Can carbon offsets deliver for oil and gas companies?

• 21 3月 2024

A slower energy transition means higher demand for fossil fuels, heaping further pressure on oil and gas companies already battling to reduce their emissions. Carbon offsets can help.

AI helps support demand for US gas

• 15 3月 2024

US utilities plan to add gas-fired plants as power consumption rises. That will help support gas demand even as solar and wind grow rapidly.

A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?

• 06 2月 2024

Explore the consequences of the US' decision to pause gas export approvals with Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert. How will it impact global energy markets, greenhouse gas emissions and living standards in lower-income countries?

Six themes shaping the energy world in 2024

• 09 1月 2024

What opportunities, challenges and risks does the world of energy and natural resources face in 2024? Our experts share their thoughts.

Was COP28 a huge success? | Podcast

• 15 12月 2023

As COP28 comes to a close, the Energy Gang looks back on the last two weeks of discussion. Ed Crooks was there in Dubai, as were regular guests Dr Melissa Lott and Amy Harder, and together they answer the one key question: can we call it a success?

COP28 key takeaways

• 14 12月 2023

The challenges in accelerating the energy transition

What can we expect from COP28? | Podcast

• 01 12月 2023

Explore COP28 insights with The Energy Gang! Join Ed Crooks, Dr. Melissa Lott, and Amy Myers-Jaffe as they dissect key climate topics, from the Global Stocktake to renewable energy goals and methane reduction pledges.

Who will lead in low-carbon hydrogen supply?

• 07 12月 2023

Low-carbon hydrogen will play a critical role in decarbonisation, contributing at least 4% of global energy demand by 2050. Who are best placed to become market leaders?

Big Oil’s opportunity for M&A in the petrochemicals downturn

• 30 11月 2023

Petrochemicals may be experiencing a severe cyclical downturn, triggered by excessive capacity build-out, but it’s one of the sector’s best long-term bets. Our experts discuss the timing of it's recovery and whether the downturn might spark change.

Biden and Xi build bridges on energy

• 20 11月 2023

After years of deteriorating relations, the US and China have opened new paths for communication and cooperation on energy and climate.

NGL Service

Gain insight into North American NGL markets with regional and national perspective on ethane, propane, butanes and pentane at Wood Mackenzie.

Will oil, gas and coal peak by 2030? | Podcast

• 03 11月 2023

Discussing the latest insights on fossil fuel demand, electric vehicles, US oil deals, offshore wind and the critical role of graphite in the energy transition.

Fifty years since the first oil shock: how much has changed? | Podcast

• 20 10月 2023

US oil production has reached unprecedented levels, but what implications does this hold for our energy security? Join the latest episode, where host Ed Crooks joined by Robbie Orvis and Amy Myers Jaffe, delve into the intricate world of energy dynamics, past and present.

ExxonMobil deal a sign of strength for US oil production

• 16 10月 2023

ExxonMobil’s US$64.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources could mean US tight oil output grows faster in the future.

US energy policy faces political risk

• 06 10月 2023

Kevin McCarthy’s dismissal as Speaker of the House of Representatives could presage instability in US energy policy.

Energy Pulse: in brief (29 September)

• 29 9月 2023

The Biden administration plans the "fewest offshore oil and gas lease sales in history", and the rest of the week’s key energy news.

North America’s crude oil storage problem

• 13 5月 2020

Oil demand hit record lows. Combine that with volatile prices and a global supply glut, and you have all the ingredients for a perfect storm. With the oil market in turmoil, all eyes have now turned to storage. And North America’s primary crude storage destination, Cushing, is being pushed to its limits.

How gas bounces back from the coronavirus lows

• 19 5月 2020

Gas has had a year to forget so far in 2020. A collapse in oil price and a demand shock caused by coronavirus have added to the challenges of what was already an oversupplied market. Spot gas prices in Europe and Asia have sunk to new lows. How has LNG demand been affected? What's been the impact on supply? Do the events of 2020 change our longer term view of the market? What does the future price curve look like? Find out in this week's Edge.

Webinar Replay

• 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 future of energy after Covid-19: three scenarios

• 12 5月 2020

How coronavirus will change the world: Wood Mackenzie's view, three scenarios for a post-pandemic future and the long-term energy outlook 

Renewable energy shows its strength in the coronavirus crisis

• 01 5月 2020

Earnings announcements from oil majors and utility groups this week have demonstrated the superior resilience of electricity businesses.

Negative prices reveal the crisis for US oil

• 24 4月 2020

The most-watched US crude futures fell below zero on Monday, in a sign of the extreme conditions facing the industry

Perfect storm sees May WTI settle in negative territory

• 21 4月 2020

May WTI futures settled at -$37.63 on April 20. Get the latest analysis from Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils.

The devastating impact of the great lockdown

• 17 4月 2020

There are signs that the coronavirus is gradually being brought under control in many countries, but any pick-up in activity will be tentative and uneven, and will face headwinds from the chaos in the global economy.

Low oil price could squeeze out 4 million b/d of non-OPEC supply

• 19 4月 2020

The OPEC+ ‘deal of the century’ last weekend changes oil market dynamics in the short run. Find out more in this week's Edge.

Middle East oil & gas operators in a better position to weather the storm than global peers

• 17 4月 2020

Oil revenues have collapsed and country finances are looking bleak. How will the Middle East fare through the crisis?

How coronavirus is affecting power demand in the Midwest

• 08 4月 2020

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed power demand patterns and expectations in the Midcontinent ISO (MISO).

Coronavirus pushes oil towards the abyss

• 06 4月 2020

As demand collapses, how will the market deal with oversupply? Find out in this week's Edge.

Coronavirus hits global gas and LNG markets at worst possible time

• 07 4月 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is a black swan event hitting global gas and LNG markets at the worst possible time. While the collapse of LNG prices towards US production breakevens was foreseeable, the rest of 2020 could not be more unpredictable.

How will the oil price crash hit the upstream sector?

• 20 3月 2020

How will the oil price crash hit upstream spending? What supply might be shut in? Where does this leave the upstream service sector? Our experts share their analysis.