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High quality oil and gas supplies are scarce, threatening emissions targets and a healthy energy transition

16 二月 2023

The energy transition will require oil and gas for decades to come, but the supply of lower-cost, lower-carbon “advantaged” barrels remain scarce, threatening emissions targets and causing upstream providers to pivot to new strategies, according to “Scraping the Barrel” a new Horizons analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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A better future for energy emerging from crisis

07 十二月 2022

Wood Mackenzie report offers five key developments for the energy sector over the next 12 months

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Stability of Russian gas flows remain uncertain, despite the reopening of Nord Stream

21 七月 2022

Gazprom confirmed today that regular annual maintenance of Nord Stream is officially over and gas flows restarted at 63 million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) – 40% of the pipeline’s overall capacity. The European gas market has reacted, with prices down by 5%; but the stability of Russian gas flows is by no means a given, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie.

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Russia-Ukraine war could slow global economic growth to 2.5% this year

12 四月 2022

Global economic growth could slow to 2.5% year-on-year in 2022 and 0.7% in 2023 due to the Russia-Ukraine war, says Wood Mackenzie.

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About 650,000 barrels per day of Russian crude oil to be ‘swapped’

05 四月 2022

About 650,000 barrels per day (b/d) of Russian crude oil are to be relocated from advanced economies, and the solution could be ‘crude swapping’, says Wood Mackenzie.

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Key things to watch in the European gas market for 2022

13 一月 2022

Risk of a cold winter, uncertainty around pipeline imports and low gas inventories have set the scene across Europe for another volatile year ahead, with the potential for gas prices to soar further and energy shortages to bite.

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Global gas and LNG – 6 trends to watch in 2022

13 一月 2022

Wood Mackenzie, releases its Global gas and LNG – 6 things to watch for in 2022 report.

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OPEC+ maintains production plan

27 四月 2021

OPEC+ is, as expected, holding firm to its decision to increase supply, gradually and carefully, over the coming months.

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OPEC+ surprises market as it extends output curbs

04 三月 2021

OPEC+ took the market by surprise when it decided to roll over its quota, saying that rather than anticipate a demand recovery, the group would wait to see it actually recover. The market was expecting a substantial increase in production because a tightening in the supply and demand balance is already evident.

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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.

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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes Europe’s Southern Gas Corridor

16 十一月 2020

The commissioning of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline's (TAP) initial 10 bcm per year capacity follows four and a half years of construction, EUR4.5 billion of capex and a variety of obstacles – especially in Italy, where the pipeline ends.

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Market set to tighten as OPEC+ agrees to extend 9.7 million b/d output cut

06 六月 2020

OPEC+ today (6 June 2020) agreed a one-month extension of the 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) production cut. The extension will tighten the market further and could see Brent prices rise from the current $40/bbl toward $45-to-$50/bbl.

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Collapsing demand sets the terms in the OPEC+ battle for market share

09 四月 2020

Since OPEC+’s failure to agree on production restraint on 5-6 March, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have become far clearer, sparking a crisis in the oil market as prices fell and supply ramped up. The problem for these producers is the scale of the fall in oil demand, especially during April and forecast for Q2 2020. No matter the size of the varying forecasts, they all point to a challenging market that puts pressure on storage space and prices.

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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.

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Oil price rout: which supply is most at risk of shut-in?

27 三月 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is reducing oil demand. The OPEC+ production restraint agreement fell apart on 6 March and Saudi Arabia is rapidly increasing supply. The result: Brent crude has plunged to less than US$30/bbl. This will have a significant impact on currently producing fields and future supply. How low can the price go before different sources of production become uneconomic? Where are production shut-ins most likely? Can governments influence the result?

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Industry slashes spending as price rout deepens: Can companies cope?

19 三月 2020

Survival mode has returned to the oil and gas sector as the oil price rout deepens. Corporate financials are in better shape than during the 2014/2015 crash, but room for manoeuvre is limited. Can companies cope with prices this low?

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Oil price rout may trigger major industry shake-up

10 三月 2020

As global markets reel in the wake of the oil price crash, Wood Mackenzie’ corporate analysis team believes the price collapse could be the trigger for a new phase of deep industry restructuring - one that rivals the changes seen in the late-1990s.

