• Opinion

  The Biden administration finalises 45V hydrogen tax credit rules

  • 10 1月 2025

  Learn about the updated 45V tax credit rules for low-carbon hydrogen production and their impact on green and blue hydrogen projects in the US. Discover how these changes affect energy policies and the future of hydrogen in global markets.

• Opinion

  How Chinese PTA and MEG futures impact the polyester industry?

  • 30 1月 2019

  The two polyester feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) – in the world's most important polyester market China, have recently moved towards a total paper business.

• Editorial

  Automotive sales trends suggest higher oil demand in medium term

  • 04 4月 2019

  The vehicle industry’s shift towards cleaner technology is poised to throw a wrench in the oil market – but likely not for another decade. Demand growth from light vehicles and two-wheelers, a key sector which accounts for roughly 30% of the near 100 million b/d in global crude consumption, are expected to slow down over the next 10 years, and eventually begin to decline after 2030, with the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

• Editorial

  Chevron picks up immediate LNG growth opportunity

  • 23 4月 2019

  Chevron's planned $50 billion acquisition of Anadarko is much more than a Permian acreage play.

• Content

  Featured Reports

  • 09 8月 2018

  We're highlighting our most popular reports. Gain instant access to detailed data — by the numbers and with visualisation — to address business challenges and make better, more strategic decisions.

• Featured

  3 reasons why the Permian basin needs 1 more crude pipeline

  • 08 7月 2019

  Permian crude pipeline capacity isn't overbuilt longer term. Wood Mackenzie analysis shows one more takeaway pipeline will be needed in the 2030s.

• Editorial

  Wood Mackenzie: 3 reasons to stop by our booth at URTeC 2019

  • 12 7月 2019

  We're delighted to unveil our newest upstream evaluations and benchmarking tool at URTeC this year. Introducing Lens Well Evaluator.

• Case Study

  Are EVs a threat to gas stations' fuel retail expansion plans?

  • 29 7月 2019

  What's a bigger threat to fuel retail expansion in North America: electric cars or rising fuel efficiency? Lean about Wood Mackenzie's gas demand model.

• Featured

  Electric vehicle battery recycling: bridging a supply-side divide

  • 29 7月 2019

  Can the environmental impact of electric car batteries be mitigated? Electric vehicle battery recycling offers a sustainable solution as EV markets grow.

• The Edge

  OPEC’s battle for control of the oil market

  • 18 6月 2019

  Persistent non-OPEC volume growth poses a challenge. Get our latest OPEC and non-OPEC supply forecasts.

• Featured

  Deep decarbonisation: the multi-trillion-dollar question

  • 27 6月 2019

  For any country to embrace a nationwide transition to 100% renewable energy (RE100) or zero carbon (ZC100) emissions constitutes a massive disruption with far-flung economic and social repercussions. In this complimentary report, Dan Shreve, research director for power and renewables, examines the operational challenges associated with RE100 policies. Get the highlights here or fill in the form to access the full report.

• 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?

• Featured

  3 reasons Corpus Christi will dominate US crude exports

  • 11 6月 2019

  Port Corpus Christi has started a massive dredging project to make its channels deeper and wider. The result? Bigger tankers will call the port, and constrained crude exports have room to grow.

• Editorial

  North America gas: could LNG project delays dampen prices further?

  • 28 5月 2019

  Low prices may be the best cure for North American gas markets.

• Editorial

  Permian M&A: place your bets on the next takeover target

  • 21 5月 2019

  More mergers are coming.

• Editorial

  Latin America's gasoline problems: Mexico and Brazil diverge in fuel balance strategy

  • 15 5月 2019

  The two dominant players in Latin American oil and gas – Petrobras and Pemex – should face negative net gasoline balance for decades to come.

• Editorial

  Northeast gas production: are operators running out of steam?

  • 10 5月 2019

  After seven years of surging production growth, Northeast gas producers are starting to slow their output.

• Editorial

  How the bottom of the barrel became the top of refining margins

  • 29 4月 2019

  Despite the international phase-out for fuel oil, its crack spread hit 20-year highs

• Content

  OTC 2019

  • 30 4月 2019

  What's going on at #OTC50? Wood Mackenzie research analysts offer their live reactions to the buzz at the 50th Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. Follow live updates #WOODMACLIVE.

• The Edge

  Permian consolidation heats up and there's more to come

  • 07 5月 2019

  Anadarko bids echo the big M&A themes of the downturn. Simon Flowers investigates.

• Featured

  Coming to Americas: deepwater after the downturn

  • 03 5月 2019

  Deepwater investment interest soured after the global oil-price crash of 2014. What were some of the lessons learned by governments, companies and the key stakeholders throughout this crucial time of development for the Americas deepwater sector?

• Featured

  Benchmarking the Eagle Ford play

  • 22 4月 2019

  As institutional investors' demands for E&P capital discipline intensify this year, upstream companies have reined in spending and softened aspirations for production growth. Underperformers are at top of mind as investors assess financial risks.

• Editorial

  Shale frackers face uphill battle with increasing well declines

  • 09 4月 2019

  The explosive expansion of American shale oil production is becoming unsustainable for North American companies from Texas to North Dakota.

• Editorial

  Is there any more upside to summer Henry Hub prices?

  • 26 3月 2019

  North American natural gas storage levels haven't ended the season this low since the historic Polar Vortex in the winter of 2013-2014.

• 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.

• The Edge

  Tight oil news: Majors go bullish as Independents rein in

  • 12 3月 2019

  The Permian is being industrialised – fact. Chevron and ExxonMobil aggressively raised production targets this week, underlining the basin’s potential for growth.

• Content

  Peak Permian?

  • 18 2月 2019

  As highlighted by the Wall Street Journal this week, Wood Mackenzie spotted this troubling trend in 2017, predicting that parent-child well issues could wipe out more than 1.5 million b/d of projected Permian production.

• Opinion

  How will US independents answer the call for capital discipline?

  • 14 2月 2019

  Investors in the Lower 48 E&P sector are demanding greater capital discipline. US Independents are under pressure to deliver returns, free cash flow and demonstrate meaningful capital discipline. New research from Wood Mackenzie shows that in the tug-of-war between value and volume, value has emerged as the winner.

• The Edge

  Who needs to beef up Permian tight oil exposure?

  • 29 1月 2019

  US tight oil has been the biggest theme in the upstream M&A market over the last three years. We've mined our US L48 database of companies’ exposure to the basin, making a judgement on the depth and quality of portfolios by ranking metrics such as production growth, experience, productivity, variability, capital efficiency, asset size and location.

• Featured

  Technology giants top list in bumper year for corporate procurement

  • 01 2月 2019

  2018 was the biggest year on record for corporate procurement of renewables in the US. With corporate and industrial (C&I) procurement now a major driver of both wind and solar in the US market, we highlight key trends to watch.