• Comment

  IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

  • 07 5月 2019

  Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.

• Comment

  Chevron exits bidding war for Anadarko

  • 09 5月 2019

  Chevron Corporation today announced that it would not offer a counterproposal to Occidental Petroleum's rival bid to acquire Anadarko Petroleum.

• Comment

  Trump's latest China tariffs - what do they mean for metals and mining?

  • 10 5月 2019

  The U.S has increased tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to 25%, from 10%, impacting a number of metals. Commentary below comes from the Wood Mackenzie metals team:

• Comment

  Equinor takes extra slice of Caesar-Tonga

  • 13 5月 2019

  Equinor has exercised its preferential rights over Delek Group to acquire an additional 22.45% interest in the Caesar-Tonga oil field from Shell, for a total consideration of US$965 million in cash.

• News Release

  Saudi Aramco and Sempra Energy sign largest LNG deal for 6 years

  • 22 5月 2019

  Sempra Energy and Saudi Aramco today announced their respective subsidiaries, Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Company, have signed a heads of agreement (HOA), which anticipates the negotiation and finalisation of a definitive 20-year sale-and-purchase agreement covering 5 million metric tons each year from the Port Arthur LNG export project under development.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Getting to grips with big data in oil and gas

  • 19 6月 2019

  Join us and learn more about how you can handle the millions of variables and terabytes of data to unlock insights and productivity gains for your business.

• Comment

  Scott Morrison wins 2019 Australia election

  • 20 5月 2019

  Following PM Scott Morrison's win in the recent 2019 Australia election, Wood Mackenzie and Verisk Maplecroft analysts share their thoughts.

• News Release

  Montney total production to increase by 16% in 2019

  • 16 5月 2019

  Total production in Canada's Montney play will likely reach 10 billion cubic feet equivalent per day (bcfe/d) in 2019, an increase of 16% from 2018, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  US energy storage market grows 232% year-over-year in Q1 2019

  • 04 6月 2019

  New research from Wood Mackenzie finds that the U.S. energy storage market broke its previous record for megawatts deployed in a single quarter in Q1 2019.

• News Release

  Puerto Rico microgrid market to more than double by end of 2024

  • 03 6月 2019

  New research from Wood Mackenzie forecasts the microgrid market in Puerto Rico will reach 228 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2024, more than double the microgrid generation capacity currently available on the island.

• Opinion

  How should Cyprus' giant gas discoveries be commercialised?

  • 04 6月 2019

  Cyprus has been a bright spot for exploration over the last 7 years, with a string of giant gas discoveries. We estimate a total of 11 tcf of recoverable gas resource has been found. Can these be commercialised?

• Comment

  CNR snaps up Devon's Canada assets in US$2.8bn deal

  • 29 5月 2019

  Canadian Natural Resources today announced a C$3.8 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Devon Energy's Canadian assets, marking the company's seventh major acquisition since 2014.

• Opinion

  Angry tweets, a new long march and an escalating trade war

  • 12 6月 2019

  In the latest APAC Energy Buzz, Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson, shares the implications of the ongoing US-China trade disputes on the energy sector.

• News Release

  North America’s flexible packaging market grew by 3.9% in 2018

  • 04 6月 2019

  North America's market for value-added flexible packaging increased by 3.9% to US$25.3 billion in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.

• News Release

  South Africa demand surge made 2018 banner year for African wind turbine order intake

  • 05 6月 2019

  2018 was a record-breaking year for wind turbine manufacturers in Africa. The South African government signed long-pending PPAs in April 2018, which helped independent power producers (IPPs) to announce final investment decisions (FID), according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

• News Release

  More investment needed in U.S. chemical recycling technology to achieve circular economy

  • 06 6月 2019

  A recent push for more investment in chemical recycling in the U.S. would allow recycled material to return to the value chain at the same level from which it started. However, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals, there needs to be multi-pronged investment efforts to improve comprehensive collection, sorting and recycle process technology in order to achieve a truly circular economy.

• Comment

  Shell's Prelude ships first LNG cargo

  • 12 6月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Daniel Toleman shares his thoughts on the event of Prelude's first LNG cargo.

• News Release

  Corpus Christi set to be top U.S. crude export hub

  • 11 6月 2019

  The Texas port of Corpus Christi is set to emerge as the top crude oil export hub in the US over the next decade, reflecting major investments in shipping facilities and pipeline infrastructure, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie's North America Crude Markets Service.

• News Release

  Comstock takes Haynesville lead with US$2.2bn Covey Park deal

  • 11 6月 2019

  Comstock Resources today tightened its grip on the Haynesville basin with a US$2.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy privately-held producer Covey Park.

• Comment

  Japan's INPEX signs deal with Indonesia on Masela block development

  • 17 6月 2019

  The HoA formalises the recent outline agreement between the Government of Indonesia and INPEX on the Masela development project.

• News Release

  Top 5 turbine OEMs to rule two thirds of global market by 2020

  • 19 6月 2019

  After a decade of fragmentation, the top 5 turbine OEMs have reached industry consolidation. Key global players are expected to surpass a combined market share of 68% by 2020, up from 47% 5 years ago, according to recent research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

• Comment

  Chevron Phillips Chemical in $15 billion bid to acquire Nova Chemicals

  • 21 6月 2019

  Chevron Phillips (CPCHEM), a JV between Chevron and Phillips 66, has made a US$15 billion bid to acquire Nova Chemicals, owned by UAE-based Mubadala.

• Comment

  Qatar Petroleum and Chevron Phillips Chemical plan new world-scale ethane cracker in Qatar

  • 24 6月 2019

  Qatar Petroleum today announced the selection of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company as its partner for a new ethylene and derivatives complex, which will be constructed in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar

• News Release

  New European solar installations to double over next 3 years

  • 26 6月 2019

  New solar installations within the European market will double in the next 3 years to reach a level of approximately 20GW/year. Total installed capacity in the region will surpass 250GW by 2024, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

• News Release

  Mitsui and JOGMEC join Arctic LNG-2

  • 01 7月 2019

  Arctic LNG-2 is a step closer to final investment decision (FID) with the entry of Japanese companies Mitsui and government-linked Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) into the project.

• Opinion

  We need to talk about hydrogen

  • 08 7月 2019

  I’m just back from Tokyo and a key theme for many Japanese energy companies continues to be future investment in E&P and whether long-term growth in oil and gas demand will materialise given the pace of energy transition.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The energy transition: the scalability challenge

  • 07 8月 2019

  The global energy transition is well underway. But how quickly will we get there? Who’s leading the charge? And what barriers stand in the way of decarbonisation?

• News Release

  Mexico to lead Central America, Caribbean wind power growth

  • 03 7月 2019

  More than 9.5 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity will be commissioned in Central America and the Caribbean through 2028, driven by central planning authorities in smaller markets and the attractive value proposition of the technology in Mexico, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

• News Release

  Dominican Republic launches first licensing round

  • 10 7月 2019

  The Dominican Republic today launched its first licensing round, putting 14 blocks across its on- and offshore basins up for bid.

• Comment

  China’s textile production rises on fears of worsening trade tensions

  • 15 7月 2019

  According to research by Wood Mackenzie, Chinese textile producers are increasing production as fears grow that the trade war with the US will hurt exports of apparel and other textile products as soon as the fourth quarter of 2019.