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Delek makes splash with US$965m deepwater Gulf of Mexico deal

12 四月 2019

Delek Group has bought Shell's stake in the Caesar-Tonga field, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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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Aramco's $10bn bond underscores its vast global ambitions

01 四月 2019

Saudi Aramco’s decision to issue a $10 billion bond underscores how serious the company is about transforming itself into an international powerhouse across the oil and gas value chain, from upstream to petrochemicals.

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Buyers' market as Gulf of Mexico lease sale wraps up

20 三月 2019

The US Gulf of Mexico region wide Lease Sale 252 was held today, 20 March 2019. The sale attracted 257 bids from 30 companies, with high bids totalling US$244.3 million. An increase of about $66 million (37%) from the last region-wide lease sale in August 2018.

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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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Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

28 二月 2019

When President Mauricio Macri took power in Argentina in 2015, one of his flagship energy policy programmes was to “normalise” the country’s gas and power markets. Macri set in train moves to gradually reduce government intervention, restoring free market dynamics and pricing driven by competition. The progress the Macri administration has achieved in reshaping the gas market environment has remarkable, helped in no small part by the prolific shale gas resources of the Vaca Muerta.

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ExxonMobil and QP land a giant with Glaucus

28 二月 2019

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum today announced they made a major gas find with the Glaucus-1 well, drilled offshore Cyprus. “Glaucus is a giant,” Robert Morris, senior research analyst, Europe upstream, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said. He added: “It will be one of the biggest discoveries of the year."

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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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US independents balance the books

14 二月 2019

The Lower 48 E&P sector is under pressure from investors demanding greater capital discipline, positive free cash flow and increasing returns. There’s a tug-of-war between value and volume, and value has emerged as the winner. The Lower 48’s independents, who traditionally pursued growth at all costs, must now rein in their impulses and focus on delivering returns to their shareholders. How does this affect their 2019 spending plans, and how do they manage volatile oil prices?

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Brulpadda delivers the goods for Total

07 二月 2019

French major Total and its partners, Qatar Petroleum, Canadian Natural Resources, and Main Street, have made a potentially play-opening discovery with the Brulpadda-1 well, in South Africa’s deepwater Outeniqua basin, about 180 kilometres south-east of PetroSA's Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids plant.

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Smoother sailing ahead for upstream supply chain players

06 二月 2019

The global offshore upstream supply chain saw signs of recovery in 2018, and this looks set to continue in 2019, according to global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie. As project FIDs increase, demand for equipment and services are buoying the prospects for the upstream supply chain.

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Golden Pass crests second wave of US LNG

05 二月 2019

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum’s announcement that they will proceed with development of the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project at Sabine Pass, Texas, kicks off what could be a record year for LNG final investment decisions (FIDs). The go-ahead for Golden Pass LNG comes as Anadarko and its partners in Mozambique LNG (Area 1) took a major step towards FID after signing sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) with CNOOC, Tokyo Gas-Centrica and Shell. ExxonMobil (30%) and Qatar Petroleum (70%) said construction at Golden Pass will begin in the first quarter of this year, with start-up scheduled for 2024.

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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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Sanctions to squeeze Venezuela’s output

01 二月 2019

The sanctions the US government has imposed against Venezuela aim to curb the Maduro government’s access to revenue from crude export. But impact could they have on state-run oil producer PDVSA and the country’s energy sector?

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New opportunity in UK North Sea with Greater Buchan Area round

31 一月 2019

The Oil & Gas Authority's (OGA) decision to launch the 31st supplementary offshore licensing round, focusing on the Greater Buchan Area offers a material opportunity for players active in the UK North Sea

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US sanctions increase pressure on Venezuela

30 一月 2019

The US is poised to impose fresh sanctions on Venezuela, ratcheting up the stakes in the country's political crisis by curbing the Maduro government's access to cash from crude exports.

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Has FLNG crested the wave?

