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French major Total to take 50% stake in Adani solar unit
- 07 二月 2020
Speaking after French major Total announced it planned to buy a 50% stake in Indian company Adani Green Energy’s solar unit, Tom Heggarty, principal analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice, said: “Total has been extremely active in the power and renewables M&A market as it seeks to diversify its activities and grow its exposure to the zero-carbon power sector."
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China’s demand drops for first time since 2009 as coronavirus hits oil markets
- 04 二月 2020
The near-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on oil demand remains uncertain as much depends upon when and how China’s manufacturing industry restarts after the currently extended Lunar New Year public holiday.
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PNG government calls off P'nyang Gas Agreement negotiations
- 03 二月 2020
The government of PNG has called-off negotiations on the development of the ExxonMobil-operated P’nyang gas field.
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India's 2020 energy outlook
- 23 一月 2020
India's 2020 energy outlook
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What does the US-China trade deal mean for refiners - and for the market?
- 20 一月 2020
After over a year of trade tensions, the US and China signed a “phase one” trade deal on 16 January. As part of the deal, China has agreed to increase the value of energy imports by US$52.4 billion above 2017 levels over the next two years. What could it mean for the oil market?
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China bans single-use plastic
- 20 一月 2020
On 19 January, China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced policies aimed at restricting production, sale, and use of single-use plastic products.
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US and China sign Phase One trade deal
- 16 一月 2020
Wood Mackenzie's Gavin Thompson provides a commentary on the US-China Phase One trade deal
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European Investment Bank to cease funding fossil fuel projects
- 15 十一月 2019
The EIB's new financing criteria will make lending to gas projects very difficult. It highlights that gas is also increasingly in the spotlight of the climate debate.
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Total expands partnership with Adani on India's gas market
- 14 十月 2019
Total announced today its partnership with Adani Group which includes two LNG terminals, Dhamra in East India and potentially Mundra in the West, as well as Adani Gas Limited, one of the 4 main distributors of city gas in India of which Adani holds 74.8% and of which Total will acquire 37.4%.
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Japan to invest additional $10 billion in global LNG infrastructure projects
- 26 九月 2019
Japan is planning to invest an additional $10 billion to develop infrastructure mainly in new and developing markets in the India sub continent and Southeast Asia, reflecting a shift in priorities.
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Attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities
- 16 九月 2019
This attack has material implications for the oil market, as a loss of 5 million barrels per day of supplies from Saudi Arabia cannot be met for long by existing inventories and the limited spare capacity of the other OPEC+ group members. A geopolitical risk premium will return to the oil price.
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Aramco takes slice of Reliance’s refining and petchems businesses
- 11 八月 2019
Saudi Aramco is to set to take a 20% stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemical businesses.
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Abadi LNG gets greenlight for revised Plan of Development
- 15 七月 2019
The Government of Indonesia has approved the revised Plan of Development for the Abadi LNG project. INPEX (operator, 65%) and Shell (35%) will develop Abadi via an offshore production facility and a 9.5 million tonnes per annum (mmpta) onshore LNG plant, at an estimated cost of US$20 billion.
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China’s textile production rises on fears of worsening trade tensions
- 15 七月 2019
According to research by Wood Mackenzie, Chinese textile producers are increasing production as fears grow that the trade war with the US will hurt exports of apparel and other textile products as soon as the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Japan's INPEX signs deal with Indonesia on Masela block development
- 17 六月 2019
The HoA formalises the recent outline agreement between the Government of Indonesia and INPEX on the Masela development project.
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Adani gets environmental approval for Carmichael project
- 13 六月 2019
Adani gets environmental approval for Carmichael project
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Shell's Prelude ships first LNG cargo
- 12 六月 2019
Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Daniel Toleman shares his thoughts on the event of Prelude's first LNG cargo.
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Scott Morrison wins 2019 Australia election
- 20 五月 2019
Following PM Scott Morrison's win in the recent 2019 Australia election, Wood Mackenzie and Verisk Maplecroft analysts share their thoughts.
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IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?
- 07 五月 2019
Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.
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Indonesia elections and impact on energy and mining and metals sectors
- 16 四月 2019
Indonesia heads to the polls on 17 April 2019. Wood Mackenzie and sister company Verisk Maplecroft discuss what this means for the energy, and mining and metals sectors.
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BP to exit China shale gas
- 12 四月 2019
In the same week that Shell agreed to explore for shale oil in China, BP is reported to be exiting its two Sichuan basin shale gas blocks.
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India commissions first east coast LNG terminal
- 07 三月 2019
India's first east coast regas project, Ennore LNG terminal, was commissioned yesterday by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst Kaushik Chatterjee shares the significance of this project and how this marks the beginning of India doubling its regas capacity to 56.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2025.
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China restricts seaborne coal imports
- 25 二月 2019
Wood Mackenzie analysts Yu Zhai and Robbin Griffin comment on the recent restriction of seaborne coal imports by China.
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Repsol-led consortium makes significant gas discovery in Indonesia
- 18 二月 2019
Following the announcement by Indonesia's upstream regulator SKK Migas on a gas discovery in the country, Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood provides a commentary.
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Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy
- 02 一月 2019
On the first day of 2019, Ophir announced it was in talks with Indonesia's Medco Energi regarding a cash takeover. No amount or other details have yet been released, other than Medco has to make a clear binding offer by the 28th of January if a deal is to proceed. Ophir's upstream portfolio includes assets in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. It also has exploration acreage in Mexico and Bangladesh.
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Chevron loses second major production asset in South East Asia
- 13 十二月 2018
Following today's announcement by Thailand's Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) that PTTEP has won the auction round for both G1/61 (Erawan) and G2/61 (Bongkot) PSCs after putting an aggressive bid on the gas price and the profit share, Wood Mackenzie's research analyst Jean-Baptiste Berchoteau shares some insights.
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Petronas takes 10% stake in Oman’s Khazzan development
- 23 十月 2018
Malaysian NOC Petronas buys a 10% interest in Oman's Khazzan development
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New wave of growth on the horizon for Asia-Pacific's oil and gas sector
- 15 十月 2018
Asia-Pacific's oil and gas sector looks set to rebound over the next 12 months as rising demand, stronger commodity prices and an uptick in M&A activity bring greater confidence to the region. Wood Mackenzie predicts rising Asian LNG demand, the return of China's NOCs to growth mode and new appetite for upstream investment to be key factors influencing the sector, not only Asia-Pacific, but also globally into 2019.
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India's renewables to contribute 13% of power generation mix in five years, double the amount today
- 15 十月 2018
India’s renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 and this would still be a noteworthy achievement. Wood Mackenzie's solar analyst Rishab Shrestha explains why.
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China's retaliatory tariff on US LNG
- 19 九月 2018
In the 12 months up until June 2018, China was the second largest buyer of US LNG, accounting for approximately 3 mmtpa of US LNG, with Shell being the largest seller. However as the US-China trade dispute escalated, Chinese buyers have gradually reduced purchases of US LNG.

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