• Editorial

  What does a Paris Agreement departure mean for US energy?

  • 02 6月 2017

  Trump's expected decision to abandon the Paris Agreement is unsurprising, given pre-election comments on climate change and the broadly pro-fossil fuel agenda of the administration. Without US participation, global greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets would ordinarily be harder to hit.

• Editorial

  Will changing demand hamper North American refiners?

  • 16 3月 2017

  Despite the prolonged low-price oil market over the past year, North American refiners have largely remained in good financial health — but changes in the supply and demand landscape are creating uncertainties.

• News Release

  Permian produced water: slowly extinguishing a roaring basin?

  • 11 6月 2018

  With the recent rise oil prices, operators have been adding rigs and ramping up completions in the Permian Basin – the largest and most important source of oil supply growth in the world. However, persistent operational water challenges present a material risk to companies' future profitability and production.

• News Release

  North America to lead next wave of global LNG projects

  • 18 12月 2018

  North America will lead the next wave of global LNG project sanctions in 2019, with three US Gulf Coast developments expected to reach final investment decision (FID) in the first half of 2019, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest quarterly North America LNG projects update.

• News Release

  Upstream companies positioned to thrive in 2019

  • 17 12月 2018

  Price volatility. Market turbulence. Geopolitical tensions. As 2018 draws to a close the stage is already set for a fascinating 2019 in the upstream industry. In the recently published 2019 upstream and corporate outlook reports, Wood Mackenzie highlights how well prepared the industry is to adapt and thrive in tumultuous times.

• News Release

  Golden Pass crests second wave of US LNG

  • 05 2月 2019

  ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum’s announcement that they will proceed with development of the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project at Sabine Pass, Texas, kicks off what could be a record year for LNG final investment decisions (FIDs). The go-ahead for Golden Pass LNG comes as Anadarko and its partners in Mozambique LNG (Area 1) took a major step towards FID after signing sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) with CNOOC, Tokyo Gas-Centrica and Shell. ExxonMobil (30%) and Qatar Petroleum (70%) said construction at Golden Pass will begin in the first quarter of this year, with start-up scheduled for 2024.

• Comment

  Buyers' market as Gulf of Mexico lease sale wraps up

  • 20 3月 2019

  The US Gulf of Mexico region wide Lease Sale 252 was held today, 20 March 2019. The sale attracted 257 bids from 30 companies, with high bids totalling US$244.3 million. An increase of about $66 million (37%) from the last region-wide lease sale in August 2018.

• Podcast

  Crude for thought

  • 04 11月 2018

  Listen to the Crude for Thought podcast as our experts share their sometimes unconventional views on unconventionals and upstream as a whole.

• Comment

  Murphy Oil dives into deepwater Gulf of Mexico with US$1.6bn LLOG deal

  • 23 4月 2019

  Murphy Oil Exploration is poised to buy several deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration for a total of US$1.625 billion, split into a US$1.375 billion cash payment and US$250 million in contingent payments.

• Comment

  Trump's latest China tariffs - what do they mean for metals and mining?

  • 10 5月 2019

  The U.S has increased tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to 25%, from 10%, impacting a number of metals. Commentary below comes from the Wood Mackenzie metals team:

• Comment

  CNR snaps up Devon's Canada assets in US$2.8bn deal

  • 29 5月 2019

  Canadian Natural Resources today announced a C$3.8 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Devon Energy's Canadian assets, marking the company's seventh major acquisition since 2014.

• News Release

  North America’s flexible packaging market grew by 3.9% in 2018

  • 04 6月 2019

  North America's market for value-added flexible packaging increased by 3.9% to US$25.3 billion in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.

• News Release

  US energy storage market grows 232% year-over-year in Q1 2019

  • 04 6月 2019

  New research from Wood Mackenzie finds that the U.S. energy storage market broke its previous record for megawatts deployed in a single quarter in Q1 2019.

