• Opinion

  LNG trucking takes off in China

  • 04 10月 2017

  We explore the new business models supporting growth

• Case Study

  How do you navigate LNG procurement as a first-time buyer?

  • 19 9月 2019

  How do you navigate LNG procurement as a first-time buyer? Learn how our consultants helped a novice LNG buyer negotiate an exceptional contract rate

• Opinion

  Mining industry needs investment or metal shortages are inevitable

  • 03 7月 2019

  The mining industry needs investment now, or there is a risk of metal shortages in ten year's time. What will it take to convince investors that the time is right?

• Opinion

  Major Chinese companies leading the charge in renewed Belt and Road push

  • 24 6月 2019

  CNPC and CNOOC have each acquired a 10% stake in Novatek’s Arctic LNG-2 project. What’s the significance for China's Belt and Road Initiative?

• Editorial

  Battle tactics: China, the US and the art of trade war

  • 13 6月 2019

  After the US raised tariffs from 10% to 25% on US$200 billion worth of imports from China, China has responded. How will escalating tariffs affect the petrochemicals industry?

• Opinion

  What does the US-China trade war mean for US LNG projects?

  • 24 6月 2019

  Lucy Cullen, Singapore-based senior gas analyst, discusses the potential impact of increasing tariffs on US LNG.

• Opinion

  Iron ore: who will fill the emerging supply gap?

  • 03 6月 2019

  The tightly balanced iron ore market was a hot topic at Singapore Iron Ore week, Asia Pacific’s biggest annual gathering of steel and iron ore industry insiders. What else caught our analysts’ attention at this year’s conference?

• Opinion

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

  • 13 5月 2019

  APAC Energy Buzz is a monthly blog by our Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.

• Opinion

  IMO 2020 and the rocky road to full compliance

  • 10 4月 2019

  Join our experts to tackle some of the industry's burning questions on IMO 2020 and the potential stumbling blocks.

• The Edge

  The automotive sector – twists on the road to transition

  • 02 4月 2019

  The future of light vehicles is electric; in time, perhaps autonomous. But the disruption won’t be quick, and the rise of the EV won’t be linear. Get our analysis here.

• Editorial

  Australia 2019: exploration and M&A activity abound

  • 22 3月 2019

  Listen to Asia Pacific Energy Brief, episode 14: Australia 2019: exploration and M&A activity abound

• Editorial

  Renewed confidence in Asia Pacific’s upstream sector

  • 22 3月 2019

  Listen to Asia Pacific Energy Brief, episode 12: 2019 oil and gas outlook for Asia-Pacific

• 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.

• News Release

  Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa

  • 02 9月 2020

  Global regasification (regas) capacity under construction is expected to hit a 10-year high at 144 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Renewable energy could reduce Asia Pacific LNG plant emissions by 8%

  • 17 8月 2020

  Using renewable energy to power liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Asia Pacific could reduce emissions by about 8%, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  China’s PTA producers look to futures to weather market volatility

  • 16 7月 2020

  China’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) producers have been using the futures market to price PTA in the spot market, hedge against risks and manage inventory. This has allowed many to stay profitable, despite market uncertainty and disruption brought by the coronavirus pandemic, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Indonesia’s LNG demand continue to rise despite economic downturn

  • 30 6月 2020

  Indonesia’s LNG demand is expected to be resilient against the coronavirus-led global economic downturn, says Wood Mackenzie. The country’s H2 2020 LNG demand could hit 3.1 million tonnes (Mt), a 1.2 Mt or 63% increase year-on-year.

• Comment

  Wood Mackenzie commentary on India CERA Week

  • 09 10月 2017

  To mark the start of the India Energy Forum by CERA week, Wood Mackenzie analysts weigh in on the country's oil and gas outlook and production prospects.

• Comment

  Chinese aluminium: next set of reforms for the industry?

  • 06 9月 2017

  Many market observers were sceptical about China's ability to deal with aluminium overcapacity. But cuts at Weiqiao, the world's largest smelter, shows China's determination to deliver supply-side reforms. The market is now divided into two camps – one that believes China will cut output significantly. The other one reasons that smelters will ramp up quickly and nothing much will really change.

• News Release

  US-China agreement connects the fastest-growing LNG supplier with the largest LNG growth market

  • 12 5月 2017

  Chinese companies can now negotiate long-term contracts to source liquefied natural gas from US suppliers, the US Commerce Department said.

• Comment

  Market implications of Chinese tariffs on US LNG

  • 03 8月 2018

  Today China announced retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of American imports, in response to the Trump administration's latest trade threats. The list included a 25% tariff on LNG.

• News Release

  Rise in new players in Southeast Asia's upstream sector

  • 28 6月 2018

  Since the fall in oil prices in 2014, oil majors and international oil companies (IOCs) have accelerated a shift towards resource themes and regions offering higher returns, lower complexity and shorter timeframes, away from the more challenging regions such as Southeast Asia. To date, close to 800 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of the region's resources have left the hands of majors and IOCs.

• Comment

  Energy storage market poised for a boom Down Under

  • 06 7月 2018

  Looking at behind-the-meter, Australia was the biggest residential storage market in the world in 2017, with a tripling of residential storage deployments over the previous year. High retail electricity rates and diminishing or expiring feed-in tariffs have encouraged residential solar customers to choose storage for self-consumption benefits. As a result, over the past few years, Australia has been the preferred testbed for new residential energy storage products, as several technology vendors have first introduced their residential product portfolios in the country.

• News Release

  OPEC producers key to world supply through to 2040

  • 16 7月 2018

  Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie sees OPEC maintaining its role as a key oil supplier through to 2040, although output from non-OPEC producers will help ensure adequate supply in the years to 2030.