?

  • 09 1月 2018

  We posed 8 questions to Steve Jenkins, Vice President Consulting – Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres about China’s petrochemicals market...

• Editorial

  Are the Majors set for an Asia-Pacific asset sale?

  • 30 8月 2016

  For more than 100 years Asia played a fundamental role in the growth of the Majors. Could this finally be coming to an end?

• Opinion

  Switching gears on olefins production?

  • 12 10月 2017

  Kelly Cui, our expert in CTO, explains how this emergent technology could transform global olefins and olefins derivatives trade by enabling China to become more self sufficient in ethylene, propylene and butadiene.

• Opinion

  Royalty increases in Brazil: a renewed burden for iron ore miners or a threat to their international competitiveness?

  • 28 4月 2017

  The new mining code may become effective in less than four months, meaning extra costs for local mining companies.

• Editorial

  Can Asian investors afford to ignore US tight oil?

  • 07 5月 2017

  Although Asian upstream players have been absent over the last 12 months, we believe this might be set to change.

• Editorial

  Oil demand to 2018: Where could we be wrong?

  • 14 3月 2017

  Global oil demand is in for a year of strong growth but even small changes to our forecast could have major implications for price.

• Opinion

  China and LNG: 5 takeaways from the CWC Gas and LNG Summit

  • 11 6月 2017

  The mood at the recent CWC event was optimistic — with good reason. What were the five big takeaways from the event?

• Editorial

  2035: a new global powerhouse emerges

  • 13 4月 2017

  Move over China. Rising incomes, population growth and industrialisation are fuelling a period of rapid, sustained growth in India's energy demand that could reshape the global scene.

• Editorial

  Facing up to carbon and changing energy markets

  • 31 10月 2016

  China and the US — the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters — have performed a spectacular U-turn on climate change policy.

• Editorial

  Asia-Pacific M&A markets: Passing the refinery bucks

  • 15 2月 2017

  Konrad Jar discusses the developments he's seen in Asia-Pacific M&A markets.

• Opinion

  LNG trucking takes off in China

  • 04 10月 2017

  We explore the new business models supporting growth

• Opinion

  Is Asia’s offshore wind sector ready for take-off?

  • 01 7月 2020

  Costs will continue to fall with technology and scaling - average global offshore wind generation cost will be halved by 2028 - but without a clear route-to-market that requires policy and financial support from governments, developers will be hesitant to invest in offshore wind.

• Opinion

  Asia-Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

  • 07 1月 2025

  Will Asia Pacific's recent hot streak in attracting renewed interest from the Majors and other IOCs continue in 2025?

• Opinion

  Asia Pacific gas & LNG: 5 things to look for in 2025

  • 05 1月 2025

  Asia Pacific had a year of continuous LNG demand recovery in 2024 - what will 2025 bring?

• Opinion

  Asia Pacific power & renewables: 5 things to watch in 2025

  • 23 1月 2025

  Soaring solar and storage bring in the Lunar New Year of the Snake.

• Opinion

  Live from COP29 – One weird trick to solve our energy problem

  • 21 11月 2024

  Live from COP29, Ed Crooks talks to top experts about US policy changes, carbon tariffs and why the best energy is the energy we don’t use.

• Opinion

  How to make upstream licensing work

  • 19 11月 2024

  Despite tight budgets, new upstream investment across Asia-Pacific has never been more competitive as explorers refocus on acreage reload to reinvigorate portfolios.