• Comment

  Plastics recycling tax likely to increase cost of plastics packaging in short-to medium term

  • 29 10月 2018

  Commenting on UK Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget announcement of a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic, Wood Mackenzie Head of PET, Philip Marshall, said:

• Comment

  What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

  • 06 11月 2018

  What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

• Comment

  Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

  • 06 11月 2018

  In the past 10 years, explorers in sub-Saharan Africa have turned up more giant discoveries than any other region. But converting volume into value is undoubtedly sub-Saharan Africa’s Achilles heel.

• News Release

  Is deepwater ready for cost inflation?

  • 27 11月 2018

  In a newly published report, Wood Mackenzie notes that the deepwater industry appears in good health, following a sustained cost reduction through the downturn. However this hard work is in danger of being undone, as impending cyclical cost inflation could raise break-even costs once again.

• News Release

  New technology investments to boost growing global wind market

  • 06 12月 2018

  Wind turbines are set to become even bigger and better in an effort to maintain consistent downward trends of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE), according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. “Rapid technology developments have been a large driver of elevating wind to a compet...

• Comment

  Chevron Phillips Chemical to cease US paraxylene production

  • 06 12月 2018

  Commenting on the news that Chevron Phillips Chemical will cease paraxylene production in the U.S at the end of this year, Gordon Haire, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Research Director, said:

• Comment

  Qatar quits OPEC

  • 03 12月 2018

  On 3 December 2018, Qatar announced it will withdraw from OPEC on 1 January 2019, putting an end to its 57-year membership of the producers’ cartel. Qatar, which said it intends to focus on its gas production, made the announcement ahead of the 6 December OPEC meeting.

• News Release

  OPEC stays the course with production deal

  • 01 12月 2017

  OPEC and non-OPEC producers agree to extend production curbs through 2018

• News Release

  Upstream companies shift focus from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ in 2018

  • 14 12月 2017

  2018 looks set to be a brighter year for upstream oil and gas companies

• News Release

  Can upstream cost savings stick?

  • 15 12月 2017

  The impact of the 2014 oil price collapse is still being felt across the upstream sector. Operators have cut investment, deferred projects and implemented tough cost discipline, slashing US$910 billion from global capital expenditure estimates for 2015-2020. While many operators believe the cuts will stick, a new survey released today by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the pictured is more nuanced.

• Comment

  EU's Plastics Strategy May be Missed Opportunity

  • 16 1月 2018

  Follwoing the EU's pledge to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2030, Helen McGeough, PCI Wood Mackenzie Senior Consultant, commented

• Comment

  Who will finance Asia's coal power projects?

  • 05 1月 2018

  Historically, coal has played a key role in meeting Asia's growing power demand. However environmental concerns has led to more stringent regulations and commitments towards tighter emission controls globally. Increasingly over the last year, financing institutions (mostly export credit agencies (ECAs) in OECD countries and European banks) have announced plans to stop investing in coal power projects. This could impact Asia since we expect growth in power demand through to 2035, and this calls for new power capacity, including coal-fired ones.

• Comment

  India to double oil products growth in 2018

  • 19 1月 2018

  India is poised to double its oil product demand growth (190 kb/d) in 2018 after a sluggish 2017, when demand grew by only 93 kb/d. Last year, demand growth was at its slowest in the past three years.

• News Release

  BP's double proves there's life in the old dog yet

  • 31 1月 2018

  BP announced it made two discoveries on the UK Continental Shelf in 2017 - Capercaillie, in the North Sea, and Achmelvich, in the West of Shetland. Wood Mackenzie believes the finds prove there's still life in the ultra-mature province.

• Comment

  Mexico’s Deepwater Round 2.4 Receives Significant Bids

  • 31 1月 2018

  Mexico’s second deepwater licensing round closed today on a high note with 19 of 29 offered blocks awarded, raising more than US$500 million in cash payments. Shell dominated the auction, snapping up nearly half of all blocks awarded. In the Perdido Area, the company won five of six awarded blocks.

