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Energy transition outlook: Africa

• 17 二月 2025

Universal energy access and renewables present significant investment opportunities in Africa – but unlocking vast energy resources remains a major financing challenge.

Global upstream update: the global sanctions slump, grappling with gas and potential US tailwinds

• 05 三月 2025

The oil and gas industry faces a cautious yet ambitious 2025

OPEC producers key to world supply through to 2040

• 16 七月 2018

Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie sees OPEC maintaining its role as a key oil supplier through to 2040, although output from non-OPEC producers will help ensure adequate supply in the years to 2030.

Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

• 21 十二月 2018

Sanctioning the Tortue FLNG project, offshore Mauritania/Senegal is a 'major milestone' for BP and its partners

Upstream players need to boost spending to meet future demand

• 24 十月 2018

Wood Mackenzie forecasts that global oil and gas development spend needs to increase by around 20% to meet future demand growth and ensure companies sustain production next decade.

Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

• 06 十一月 2018

In the past 10 years, explorers in sub-Saharan Africa have turned up more giant discoveries than any other region. But converting volume into value is undoubtedly sub-Saharan Africa’s Achilles heel.

Can upstream cost savings stick?

• 15 十二月 2017

The impact of the 2014 oil price collapse is still being felt across the upstream sector. Operators have cut investment, deferred projects and implemented tough cost discipline, slashing US$910 billion from global capital expenditure estimates for 2015-2020. While many operators believe the cuts will stick, a new survey released today by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the pictured is more nuanced.

Upstream companies shift focus from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ in 2018

• 14 十二月 2017

2018 looks set to be a brighter year for upstream oil and gas companies

OPEC stays the course with production deal

• 01 十二月 2017

OPEC and non-OPEC producers agree to extend production curbs through 2018

Exploration’s back in the black

• 04 二月 2019

After a difficult few years, the exploration sector is back in the black – and keen to stay there. New analysis from Wood Mackenzie shows that explorers’ success in 2018 reflects a disciplined approach that’s set to continue this year.

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.

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.

Nigerian lawmakers pass petroleum bill – but there is still work to do

• 02 七月 2021

Speaking after the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was passed by the Nigerian National Assembly on 1 July, Mansur Mohammed, head of West Africa content on Wood Mackenzie’s sub-Saharan Africa upstream research team, said: “The Senate and House each passed different versions of the bill, which will now require reconciliation before it is sent to the president for assent into law. So there is still outstanding work to do before the PIB becomes law, but we see momentum behind the bill.”

Wood Mackenzie Launches the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service at Mining Indaba 2023

• 06 二月 2023

Wood Mackenzie, the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector, today launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service (EVBSC) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The EVBSC is a new product that provides end-to-end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long-term outlooks to 2050 and 10-year forecasts, and monthly short-term reports and data for EV, Li-ion battery and raw materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese) markets.

Mozambique LNG under starter’s orders

• 18 六月 2019

US independent Anadarko Petroleum today formally sanctioned its Mozambican liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Mozambique LNG. Anadarko is developing Mozambique’s first onshore LNG facility, initially consisting of two LNG trains with a total nameplate capacity of 12.88 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa). Feedgas comes from the Golfinho/Atum field, in Offshore Area 1.

State of the Market: webinar series

• 01 四月 2020

Future Facing Commodities Forum 2025

• 30 四月 2025

Future Facing Commodities Forum returns on 30 April 2025, focusing on the outlook for the key commodities that underpin the energy transition.

Graff and Venus: game-changers for Namibia’s upstream industry?

• 16 三月 2022

Shell and TotalEnergies’ giant deepwater discoveries could be transformational.

Africa’s Energy Hotspots – three trends that will shape the next decade of African energy

• 24 四月 2024

Changing Face of Energy Series: Africa Energy Hotspots

Webinar | A changing of the guard in Africa's upstream investment landscape

• 30 五月 2024

Join Wood Mackenzie on 30th May 2024, for a discussion on where investment is trending in Africa, NOC spending patterns and more.

Ebook | How can the Super Region enable the energy transition?

• 17 一月 2024

Collaboration between governments and markets in the region spanning Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia can unlock the Super Region's full metals and mining potential. In this ebook, we explore the many opportunities for the region to play a vital role in the energy transition – and the challenges it must overcome.

Can the Iraq-Turkey pipeline logjam be cleared?

• 20 十一月 2023

A restart to Iraqi oil exports via Turkey is more than just a pipedream, but obstacles remain.

Will Namibia become a major deepwater oil producer?

• 22 十一月 2023

New discoveries make the Orange Sub-basin the world’s hottest oil and gas exploration play

Financing the next phase of Africa’s oil and gas development

• 19 十月 2023

Access to capital the biggest obstacle for local players

The key factors shaping investment in Africa’s upstream industry

• 03 十月 2023

Developing Africa’s huge natural gas reserves is essential for growing export revenues and supporting domestic economic growth.

Heating up: what record temperatures mean for energy | Podcast

• 28 七月 2023

Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe, as they explore the impacts of the extreme weather we’ve been seeing, the ramifications of a warming world, and the stresses that it creates.

Africa upstream oil and gas: one last hurrah?

• 21 六月 2023

Investors are looking afresh at Africa’s advantaged barrels – but old problems persist.

Can Africa help solve Europe’s gas supply crunch?

• 18 四月 2023

Europe needs gas, and Africa has plenty of it – but planned exports are fraught with risk

The role of African mining in the energy transition

• 28 二月 2023

The energy transition took centre stage at Mining Indaba, putting a spotlight on the US$1.2 trillion opportunity – and the carbon reduction investment dilemma.