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Unlocking the potential of white hydrogen

25 July 2024

Faced with high costs, midstream transportation challenges and the slow development of demand, the low-carbon hydrogen economy is facing lowered expectations around its growth in the near term. Gavin Thompson, Vice Chair, EMEA, spoke to Richard Hood and Kate Adie from our Subsurface research team, authors of our recent analysis of white hydrogen’s potential.

The Edge

How to scale up carbon capture and storage

09 July 2021

Industrialising a nascent technology that’s critical for net zero targets

Opinion

Low-carbon hydrogen: defining the path to commercial scalability

16 May 2022

Highlights from our inaugural Low-Carbon Hydrogen Conference.

Opinion

We need to talk about hydrogen

08 July 2019

I’m just back from Tokyo and a key theme for many Japanese energy companies continues to be future investment in E&P and whether long-term growth in oil and gas demand will materialise given the pace of energy transition.

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Could soaring prices see copper fly too close to the sun?

18 May 2021

With ever more bullish price forecasts, copper is flying high – but is enough attention being paid to the risk of substitution associated with such high prices? Julian Kettle, Senior Vice President, Vice Chair Metals and Mining, argues that the threat from aluminium as a viable energy transmission alternative is being vastly underestimated.

Opinion

Part 3: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

08 November 2023

We are at an unprecedented point in time where the entire commodity petrochemicals industry is in a downturn. Where do we expect chemical margins to end up this year and what can producers do to tide through the downturn?

Opinion

ExxonMobil sets a net zero emissions goal

21 January 2022

Over the past decade, the European and US oil and gas Majors have chosen divergent strategic directions. The European companies have set more ambitious goals for emissions reduction, and moved faster to diversify into low-carbon energy sources. Recently, however, that gap has begun to close.

Opinion

Be of good cheer! | Podcast

22 December 2023

On this episode of the Energy Gang, Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Amy Myers Jaffe to reflect on the events and trends that have unfolded across the energy industry in 2023.

Opinion

Bigger turbines, bigger consequences

14 July 2026

The wind industry’s centre of gravity is shifting. The conversation is no longer just about building faster or installing more megawatts, as turbines get larger, OEM competition broadens and project economics tighten.

Opinion

Can ExxonMobil make attractive returns from its US CCUS portfolio?

21 June 2024

We analyse whether ExxonMobil's CCUS projects in the US can compete for capital in its portfolio

Comment

US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 250

22 March 2018

On Wednesday, 21 March 2018, the US held its region-wide GoM Lease Sale 250, attracting 159 bids from 33 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$124.8 million. The total of high bids represents a modest increase of about US$3 million over last year's August region wide Lease Sale 249 but is still a lacklustre result.

Opinion

The challenge of upgrading the US grid

07 May 2021

The shift towards renewable power generation relies on adding transmission capacity. Opposition to new lines makes that an uphill battle.

Opinion

What carbon capture needs to meet climate goals

11 October 2024

What can we expect in the world of energy in 2024. A solar slowdown, relief for OPEC+, and the rise of blue hydrogen are among Wood Mackenzie analysts’ predictions for the year ahead.

Featured

Why Covid-19 is the ultimate energy transition stress test for refiners

20 July 2020

Covid-19 is a threat to global refiners. Who will thrive? Who will merely survive? And what does this tell us about refiners’ resilience and readiness to take on the energy transition?

Featured

Global upstream: 5 things to look out for in 2019

11 January 2019

The global upstream fundamentals for 2019 are encouraging, despite recent price volatility. Angus Rodgers explains why in this look ahead at five big themes in upstream oil and gas in 2019.

Featured

Wood Mackenzie 2021 Research Excellence Awards

28 March 2022

In 2021 our global analysts created an outstanding body of research, putting a unique angle on everything from Covid-19 and COP26 through the recovery of commodity markets and rising geopolitical risk.

Webinar

Webinar | America Upstream Outlook 2025

13 February 2025

Join our webinar on the 13th February as we discuss the outlook for America Upstream oil and gas

The Edge

Artificial intelligence and the future of energy

27 June 2024

Artificial Intelligence is the next big thing in energy, dominating discussions at all levels in companies, banks, investment funds and governments. Prakash Sharma and I asked WoodMac’s experts what role AI might play in the energy and resources sectors and where the greatest opportunities and risks are.

