Reducing the emissions from natural gas

• 13 5月 2024

Demand for natural gas is growing. So is pressure to reduce its carbon intensity. The industry’s emissions will increasingly come under scrutiny, and measurement and reporting will need to improve.

Jigar Shah returns to the Energy Gang

• 09 5月 2024

We welcome back Jigar Shah, the Director of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office. With a front-row seat to the energy transition, Jigar discusses the office's role in advancing clean energy projects and bridging the gap between R&D and large-scale deployment. Hear about the progress made so far and the future goals, including meeting the increased demand for electricity driven by data centers, AI, new factories and electric vehicles.

How higher interest rates could hold up energy transition investment

• 09 5月 2024

Higher interest rates could stall investment in green technologies. Learn what Policymakers can do to keep the energy transition on track in this analysis.

Webinar Replay

• 05 5月 2020

Brazil’s industrial gas demand had already started to decline in March, after coronavirus containment measures were put in place in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states. However, as lockdowns took effect across the country in the first two weeks of April, demand plunged. The oversupply has forced Petrobras to take action to mitigate the damage across the gas value chain and used its portfolio in an integrated and coordinated approach. • Covid-19 impact in the gas and power demand, and crisis management implemented by Petrobras • New power dispatch and gas market trends post Covid-19 • What to expect for LNG, Bolivian and domestic prices in the short term? • Lessons learned to gas marketing and infrastructure development players.

Metals and mining: will 2020 be a milestone year?

• 28 1月 2020

With the energy transition taking centre stage, 2020 looks likely to be a year of change for the energy industry. And the metals and mining industry is at the heart of the action.

Deepwater rising: The state of the global deepwater industry

• 05 12月 2019

Deepwater is becoming increasingly important in the global upstream investment space. Research Director Ian Thom sat down with the upstream team to take a closer look at the trends shaping the industry.

Will Mideast tensions raise stakes in Brazil's pre-salt rounds?

• 30 9月 2019

Pre-salt acreage offered in Brazil’s 2019 exploration bid rounds will attract big spenders. Asian NOCs may seek to diversify supply in midst of uncertainty.

Brazil 2019 pre-salt bid rounds: production sharing contracts

• 15 8月 2019

The final Brazil 2019 pre-salt bid round, PSC (production sharing contracts) Round 6, features four blocks in the Santos and one block in the Santos basin.

Kan discovery in Mexico’s shallow water one of the largest since 2020

• 02 5月 2023

Addressing Wintershall Dea’s Kan-1 discovery, Adrian Lara, Principal Research Analyst Latin America Upstream Oil and Gas, said “With Wintershall Dea’s first operated exploration well drilled in Mexico, the announced expected resource of 200 to 300 million barrels of equivalent of oil and gas in place outperforms the original prospective resource estimated at 196 mmboe. The discovery is one of the largest in Mexico’s shallow-water since Zama, made by Talos in 2017 and Saasken made by Eni in 2020.”

South American onshore wind power to expand 122% through 2032

• 12 7月 2023

Free market expansion will be one of the main drivers of onshore wind growth in the next 10 years in South America. The total wind market is set to add 41.2 gigawatts (GW) of onshore projects through 2032, based on a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

President Elect Milei set to shake up Argentina’s oil industry

• 28 11月 2023

Addressing the election of Javier Milei as President of Argentina, Adrian Lara, principal analyst, said “Elected President Javier Milei and his advisors are signalling the importance the oil and gas sector has in their plans for the overall Argentinian economy, however, their success in deregulating the sector and attracting more investment is still predicated on an effective and timely correction of the macroeconomic imbalances of the country.”

