Electric vehicles guide

• 04 March 2022

Electric vehicles: what you need to know about the electrification of transport and its role in the energy transition.

Russia/Ukraine War

• 14 March 2022

The crisis in Ukraine is having a major impact on the global economy and markets. Read Wood Mackenzie's analysis of the impact on commodities, energy markets and the energy transition.

COP28

• 26 May 2021

All eyes are on Dubai for COP28 as global delegates meet to assess progress on climate change.

COP29

• 22 January 2024

The upcoming COP29 Conference will encompass various key sessions. Building on the focus on renewables and nuclear power from COP28 in Dubai, the agenda will feature crucial discussions, such as finalising the first enhanced transparency framework and the new collective quantified goal on finance.

COP29: frequently asked questions

• 11 November 2024

An introduction to COP29 - 'the finance COP' in Baku, Azerbaijan - including what to expect, key ambitions, decarbonisation progress and how to keep up COP 29 news and updates.

Coronavirus Guide

• 03 March 2020

How might coronavirus impact global energy and commodity markets? Our team of experts from across the energy value chain are monitoring the immediate and future impact of coronavirus on global commodity and energy markets. 

2026 outlook: predictions for the year ahead

• 11 January 2024

Our experts pick out the top trends to track – and the wildcards to watch out for.

Biomethane/RNG

• 14 May 2024

Discover the benefits of biomethane/RNG as a low-carbon energy source. How it can be a sustainable solution for decarbonization & a direct substitute for fossil natural gas.

Climate Week NYC 2024

• 05 August 2024

New York Climate Week 2024's theme is 'It’s time'. As WoodMac's energy transition outlook shows, the world is not yet on a net zero by 2050 trajectory. Climate Week NYC 2024 will focus on the need for urgent action to accelerate decarbonisation and combat climate change.

Cumene-Phenol

Optimise your commercial strategy with an integrated view of long-term market dynamics and strategic insights into the global cumene-phenol markets.

Majors start shaping strategies to capture a piece of the renewables action

• 26 September 2017

Renewable energy sources are set to radically reshape global energy markets. For the Majors, this poses a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but is also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios.

Mexico's Energy Reform pays off with Zama

• 26 September 2017

Following the announcement this morning that Talos energy and its partners Premier Oil and Sierra Oil & Gas have made a discovery at Zama-1, drilled in Block 7 offshore Mexico, please find below initial comment from Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst, Latin America Upstream.

Geology vs. technology: How sustainable is Permian tight oil growth?

• 20 September 2017

Technology has played a huge role in the rapid rise of production in the Permian. Operators are bullish on the region's long-term potential and poised to exploit the Permian at an unparalleled pace over the next few years. However, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie, Geology vs. technology: how sustainable is Permian tight oil growth?, geological constraints that may arise as the play is aggressively developed could lead to production shortfalls, and in turn, higher prices early next decade.

Eni sanctions Coral FLNG

• 20 September 2017

Italian major Eni announced today it has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Coral floating liquefied natural gas development (FLNG), offshore Mozambique.

US$500 billion worth of investments needed to meet burgeoning power demand

• 20 September 2017

In celebration of ASEAN's 50th anniversary, our APAC gas and power senior analyst, Edi Saputra, reflects on ASEAN's energy developments and what to look out for in the coming years

BHP Shale Asset Divesture

• 20 September 2017

Commenting on BHP Billiton's plans to divest its U.S shale unit, Jon Weintraub, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, said: "BHP's announced divesture of its onshore U.S. business is a pretty momentous step-change in its corporate strategy and marks the culmination of its push to be a major shale player. We expect to see all options being considered with a substantial amount of interest from multiple pools of buyers."

Cambodia's first oil development takes major step forward with signed agreement with KrisEnergy

• 07 September 2017

Singapore –listed E&P company KrisEnergy today signed fiscal and technical agreements with the Royal Government of Cambodia for the Block A Apsara oil development.

North Korea's military operations could impact 58% of Chinese oil production

• 06 September 2017

Any further tension or missile launches from North Korea could potentially impact its neighbours who are the world's largest energy importers.

Shenhua and Guodian merger will create world's largest power utility company

• 06 September 2017

On Thursday 3 August China Shenhua and China Guodian Corporation submitted a merger proposal to the State Council. If approved the new company, National Energy Investment Corporation (NEIC), will become the world's largest power utility company (power capacity wise) ahead of EDF and Enel.

Batteries & renewables to start displacing gas

• 26 July 2017

A joint research report conducted by Wood Mackenzie and GTM Research assessing generation economics concludes that declining renewables and energy storage costs will increasingly squeeze out gas-fired generation in South Australia as early as 2025.

UK car ban will have "massive impact on markets"

• 26 July 2017

We took a closer look at the impact of the UK government’s proposal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040.

Global upstream FIDs on track to double in 2017

• 17 July 2017

In the first half of the year, the industry has already witnessed 15 project sanctions, almost comparable to project sanctions in the whole of 2016.

Return of Asian investment in US tight oil

• 08 May 2017

If Asia's largest upstream players want to grow production, Wood Mackenzie expects them to diversify into the US tight oil market.

Production from Argentina's Vaca Muerta to reach 113 kboed by 2018

• 04 May 2017

The seven most advanced developments are expected to see production increases of 43% in 2017.

Revival of deepwater industry: best projects closing gap

• 30 March 2017

The deepwater industry has emerged from the downturn leaner and more competitive with US tight oil

IMO 2020 regulation could cost shippers extra US$60 billion a year

• 28 February 2017

The 0.5 wt% sulphur cap for bunker fuels could have far-reaching repercussions

US$40 billion worth of opportunities in Asia-Pacific upstream M&A in 2017

• 18 January 2017

According to research by Wood Mackenzie, the APAC upstream sector holds considerable value as the majors divest mature and mid-life assets in the region.

New projects in the upstream oil and gas industry to double in 2017 predicts Wood Mackenzie

• 11 January 2017

Confidence will return to the sector in 2017, with exploration and production spend to rise by 3% to US$450 billion.

Russia supply reduction via Nord Stream poses risks to gas storage refill in Europe

• 17 June 2022

Russia reducing flows via Nord Stream, outages at Freeport and French nuclear downgrades have sent the European natural gas market into an upward spiral with more volatility still to come. And while summer consumption will be covered, analysts at Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) say storage refill is at risk unless additional demand and supply measures are taken.

Global top 10 solar PV inverter vendors account for 82% of market share

• 08 July 2022

Global top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter vendors shored up 82% of market share in 2021, increasing by 2 percentage points compared to 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.