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China restricts seaborne coal imports

25 February 2019

Wood Mackenzie analysts Yu Zhai and Robbin Griffin comment on the recent restriction of seaborne coal imports by China.

Spanish renewables targets undermined by political uncertainty

20 February 2019

Today, Wednesday 20th February 2019, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presented the country’s climate action plan for 2030 to 2050. Commenting on the announcement, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables Senior Research Analyst, Brian Gaylord, said:

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Brulpadda delivers the goods for Total

07 February 2019

French major Total and its partners, Qatar Petroleum, Canadian Natural Resources, and Main Street, have made a potentially play-opening discovery with the Brulpadda-1 well, in South Africa’s deepwater Outeniqua basin, about 180 kilometres south-east of PetroSA's Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids plant.

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Smoother sailing ahead for upstream supply chain players

06 February 2019

The global offshore upstream supply chain saw signs of recovery in 2018, and this looks set to continue in 2019, according to global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie. As project FIDs increase, demand for equipment and services are buoying the prospects for the upstream supply chain.

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Golden Pass crests second wave of US LNG

05 February 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.

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Has FLNG crested the wave?

30 January 2019

Despite its small share of the total liquefied natural gas market, floating LNG (FLNG) has generated outsized interest in recent years. In a world requiring tight capital discipline, FLNG offers lower capital investment and manageable costs, particularly in frontier regions.

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Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’

29 January 2019

CNOOC Ltd and Total's Glengorm gas discovery, in teh Central North Sea, is the largest gas find in UK waters since Culzean in 2008

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Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A

21 January 2019

Upstream dealmakers start 2019 facing an uphill battle. Volatile oil prices and bearish equity markets impede deal flow by creating uncertainty, widening the bid-ask spread, altering financial conditions and making companies re-think near-term strategies. In Q4 2018, as these factors emerged, deal count dropped to its lowest level since Q1 2015, with December the slowest month since January 2015.

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Fibrant Nanjing declares force majeure on Caprolactam

18 January 2019

Commenting on Fibrant Nanjing's announced force majeure on Caprolactam, Dr. Crystal Chiang, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Asia Polyamide Director, said:

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Looming supply chain crunch threatens US wind energy boom

09 January 2019

Read about the potential supply chain issues facing the US wind energy industry & how they may impact its growth.

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Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy

02 January 2019

On the first day of 2019, Ophir announced it was in talks with Indonesia's Medco Energi regarding a cash takeover. No amount or other details have yet been released, other than Medco has to make a clear binding offer by the 28th of January if a deal is to proceed. Ophir's upstream portfolio includes assets in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. It also has exploration acreage in Mexico and Bangladesh.

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US Gulf of Mexico poised for historic year in 2019

19 December 2018

Next year is shaping up to be a good one in the US Gulf of Mexico, with the first increase in drilling in four years, first-ever production from a Jurassic play, key new project sanctions and an uptick in M&A all in the cards, according to Wood Mackenzie's annual US Gulf of Mexico outlook.

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Solar tariffs hold back Q3 installations, scramble project timelines as procurement pipeline booms

13 December 2018

The Section 201 solar tariffs took a toll on U.S. utility-scale solar installations in the third quarter according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report for Q3 from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The residential market, meanwhile, continued...

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US energy storage project pipeline doubles in 2018, nears 33 GW

06 December 2018

The pipeline for energy storage projects in the U.S. has doubled this year, ballooning to 32.9 gigawatts, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). While not all of the projects will come to fruition, this ...

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ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

04 December 2018

ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Luiz Hayum, research analyst with Wood Mackenzie's Latin America upstream oil and gas team, comments on Exxon's latest find, Pluma.

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2-degree world out of reach even under accelerated energy transition

30 November 2018

The global energy transition is underway, but is a 2-degree world within reach? In its alternative energy outlook, Carbon-constrained scenario 2018: Navigating a challenging path to lower global emissions, Wood Mackenzie explores how commodity demand and carbon emissions react by an accelerated deployment of power and transport sector technologies.

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What do the US mid-term election results mean for renewable energy?

21 November 2018

The results of this year's U.S. mid-term elections may open a path for higher renewable portfolio standards and gigawatts of solar and wind deployments, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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Hammond raises hopes of decommissioning hub role for Scotland

30 October 2018

In the Autumn Statement, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond did not make any headline changes to oil and gas tax rates, setting out instead plans to make a "call for evidence" on how to establish Scotland as a global hub for decommissioning.

