• Featured

  China’s energy markets feel the squeeze

  • 11 六月 2019

  When the US sneezes, China catches a cold or so they say. Certainly when the US decides to stack tariffs onto the price of imported Chinese goods, China’s economy, central to global economic growth, slows down. That’s already started to happen – even before the latest increase in tariffs starts to have an effect.

• The Edge

  The new wave of internationalising NOCs

  • 04 六月 2019

  Oil and gas producing giants, Rosneft, Saudi Aramco and Qatar Petroleum, broaden their growth options with new international investments. Get Simon's analysis of what's driving the trio's moves.

• Editorial

  North America gas: could LNG project delays dampen prices further?

  • 28 五月 2019

  Low prices may be the best cure for North American gas markets.

• Editorial

  Brazil 2019 exploration bid rounds: mitigating sky-high bonuses

  • 06 六月 2019

  After three highly competitive exploration bid rounds in Brazil in 2018, momentum is building for a three-round licensing bonanza that starts later this year.

• The Edge

  3 things to consider before you buy a deepwater rig

  • 21 五月 2019

  Rising drilling activity could lead to a rig market squeeze. The collapse of upstream investment since 2014 has hit the offshore rig market hard. But signs of recovery may be emerging with more new projects coming forward to FID.

• Editorial

  Permian M&A: place your bets on the next takeover target

  • 21 五月 2019

  More mergers are coming.

• Editorial

  Northeast gas production: are operators running out of steam?

  • 10 五月 2019

  After seven years of surging production growth, Northeast gas producers are starting to slow their output.

• Opinion

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

  • 13 五月 2019

  APAC Energy Buzz is a monthly blog by our Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.

• Opinion

  A tantalising year for North Sea exploration

  • 06 六月 2019

  As we near the mid-point of 2019, we focus on three exciting North Sea exploration areas to discover how the industry is continuing the upward global trend.

• Content

  OTC 2019

  • 30 四月 2019

  What's going on at #OTC50? Wood Mackenzie research analysts offer their live reactions to the buzz at the 50th Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. Follow live updates #WOODMACLIVE.

• The Edge

  Permian consolidation heats up and there's more to come

  • 07 五月 2019

  Anadarko bids echo the big M&A themes of the downturn. Simon Flowers investigates.

• Featured

  Coming to Americas: deepwater after the downturn

  • 03 五月 2019

  Deepwater investment interest soured after the global oil-price crash of 2014. What were some of the lessons learned by governments, companies and the key stakeholders throughout this crucial time of development for the Americas deepwater sector?

• Featured

  Benchmarking the Eagle Ford play

  • 22 四月 2019

  As institutional investors' demands for E&P capital discipline intensify this year, upstream companies have reined in spending and softened aspirations for production growth. Underperformers are at top of mind as investors assess financial risks.

• Editorial

  Shale frackers face uphill battle with increasing well declines

  • 09 四月 2019

  The explosive expansion of American shale oil production is becoming unsustainable for North American companies from Texas to North Dakota.

• Featured

  What's the future of exploration? We asked explorers

  • 29 四月 2019

  The results from our annual Exploration Survey are in. The industry has had their say on all things exploration, from budgets and technology to portfolios and peers.

• Opinion

  Deepwater's Latin America comeback

  • 16 四月 2019

  Latin America is the hotspot for deepwater project and exploration activity. As more top companies take a risk on exploration plays in the region, what challenges lie ahead?

• Opinion

  Middle East leads the pack in 2018 FID bonanza

  • 15 四月 2019

  11 projects sanctioned in the Middle East as producers look to take advantage of the lower cost environment. What’s behind the boom?

• Editorial

  FID bonanza, upstream cost curves, US solar markets: this week's featured insights

  • 02 四月 2019

  What's new in store? Get the highlights from some of our most popular insights across the entire natural resources value chain. This week, upstream cost curves, FID bonanza and US solar markets.

• The Edge

  Technology may be a game changer for future oil supply

  • 26 三月 2019

  A giant oil supply gap looms. How to fill it? It’s the preoccupation of the E&P sector. Harry Paton, Senior Analyst, Global Oil Supply, identifies the contribution from each of the traditional four sources.

• Editorial

  Australia 2019: exploration and M&A activity abound

  • 22 三月 2019

  Listen to Asia Pacific Energy Brief, episode 14: Australia 2019: exploration and M&A activity abound

• Editorial

  Renewed confidence in Asia Pacific’s upstream sector

  • 22 三月 2019

  Listen to Asia Pacific Energy Brief, episode 12: 2019 oil and gas outlook for Asia-Pacific

• Opinion

  Unlocking exploration’s hidden value

  • 21 三月 2019

  Exploration is making money again. After a difficult few years, the sector's disciplined approach has begun to bear fruit. How evaluate the true cost of exploration?

• The Edge

  Tight oil news: Majors go bullish as Independents rein in

  • 12 三月 2019

  The Permian is being industrialised – fact. Chevron and ExxonMobil aggressively raised production targets this week, underlining the basin’s potential for growth.

• Content

  Peak Permian?

  • 18 二月 2019

  As highlighted by the Wall Street Journal this week, Wood Mackenzie spotted this troubling trend in 2017, predicting that parent-child well issues could wipe out more than 1.5 million b/d of projected Permian production.

• Editorial

  Finding Balance? Upstream costs in 2019 and beyond

  • 12 三月 2019

  In Wood Mackenzie’s 2018 Global Upstream Cost Survey the message was clear: across the industry cost increases are coming back.

• The Edge

  Can oil companies grow – and cut greenhouse gas emissions?

  • 26 二月 2019

  The call for action to cut carbon emissions is intensifying. How will oil and gas companies respond to pressure, while continuing to grow and meet growing demand? Simon Flowers examines the issues at play.

• Opinion

  How will US independents answer the call for capital discipline?

  • 14 二月 2019

  Investors in the Lower 48 E&P sector are demanding greater capital discipline. US Independents are under pressure to deliver returns, free cash flow and demonstrate meaningful capital discipline. New research from Wood Mackenzie shows that in the tug-of-war between value and volume, value has emerged as the winner.

• The Edge

  What can Guyana learn from the Venezuela crisis?

  • 19 二月 2019

  Lessons for Guyana's oil and gas industry from Venezuela.

• The Edge

  How explorers can make money – three strategies

  • 12 二月 2019

  How have oil and gas explorers started to make money at US$60/bbl? The industry finally got a grip on economic reality – lower costs and faster project delivery have begun to transform development economics. Get the analysis from our exploration team.

• The Edge

  Who needs to beef up Permian tight oil exposure?

  • 29 一月 2019

  US tight oil has been the biggest theme in the upstream M&A market over the last three years. We've mined our US L48 database of companies’ exposure to the basin, making a judgement on the depth and quality of portfolios by ranking metrics such as production growth, experience, productivity, variability, capital efficiency, asset size and location.