Webinar | America Upstream Outlook 2025

• 13 2月 2025

Join our webinar on the 13th February as we discuss the outlook for America Upstream oil and gas

Don't be so negative – Permian gas producers' pricing and piping problems

• 03 4月 2019

Would you pay a counterpart to take your gas away?

Can power and export demand support burgeoning US gas production growth?

• 22 2月 2019

Short-term NYMEX natural gas prices are lacking support, despite the widening storage deficit and production interruptions spurred by wintry weather. As temperatures rise and outages drop moving into summer, Northeast year-on-year production growth is set to rise above 3 bcfd.

There's light at the end of the tunnel for refiners

• 31 1月 2019

The second half of 2018 was a very challenging time for refining. This weak commercial performance was due to a whole host of adverse market developments. Are these developments temporary or are they here to stay?

Upstream M&A and oil price uncertainty

• 22 5月 2018

Will this latest bull run in oil prices trigger a new phase of upstream M&A? The sector is feeling emboldened again – a confidence that’s justified up to a point.

Venezuela’s slump, Iran sanctions, oil prices

• 15 5月 2018

Global oil supply will break through the 100 million b/d mark for the first time later this year. Producers the world over, through innovation and risk-taking, have invariably contrived to meet the unstoppable train that is demand growth.

The changing face of global energy: Latin America takes centre stage

• 14 5月 2018

As market share for renewables gains momentum, key players are entering the scene across Latin America. With Mexico's Energy Reform enabling solar and wind capacity to grow, Brazil making a comeback in wind power and Argentina emerging as the fastest-growing regional market for renewable energy, it's clear that these countries will continue to dominate the spotlight.

The Edge: Downstream’s role in the energy transition

• 01 5月 2018

How to stay relevant? Every oil and gas company is pondering the energy transition, and how to adapt a business model that’s served well for the last century to be fit-for-purpose through the 21st and beyond.

Chinese shale gas production will almost double in two years

• 17 4月 2018

We've seen progress for shale gas in China over the last year, but is it enough? Our report looks at what Chinese National Oil Companies need to do to meet government targets.

Mexico Gas & Power Service

Anticipate trends and make smarter decisions with short- and long-term outlooks detailing the economics of Mexico gas, power, & renewables markets.

Southern Cone Gas & Power Service

Quickly identify opportunities with unrivalled insights and analysis of the natural gas, power and renewables markets for the Southern Cone region.

Could a bidding war erode Brazil's pre-salt value?

• 27 3月 2018

Aggressive pre-salt bids could risk play’s economics in Brazil. What will the government do to mitigate this risk?

Can conventional oil projects compete with L48 oil?

• 14 3月 2018

US tight oil has arrived with a bang, disrupting the oil market. But can conventional oil projects compete? Our latest report looks at where tight oil and other pre-FID conventional projects sit on the global cost curve.

US crude exports set to more than double: where, what, how, when?

• 04 4月 2018

The global crude export landscape continues to shift as the US Lower 48 pumps more light sweet crude into the market. With little forecast incremental demand for these volumes domestically, US producers will look first to Europe and then Asia to absorb this excess production.

Asia-Pacific: gas on, deals off

• 15 11月 2017

In our recent travels to North Asia, our clients consistently brought up a few key issues.

Exploring the strategies of the Asian NOCs

• 12 9月 2017

Our Asia Pacific upstream research team discusses the highlights and strategies of the Asian NOCs following the H1 2017 earning announcements.

Geopolitical risk on the rise?

• 05 10月 2017

Our Asia Pacific upstream team discuss geopolitics, above ground risk and the impact on the energy sector related to rising tensions in the South China Sea and North Korea.

What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

• 11 12月 2018

Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 42: What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

Will drivers see a repeat of 2014's gasoline price reprieve?

• 02 11月 2018

The average retail gasoline price in the United States is now close to U.S.$3 a gallon, while in Germany, gasoline is retailing at an average of €1.40 per litre. We last saw prices like these in November 2014. Could we see a repeat of the 2014 reprieve?

Could Iran sanctions see Brent spike to U.S.$100 a barrel?

• 07 11月 2018

Could Iran Sanctions See Brent Spike to U.S.$100 a barrel? The oil market faces a precarious few months. The imposition of U.S. secondary sanctions on Iranian exports on November 5 is the critical factor behind Brent’s rally to more than U.S.$80 a barrel in October. There’s enough supply to meet demand this winter, but the margin for error is worryingly narrow.

Horizons podcast: The Great Reopening

• 30 3月 2023

On the podcast today, we look at the possible pathways to growth for the Chinese economy, and the impact of its reopening on energy supply, markets and prices.

Macro Oils Service

Easily understand trends in the global oil market with our informed, independent view on oil prices and their key drivers.

Crude Trade Service

Get a global view of future crude trade and accurately assess how market events affect crude supply, demand, trade and crude price differentials.

Energy transition outlook

• 17 2月 2025

Wood Mackenzie’s modelling of the energy transition pathways and the route to net zero.

North America Company & Play Analysis Tool

Pull apart company value data and forecasts to benchmark regions, plays and operators on the metrics that matter.

Ukraine may hold key to Europe’s gas storage crunch

• 16 4月 2020

European gas storage is almost full to the brim – and with the mild weather, coronavirus lockdowns hitting demand and an over-supplied market, levels are not likely to drop soon. New analysis from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie suggests October may prove critical for the market – and highlights a potential solution to the storage crunch.

Shell 'to be net-zero company by 2050'

• 16 4月 2020

Commenting after Shell announced its intention to become net-zero company by 2050, Luke Parker, vice president, corporate analysis, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “This is an evolution of the net carbon footprint ambition that Shell unveiled in November 2017.

Webinar Replay | Brazil gas and power market: how will coronavirus affect future development?

• 05 5月 2020

Brazil’s industrial gas demand had already started to decline in March, after coronavirus containment measures were put in place in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states. However, as lockdowns took effect across the country in the first two weeks of April, demand plunged. The oversupply has forced Petrobras to take action to mitigate the damage across the gas value chain and used its portfolio in an integrated and coordinated approach. • Covid-19 impact in the gas and power demand, and crisis management implemented by Petrobras • New power dispatch and gas market trends post Covid-19 • What to expect for LNG, Bolivian and domestic prices in the short term? • Lessons learned to gas marketing and infrastructure development players.

The energy transition of the oil and gas sector: key drivers and outlook

• 14 5月 2020

This webinar will analyse the impact of the coronavirus and the subsequent precipitous drop in oil prices on the Majors’ new energy strategies. We will look at how the announced cost cutting measures may affect the peers’ carbon reduction and renewables budgets. We will also discuss a deepening transatlantic divide between the European and the US Majors and key reasons that underpin their different approaches to the energy transition.

UK gas market faces Covid-19 deadlock

• 21 5月 2020

The UK gas balance has reached a deadlock for the summer. Resilient UK production, Norwegian imports and baseload LNG imports are overwhelming the market with supply. And with lockdown placing huge pressure on electricity and fuel markets, demand will be weak throughout the summer.