Will Mideast tensions raise stakes in Brazil's pre-salt rounds?

• 30 September 2019

Pre-salt acreage offered in Brazil’s 2019 exploration bid rounds will attract big spenders. Asian NOCs may seek to diversify supply in midst of uncertainty.

Three lessons for decarbonising power markets

• 07 September 2023

Investment in the grid and storage must match renewables growth

Are NOCs prepared for the energy transition?

• 24 October 2023

We analyse and rate national oil companies for resilience and sustainability

The EV boom depends on policy support

• 28 October 2022

Manufacturers are betting big on the rapid growth of EV sales in the US. Political and legal uncertainty is the greatest risk.

Exploring the deepwater advantage

• 14 July 2021

Deepwater will play an important role in the oil and gas industry’s pivot to the advantaged resources essential for success through the energy transition. And this year marks a step-change in deepwater field performance, with advantages that span both economics and carbon emissions.

How higher interest rates could hold up energy transition investment

• 09 May 2024

Higher interest rates could stall investment in green technologies. Learn what Policymakers can do to keep the energy transition on track in this analysis.

Webinar | Copper Rush: Diversify or go pure play?

• 17 September 2024

Join our experts on 17th September 2024. for a webinar exploring how valuations, carbon footprints, and balance sheet health will shape the M&A strategies and overall corporate plans of both diversified miners and pure-play copper companies.

US solar: Biden’s Executive Order brings (some) relief

• 28 June 2022

Biden's EO announcing a two-year delay of new anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar cells and modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam is expected to bring some relief to the solar industry.

Refining’s perfect storm passes

• 25 May 2023

Sharply weaker margins reflect stronger supply

New times demand new thinking on energy

• 12 September 2022

The crisis has demonstrated the urgent need to boost supplies of all types of energy.

Negative prices reveal the crisis for US oil

• 24 April 2020

The most-watched US crude futures fell below zero on Monday, in a sign of the extreme conditions facing the industry

Deepwater's Latin America comeback

• 16 April 2019

Latin America is the hotspot for deepwater project and exploration activity. As more top companies take a risk on exploration plays in the region, what challenges lie ahead?

Energy transition metals: the ESG dilemma

• 18 July 2022

Lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earths are crucial building blocks of a decarbonised world. Can markets ramp up production while meeting ESG requirements?

Why the transition needs smart upstream taxes

• 03 April 2024

How to develop a low-carbon energy system and maximise revenue from a mature oil and gas province? Many countries face the challenge the UK is trying to deal with today. Its two main political parties have upped the ante on tax rates ahead of an election - and run the risk of stifling investment.     How much investment is threatened? Is there a fiscal system that works for both upstream and low carbon? Can other countries learn from the UK?

Horizons Live: Securing copper supply

• 29 August 2024

In the recent Horizons Live session, our panel discussed what it would take to diversify copper supply from China – and why de-risking supply chains may be more about compromise than a complete decoupling.  

Delaying deepwater decommissioning

• 02 May 2024

With resilient oil demand and a positive outlook for prices, operators are doing all they can to shift spend away from decommissioning. What are the options to keep deepwater wells running for longer?

US wind to peak in 2020 with 14.6 GW as Production Tax Credit expires

• 12 September 2019

Highlights from Wood Mackenzie's 2019 North America wind power outlook

US Inflation Reduction Act set to make climate history

• 19 August 2022

Two ways the flagship legislation will accelerate decarbonisation in the US.

How are chemicals companies responding to the coronavirus blow?

• 29 May 2020

Capex cuts, deferred projects and new partnerships are a feature of the new industry landscape as chemicals companies adapt to the effects of Covid-19.

Australia’s Domestic Supply Obligation framework risks compounding investment uncertainty, says Wood Mackenzie

• 04 June 2026

The Australian government’s proposed Domestic Supply Obligation (DSO) framework risks increasing, rather than reducing, investment uncertainty at a critical time for the nation’s energy sector.

US community solar market will bring 4.5 GWdc online over the next five years

• 14 February 2022

Expanded incentives and program allocations boost the forecast for US community solar – but siting and interconnection challenges are growing.

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Macroeconomics

Understand the interplay between commodities and the economy with macroeconomics analysis to help forecast the pace of global economic development to 2035.

Assessing the refineries at risk of closure

• 11 March 2024

Which refineries will be most at risk of closure by 2030?

LNG investment needed through the downturn

• 16 April 2019

Oversupply in LNG markets will soon turn into a shortfall. Simon Flowers turns to Massimo Di-Odoardo, Head of Global Gas Research, to make sense of what’s going on.

Energy Transition Scenarios & Technologies

• 03 March 2025

Energy Transition Scenarios & Technologies Get the trusted data and insight you need to thrive in a rapidly decarbonising energy landscape New markets. Endless possibilities. With US$78 trillion flowing into energy transition technologies, energy markets are at peak disruption. Opportunities are ...

Can Europe cope if Russia shuts off Ukraine gas transit?

• 19 December 2019

The gas transit and supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine expire at 10 am on 1 January 2020 (Moscow time) – the future of Ukraine transit remains the largest uncertainty for global gas markets in 2020. Murray Douglas, director, European gas at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “Ukraine remains the major transit route for Russian gas into Europe – over 76 billion cubic metres (cm) will be transported via Ukraine this year."

Prices, FIDs and the energy transition: three key factors for global LNG

• 29 July 2021

Using our latest global gas outlook to 2050, we're tackling the biggest questions facing the gas and LNG industry.

Could ‘greenflation’ stall the electric vehicle revolution?

• 26 January 2022

Battery raw materials price inflation could put up a roadblock for electric vehicles. Will a switch in battery chemistry provide an alternative route?

UK gas output slump helps fuel price rally

• 08 September 2021

UK gas production is down 28% year-to-date, helping fuel the current European gas price rally, global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) said.