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Steel decarbonisation to redefine supply chains by 2050

19 十月 2023

The rise of electric-arc furnace technology, increased use of green feedstock and evolving carbon policies will reshape steel production and global trade patterns.

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TotalEnergies discovery in shallow water Nigeria largest in a decade

16 六月 2023

Addressing TotalEnergies discovery at Ntokon in the shallow water Niger Delta, Gail Anderson, director of upstream research at Wood Mackenzie, said “Ntokon is likely to be Nigeria's biggest shallow water discovery in a decade. Despite the lack of exploration in recent times, this discovery shows that there is still plenty of running room in the shallow water Niger Delta.”

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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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Wood Mackenzie Launches the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service at Mining Indaba 2023

06 二月 2023

Wood Mackenzie, the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector, today launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service (EVBSC) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The EVBSC is a new product that provides end-to-end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long-term outlooks to 2050 and 10-year forecasts, and monthly short-term reports and data for EV, Li-ion battery and raw materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese) markets.

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Utility evolution in Africa to reshape global electricity demand

17 三月 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa offers an alternative vision of how the energy transition will change power generation, according to research released today by global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

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Shell’s Nigeria sale offers value, but bidders need to do their homework

12 八月 2021

Shell has started a process to divest all of its operated joint venture licences held by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria. This includes a 30% interest in 19 Oil Mining Leases (OMLs). Gail Anderson, Research Director with Wood Mackenzie’s Sub-Sahara Africa upstream team, said: “There is considerable value upside across the joint venture assets, which bidders will need to carefully evaluate and quantify.”

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Nigerian lawmakers pass petroleum bill – but there is still work to do

02 七月 2021

Speaking after the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was passed by the Nigerian National Assembly on 1 July, Mansur Mohammed, head of West Africa content on Wood Mackenzie’s sub-Saharan Africa upstream research team, said: “The Senate and House each passed different versions of the bill, which will now require reconciliation before it is sent to the president for assent into law. So there is still outstanding work to do before the PIB becomes law, but we see momentum behind the bill.”

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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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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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African upstream capex ‘may be slashed by 33%’

31 三月 2020

Faced with the double whammy of the oil price crash and the coronavirus pandemic, Africa’s upstream sector looks set to slash capital spending by around 33% in 2020. Similar cuts to operating costs are also targeted by producers to stay cash-flow neutral. Unlike the 2015-16 price crash, this time nothing is sacrosanct: some operators will even wield the axe on committed spend, as well as the discretionary expenditure.

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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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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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Mozambique LNG under starter’s orders

18 六月 2019

US independent Anadarko Petroleum today formally sanctioned its Mozambican liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Mozambique LNG. Anadarko is developing Mozambique’s first onshore LNG facility, initially consisting of two LNG trains with a total nameplate capacity of 12.88 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa). Feedgas comes from the Golfinho/Atum field, in Offshore Area 1.

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Trump's latest China tariffs - what do they mean for metals and mining?

10 五月 2019

The U.S has increased tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to 25%, from 10%, impacting a number of metals. Commentary below comes from the Wood Mackenzie metals team:

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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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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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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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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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Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

06 十一月 2018

In the past 10 years, explorers in sub-Saharan Africa have turned up more giant discoveries than any other region. But converting volume into value is undoubtedly sub-Saharan Africa’s Achilles heel.

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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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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

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OPEC stays the course with production deal

01 十二月 2017

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

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What's behind Libya's production boost?

20 十月 2017

Libya's oil production has increased steeply from August 2016’s low point of below 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) to around 850,000 b/d at present, passing the 1 million b/d barrier in July. But Wood Mackenzie believes Libya may now be reaching its near-term production limits and future growth will be gradual.

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Steel decarbonisation to redefine supply chains by 2050

TotalEnergies discovery in shallow water Nigeria largest in a decade

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

Wood Mackenzie Launches the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service at Mining Indaba 2023

Utility evolution in Africa to reshape global electricity demand

Shell’s Nigeria sale offers value, but bidders need to do their homework

Nigerian lawmakers pass petroleum bill – but there is still work to do

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

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

African upstream capex ‘may be slashed by 33%’

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

Data consortiums signal the future of oil and gas

Mozambique LNG under starter’s orders

Trump's latest China tariffs - what do they mean for metals and mining?

Brulpadda delivers the goods for Total

Exploration’s back in the black

Full steam ahead for Tortue FLNG

Upstream companies positioned to thrive in 2019

Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

Upstream players need to boost spending to meet future demand

OPEC producers key to world supply through to 2040

Can upstream cost savings stick?

Upstream companies shift focus from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ in 2018

OPEC stays the course with production deal

What's behind Libya's production boost?