30 一月 2019

Despite its small share of the total liquefied natural gas market, floating LNG (FLNG) has generated outsized interest in recent years. In a world requiring tight capital discipline, FLNG offers lower capital investment and manageable costs, particularly in frontier regions.

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Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’

29 一月 2019

CNOOC Ltd and Total's Glengorm gas discovery, in teh Central North Sea, is the largest gas find in UK waters since Culzean in 2008

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Brent set to average $65/b in 2019

21 一月 2019

Global markets were volatile heading into the new year. Oil has been no exception, with Brent trading between $62 per barrel on 7 December 2018 before falling to $51/b on 21 December. Mixed macroeconomic data have driven much of the volatility, with political uncertainty compounding concerns of a sharper than expected economic slowdown. What's the outlook for 2019?

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Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A

21 一月 2019

Upstream dealmakers start 2019 facing an uphill battle. Volatile oil prices and bearish equity markets impede deal flow by creating uncertainty, widening the bid-ask spread, altering financial conditions and making companies re-think near-term strategies. In Q4 2018, as these factors emerged, deal count dropped to its lowest level since Q1 2015, with December the slowest month since January 2015.

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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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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

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North America to lead next wave of global LNG projects

18 十二月 2018

North America will lead the next wave of global LNG project sanctions in 2019, with three US Gulf Coast developments expected to reach final investment decision (FID) in the first half of 2019, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest quarterly North America LNG projects update.

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Upstream companies positioned to thrive in 2019

17 十二月 2018

Price volatility. Market turbulence. Geopolitical tensions. As 2018 draws to a close the stage is already set for a fascinating 2019 in the upstream industry. In the recently published 2019 upstream and corporate outlook reports, Wood Mackenzie highlights how well prepared the industry is to adapt and thrive in tumultuous times.

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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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Major LNG buyers' uncontracted demand to quadruple by 2030

13 十二月 2018

Wood Mackenzie's latest research reveals that uncontracted demand by the world's seven largest LNG buyers could quadruple to 80 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2030.

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OPEC and Russia agree output deal

07 十二月 2018

OPEC and its allies agreed a 1.2 million barrel per day cut after two days of tense meetings in Vienna.

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ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

04 十二月 2018

ExxonMobil’s exploration success in the last few years has established the Guyana basin as one of the world’s offshore exploration hotspots. Luiz Hayum, research analyst with Wood Mackenzie's Latin America upstream oil and gas team, comments on Exxon's latest find, Pluma.

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Qatar quits OPEC

03 十二月 2018

On 3 December 2018, Qatar announced it will withdraw from OPEC on 1 January 2019, putting an end to its 57-year membership of the producers’ cartel. Qatar, which said it intends to focus on its gas production, made the announcement ahead of the 6 December OPEC meeting.

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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.

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Delek makes splash with US$965m deepwater Gulf of Mexico deal

BP to exit China shale gas

Aramco's $10bn bond underscores its vast global ambitions

Buyers' market as Gulf of Mexico lease sale wraps up

India commissions first east coast LNG terminal

Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

ExxonMobil and QP land a giant with Glaucus

Repsol-led consortium makes significant gas discovery in Indonesia

US independents balance the books

Brulpadda delivers the goods for Total

Smoother sailing ahead for upstream supply chain players

Golden Pass crests second wave of US LNG

Exploration’s back in the black

Sanctions to squeeze Venezuela’s output

New opportunity in UK North Sea with Greater Buchan Area round

US sanctions increase pressure on Venezuela

Has FLNG crested the wave?

Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’

Brent set to average $65/b in 2019

Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A

Medco Energi's potential takeover of UK-listed Ophir Energy

Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

North America to lead next wave of global LNG projects

Upstream companies positioned to thrive in 2019

Chevron loses second major production asset in South East Asia

Major LNG buyers' uncontracted demand to quadruple by 2030

OPEC and Russia agree output deal

ExxonMobil's Pluma marks a perfect 10

Qatar quits OPEC

Is deepwater ready for cost inflation?