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What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?
In the Autumn Statement, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond did not make any headline changes to oil and gas tax rates, setting out instead plans to make a "call for evidence" on how to establish Scotland as a global hub for decommissioning.
Commenting on UK Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget announcement of a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic, Wood Mackenzie Head of PET, Philip Marshall, said:
UK Oil & Gas Authority gives the Alligin and Finlaggan developments the green light
Malaysian NOC Petronas buys a 10% interest in Oman's Khazzan development
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.
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.
Offshore driller Ensco is poised to buy smaller rival Rowan in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion.
Norway's Equinor set to buy Chevron's 40% operating stake in the Rosebank field, offshore West of Shetland
Wintershall and DEA set to merge to create independent exploration and production company
Qatar Petroleum announces plans for a fourth LNG megatrain
US major Chevron has confirmed it is in talks to sell its 40% operating stake in the Rosebank field, offshore West of Shetland
Total has made a major gas discovery in the UK's West of Shetland region, hitting an estimated 1 trillion cubic feet of gas
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.
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.
ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Accounting for 15% of all conventional crude found globally since 2015, no other area has delivered as much conventional oil resource.
Australian operator Santos has acquired Quadrant Energy for an upfront consideration of US$2.1 billion plus contingency payments linked to resource certification and FID on the recent Dorado discovery. The price paid is a slight premium to our valuation of Quadrant Energy's production portfolio, but the Dorado discovery offers material value upside on the deal.
On Wednesday, 15 August 2018, the US held its region-wide Lease Sale 251, attracting 171 bids from 29 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$178.1 million. An increase of about $53 million from the last region wide lease sale in March.
Commenting on today's announcement from Donald Trump regarding the US' intentions to double tariffs on aluminium imports from Turkey, Wood Mackenzie Senior Research Analyst, Kamil Wlazly, said:
Commenting on the announcement that the US will impose a 25% tariff on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods, including chemicals, Ashish Chitalia, Wood Mackenzie Principal Analyst, said:
A sizeable discovery is significant for Quadrant, whose private equity backers are looking to exit, and Carnarvon, which is a pure-play explorer. A standalone oil discovery is easier to monetise than gas, as it does not require LNG contracts or gas infrastructure.
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.
Commenting on the news that China is planning to place tariffs on chemicals from the US, Senior Vice President Chemicals, Stephen Zinger, said:
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.
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?
The Intercontinental Exchange Inc., an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses for the financial and commodity markets in the U.S., announced plans to launch a new Permian West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contract with physical delivery in Houston. The exchange, which is slated to launch Q3 2018 subject to regulatory review, will provide traders with direct access to Houston prices.
Following a major fire at Alpek's Altamira Mexico PTA plant, which broke out on Sunday 15th July, PCI Wood Mackenzie Head of PET, Phil Marshall, said:
Looking at behind-the-meter, Australia was the biggest residential storage market in the world in 2017, with a tripling of residential storage deployments over the previous year. High retail electricity rates and diminishing or expiring feed-in tariffs have encouraged residential solar customers to choose storage for self-consumption benefits. As a result, over the past few years, Australia has been the preferred testbed for new residential energy storage products, as several technology vendors have first introduced their residential product portfolios in the country.
Chevron has announced it is planning to sell its central UK North Sea assets, including Captain, Elgin/Franklin, Erksine and Jade, to focus on the West of Shetland province.
BP agrees to increase its stake in the Clair field, offshore West of Shetland, and divest its interest in Greater Kuparuk, in Alaska, via an asset swap with ConocoPhillips
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