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Petronas takes 10% stake in Oman’s Khazzan development

23 October 2018

Malaysian NOC Petronas buys a 10% interest in Oman's Khazzan development

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New Turkmengaz gas and chemical complex good news for domestic petrochemicals industry

18 October 2018

Following the opening of the new Turkmengaz gas and chemicals complex, located in Kiyanly, Turkmenistan, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Analyst Laurie Baxter commented:

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Ensco beefs up fleet with Rowan deal

08 October 2018

Offshore driller Ensco is poised to buy smaller rival Rowan in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion.

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Wood Mackenzie focuses Lens on data

02 October 2018

Fresh new design, cutting-edge cloud technology and open-source solutions are the hallmarks of Wood Mackenzie’s all-new platform, Lens. It enables the consultancy’s natural resources clients to access, analyse and model data in every major commodity, in every market, in ways they have never been able to do before.

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Australian gas shortages loom as LNG exporters and domestic consumers compete for supply

11 September 2018

The pace and scale of transformation in the east Australian gas market over the past five years has put gas – both its availability and its pricing – firmly on the country’s political agenda. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie today releases its Australia East Coast Gas Market Outlook 2018-2032. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the dynamics shaping the gas market, including the drivers of domestic gas demand, how gas flows will change and price dynamics.

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EVs up to 67% less emissions intensive than ICE cars

05 September 2018

A typical mid-size electric vehicle (EV) can generate up to 67% lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than a gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) car on a well-to-wheel basis.

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ExxonMobil and Guyana hit Jackpot with latest offshore discovery

01 September 2018

ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Accounting for 15% of all conventional crude found globally since 2015, no other area has delivered as much conventional oil resource.

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Decommission or redevelop? Brazil's mature Campos basin oil fields await resurgence

28 August 2018

Brazil’s Campos basin is awaiting a resurgence in production according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, analysing the impacts redevelopment of the basin's mature oil fields could have on production, royalty collection and job creation.

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Alternate battery technology vendor ecosystem growing rapidly

16 August 2018

Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables expects new flavours of NMC chemistry, including 532 (5 parts nickel, 3 parts manganese, and 2 parts cobalt) and 622 (6 parts nickel, 2 parts manganese, and 2 parts cobalt) to start gaining market share by 2019.

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Bidding down but sums higher in US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 251

15 August 2018

On Wednesday, 15 August 2018, the US held its region-wide Lease Sale 251, attracting 171 bids from 29 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$178.1 million. An increase of about $53 million from the last region wide lease sale in March.

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Global upstream project delivery is finally hitting the mark

14 August 2018

Has the oil and gas industry finally turned around its reputation for always delivering upstream projects behind schedule and overbudget? Emerging signs of improved execution suggest companies are getting it right after a period of dismal performance on project returns, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report.

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Escalation of US sanctions on Turkish aluminium imports would devastate Turkish downstream sector

10 August 2018

Commenting on today's announcement from Donald Trump regarding the US' intentions to double tariffs on aluminium imports from Turkey, Wood Mackenzie Senior Research Analyst, Kamil Wlazly, said:

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China restricts seaborne coal imports

Spanish renewables targets undermined by political uncertainty

Brulpadda delivers the goods for Total

Smoother sailing ahead for upstream supply chain players

Golden Pass crests second wave of US LNG

Has FLNG crested the wave?

Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’

Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A

Fibrant Nanjing declares force majeure on Caprolactam

Looming supply chain crunch threatens US wind energy boom

Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy

US Gulf of Mexico poised for historic year in 2019

Solar tariffs hold back Q3 installations, scramble project timelines as procurement pipeline booms

US energy storage project pipeline doubles in 2018, nears 33 GW

ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

2-degree world out of reach even under accelerated energy transition

What do the US mid-term election results mean for renewable energy?

Hammond raises hopes of decommissioning hub role for Scotland

Petronas takes 10% stake in Oman’s Khazzan development

New Turkmengaz gas and chemical complex good news for domestic petrochemicals industry

Ensco beefs up fleet with Rowan deal

Wood Mackenzie focuses Lens on data

Australian gas shortages loom as LNG exporters and domestic consumers compete for supply

EVs up to 67% less emissions intensive than ICE cars

ExxonMobil and Guyana hit Jackpot with latest offshore discovery

Decommission or redevelop? Brazil's mature Campos basin oil fields await resurgence

Alternate battery technology vendor ecosystem growing rapidly

Bidding down but sums higher in US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 251

Global upstream project delivery is finally hitting the mark

Escalation of US sanctions on Turkish aluminium imports would devastate Turkish downstream sector

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