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.

Ten predictions for 2023

• 16 December 2022

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

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Questions over the Trump administration’s plans for solar and wind

• 31 January 2025

Trump administration’s renewable energy restrictions could impact U.S. solar and wind projects, conflicting with efforts to boost electricity supply for AI data centers. Learn how policy shifts, tax credits, and grid challenges shape the future of clean energy.

US$500 billion (2023 terms) investment in global oil and gas asset development enough to meet peak demand in 2030s

• 20 July 2023

Despite concerns about underinvestment in upstream, peak oil and gas demand can be met in the 2030s without a substantial increase to current annual asset development investment levels of US$500 billion in 2023 terms, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Satellite tracking, remote sensing: how we monitor the LNG market

• 13 October 2022

Thousands of satellites are currently on various orbits around the Earth. Space agencies around the world have initiated hundreds of programmes over the last decades. Private companies have entered the market more recently in a big way. So, how is satellite monitoring used? And how can it be leveraged to deliver unique intelligence into the global LNG market?

Oil and mining companies must adapt new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition

• 20 April 2023

As companies in the energy and natural resource sector struggle to find the balance between satisfying shareholder returns and meeting stakeholder low-carbon demands, new strategies are emerging that could be the catalyst to drive capital allocation decisions toward growth and closing valuation gaps, according to “Fuelling Change” a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Asia Pacific's solar-plus-storage could see key developments in next five years

• 14 May 2019

In a recently published report, Wood Mackenzie projects solar-plus-storage prices or levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for both utility-scale and distributed commercial & industrial (C&I) segments to decline considerably over the next five years.

The US broadens sanctions against Arctic LNG-2

• 27 August 2024

Project operations set to continue under veil of secrecy.

Asia Pacific solar PV capacity to triple to 1,500 GW by 2030

• 13 July 2021

Asia Pacific solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity could triple to 1,500 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

Asia-Pacific offshore wind capacity to rise 20-fold in next decade

• 24 October 2018

New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates Asia-Pacific's offshore wind capacity will rise 20-fold to 43 GW in 2027.

Canada upstream: 4 things to look for in 2024

• 10 January 2024

The inflection points we see across the production, exploration, sustainability and M&A themes.

2021 – cheerful or fearful?

• 13 January 2021

And after the 12 months we’ve all just experienced, making bold predictions for the year ahead is more fraught than ever: nothing is off the table.

OPEC stays the course with production deal

• 01 December 2017

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

The shrinking scale of greenfield oil and gas projects: slowing growth prospects outside the L48 bubble

• 26 January 2017

Despite the uptick in numbers, investment in greenfield conventional projects is stuck at a low ebb.

The politics of fracking

• 16 October 2020

Joe Biden is clear that he would not try to ban hydraulic fracturing. But a row over it highlights the challenge facing his energy strategy

Energy transition to trigger steep decline in eastern Australia’s gas demand

• 08 March 2022

Eastern Australia’s gas and power markets are at the forefront of Asia Pacific’s energy transition. Markets are undergoing a radical transformation, one which could see gas demand decline by 60% in 2050, depending on the pace of the energy transition, Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), said today.

COP28: A nuclear COP?

• 11 December 2023

Join Ed Crooks and Henri Paillere as they dissect the global nuclear industry's current state and the implications of governments aiming to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050. Special insights from Reta Lewis on US Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Dr Sama Bilbao y Leon on the future of nuclear energy.

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Major energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade

• 28 October 2021

The time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, says Wood Mackenzie.

COP27: on the horns of the energy trilemma

• 03 November 2022

COP27 in Egypt focused on short-term decarbonisation goals and dialogue between developed and developing nations.

China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

• 17 February 2022

China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.

The all-electric movement goes to war against gas

• 07 February 2020

The all-electric movement threatens future gas demand, OPEC+ oil producers consider an output cut, and the warm winter is hitting gas prices.

OPEC+ surprises market as it extends output curbs

• 04 March 2021

OPEC+ took the market by surprise when it decided to roll over its quota, saying that rather than anticipate a demand recovery, the group would wait to see it actually recover. The market was expecting a substantial increase in production because a tightening in the supply and demand balance is already evident.

Harris v Trump: A fork in the road for US energy

• 21 October 2024

Our insight 'The 2024 US election: A fork in the road for US energy policy' presents the key areas set to be shaped by the outcome of the presidential race.

Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

• 01 October 2024

A new tariff plan on imports would affect US consumers, global oil markets and refining, if implemented post US election.

Debt deal aims to expedite US energy investment

• 05 June 2023

Bipartisan agreement sets time limits for environmental reviews, but is seen as only “initial steps” towards more efficient permitting.

Horizons Live: The Big Ban

• 30 June 2022

Watch on demand as we answer your questions about the consequences of the Ukraine war on commodities, and how governments, companies and investors must respond as the outlook for energy is transformed.

What does the US-China trade deal mean for refiners - and for the market?

• 20 January 2020

After over a year of trade tensions, the US and China signed a “phase one” trade deal on 16 January. As part of the deal, China has agreed to increase the value of energy imports by US$52.4 billion above 2017 levels over the next two years. What could it mean for the oil market?

Metals and mining: will 2020 be a milestone year?

• 28 January 2020

With the energy transition taking centre stage, 2020 looks likely to be a year of change for the energy industry. And the metals and mining industry is at the heart of the action.