Total brings Culzean on stream, ahead of time and under budget

• 11 June 2019

French major Total today brought the high-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT) Culzean field, in the UK central North Sea, on stream, ahead of schedule and under budget.

Asia Pacific power and renewables: what to look for in 2024

• 29 January 2024

Asia Pacific markets powered ahead in 2023, with strong overall demand growth and enormous investments in the power and renewables sector. We explore whether this growth will continue in 2024, or whether there are some fundamental changes underway.

China leads global wind turbine manufacturers’ market share in 2023

• 01 May 2024

China accounted for 65% of global wind capacity in 2023, which pushed four Chinese wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEM) into the top five global rankings, a first for the sector. With a record of 16.3 gigawatts (GW) capacity installed, Goldwind maintained the leading position for the second consecutive year.

ERCOT new-node insights: a trading opportunity

• 24 September 2025

A deep dive into the interconnection queue and new resource behaviour in ERCOT exposes potential trading opportunities

Wood Mackenzie harnesses AI-powered analytics to decode complex energy market interconnections

• 17 September 2025

Wood Mackenzie has unveiled its comprehensive AI strategy to help energy companies navigate the evolving energy system. Details of Synoptic, the company's proprietary AI capability, are outlined in Connected, a new book by CEO Jason Liu and Chair and Chief Analyst Simon Flowers, talking about the increasingly interconnected and complex nature of energy, published today.

Energy policy, technology and utility challenges

• 18 November 2025

How are clean energy innovators overcoming grid bottlenecks, regulatory hurdles and supply chain pressures?

MISO's generation overhaul and transition towards renewables

• 10 March 2021

Renewables are expected to double their market share in the Midwest. MISO is quickly shifting away from its thermal generation-based fleet towards a more diverse, renewables-based fleet. The recent generation additions and retirements across MISO Classic emphasize the need for grid reliability and an increase in interregional transmission capacity.

Breaking the speed limit: Wood Mackenzie warns AI data centre power race threatens projects and consumers

• 27 May 2026

The race to power artificial intelligence is pushing US data centre development to break the speed limit of grid development - creating significant risk for projects, markets and consumers, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report.

Renewable Asset Cost Modeling (RACM)

With our proprietary Renewable Asset Cost Model (RACM), you can streamline your project cost estimating process and validate development decision making with dynamic project configuration filters which can be analysed all in one view.

Build the right power capacity in the right place at the right time

• 13 May 2026

Navigate power demand growth, energy security pressures and supply chain risk with Wood Mackenzie's integrated power market intelligence platform.

US gasoline prices hit record highs

• 10 June 2022

Refining capacity constraints, OPEC+ strategy and investor demands have driven up fuel prices worldwide, with little prospect of relief in the short term.

Ceasefire in the Israel-Iran conflict

• 27 June 2025

Oil and gas prices have fallen following the ceasefire in the Israel-Iran conflict. Market fundamentals are regaining their influence

Webinar | Upstream Global Deepwater

• 02 December 2025

Join our webinar on the 2nd December as we discuss the global deepwater state of the industry

The US LNG boom is back

• 07 January 2022

US LNG export plants are working flat-out to meet strong global demand for gas that has been reflected in soaring prices. With new capacity coming on stream late in 2021 and early in 2022, the US is emerging as the world’s largest LNG exporter.

Energy Pulse: in brief (29 September)

• 29 September 2023

The Biden administration plans the "fewest offshore oil and gas lease sales in history", and the rest of the week’s key energy news.

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Alerts send warnings about the future of power

• 18 June 2021

As a heatwave hit the southwest US this week, electricity demand surged, putting strain on the grids in Texas and California. Grid operators issued alerts urging customers to conserve electricity where possible by turning up thermostats and not running appliances in the late afternoon and evening. The measures worked: blackouts were avoided in both states. But the alerts were a reminder of the pressures facing grids in extreme weather conditions, which will increase as their reliance on wind and solar power grows. Demand response programmes and other measures to improve the flexibility of the grid are becoming increasingly important.

What President Biden’s first day means for energy

• 22 January 2021

Blocking the Keystone XL pipeline, rejoining the Paris climate agreement, and a 60-day restriction on drilling permits on federal lands and waters are a statement of intent from the new administration

How AI can unlock an extra trillion barrels of oil

• 15 October 2025

How much new oil is needed? Can AI analogues help unlock the additional barrels and close the supply gap? Will AI make subsurface teams redundant?

Battery storage begins to play a key role for US grids

• 24 May 2024

California and Texas increasingly rely on battery storage to balance their grids. As solar and wind power continue to grow, other states are likely to follow.

Rethinking energy security

• 04 April 2022

The transition to low-carbon sources creates a new set of concerns about excessive dependence on imports. How could we rethink energy security?

2025 U.S. energy storage installations set new record, surpass 2024 by 52%

• 24 March 2026

The U.S. energy storage market hit a record 18.9 gigawatts of battery energy storage system installations in 2025, a 52% increase over 2024, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report.

A call to action to the global energy industry

• 02 August 2019

Wood Mackenzie President Neal Anderson introduces our 2019 Energy Transition Outlook and examines why the energy mix is not changing nearly as quickly as the world needs it to.

Advanced reactors promise a new era for nuclear power

• 09 June 2023

The complexities of construction and operation mean that hopes of low-cost nuclear power have often been disappointed. The industry now has a chance to break that cycle

Six themes shaping the energy world in 2024

• 09 January 2024

What opportunities, challenges and risks does the world of energy and natural resources face in 2024? Our experts share their thoughts.

Five ways the coronavirus changed the world of energy this week

• 20 March 2020

The US government is starting to buy crude and facing calls for it to manage the oil market, as demand continues to weaken. In this week's Energy Pulse by Ed Crooks.

Winners and losers in the energy transition

• 15 October 2021

Moving to net zero emissions would transform the allocation of resource wealth around the world. Policymakers are starting to assess the potential economic impact.

Walking on hot coal

• 24 September 2021

Thermal coal prices have been hitting record highs in recent months, driven by the same forces that have stoked many other commodity markets this year

Ten predictions for 2023

• 16 December 2022

After a tumultuous year, Ed looks ahead to 2023 with a selection of Wood Mackenzie analysts predictions

ExxonMobil deal a sign of strength for US oil production

• 16 October 2023

ExxonMobil’s US$64.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources could mean US tight oil output grows faster in the future.