• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• The Edge

  How the big Gulf producers are investing in 2019

  • 15 一月 2019

  What are the upstream investment strategies of big Gulf producers? And how much are they spending? Find out here. With analysis from Simon Flowers and Jessica Brewer.

• Opinion

  North Sea exploration is making a comeback in 2019

  • 08 一月 2019

  What's in store for the North Sea industry in 2019? Neivan Boroujerdi, senior analyst for North Sea upstream, looks at five big themes in 2019, a year of increased exploration, some big transactions led by North American Majors and large caps, and a new wave of projects.

• Editorial

  Is 2019 the year of the much-talked-about LNG oversupply?

  • 07 一月 2019

  As we enter 2019, the mood in the LNG market is mixed. The big LNG buyers are back, and we are set for a record year for supply in terms of both production growth and new project FIDs. What will 2019 look like? And what could happen that will shape the market longer term?

• The Edge

  What are the key risks and uncertainties in 2019?

  • 18 十二月 2018

  What are the key risks and uncertainties in 2019? Simon picks the ones our analysts worry could threaten our base case, including oil demand downside, tight oil upside and Iran export volumes.

• Opinion

  The future of exploration: Big wells mainly in deepwater and frontiers

  • 23 五月 2018

  Over the next few years, we expect most of the 'wells to watch' will be operated by the Majors and a handful of bolder independents. And we expect, as has been the case throughout the downturn, the best discoveries to come from newly-proven plays and frontiers, with again, more than half of all volumes being found in deepwater. In the second part of his three-part series following EAGE in Copenhagen, Andy Latham highlights our 'wells to watch' in 2018.

• The Edge

  Exploration gets its mojo back

  • 12 六月 2018

  Exploration is staging a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes, with a string of big discoveries in recent months. Many of these look to be potentially commercial, a sign that the industry can still create value.

• Editorial

  Global LNG markets move from oversupply to rebalancing

  • 13 六月 2018

  Fears of an oversupplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) market are beginning to ease as indications point towards a more modest rebalancing. Much of last year’s oversupply was absorbed by record demand from China. But can the market, particularly in Europe, absorb future LNG supply?

• Featured

  Are frontier plays worth the risk?

  • 06 六月 2018

  With deepwater project economics becoming competitive to tight oil and a renewed international interest in such areas as deepwater Mexico and pre-salt Brazil, exploration is once again in the limelight.

• Editorial

  New metrics for benchmarking upstream resilience to a low-carbon future

  • 23 五月 2018

  Our carbon efficiency measure, NPV/tonne, helps investors and companies benchmark the carbon performance of corporate upstream portfolios.

• Featured

  Four themes shaping the energy transition

  • 29 五月 2018

  In Energy View to 2035, our latest assessment of the energy landscape over the next two decades, we use cross-commodity data to analyse what will shape future trends in global energy consumption.

• Featured

  Great expectations for great exploration

  • 08 五月 2018

  We surveyed over 200 senior exploration leaders and professionals to get a clearer vision of how the industry is making headway and whether the foundations of success set in 2017 are strong enough to sustain future activity.

• 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

  Australia’s North West Shelf set for change

  • 24 六月 2020

  Chevron’s announcement to offer its 16.7% stake in the North West Shelf (NWS) LNG project for sale has surprised some.

• The Edge

  Big oil, new energy and the stock market

  • 19 六月 2020

  Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. European and US Majors are following two very different paths.

• The Edge

  Oil refining – facing up to structural overcapacity

  • 03 七月 2020

  Refining has been hit hard by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Profitability in 2020 will be the lowest this century. When will margins recover? And how will the industry respond to this challenge?

• 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 Japan ready to tackle its coal problem?

  • 08 七月 2020

  Does LNG stand to benefit? What would it mean for Japan’s emissions?

• Opinion

  What would a Joe Biden win mean for oil and gas?

  • 29 七月 2020

  As Joe Biden nudges ahead in the US presidential polls, the oil and gas industry should prepare for far-reaching potential changes.

• Opinion

  Nigeria’s marginal field bid round – opportunities for investors?

  • 22 七月 2020

  Nigeria’s government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), recently launched its first marginal field bid round in almost 20 years.

• Opinion

  Nord Stream 2 and the battle for gas market share in Europe

  • 24 七月 2020

  The US administration and Congress are trying to prevent the completion of the new gas pipeline from Russia to Germany

• Opinion

  Biden’s clean energy plan aims at job creation

  • 17 七月 2020

  As the US faces economic crisis, the Democratic presidential challenger sees opportunities for stimulus in the energy transition

• Editorial

  Western rebound: gas production recoveries in the Permian and Rockies

  • 19 八月 2020

  As shut-in gas resumes flowing, different basins show different recovery trends and face continued market risks.

• Editorial

  It’s time for midstream companies to explore renewable energy

  • 12 八月 2020

  Midstream companies can be energy-intense, particularly if their operations include processing infrastructure.

• Opinion

  LNG is challenging India’s deepwater future

  • 28 七月 2020

  With India’s gas market shaken by Covid-19, and low spot LNG prices expected to persist at least until 2022, the full commercialisation of these deepwater volumes is at risk.