• Comment

  Section 232 exemptions: Australia stands to gain significantly

  • 13 3月 2018

  Commenting on the likelihood that Australia will be exempt from Section 232 steel tariffs, Alex Griffiths, Wood Mackenzie Senior Research Analyst, said:

• Comment

  Without UK steel tariff exemption, US users will struggle to source high value-added steels

  • 09 3月 2018

  In response to Trade Secretary Liam Fox's announcement that the UK will seek an exemption from President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel imports to the US, Alex Griffiths, Wood Mackenzie Senior Research Analyst, said:

• Comment

  UK plastic bottle deposit scheme vital to changing consumer behaviour

  • 28 3月 2018

  Commenting on the UK Government's plans to introduce a plastic bottle deposit scheme, Helen McGeough, PCI Wood Mackenzie, Senior Consultant, commented:

• Comment

  Concho Resources buys RSP Permian in Largest Permian Deal Ever

  • 28 3月 2018

  Andy McConn, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, shares his thoughts following Concho Resources announced acquisition of RSP Permian Inc. in an $8 billion all-share deal, the largest purely Permian deal ever.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie joins Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme

  • 21 5月 2018

  Being a Stonewall Diversity Champion is a key part of Wood Mackenzie’s Diversity and Inclusion initiative, ensuring that all employees feel engaged, protected and empowered to perform well at work.

• News Release

  UK taxation in isolation will not increase plastics collection rates

  • 21 5月 2018

  In response to HM Treasury's call for evidence on using the tax system to address single-use plastic waste, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals said there needs to be a bigger focus on behaviour change if current UK plastics collection and recycling rates are to reach the levels seen in a number of European countries.

• News Release

  LNG markets move from oversupply as rebalancing gets under way

  • 07 6月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie's short-term global gas and LNG outlook (Q2 2018) sees the market rebalancing as it moves from oversupply, although the global natural resources consultancy believes prices will remain relatively sustained into 2019.

• News Release

  Majors dig deep as Brazil's PSC Round 4 sets record

  • 07 6月 2018

  On 7 June 2018, Brazil held its fourth pre-salt auction, just eight months after the highly competitive second and third pre-salt rounds. US$818 million was collected in signature bonuses, the outcome was yet another big success for Brazil. With the successful conclusion of five licensing rounds in the span of less than a year, and a fifth PSC Round set for September 2018, interest in Brazil's upstream sector continues to be very strong.

• Comment

  Tokyo Gas and Centrica deal indicates optimism returning to global LNG markets

  • 15 6月 2018

  Commenting on the announcement that Centrica and Tokyo Gas have signed a heads of agreement for LNG procurement, Giles Farrer, Wood Mackenzie Research Director, said:

• News Release

  China's LNG trucking capacity to double in medium term

  • 18 6月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie estimates LNG trucking capacity in China to double to 38 million tonnes (mt) by 2025. China is the world's largest LNG trucking market. In 2017, 19 mt of LNG was transported via tanker truck from domestic liquefaction plants and LNG import terminals to downstream markets. This volume accounts for 12% of total gas consumption.

• Comment

  Indorama and Dhunseri Petrochem to restart 540 kt EIPET PET asset in Egypt

  • 15 6月 2018

  Commenting on the announcement that Indorama have joined forces with India’s Dhunseri Petrochem to buy and operate the Egyptian Indian Polyester Company PET asset (EIPET) in Egypt, Phil Marshall, PCI Wood Mackenzie Head of PET, said:

• Editorial

  Australasia - Five themes to look out for in 2019

  • 19 12月 2018

  As 2018 draws to a close, Wood Mackenzie's experts discusses five key themes to look out for in Australasia's oil and gas industry in 2019.

• News Release

  More than 680GW of new wind power to come online over next decade

  • 11 12月 2018

  More than 680GW of new wind power capacity will come online globally over the 10-year outlook, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Wood Mackenzie recently upgraded its Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q4 2018 by 2% compared to the outlook published in the third...

• Comment

  Chevron loses second major production asset in South East Asia

  • 13 12月 2018

  Following today's announcement by Thailand's Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) that PTTEP has won the auction round for both G1/61 (Erawan) and G2/61 (Bongkot) PSCs after putting an aggressive bid on the gas price and the profit share, Wood Mackenzie's research analyst Jean-Baptiste Berchoteau shares some insights.

• Content

  Outlook reports

  • 21 12月 2018

  Empower your decisions with our global energy outlook reports, including short-term and long-term forecasts on key industries like oil, metals, and more.