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OPEC+ ‘no deal’ a blow to the market

06 三月 2020

The OPEC+ meeting broke up without a deal, what does it mean for the markets?

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OPEC agrees 1.5m b/d output cut as coronavirus eats into global demand

05 三月 2020

The OPEC oil producers' group and its non-OPEC allies are poised to deepen its production cuts by 1.5 million barrels per day as the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak eats into global oil demand.

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Can Europe cope if Russia shuts off Ukraine gas transit?

19 十二月 2019

The gas transit and supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine expire at 10 am on 1 January 2020 (Moscow time) – the future of Ukraine transit remains the largest uncertainty for global gas markets in 2020. Murray Douglas, director, European gas at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “Ukraine remains the major transit route for Russian gas into Europe – over 76 billion cubic metres (cm) will be transported via Ukraine this year."

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Deeper OPEC+ supply cuts sends supportive signal to markets

06 十二月 2019

After a marathon meeting, running late into the night of 5 December, the OPEC+ group has agreed to continue its current production restraint of 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d), and will add a further 0.5 million b/d of supply cuts through to March 2020.

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OPEC+ set to make its choice

05 十二月 2019

OPEC+ gathers today and tomorrow to decide if the group should roll over its production restraint agreement or consider deeper cuts. The current agreement to reduce output by 1.2 million b/d runs to end March 2020. Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, said: “The idea of deeper cuts has been broached, but we consider that less likely to reach full agreement than a rollover of the standing agreement. The need for production restraint is clear. Slower US production growth is not enough to offset the ongoing imbalance between global supply and demand.”

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Data consortiums signal the future of oil and gas

07 八月 2019

Wood Mackenzie believes that discovering new value requires going beyond isolated datasets. The solution lies in data consortiums – cooperative platforms where companies can safely share quality data.

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OPEC+ aims for balance as it rolls over output curbs

02 七月 2019

Speaking as the OPEC and OPEC+ meetings ended in Vienna today, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “The agreement to roll over production restraint was a foregone conclusion after the green light from Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, at the G20 meeting for continued production restraint."

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Mitsui and JOGMEC join Arctic LNG-2

01 七月 2019

Arctic LNG-2 is a step closer to final investment decision (FID) with the entry of Japanese companies Mitsui and government-linked Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) into the project.

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BP’s US$6bn Azeri Central East project gets the nod

19 四月 2019

BP and partners have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform, the latest phase at Azerbaijan's super-giant Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfield. The US$6 billion project will be one of the biggest upstream FIDs of the year.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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High quality oil and gas supplies are scarce, threatening emissions targets and a healthy energy transition

A better future for energy emerging from crisis

Stability of Russian gas flows remain uncertain, despite the reopening of Nord Stream

Russia-Ukraine war could slow global economic growth to 2.5% this year

About 650,000 barrels per day of Russian crude oil to be ‘swapped’

Key things to watch in the European gas market for 2022

Global gas and LNG – 6 trends to watch in 2022

OPEC+ maintains production plan

OPEC+ surprises market as it extends output curbs

Resilience and sustainability to be core oil and gas themes of 2021

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes Europe’s Southern Gas Corridor

Market set to tighten as OPEC+ agrees to extend 9.7 million b/d output cut

Collapsing demand sets the terms in the OPEC+ battle for market share

US$210bn of new spend in firing line as players target cost cuts

Oil price rout: which supply is most at risk of shut-in?

Industry slashes spending as price rout deepens: Can companies cope?

Oil price rout may trigger major industry shake-up

OPEC+ ‘no deal’ a blow to the market

OPEC agrees 1.5m b/d output cut as coronavirus eats into global demand

Can Europe cope if Russia shuts off Ukraine gas transit?

Deeper OPEC+ supply cuts sends supportive signal to markets

OPEC+ set to make its choice

Data consortiums signal the future of oil and gas

OPEC+ aims for balance as it rolls over output curbs

Mitsui and JOGMEC join Arctic LNG-2

BP’s US$6bn Azeri Central East project gets the nod

Exploration’s back in the black

Upstream players need to boost spending to meet future demand

OPEC producers key to world supply through to 2040

Can upstream cost savings stick?