• News Release

  Decarbonisation key to future of Asia Pacific’s upstream industry

  • 15 12月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific upstream 2021 outlook report shows that the development of regional decarbonisation roadmaps is crucial to the future of the upstream industry.

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  China’s trucked LNG spot prices hit three-year high

  • 12 1月 2021

  Spot prices of trucked LNG in China were highly volatile last month.

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  Future of gas in energy transition to be defined in 2021

  • 14 1月 2021

  2021 will be a defining year for the gas and LNG industry, says Wood Mackenzie in its latest outlook report.

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

  • 19 1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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  Biden administration and what it means for China and rest of Asia Pacific

  • 20 1月 2021

  As Biden’s inauguration approaches, Wood Mackenzie experts share how his administration could impact trade, climate change goals, and changes to the energy sector in Asia Pacific.

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  Climate commitments to top energy and mining agendas in 2021

  • 27 1月 2021

  What are the biggest emissions trends to watch this year? James Whiteside, Wood Mackenzie Global Head of Multi-Commodity Research, and Amy Bowe, Wood Mackenzie Head of Carbon Research, see five key themes

• News Release

  Australia should revise RET policy; more ambitious target needed to unlock investments

  • 04 2月 2021

  Australia needs an ambitious long-term Renewable Energy Target (RET) policy to unlock future investments, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Myanmar coup and impact on oil and gas industry

  • 04 2月 2021

  Following the military coup in Myanmar on Monday, February 1st, Wood Mackenzie and Verisk Maplecroft experts weigh in on what this means for the oil and gas industry.

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  Qatar Petroleum takes FID on North Field East

  • 09 2月 2021

  Qatar Petroleum announced that it has taken final investment decision (FID) on the North Field East project.

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  OPEC+ surprises market as it extends output curbs

  • 04 3月 2021

  OPEC+ took the market by surprise when it decided to roll over its quota, saying that rather than anticipate a demand recovery, the group would wait to see it actually recover. The market was expecting a substantial increase in production because a tightening in the supply and demand balance is already evident.

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  UK North Sea M&A gains pace with NEO, Waldorf deals

  • 10 3月 2021

  The latest acquisitions by NEO Energy and Waldorf Production continue what has been blockbuster start to the year for UK M&A with buyers and sellers buoyed by the recent recovery in prices. Just over two months into 2021 and UK disclosed deal spend has reached US$2.7 billion, almost equalling last year’s total, making it one of the hottest markets globally.

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  Santos announces Barossa project FID

  • 30 3月 2021

  Santos has sanctioned the Barossa project, which extends the life of Darwin LNG (DLNG) beyond 2040.

• News Release

  Carbon pricing plans ‘could transform upstream oil and gas economics’

  • 31 3月 2021

  At present, few countries require producers to either pay a carbon tax or participate in an emissions trading scheme (ETS). But as governments seek to meet decarbonisation targets, that could soon change. Carbon charges are likely to come, and they will transform the upstream sector, affecting both asset values and the industry’s economics.

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  Action to achieve Paris climate goals will upend oil and gas prices

  • 15 4月 2021

  If the world acts decisively to limit global warming to 2°C by 2050, the scale of change will revolutionise the energy industry. Progressive electrification will squeeze the most polluting hydrocarbons out of the energy mix, nearly eliminating their markets. Oil demand will shrink, and with it, so will the power of major oil producers. Gas demand will remain resilient, but business models will need to evolve.

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  UK charts course for net zero North Sea

  • 06 5月 2021

  The UK government and the country’s oil and gas sector recently agreed a deal to leverage the upstream industry's capabilities, accelerate the energy transition and help the North Sea reach net zero by 2050.

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  Energy transition represents a US$14 trillion uncertainty for upstream oil and gas

  • 20 5月 2021

  The energy transition represents US$14 trillion worth of uncertainty for upstream oil and gas, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

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  TotalEnergies named industry’s most-admired explorer

  • 31 5月 2021

  For the second consecutive year, French major TotalEnergies has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded as part of with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.

