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What do the Saudi attacks mean for Asia?

20 九月 2019

September 14 drone strikes on Saudi Arabian oil and gas infrastructure at Abqaiq and Khurais highlighted the vulnerability of Asia's oil markets to an attack on facilities in the Middle East. Analysis from Gavin Thompson.

Opinion

A call to action to the global energy industry

02 八月 2019

Wood Mackenzie President Neal Anderson introduces our 2019 Energy Transition Outlook and examines why the energy mix is not changing nearly as quickly as the world needs it to.

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?

Opinion

Signs of renewed optimism in the global offshore upstream supply chain

06 二月 2019

After a difficult few years, the global offshore upstream supply chain saw continued signs of recovery in 2018. Could 2019 mark a tipping point?

Opinion

Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

23 三月 2017

Downstream continues to demonstrate robust financial performance while upstream struggles.

Opinion

How the coronavirus highlights the perils of the US-China trade war

25 二月 2020

The risks to supply chains posed by the COVID-19 outbreak do not present a strong case for economic decoupling.

Opinion

Why 2020 is the crunch year for climate risk reporting

06 三月 2020

How the taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is changing the way corporations communicate with investors

Opinion

How Italy’s lockdown is affecting power demand

18 三月 2020

Italy is the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a sudden and significant drop in power demand. What does that tell us about what’s to come in other markets?

Opinion

Oil supply cuts explained: an interview with the US energy secretary

14 四月 2020

After the historic OPEC+ agreement to cut production, Dan Brouillette explained the US role in the talks and its view of the oil market.

Opinion

What is the future of energy in Asia after Covid-19?

12 五月 2020

Exploring how companies across the oil and gas, metals and mining and power and renewables sectors need to map new strategic directions to thrive post-crisis.

Opinion

Forget the lack of a GDP target, China is ready to go it alone

27 五月 2020

China’s most important annual political meetings lay out targets and goals for the next 12 months and this year gives the world a glimpse of the direction the country’s leaders are likely to be taking with the upcoming 14th five-year plan (2021-2025).

Opinion

What investors want to know about energy and natural resources

17 六月 2020

The impact of Covid-19 on energy demand remains top of mind, but investors’ questions reveal a return to calm if not a return to “normal”

Opinion

What does Chesapeake's bankruptcy mean for US natural gas?

01 七月 2020

Once America’s champion of natural gas, Chesapeake declares bankruptcy. A US natural gas champion stumbles, but what are the implications for the market and pipelines? Get Wood Mackenzie's analysis here.

Opinion

What obstacles do North Sea operators face on the path to net zero?

22 七月 2020

The energy transition could have created an existential crisis for the North Sea. But governments and North Sea upstream operators are embracing ambitious projects and technology on the road to net zero.

Opinion

Is PetroChina really going green?

02 九月 2020

The move is the first publicly confirmed (near) net-zero goal by an Asian national oil company, a recognition by one of the world’s largest producers that it must address carbon emissions and adapt to the energy transition.

Editorial

A Major transition for Sub-Saharan Africa?

09 九月 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa has for decades been a cornerstone of the Majors' portfolios but that is changing as they position themselves for the energy transition. This means cutting back on oil investments and slimming down upstream portfolios to meet bold emissions targets.

Opinion

In conversation with Asia Pacific’s CEOs

04 十一月 2020

We hosted the CEOs of PETRONAS, Santos and Medco, the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, and many other senior executives from a range of leading oil and gas companies, utilities and banks over two days at our APAC Energy & Commodities Summit last month.

Opinion

Will 2021 breathe life back into the Asia Pacific upstream M&A market?

16 十二月 2020

The recovery in oil and gas prices should help bring buyers and sellers closer on price expectation, while ongoing consolidation among upstream producers in North America has driven a sharp uptick in global M&A in recent months, likely pushing more non-core APAC assets into the market.

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Global upstream oil and gas: new challenges ahead in 2021

19 一月 2021

What does 2021 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry? It will be a year of uncertainty and contingency – but resilience and recovery are also key themes.

Opinion

2021 – cheerful or fearful?

13 一月 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.

Opinion

Drone strikes attempt to disrupt Saudi oil exports

12 三月 2021

Houthi militants have failed in recent attempts to hit targets in Saudi Arabia. But markets and governments are watching closely for a possible threat to oil supplies

Opinion

There’s still life in China’s shale gas

28 四月 2021

Looking back over a decade as the US shale gas boom began to dramatically transform the country’s energy balance, driving down gas prices and ultimately creating one of the world’s largest LNG exporters, many speculated whether China could replicate this success.

Opinion

India in crisis

06 五月 2021

Given the scale of the crisis facing India and the potential for a further nationwide lockdown, I turned to our experts to hear how they are assessing the impact across the economy and energy sectors.

Opinion

Asia’s developing economies need more gas investment, not less

27 五月 2021

It is increasingly clear across Asia that governments, lenders, and both gas suppliers and consumers must prioritise the management of carbon emissions across the gas value chain.

Opinion

Big Oil’s watershed moment: five things you need to know

10 六月 2021

The events of May 26 2021 look like a defining moment for the oil and gas industry. In the space of a few hours, three decisions crystallised trends that had been building for years at the large international oil companies, showing the pressure they are under to address climate change and the energy transition.

Opinion

Asia Pacific’s energy transition conundrum – is net zero possible?

10 八月 2021

The net zero race is on and Asia Pacific has joined the chase. But the scale of the APAC energy transition challenge is enormous.

Opinion

Global upstream M&A picks up the pace

01 九月 2021

In the first half of 2021 upstream M&A deal activity recovered to 2019 levels and more than doubled in comparison to the low point in the first half of 2020.

Opinion

COP26: Carbon capture & storage and low-carbon hydrogen

22 九月 2021

A critical outcome of COP26 will be a global response on carbon pricing and enabling policies, aimed at bridging the gap on high-cost CCS and hydrogen.

Opinion

Winners and losers in the energy transition

15 十月 2021

Moving to net zero emissions would transform the allocation of resource wealth around the world. Policymakers are starting to assess the potential economic impact.

Opinion

Responsibly sourced gas (RSG): a primer

18 十月 2021

Responsibly sourced gas (RSG) is gaining traction in the US as investor pressure incentivises faster decarbonisation and higher ESG standards.

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