Editorial

Crude-to-Chemicals: opportunity or threat?

23 April 2019

Is crude-to-chemicals integration just another industry buzzword or is it the way forward for oil and chemical companies?

News Release

Offshore wind sector doubled down on tangible opportunities in 2023

31 January 2024

Despite supply chain headwinds and price pressures, the global offshore wind sector saw significant growth in its mature pipeline, as late-stage pipeline mergers & acquisitions, turbine orders, and project financial investment decisions (FIDs) saw record activity in 2023. This has boosted the sector’s momentum into 2024.

Horizons

Conflicts of interest: the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high interest-rate era

18 April 2024

In this April edition of Horizons, we assess the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high-interest-rate era.

Opinion

The challenge of growing electricity demand in the US and the shortage of critical electrical equipment

02 May 2024

Electrical equipment remains a significant bottleneck to utility supply chains

Featured

Will CCUS and hydrogen live up to the hype in 2022?

31 January 2022

CCUS and hydrogen are energy transition hot topics – but will they live up to their huge potential? The picture will get clearer this year.

Comment

Will Trump's Beijing trip win some LNG deals for the US?

08 November 2017

The Trump administration has been championing US energy exports as its preferred instrument for narrowing its trade deficit in the wake of the US shale boom. A combination of rising export capacity in the US, LNG import demand growth in China, and political cheerleading has underpinned an uptick in LNG exports to China this year via third party, spot trades. Will Trump's trip to Beijing seal the deal for some major LNG deals?

Opinion

Ethylene: global carbon contributor

09 April 2024

The ethylene industry is tackling emissions through a raft of new carbon-cutting measures. These bring promise, but also considerable challenges, as some regions face the fall-out of their carbon pricing policies

Opinion

Grey area: can steel really go green?

12 September 2024

A range of technologies are aimed at decarbonising the sector – we assess their real-world potential

The Edge

Will oil companies start spending again?

26 February 2021

The oil and gas sector is bouncing back strong. After savaging costs and spend in response to last year's crisis, and with Brent soaring over US$65/bbl, we expect a resurgence of upstream cash generation in 2021. How much free cash flow will the sector generate? What will companies do with it?

Opinion

US nuclear’s problems add to the challenge of carbon-free power

30 April 2021

The shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear plant underlines the difficulty of achieving 100% zero-carbon electricity in the US by 2035

News Release

Global energy storage set to triple in 2021

07 October 2021

New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows annual global storage deployments will nearly triple year-on-year, reaching 12 GW/28 GWh in 2021. Across the world, economic recovery is top of mind for politicians, with renewable energy integration taking centre stage. Despite disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Storage Outlook, released today, forecasts nearly 1 TWh of total demand from 2021-2030.

Opinion

Global solar PV installed capacity will more than triple in the next ten years

19 March 2024

The world will have 5.7 TWdc of solar by 2033, largely driven by China

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Unlocking the potential of white hydrogen

How to scale up carbon capture and storage

Low-carbon hydrogen: defining the path to commercial scalability

We need to talk about hydrogen

Could soaring prices see copper fly too close to the sun?

Part 3: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

ExxonMobil sets a net zero emissions goal

Be of good cheer! | Podcast

Bigger turbines, bigger consequences

Can ExxonMobil make attractive returns from its US CCUS portfolio?

US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 250

The challenge of upgrading the US grid

What carbon capture needs to meet climate goals

Why Covid-19 is the ultimate energy transition stress test for refiners

Global upstream: 5 things to look out for in 2019

Wood Mackenzie 2021 Research Excellence Awards

Webinar | America Upstream Outlook 2025

Artificial intelligence and the future of energy

Crude-to-Chemicals: opportunity or threat?

Offshore wind sector doubled down on tangible opportunities in 2023

Conflicts of interest: the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high interest-rate era

The challenge of growing electricity demand in the US and the shortage of critical electrical equipment

Will CCUS and hydrogen live up to the hype in 2022?

Will Trump's Beijing trip win some LNG deals for the US?

Ethylene: global carbon contributor

Grey area: can steel really go green?

Will oil companies start spending again?

US nuclear’s problems add to the challenge of carbon-free power

Global energy storage set to triple in 2021

Global solar PV installed capacity will more than triple in the next ten years

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