• Opinion

  The Trump administration's AI strategy points to strong growth in US power

  • 25 11月 2024

  AI needs data centres, which need power. If AI is a national security priority, then so is electricity. That principle will shape the Trump administration’s policies. Gas-fired plants will be favored, but low-carbon energy could benefit, too.

• Opinion

  Solar and energy storage experts debate the current market

  • 24 4月 2025

  Live from the 2025 Solar & Energy Storage Summit - industry leaders debate trade wars, grid innovation and what Q1 reveals about the future of solar and storage in the US.

• Opinion

  What do the tariff wars mean for low-carbon energy?

  • 25 4月 2025

  Tariffs, AI and clean energy collide - industry experts reveal what’s next for solar and storage in an unpredictable global market.

• Opinion

  Tariffs begin to redirect global energy trade flows

  • 06 5月 2025

  The full impact of the new tariffs has not yet worked through world markets, but US energy exports to China have been falling

• Opinion

  What’s the biggest mistake clean energy developers make when chasing tax equity?

  • 07 5月 2025

  Are tax equity pitfalls costing your clean energy project? Learn how to turn incentives into smart investments

• Opinion

  Energy transition outlook: Americas

  • 27 2月 2025

  The energy transition pace varies across the Americas – what would it take to get the whole region onto a net zero pathway?

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  Angry tweets, a new long march and an escalating trade war

  • 12 6月 2019

  In the latest APAC Energy Buzz, Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson, shares the implications of the ongoing US-China trade disputes on the energy sector.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Gridlock

  • 01 11月 2024

  The US is on the brink of electricity demand growth not seen in decades. And it is not ready. Our panel explored the demand dilemma on this month's Horizons Live.

• Opinion

  Energy Pulse: in brief (11th August)

  • 11 8月 2023

  Standout oil well performance in New Mexico, Saudi Aramco confirms its new dividend plan, the EU backs CCUS projects, the latest on superconductivity hopes, and more

• Opinion

  Energy Pulse: in brief (4th August)

  • 04 8月 2023

  Solar power construction breaking records around the world, oil and gas taxes under review in the UK, the latest on the claims of a breakthrough in superconductors, and more.

• Opinion

  Can drayage trucks go electric?

  • 03 8月 2023

  Government funding and innovative business models are driving the electrification of the US drayage sector.

• Opinion

  Heating up: what record temperatures mean for energy | Podcast

  • 28 7月 2023

  Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe, as they explore the impacts of the extreme weather we’ve been seeing, the ramifications of a warming world, and the stresses that it creates.

• Opinion

  Washington tariff dispute creates uncertainty for US solar

  • 05 5月 2023

  Congress and President Biden are at odds over possible new duties on modules imported from Southeast Asia

• Opinion

  Will lower gas prices spark switching in Europe and Asia?

  • 20 3月 2023

  In 2022, record high prices forced many European and Asian companies to switch from gas to alternative cheaper fuels, or reduce output. The market will seek a new balance this year

• Opinion

  Has Norway’s oil and gas tax stimulus been a success?

  • 22 2月 2023

  Norway is monetising as much oil and gas as it can, while it still can. Other countries with challenged pre-FID resources may look to do something similar.

• Opinion

  Gas contracts central to Nord Stream pipeline mystery

  • 24 2月 2023

  The attack on the Nord stream gas pipeline has fueled an enormous amount of speculation

• Opinion

  Capital discipline raises questions about US oilfield services

  • 03 2月 2023

  Like E&Ps, oilfield services companies are prioritising cash generation and distributions to shareholders. It could be a constraint on the industry's growth.

• Opinion

  Introducing our Global Net Zero Pledges Scenario

  • 08 2月 2023

  In the build up to COP27, countries around the world made pledges to reach net zero around the middle of the century. How are they all faring on those pledges and is the world is on track for a 1.5c pathway?

• Opinion

  International tensions shape COP27 climate talks

  • 14 11月 2022

  COP27 is ongoing, but progress could be limited by the leaders of China and India staying away from the summit in Egypt

• Opinion

  Why climate justice is on the agenda at COP27 | Podcast

  • 04 11月 2022

  The Energy Gang on what to expect from the latest round of international climate talks.

• Opinion

  Green signals but no sharp turns expected in Brazil

  • 07 11月 2022

  Lula’s victory in the presidential election means a stronger emphasis on curbing emissions, but no radical changes in energy policy.

• Opinion

  Making sense of the TCFD recommendations

  • 20 5月 2020

  The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures released recommendations years ago but getting to grips with the finer details remains a challenge for companies.

• Opinion

  Lower 48: How low can costs go?

  • 08 5月 2020

  Tight oil is in turmoil. The sector was already under pressure before the coronavirus crisis knocked the bottom out of oil demand. Ever nimble, operators moved quickly, revising down CAPEX and production guidance. But the WTI crude futures benchmark plunging below zero for the first time in history this April is a sign of just how much pressure US producers are under. Now, more than ever, players in the Lower 48 need to focus on what they can control. And managing unit costs is one of the few remaining survival levers available. But just how low can costs go? Pricing for key components had already fallen by double-digit percentages last year.

• Opinion

  Energy demand starts on its long road to recovery

  • 08 5月 2020

  As businesses start to reopen in Europe and the US, fuel use has risen from its lows last month. But returning to pre-pandemic levels will take time.

• Opinion

  For Asia’s NOCs, it’s time to go big or stay home

  • 28 4月 2020

  Indeed, many Asian national oil companies (NOCs) have emphasised that they are seeking to broadly maintain their 2020 capital budgets for domestic investment.

• Opinion

  Coronavirus: tracking the impact on European gas, power and chemicals

  • 22 4月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a seismic effect. How is it affecting gas, power and chemicals markets?

• Opinion

  Trump's art of the OPEC deal

  • 13 4月 2020

  In this episode of our Asia-Pacific energy podcast, we discuss this weekend's OPEC agreement.

• Opinion

  Has the Lower 48 got the financial strength to ride out the storm?

  • 17 4月 2020

  From revised capex to distressed debt, we track the health of the sector in the wake of the oil price crash.

• Opinion

  Three signs that a global recession is imminent

  • 02 4月 2020

  From the coronavirus lockdown to economic meltdown, Peter Martin explains why we’re downgrading our economic outlook for 2020 as a result of Covid-19.