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South Korea could miss 2030 renewables target

27 三月 2019

South Korea is unlikely to meet its 2030 renewables target, says Wood Mackenzie at a media briefing in Seoul today. According to the consultancy's analysis, renewables will account for about 17% of the country's power mix, a little shy of its original target.

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AFPM 2019: Over $200 billion to be invested in U.S. petrochemicals industry

26 三月 2019

The U.S. petrochemicals industry is experiencing an investment renaissance, Steve Zinger, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Senior Vice President, said during his appearance at AFPM's 2019 International Petrochemical Conference.

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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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723GW of new global wind power capacity expected from 2019 to 2028

19 三月 2019

50.2GW of new wind power was added globally in 2018, a 4% increase YoY and the third highest annual total on record, according to the Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables 'Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q1 2019' report.

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U.S. solar market adds 10.6 gigawatts of PV in 2018

13 三月 2019

For the third year in a row, the U.S. solar industry installed double-digit gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, with 10.6 GW coming online in 2018. The amount was a 2 percent decrease from 2017. However, the forecast shows the market rebounding in the years ahead, according to the...

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Amazon’s packaging transition boost for U.S. flexible plastics industry

12 三月 2019

Amazon’s decision to move towards lightweight flexible plastic mailers over its traditional cardboard boxes will likely set a trend for the rest of the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals’ recent ‘Q1 2019 Flexible Packaging Global Market Overview’.

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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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U.S. energy storage market to double two years running

06 三月 2019

The U.S. energy storage market nearly doubled in 2018 and is expected to double again in 2019. According to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) freshly released U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2018 Year-in-Review, 777 megawatt-hours of grid-connected energy st...

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Universal electricity access investment surpassed $500 million in 2018

04 三月 2019

Total annual investment in the off-grid energy access sector surpassed $500 million in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and Energy 4 Impact

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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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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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Spanish renewables targets undermined by political uncertainty

20 二月 2019

Today, Wednesday 20th February 2019, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presented the country’s climate action plan for 2030 to 2050. Commenting on the announcement, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables Senior Research Analyst, Brian Gaylord, said:

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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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Will the Vale Malaysia fire cause more iron ore supply disruption?

15 二月 2019

Today, Friday 15th February 2019, Vale announced there was a fire affecting a conveyor belt system at its distribution centre in Malaysia. Vale anticipated that this would result in a 10 to 15 day halt in operations and noted that a planned 10 day shut down for maintenance was already scheduled for this period.

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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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More than 61GW of US wind turbine equipment has qualified for production tax credits since 2016

12 二月 2019

Developers in the US purchased sufficient equipment to qualify 6.6GW of new wind power capacity in 2018 for 60% production tax credits (PTC) under the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) safe harbor provision law, according to recent analysis carried out by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Accordi...

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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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Global offshore wind capacity will increase nearly sixfold over the next decade

28 一月 2019

By the end of 2017, offshore wind had only been deployed commercially across seven markets, with UK and Germany accounting for 68 percent of the grid-connected capacity. However, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables, global offshore wind power demand will increase...

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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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Fibrant Nanjing declares force majeure on Caprolactam

18 一月 2019

Commenting on Fibrant Nanjing's announced force majeure on Caprolactam, Dr. Crystal Chiang, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Asia Polyamide Director, said:

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South Korea could miss 2030 renewables target

AFPM 2019: Over $200 billion to be invested in U.S. petrochemicals industry

Buyers' market as Gulf of Mexico lease sale wraps up

723GW of new global wind power capacity expected from 2019 to 2028

U.S. solar market adds 10.6 gigawatts of PV in 2018

Amazon’s packaging transition boost for U.S. flexible plastics industry

India commissions first east coast LNG terminal

U.S. energy storage market to double two years running

Universal electricity access investment surpassed $500 million in 2018

Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

ExxonMobil and QP land a giant with Glaucus

China restricts seaborne coal imports

Spanish renewables targets undermined by political uncertainty

Repsol-led consortium makes significant gas discovery in Indonesia

Will the Vale Malaysia fire cause more iron ore supply disruption?

US independents balance the books

More than 61GW of US wind turbine equipment has qualified for production tax credits since 2016

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’

Global offshore wind capacity will increase nearly sixfold over the next decade

Brent set to average $65/b in 2019

Outlook sluggish for upstream M&A

Fibrant Nanjing declares force majeure on Caprolactam