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Over the rainbow: why understanding full value chain carbon intensity is trumping the colour of hydrogen

15 February 2024

Dive into the hydrogen rainbow & explore carbon emissions insights focusing on colour to project-level carbon intensity for companies crafting strategies.

Horizons

Mission invisible: tackling the oil and gas industry's methane challenge

15 November 2023

Discover how the oil & gas industry is taking on the challenge of methane emissions. Explore impacts and the path to a more sustainable future.

Horizons

Metalmorphosis: how decarbonisation is transforming the iron and steel industry

19 October 2023

As the steel industry solves its carbon problem, we see a tectonic shift towards greener metallics like hydrogen-based DRI & scrap over hot metal.

Horizons

Doing more with less: Is there enough upstream investment?

20 July 2023

Upstream development spend is barely half its 2014 peak, leading to the belief that the industry is underinvesting, and that a supply crunch is inevitable. But is that the reality?

Horizons

Stick or twist: should gas resource holders target LNG exports or blue ammonia?

15 June 2023

As Europe moves away from Russian gas and Asia scrambles to reduce its dependency on coal, there has arguably never been a better time to invest in liquified natural gas (LNG).

Horizons

The great reopening: what the end of China’s ’zero-Covid’ strategy means for global energy and natural resources.

23 March 2023

What the end of China's 'zero Covid' strategy means for global energy and natural resources

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Scraping the barrel: is the world running out of high-quality oil and gas?

16 February 2023

The world won't run out of oil or gas anytime soon. But truly advantaged resources – with low break-even costs and low emissions – are anything but plentiful.

Content

The big ban: global commodities in a post-Ukraine-war world

16 June 2022

War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition. Read more.

Editorial

Is E&P distress in the Lower 48 spreading to the midstream sector?

01 June 2020

Listen to a recent webinar where our Lower 48 oil and gas analysts discuss financial health in the tight oil sector and ask which companies are at risk.

Opinion

Oil prices rise despite IEA reserves release

13 March 2026

Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are rippling through global energy markets, raising oil price risks and putting pressure on the world economy

Content

Back to the future: the Horizons year in review

09 December 2021

We touched on a number of issues this year with our new thought-leadership series. Post-COP26, it's time to review the articles and put them in recent context.

Content

Swimming upstream: a survivor's guide

04 May 2021

Navigating oil and gas in a time of hyper-uncertainty

Content

Women in energy

23 July 2020

We showcase research and analysis from some of our most accomplished and influential women in energy and natural resources. Meet some of the many outstanding women we're proud to work with – and explore their latest thinking.

Content

2020: Navigating upstream’s perfect storm

10 December 2020

Between the existential crisis of the energy transition and the impact of a global pandemic, it's been a challenging year for upstream oil and gas industry.

The Edge

Are exploration’s days numbered?

17 July 2020

Exploration spend is heading south again as companies slash budgets to conserve cash. This downcycle though is different, with companies formulating decarbonisation strategies and peak oil demand on the horizon. Is exploration now facing an existential crisis?

News Release

Australian operators need to collaborate to create super basins

16 May 2023

Australia’s oil and gas industry needs to urgently fast-track the creation of energy “super basins” to provide a pathway to greater sustainability and cut emissions, according to Anne Forbes, Upstream Research Analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

Opinion

Changing the way Asia’s oil and gas companies raise capital

30 June 2022

A growing number of the world’s major banks, asset managers, and insurers are signatories to the GFANZ, aligning behind the goals of the Paris Agreement. To access capital, oil and gas companies must meet tightening climate criteria adopted by many of the world’s leading financial institutions.

The Edge

Is it time for a global climate bank?

18 July 2024

Financing any aspect of the energy transition is tough. Funding the developing world’s transition, a topic central to the first Global Energy Transition Congress in Milan two weeks ago, is one of the most complex challenges that must be overcome in tackling climate change.

Opinion

Middle East conflict set to drive oil and LNG prices significantly higher

02 March 2026

The US/Israeli strike on Iran's leadership raises geopolitical tension to heights reminiscent of Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago.

The Edge

Just how dependent oil markets are on tight oil delivering

05 December 2017

What’s the most unexpected outcome three years on from the price crash? There are a few contenders. OPEC’s zealous adherence to production restraint is right up there. US tight oil is another, briefly inconvenienced by low prices but now embarking on a second great phase of growth.

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Webinar | Sub-Saharan Africa Upstream

14 February 2024

After three years of decline, oil and gas production is growing again across Sub-Saharan Africa. Traditional oil producers Nigeria and Angola are increasing investment and activity. Angola's exit from OPEC is a statement of its ambition. Elsewhere, growth projects are progressing in Senegal/Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire, Namibia and Mozambique. Join our experts on Wednesday 14th February where they will discuss two recent reports - 'Sub-Saharan Africa upstream: 2023 in review' and '5 things to look for in 2024'. A main presentation will be followed by Q&A.

The Edge

War is once again reshaping gas and LNG

05 March 2026

Our gas and LNG experts assess how the Middle East conflict could reshape global LNG supply, prices and energy policy

Comment

ExxonMobil poised to sell ‘attractive’ UK North Sea portfolio

13 August 2019

Commenting on reports that ExxonMobil is preparing to sell its UK North Sea portfolio, Neivan Boroujerdi, principal analyst, North Sea upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “A proposed UK exit was expected. We value the portfolio at around US$2 billion.

The Edge

The accelerating recovery in tight oil: conventional investment at risk of stagnating

02 February 2017

Tight oil will drive a 4% increase in global upstream investment in 2017, while investment in conventional projects will be flat at just under US$340bn.

Opinion

Connect four: key findings from the first four editions of Horizons

12 May 2021

Will falling costs secure solar’s dominance in power? Can Europe slash its emissions by 2030? Will China win the clean energy race? What would an accelerated energy transition mean for oil and gas prices? Find out in our Horizons recap.

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Over the rainbow: why understanding full value chain carbon intensity is trumping the colour of hydrogen

Mission invisible: tackling the oil and gas industry's methane challenge

Metalmorphosis: how decarbonisation is transforming the iron and steel industry

Doing more with less: Is there enough upstream investment?

Stick or twist: should gas resource holders target LNG exports or blue ammonia?

The great reopening: what the end of China’s ’zero-Covid’ strategy means for global energy and natural resources.

Scraping the barrel: is the world running out of high-quality oil and gas?

The big ban: global commodities in a post-Ukraine-war world

Is E&P distress in the Lower 48 spreading to the midstream sector?

Oil prices rise despite IEA reserves release

Back to the future: the Horizons year in review

Swimming upstream: a survivor's guide

Women in energy

2020: Navigating upstream’s perfect storm

Are exploration’s days numbered?

Australian operators need to collaborate to create super basins

Changing the way Asia’s oil and gas companies raise capital

Is it time for a global climate bank?

Middle East conflict set to drive oil and LNG prices significantly higher

Just how dependent oil markets are on tight oil delivering

Webinar | Sub-Saharan Africa Upstream

War is once again reshaping gas and LNG

ExxonMobil poised to sell ‘attractive’ UK North Sea portfolio

The accelerating recovery in tight oil: conventional investment at risk of stagnating

Connect four: key findings from the first four editions of Horizons

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