• News Release

  Montney total production to increase by 16% in 2019

  • 16 5月 2019

  Total production in Canada's Montney play will likely reach 10 billion cubic feet equivalent per day (bcfe/d) in 2019, an increase of 16% from 2018, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• 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.

• News Release

  Comstock takes Haynesville lead with US$2.2bn Covey Park deal

  • 11 6月 2019

  Comstock Resources today tightened its grip on the Haynesville basin with a US$2.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy privately-held producer Covey Park.

• News Release

  Corpus Christi set to be top U.S. crude export hub

  • 11 6月 2019

  The Texas port of Corpus Christi is set to emerge as the top crude oil export hub in the US over the next decade, reflecting major investments in shipping facilities and pipeline infrastructure, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie's North America Crude Markets Service.

• News Release

  Mexico to lead Central America, Caribbean wind power growth

  • 03 7月 2019

  More than 9.5 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity will be commissioned in Central America and the Caribbean through 2028, driven by central planning authorities in smaller markets and the attractive value proposition of the technology in Mexico, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

• News Release

  Dominican Republic launches first licensing round

  • 10 7月 2019

  The Dominican Republic today launched its first licensing round, putting 14 blocks across its on- and offshore basins up for bid.

• Comment

  China’s textile production rises on fears of worsening trade tensions

  • 15 7月 2019

  According to research by Wood Mackenzie, Chinese textile producers are increasing production as fears grow that the trade war with the US will hurt exports of apparel and other textile products as soon as the fourth quarter of 2019.

• News Release

  WoodMac and P2 Energy Solutions join forces to deliver data-driven insight to US energy sector

  • 15 7月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie, the global natural resources research consultancy, announces today its partnership with P2 Energy Solutions to better analyse current and future well spacing.

• News Release

  New pipeline needed to meet surge in demand for Permian crude

  • 08 7月 2019

  Growing supply of Permian crude means the basin will need extra crude oil takeaway capacity of up to 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) by the end of next decade, according to new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  CP Chem and Qatar Petroleum to build USGC petrochemical project

  • 10 7月 2019

  Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) and Qatar Petroleum today announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the development of a new petrochemical complex on the US Gulf Coast.

• Editorial

  Swelling Cushing oil hub stocks will require more pipelines

  • 06 8月 2019

  Growing US crude production is upending traditional Gulf Coast pipeline routes. WTI at Cushing will narrow against Brent as the build out continues.

• 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.

• News Release

  Murphy Oil reaches FID in Gulf of Mexico deepwater

  • 08 8月 2019

  Murphy Oil has reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) regarding the King's Quay facility, Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai developments in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Commenting, Mfon Usoro, Wood Mackenzie analyst said: “Murphy’s sanction of the trio of projects including the King’s Quay facility, K...

• News Release

  Data consortiums signal the future of oil and gas

  • 07 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie believes that discovering new value requires going beyond isolated datasets. The solution lies in data consortiums – cooperative platforms where companies can safely share quality data.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Regional vs. Northern Sands: is the Permian proppant debate over?

  • 27 8月 2019

  Please join our premier US Lower 48 research team's webinar to hear our take on this long-standing industry debate on Regional vs. Northern Sands. Our latest analysis will put the Permian proppant debate to a standing still.

• Comment

  BP sells Alaska business to Hilcorp in US$5.6bn deal

  • 27 8月 2019

  Speaking after BP announced the sale of its Alaska business to Hilcorp in a US$5.6 billion deal, Wood Mackenzie analyst Rowena Gunn said: “The Majors are making progress with their divestment campaigns. This will mean long-held assets and territories will be let go. BP made such a deal today with its sale of all US Alaska assets to privately-owned Hilcorp."

• Comment

  TechnipFMC demerger 'a bold step to reposition for the long-term'

  • 27 8月 2019

  In 2017 Technip and FMC Technologies completed one of the hallmark oilfield service company mergers of the cycle. The business plans to split in the first half of 2020 – but not back into Technip and FMC - rather into ‘upstream’ and ‘mid/downstream’.