• Opinion

  The nuclear moment

  • 22 10月 2021

  Gas and coal prices have soared while governments commit to ambitious goals for cutting emissions. Nuclear power can be part of the solution.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Securing copper supply

  • 29 8月 2024

  In the recent Horizons Live session, our panel discussed what it would take to diversify copper supply from China – and why de-risking supply chains may be more about compromise than a complete decoupling.  

• Opinion

  North America gas strategic planning outlook: A glimpse into 2050

  • 24 4月 2025

  Our latest long-term view reveals exciting market dynamics

• Opinion

  Evaluating infrastructure and optionality in Canadian hydrocarbon exports

  • 01 5月 2025

  Can Canada move away from its longstanding role as a regional energy supplier to become a global superpower? Is it ready to be? How soon?

• Opinion

  The Trump administration's AI strategy points to strong growth in US power

  • 25 11月 2024

  AI needs data centres, which need power. If AI is a national security priority, then so is electricity. That principle will shape the Trump administration’s policies. Gas-fired plants will be favored, but low-carbon energy could benefit, too.

• Opinion

  The Biden administration seeks help on fuel prices

  • 18 3月 2022

  The cost of gasoline has become a political problem for President Biden. He does not have many options for bringing it down.

• Opinion

  Transformation in the US distributed energy resource market

  • 20 6月 2023

  Opportunities, risks and the changing growth profile of distributed energy resources in the US

• Opinion

  US residential solar turbulence persisted through 2024

  • 23 4月 2025

  Residential solar installed capacity contracted for the first time since 2017, with significant shifts occurring in the financing landscape

• Opinion

  A power-up for US renewables

  • 10 12月 2021

  Passage of the Build Back Better Act is by no means certain, but if it passes, it could have a dramatic effect on the US solar industry, supercharging its growth.

• Opinion

  Green hydrogen: what the Inflation Reduction Act means for production economics and carbon intensity

  • 14 3月 2023

  Annual matching requirements for new IRA tax credits could kick-start economically competitive green hydrogen production.

• Opinion

  Why is Ruwais LNG an attractive position for the selected partners?

  • 12 7月 2024

  On 10 June, it was confirmed that BP, Mitsui &Co, Shell and TotalEnergies will take a 10% stake in Ruwais LNG. ADNOC will retain a 60% stake and serve as the lead developer and the operator.

• Opinion

  What’s the biggest mistake clean energy developers make when chasing tax equity?

  • 07 5月 2025

  Are tax equity pitfalls costing your clean energy project? Learn how to turn incentives into smart investments

• Opinion

  The US government is rolling the dice on direct air capture | Podcast

  • 08 9月 2023

  We explore the science and analysis behind DAC and CCS technologies, including their socio-political implications. Guest host Amy Myers-Jaffe is joined by Emily Grubert and Robbie Orvis to discuss the opportunities and challenges.

• Opinion

  Solar and energy storage experts debate the current market

  • 24 4月 2025

  Live from the 2025 Solar & Energy Storage Summit - industry leaders debate trade wars, grid innovation and what Q1 reveals about the future of solar and storage in the US.

• Opinion

  What do the tariff wars mean for low-carbon energy?

  • 25 4月 2025

  Tariffs, AI and clean energy collide - industry experts reveal what’s next for solar and storage in an unpredictable global market.

• Opinion

  Renewable energy shows its strength in the coronavirus crisis

  • 01 5月 2020

  Earnings announcements from oil majors and utility groups this week have demonstrated the superior resilience of electricity businesses.

• Opinion

  Tariffs begin to redirect global energy trade flows

  • 06 5月 2025

  The full impact of the new tariffs has not yet worked through world markets, but US energy exports to China have been falling

• Opinion

  US distributed solar: four predictions for 2024

  • 17 1月 2024

  Key trends to watch out for including the impact of the residential solar slowdown on customer acquisition costs, growth in emerging commercial and community solar markets, adaptation to net metering successor tariffs and more.

• Opinion

  Energy transition outlook: Americas

  • 27 2月 2025

  The energy transition pace varies across the Americas – what would it take to get the whole region onto a net zero pathway?

• Opinion

  Trump administration declines to go all in for coal — for now

  • 01 9月 2017

  On August 24, the Department of Energy released their "Staff Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability," which some thought would provide a strong endorsement of the value of baseload coal. This was not the case.

• Opinion

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics

  • 15 5月 2017

  ExxonMobil acquired Jurong Aromatics in May 2017, strengthen its aromatics supply position in south east Asia.

• Opinion

  A wild ride ahead for petchems?

  • 04 3月 2017

  Steve Zinger discusses the five market changes which are set to make waves in the global petchems markets.

• Opinion

  ‘Permania’ prevails, and other learnings from the 2017 DUG Permian Conference

  • 11 4月 2017

  At the 2017 DUG Permian Conference, three main themes stood out.

• Opinion

  Will deals walk the optimistic talk of NAPE?

  • 21 2月 2017

  NAPE 2017 was a great show, and optimism is back in the oil patch.

• Opinion

  How will President Trump manage the COP21 treaty?

  • 16 3月 2017

  President Trump is reviewing the US commitment to the 2015 Paris climate agreement (known as COP21). How will his actions affect the global coal market?

• Opinion

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

  • 12 6月 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.

• Opinion

  How low-cost US natural gas spurs global LNG opportunities

  • 08 8月 2019

  The US shale revolution in action: as well productivity dramatically rose, the US emerged as the largest gas producer in the world. LNG buyers will benefit.

• Opinion

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

  • 06 9月 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.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Gridlock

  • 01 11月 2024

  The US is on the brink of electricity demand growth not seen in decades. And it is not ready. Our panel explored the demand dilemma on this month's Horizons Live.

• Opinion

  RE+ 2024: Our 7 biggest takeaways

  • 04 10月 2024

  Insights on domestic manufacturing, distributed solar and large loads from one of North America’s largest clean energy events