• Featured

  North American oil, power and gas trading: 7 things to look out for in 2025

  • 22 一月 2025

  From extreme weather events to the global effects of Canada’s new TMX pipeline, what will shape the markets this year? Includes price volatility, Permian basin consolidation, thermal retirements and more.

• Featured

  Grid edge: what to look for in 2025

  • 22 一月 2025

  From distributed energy resources to electrification and grid modernisation, our US grid edge experts share their view of the key themes to watch.

• Opinion

  The federal government steps up support for nuclear power

  • 17 一月 2025

  Constellation commits to adding 1.1 GW of nuclear power by 2028

• The Edge

  CCUS’s breakthrough year

  • 16 一月 2025

  Explore the latest trends in CCUS as 2025 shapes up to be a breakthrough year, with rising optimism and record FIDs expected. Learn about project financing, policy support and the companies leading the charge in carbon capture and storage.

• Opinion

  US DOE shows that virtual power plants are very real

  • 10 一月 2025

  The US agency’s 2025 VPP Liftoff Report Update offers a playbook to accelerate virtual power plant adoption

• Opinion

  The Biden administration finalises 45V hydrogen tax credit rules

  • 10 一月 2025

  Learn about the updated 45V tax credit rules for low-carbon hydrogen production and their impact on green and blue hydrogen projects in the US. Discover how these changes affect energy policies and the future of hydrogen in global markets.

• News Release

  Q3 U.S. grid-scale energy storage market sets new record

  • 15 十二月 2022

  The U.S. energy storage market grid-scale segment installed a record 4,733 megawatt-hours (MWh) in the third quarter of 2022, surpassing the previous quarterly high of 4,598 MWh in Q1 of 2021, according to a new report released today. On a single charge, this amount of battery storage could power over 150,000 U.S. homes for a day.

• News Release

  Long-duration energy storage projects attract more than US $58 billion investment over last three years

  • 07 十二月 2022

  Long-duration storage energy (LDES) projects around the world have attracted more than US $58 billion in commitments made by governments and companies since 2019. If all these projects went forward, it would lead to the installation of 57 gigawatts (GW) of LDES – the equivalent of three times the global energy-storage capacity deployed in 2022, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Trade and supply chain barriers delay impact of historic clean energy law

  • 13 十二月 2022

  The U.S. added 4.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in Q3 2022, a 17% decrease from the same quarter last year as trade barriers and ongoing supply chain constraints continue to slow America’s clean energy progress. These disruptions will cause a 23% decline in solar installations this year compared to 2021, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2022 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business.

• News Release

  LNG exports drive expansion of North American natural gas market, adding 29 bcfd of production by 2033

  • 17 十一月 2022

  Driven by a surge in LNG exports, the North America natural gas market will support 29 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of production from 2022-2033, tripling its current market size, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  US-China agreement connects the fastest-growing LNG supplier with the largest LNG growth market

  • 12 五月 2017

  Chinese companies can now negotiate long-term contracts to source liquefied natural gas from US suppliers, the US Commerce Department said.

• News Release

  US gasoline demand poised to decline by over 1.7 million b/d by 2030

  • 20 三月 2017

  Gas demand may be nearing a new peak due to stringent fuel efficiency standards and shifting demographics.

• News Release

  North America could play bigger role in future global bunker market

  • 20 三月 2017

  Alan Gelder, Vice President of Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, believes that North America has the opportunity to take a much bigger role in the future global bunker market.

• Comment

  Market implications of Chinese tariffs on US LNG

  • 03 八月 2018

  Today China announced retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of American imports, in response to the Trump administration's latest trade threats. The list included a 25% tariff on LNG.

• News Release

  New regulations to fast-track Brazil FPSO deployment and boost pre-salt oil production

  • 20 六月 2018

  Brazil's new local content regulations could fast-track the deployment of FPSO units, speeding up the pace of pre-salt oil production by more than 21 billion barrels by the mid-2020s, a new report by Wood Mackenzie analysing the impact of new local content rules on production, royalty collection and job creation has found.

• Comment

  US LNG deal 'could be significant for relationship with Europe'

  • 27 七月 2018

  What does the EU's agreement to buy US LNG - announced after a meeting between European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump - mean for producers and consumers?

• Comment

  BP buys BHP's L48 assets in 'transformative' $10.5bn deal

  • 27 七月 2018

  BP has bought BHP Billiton's US Lower 48 assets in a $10.5 billion deal. Wood Mackenzie believes the deal will be transformative for BP.

• News Release

  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.

• News Release

  Permian producers hedge their bets against pipeline delays

  • 11 九月 2018

  Permian producers increased their 2020 oil-basis hedge positions by 431% during Q2. Such a sharp rise suggests producers perceive a higher risk that key pipeline projects fail to start up by 2019 target dates, according Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis of oil and gas activity.

• Comment

  Transocean’s $2.7bn Ocean Rig deal ‘a winner’

  • 03 九月 2018

  Rig provider Transocean is set to merge with Ocean Rig in a $2.7 billion deal, a move Wood Mackenzie says is a winning one for the rig market.

• News Release

  Private equity's future in US Gulf of Mexico deepwater

  • 19 九月 2018

  With many Independents and Majors chasing onshore shale and white hot Brazil and Mexico, the US Gulf of Mexico, once the coveted jewel of the oil industry, has become a lower investment priority in recent years. This has opened the space for private equity-backed companies who have stepped up to the plate, turned pennies into dollars and shown they have what it takes to compete.

• News Release

  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.

• News Release

  How digitalisation transformed the US Lower 48

  • 12 十一月 2018

  Upstream oil and gas companies are accelerating the implementation of big data applications and digital technologies to help transform their businesses. But how close is industry to achieving this? Where does the US Lower 48 stand in this transformation? A new study drills down into digitalisation in the upstream sector and identifies the technologies and applications being employed today and evaluates their potential impact.

• Comment

  What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

  • 06 十一月 2018

  What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

• News Release

  Is deepwater ready for cost inflation?

  • 27 十一月 2018

  In a newly published report, Wood Mackenzie notes that the deepwater industry appears in good health, following a sustained cost reduction through the downturn. However this hard work is in danger of being undone, as impending cyclical cost inflation could raise break-even costs once again.

• News Release

  OPEC stays the course with production deal

  • 01 十二月 2017

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

• News Release

  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

• News Release

  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.

• Comment

  Mexico’s Deepwater Round 2.4 Receives Significant Bids

  • 31 一月 2018

  Mexico’s second deepwater licensing round closed today on a high note with 19 of 29 offered blocks awarded, raising more than US$500 million in cash payments. Shell dominated the auction, snapping up nearly half of all blocks awarded. In the Perdido Area, the company won five of six awarded blocks.

• Comment

  Concho Resources buys RSP Permian in Largest Permian Deal Ever

  • 28 三月 2018

  Andy McConn, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, shares his thoughts following Concho Resources announced acquisition of RSP Permian Inc. in an $8 billion all-share deal, the largest purely Permian deal ever.