Southern cone gas and power market to invest US$46 billion in gas production and US$94 billion in new power supply through 2033

• 30 11月 2023

Driven by advances in batteries and lower costs, solar will outpace wind growth rates and become the leading technology for expansion over the next ten years in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. The total solar market is set to add 48 gigawatts (GW) of utility and distributed projects, while wind will add 31 GW of onshore projects through 2033, with the total investment in new power supply leading to a cumulative capacity of 400 GW by 2033, based on a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Tiny drops create mighty oceans: how distributed solar keeps the Puerto Rico grid afloat

• 12 3月 2024

Rooftop solar and storage will continue to grow in Puerto Rico, and many more people will benefit from clean energy, energy security, and resiliency against natural disasters

Latin America offshore wind to see 34 GW of installed capacity by 2050

• 18 10月 2022

Driven by the growth of off-grid green hydrogen projects, Latin America will see a sharp increase in offshore wind projects, with capacity reaching 34 Gigawatts (GW) by 2050, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?

• 06 2月 2024

Explore the consequences of the US' decision to pause gas export approvals with Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert. How will it impact global energy markets, greenhouse gas emissions and living standards in lower-income countries?

The debate over US hydrogen tax credits is coming to a head

• 19 1月 2024

Treasury guidance on tax credits for low-carbon hydrogen has divided the industry. Clarity over the rules would benefit the whole sector.

Six themes shaping the energy world in 2024

• 09 1月 2024

What opportunities, challenges and risks does the world of energy and natural resources face in 2024? Our experts share their thoughts.

What does Milei mean for oil and gas in Argentina?

• 29 11月 2023

Argentina’s new president is committed to privatisation and deregulation, but first inflation must be tamed.

Brazilian Day of Forgiveness allows power plant developers to withdraw from existing contracts without penalties

• 23 11月 2023

In 2023, the publication of Normative Resolution 1,065 (also known as the “Day of Forgiveness”) allowed power plant developers to withdraw from existing contracts without penalties, primarily impacting renewable assets

Can Colombia’s gas sustain it through the energy transition?

• 26 9月 2023

The country’s decision to halt new exploration puts uncertainty into Colombia’s long-term energy security.

Unwrapping key players in Colombia's upstream sector

• 29 8月 2023

Colombia’s midcaps step up to plug the upstream gap in challenging times

What do Colombia’s ambitious fiscal reforms mean for oil and gas?

• 01 8月 2023

Tax plans put more money in the hands of the Colombian government. But they will deter investment at a crossroads for the extractive industry.

Let's talk Colombia

• 07 7月 2023

Discover the pulse of Colombia's energy transformation firsthand.

EPSI Mexico

Forecast prices and supply-demand fundamentals for the Mexico power market

Royalties reform could dampen investors’ appetite for Chile’s copper sector

• 29 6月 2021

Proposed changes to Chile’s mining royalty regime will not have a drastic impact on the country’s production landscape in the near-term. However, analysis from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq:VRSK), indicates there is clear risk the amendments could compromise continued appetite to make large-scale, long-term investments in Chile’s copper sector.

Southern Cone gas and power 2021 outlook 2050

• 10 8月 2021

The Southern Cone gas and power markets are experiencing one of the driest hydrology seasons in recent history. But beyond the “big dry” there are still new dynamics in fundamentals, such as: Bolivian steep production decline, the rapid energy transition in Chile, Argentina’s gas market challenges and Brazil’s booming gas markets. The Southern Cone is also the hottest region in Latin America for new business development in gas and power trading and capital-intensive infrastructure. Join our experts for a virtual event where we present our views on the drivers of change in Southern Cone gas and power markets.

Resilience and sustainability to be core oil and gas themes of 2021

• 19 1月 2021

Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis reveals that sustainability and resilience will be at the heart of the oil and gas industry story in 2021.

Horizons Live: Carbon removals

• 01 10月 2024

In the recent Horizons Live session, our panel discussed carbon removals and how they will play a crucial role in achieving net zero.

New regulations to fast-track Brazil FPSO deployment and boost pre-salt oil production

• 20 6月 2018

Brazil's new local content regulations could fast-track the deployment of FPSO units, speeding up the pace of pre-salt oil production by more than 21 billion barrels by the mid-2020s, a new report by Wood Mackenzie analysing the impact of new local content rules on production, royalty collection and job creation has found.

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.