• The Edge

  Saudi attack, geopolitics and oil markets

  • 20 9月 2019

  The attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure took out over 5% of global oil supply and temporarily pushed up prices by 20%. What does the attack say about the security of oil’s supply chain?

• The Edge

  Challenges in a growing LNG market

  • 17 9月 2019

  LNG is on track for prodigious growth in the next two decades. Is the traditional business model that’s worked for six decades fit for purpose? How should a 21st-century LNG player tool up to maximise value?

• Opinion

  How South Texas market shifts will create gas price divergence

  • 13 9月 2019

  Permian and Eagle Ford gas production growth are meeting robust LNG export in South Texas. What does this mean for Katy, Agua Dulce and HSC price hubs?

• The Edge

  How to kick the hydrocarbon habit

  • 10 9月 2019

  Three steps to tackling climate change

• Editorial

  Petrobras has turned a corner. But can it deliver peer-leading growth?

  • 18 8月 2019

  Raphael Portela and Michael Stinebaugh, research analysts at Wood Mackenzie's Corporate Research team, share key highlights of Petrobras' latest corporate report.

• Opinion

  Tough second quarter for US chemical companies

  • 13 9月 2019

  US chemical company earnings for Q2 2019 came under pressure as uncertainty caused by the US-China trade war and a slowing economy affected demand. What do we expect for the rest of 2019? Our analysts Hugh Hartzog and Ashish Chitalia take a closer look at the trends behind the numbers.

• Opinion

  Who will make money on the second wave of US LNG?

  • 06 9月 2019

  Commercial structures are evolving as the second wave takes shape, changing the balance of risk and reward for project developers, suppliers and offtakers.

• Opinion

  Revisiting the landmark Caspian Sea agreement

  • 06 9月 2019

  A year since the much-anticipated Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea was signed, how much has changed?

• Opinion

  What factors could influence the pace of the energy transition?

  • 29 8月 2019

  The energy transition is well underway. But huge challenges still stand in the way of decarbonisation. What could influence the pace and scale of the transition? David Brown investigates.

• Editorial

  How to thrive in the petrochemicals downturn

  • 23 9月 2019

  The petrochemicals industry has been enjoying boom conditions. But after several years of strong margin generation, storm clouds are gathering.

• Opinion

  Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

  • 26 8月 2019

  Listen to the latest episode of Crude For Thought: Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

• Featured

  How can Big Oil stay investible through the energy transition?

  • 28 8月 2019

  The threat of climate change represents an existential challenge to the Majors. If they are to remain investible – five, ten years from now – all will need to transition to business models that are aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Luke Parker, VP of Corporate Analysis, considers what that transition might look like.

• Opinion

  Do European utilities still have an appetite for LNG?

  • 03 9月 2019

  European utilities are re-evaluating their exposure across the gas value chain against the backdrop of the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Trading houses’ risk appetite create more evolved LNG market

  • 20 8月 2019

  The rising influence of four commodity trading houses is shaking up the global LNG market. Trafigura, Vitol, Glencore and Gunvor have played a part.

• Editorial

  Electric vehicle range anxiety: what’s your limit?

  • 19 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie estimates that by 2020, 9.4 million EVs be on the road, with 7 million residential charging points. Can the EV revolution take range anxiety?

• Editorial

  Solar inverter vendors seek growth through service expansion

  • 07 8月 2019

  Price pressure is fairly constant in the inverter market, but 2018 saw a particular squeeze on vendors

• Opinion

  Copper: Powering up the electric vehicle

  • 13 8月 2019

  We explore why copper is inseparable from the electric vehicle story and why we need more infrastructure investment as a catalyst for greater EV adoption.

• Opinion

  It’s now time to get excited about renewables in Asia Pacific

  • 02 8月 2019

  How does the region move rapidly towards a pathway to decarbonisation in line with Paris Agreement goals, while ensuring continued economic growth and competitiveness?

• Featured

  Unlocking value from data: lessons from data-savvy industries

  • 07 8月 2019

  Financial services industries have been relying on consortiums for decades to get the most out of their data. What began as a way to streamline data now informs industry best practice.

• Editorial

  US government looks to chip in on EV charging infrastructure

  • 05 8月 2019

  The US Senate is allocating nearly $300 billion to America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA). Alternative fueling stations will benefit EV drivers.

• Featured

  Tight oil or deepwater: which is more valuable?

  • 23 7月 2019

  Deepwater and tight oil project economics are often presented differently. But what happens if we use the same investment metrics to evaluate both?

• Opinion

  How will Russia respond to Europe's changing gas market?

  • 22 7月 2019

  Changing European gas market dynamics present new challenges and opportunities for Russia, Europe's largest supplier. How can Russia monetise giant gas reserves while mitigating the risks of European decarbonisation and diversification efforts?  

• Editorial

  North America crude markets, the outlook for oil and the Russian gas route to market

  • 30 7月 2019

  Hot topics from our most popular reports: Permian cube development potential, a long-term outlook for oils and Russian gas infrastructure and production hotspots

• Editorial

  Permian basin GOR: recalibrating US gas production models

  • 09 7月 2019

  Rising Permian gas-to-oil ratios hold huge implications for the US gas production outlook. Natural gas pipelines, flaring and Waha basis are all impacted.

• Editorial

  How will the closure of Philadelphia Energy Solutions impact US aromatics?

  • 15 7月 2019

  Philadelphia Energy Solutions has announced its intention to shut down refinery operations permanently following a fire at the facility on June 21, 2019. Understand the impact of the closure of the 600,000-tonnes-per-year cumene unit at the site on global and US cumene markets.

• Editorial

  EU moves to turn the tide on plastic waste

  • 11 7月 2019

  Are the EU’s new targets a drop in the ocean?

• Opinion

  How to create value through oil and gas acquisitions in the North Sea

  • 15 7月 2019

  The years between 2012 and 2018 saw frenetic M&A activity in the UK North Sea. Our team of North Sea analysts looked back at the 55 biggest deals announced during that period to learn how value was created.

• Editorial

  Tight oil M&A: after Anadarko, remember small deals too

  • 15 7月 2019

  Tight oil M&A is all about arbitrage. Private equity-backed operators have a lot to prove. The US shale M&A landscape is perking up in lower price ranges.

• Featured

  URTeC 2019 survival of the fittest blog

  • 10 7月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie is pleased to take part in URTeC 2019, where we'll share the tools you need to survive the evolving unknowns in today's shale oil landscape.

• Editorial

  Optimising national mining policy for sustainable economic growth

  • 02 7月 2019

  Governing and regulating the metals and mining sector is becoming more complex. Governments need to balance an increasingly wide range of interests in order to maximise the long-term benefit of mineral resources. Learn how Wood Mackenzie can help.