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Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A
- 21 一月 2019
Upstream dealmakers start 2019 facing an uphill battle. Volatile oil prices and bearish equity markets impede deal flow by creating uncertainty, widening the bid-ask spread, altering financial conditions and making companies re-think near-term strategies. In Q4 2018, as these factors emerged, deal count dropped to its lowest level since Q1 2015, with December the slowest month since January 2015.
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Upstream companies positioned to thrive in 2019
- 17 十二月 2018
Price volatility. Market turbulence. Geopolitical tensions. As 2018 draws to a close the stage is already set for a fascinating 2019 in the upstream industry. In the recently published 2019 upstream and corporate outlook reports, Wood Mackenzie highlights how well prepared the industry is to adapt and thrive in tumultuous times.
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Hammond raises hopes of decommissioning hub role for Scotland
- 30 十月 2018
In the Autumn Statement, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond did not make any headline changes to oil and gas tax rates, setting out instead plans to make a "call for evidence" on how to establish Scotland as a global hub for decommissioning.
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Ensco beefs up fleet with Rowan deal
- 08 十月 2018
Offshore driller Ensco is poised to buy smaller rival Rowan in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion.
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Bidding down but sums higher in US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 251
- 15 八月 2018
On Wednesday, 15 August 2018, the US held its region-wide Lease Sale 251, attracting 171 bids from 29 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$178.1 million. An increase of about $53 million from the last region wide lease sale in March.
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Permian produced water: slowly extinguishing a roaring basin?
- 11 六月 2018
With the recent rise oil prices, operators have been adding rigs and ramping up completions in the Permian Basin – the largest and most important source of oil supply growth in the world. However, persistent operational water challenges present a material risk to companies' future profitability and production.
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Upstream players grapple with uncertainty
- 15 五月 2017
To gauge the state of the sector, Wood Mackenzie asked its client base to share their thoughts on a number of key themes, and the responses were analysed to give a comprehensive view of how the sector’s key players view the future.
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Production from Argentina's Vaca Muerta to reach 113 kboed by 2018
- 04 五月 2017
The seven most advanced developments are expected to see production increases of 43% in 2017.
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US$40 billion worth of opportunities in Asia-Pacific upstream M&A in 2017
- 18 一月 2017
According to research by Wood Mackenzie, the APAC upstream sector holds considerable value as the majors divest mature and mid-life assets in the region.
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Complete ban on Russian commodity exports accelerate LNG growth and energy transition
- 16 六月 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. While the precise timing and implementation of future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict, a rewriting of energy trade flows is now underway.
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After hitting new highs in 2023, US lower 48 oil production growth will begin to slow considerably in 2024 and beyond
- 22 二月 2024
US Lower 48 oil production growth exceeded expectations in 2023, adding 900,000 barrels per day (b/d) despite inflationary pressures, private consolidation, and declining rig activity. However, the repercussions of these decisions will impact supply moving forward as the region is poised for much lower growth in 2024 and beyond, according to Wood Mackenzie.
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POSCO’s takeover bid for Senex could be Australia’s largest upstream takeover since 2018
- 18 十月 2021
South Korean conglomerate POSCO has made a surprise move on Australian gas producer Senex Energy making its first foray into the country’s upstream industry.
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OPEC+ surprises market as it extends output curbs
- 04 三月 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.
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Resilience and sustainability to be core oil and gas themes of 2021
- 19 一月 2021
Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis reveals that sustainability and resilience will be at the heart of the oil and gas industry story in 2021.
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China’s trucked LNG spot prices hit three-year high
- 12 一月 2021
Spot prices of trucked LNG in China were highly volatile last month.
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Over three quarters of new LNG supply could be impacted in 2-degree world
- 09 十二月 2020
Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that over three quarters or 77% of new LNG supply are at risk under a 2-degree scenario.
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Turkey nets largest-ever find with Tuna-1 gas discovery
- 21 八月 2020
A gas discovery of the scale of the Tuna-1 find in the Black Sea, if developed, would be transformational for Turkey, given its overwhelming reliance on imports and crippling energy import bill. Turkey is chiefly reliant on piped gas from Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran but the share of liquefied natural gas imports has also continued to grow.
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Total named industry’s most-admired explorer in WoodMac survey
- 06 七月 2020
French major Total has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded in conjunction with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.
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Shell's US$22bn write down 'signals fundamental change'
- 30 六月 2020
Royal Dutch Shell said on 20 June it would write off assets worth up to $22 billion on the back of weakening oil and gas demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and a weaker energy price outlook.
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Chesapeake Energy – shale’s great disruptor – files for Chapter 11
- 28 六月 2020
Speaking after Chesapeake Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 28 June, Alex Beeker, principal analyst on Wood Mackenzie’s corporate upstream team, said: “It’s difficult to point to another company that has made more of a widespread impact on the US shale sector than Chesapeake.
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Arrow Energy sanctions Surat Gas Project
- 17 四月 2020
Arrow Energy sanctions Surat Gas Project
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US$210bn of new spend in firing line as players target cost cuts
- 02 四月 2020
The oil price crash has hit the upstream sector hard. Deep cuts are being made across the board, but it will have a dramatic impact on the industry’s project pipeline. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie believes almost all pre-FID projects will be deferred. Of the 50+ projects we identified with potential to go ahead this year, only 10 have a chance of proceeding, but all are at risk.
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Gas sector impacted by triple whammy of coronavirus, oil price crash and LNG oversupply
- 01 四月 2020
In its latest short-term gas and LNG outlook report, Wood Mackenzie weighs the risks coronavirus, sustained low oil prices and LNG oversupply pose to the sector this year.
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Talos shells out US$640m for Gulf of Mexico assets
- 12 十二月 2019
Talos Energy, in its pursuit of growth in the US Gulf of Mexico, has announced a series of purchases, worth $640 million assets in the region
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Japan to invest additional $10 billion in global LNG infrastructure projects
- 26 九月 2019
Japan is planning to invest an additional $10 billion to develop infrastructure mainly in new and developing markets in the India sub continent and Southeast Asia, reflecting a shift in priorities.
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China’s gas production to double to 325 bcm in 2040
- 28 八月 2019
Though set to become the world’s third largest gas producer by 2027, China’s imports will still grow in the long term. One key contributing factor is lower forecast in domestic gas production particularly in shale gas and coal bed methane (CBM), according to recent research by Wood Mackenzie.
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Faster decline rates prompt Permian players to eye spending boost
- 22 七月 2019
Accelerating tight oil decline rates top a growing list of concerns for Permian basin operators, with unexpected production shortfalls prompting producers to consider stepping up drilling investment and M&A activity, Robert Clarke, Research Director, Lower 48 Upstream, told delegates at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Denver.
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US sanctions increase pressure on Venezuela
- 30 一月 2019
The US is poised to impose fresh sanctions on Venezuela, ratcheting up the stakes in the country's political crisis by curbing the Maduro government's access to cash from crude exports.
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Rosebank deal 'cements Equinor's commitment to the UK'
- 01 十月 2018
Norway's Equinor set to buy Chevron's 40% operating stake in the Rosebank field, offshore West of Shetland
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Permian producers hedge their bets against pipeline delays
- 11 九月 2018
Permian producers increased their 2020 oil-basis hedge positions by 431% during Q2. Such a sharp rise suggests producers perceive a higher risk that key pipeline projects fail to start up by 2019 target dates, according Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis of oil and gas activity.

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