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  Long-term LNG set to remain a buyers’ market

  • 15 6月 2021

  The liquefied natural gas (LNG) long term contract market and LNG spot market are travelling in opposite directions. The long-term buyers’ market is only likely to end when it becomes clear that demand will outstrip new supply available from Qatar and Russia, global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said.

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  Carbon removal key to meeting Paris Agreement target

  • 24 6月 2021

  Achieving the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement will require more than simply avoiding carbon. To cap global warming at 1.5°C or even 2°C, carbon removal will be essential. Research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), shows the key to effective large-scale carbon removal is unlocking potential economies of scale through basin-wide carbon capture and storage (CCS), effectively providing a community answer to a global problem.

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

  • 02 7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.”

• News Release

  Is CCS the upstream sector’s silver bullet?

  • 11 8月 2021

  We may only be halfway through 2021, but it is already shaping up to be a breakthrough year for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to emerge as a viable tool for upstream companies to decarbonise operations. Although the concept has been around for decades, CCS is moving into the mainstream. All the industry’s largest companies now plan to use sequestration to help them reach their decarbonisation targets.

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  Chesapeake ties up Vine in cash-and-stock deal

  • 11 8月 2021

  Speaking after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said: “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation."

• News Release

  Firth of Forth net-zero hub key to achieving climate goals

  • 17 8月 2021

  The development of net zero hubs around the UK has proved a key plank of the country’s strategy towards achieving net zero by 2050. Scotland, which has a 2045 net-zero target, could advance its ambitions by establishing a net zero hub on the Firth of Forth, research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq: VRSK) has found.

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  CCS could have material impact on carbon emissions of LNG projects

  • 25 8月 2021

  The use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) could have a material impact on LNG projects’ carbon emissions. Depending on the strategy adopted, more than 25% of overall carbon emissions could be removed, says Wood Mackenzie,

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  UK gas output slump helps fuel price rally

  • 08 9月 2021

  UK gas production is down 28% year-to-date, helping fuel the current European gas price rally, global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) said.

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  Can the US rise to meet the net-zero emissions challenge?

  • 16 9月 2021

  US President Joe Biden has a transformational goal: he wants the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, building on the net-zero power sector he wants in place by 2035. Can the US meet this challenge? According to new research released today by global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), the US is likely to struggle to achieve Biden’s ambitions. Technological limitations, policy design, market structures and even the United States’ political and constitutional foundations may hamper progress.

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  China’s inaugural SPR auction unlikely to impact global crude oil markets

  • 24 9月 2021

  China begins the sale of its Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) today. According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), the SPR auction is unlikely to have material impact on crude oil markets globally.

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  POSCO’s takeover bid for Senex could be Australia’s largest upstream takeover since 2018

  • 18 10月 2021

  South Korean conglomerate POSCO has made a surprise move on Australian gas producer Senex Energy making its first foray into the country’s upstream industry.

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  Tapping working gas volume could cushion blow of Europe’s energy crunch

  • 04 11月 2021

  European gas storage has been struggling to fill this summer. Storage at the beginning of November will be about 75% full, at 83 billion cubic metres (bcm), 14 bcm below the five-year average, rattling the market. A cold European winter could result in storage levels falling to zero by the end of March 2022, unless more Russian gas supply is available versus current export levels. But there could be an alternative available to the market should this come to pass – tapping the substantial amount of cushion gas available in Europe’s storage facilities. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), said using cushion gas could allow an extra 15 bcm enter the market, easing the supply crunch.

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  OPEC+ shrugs off US pressure to announce 400,000 b/d output boost

  • 04 11月 2021

  Speaking after today’s OPEC+ meeting, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “After unusual pressure from the US administration to lift its production, OPEC+ announced it is boosting output by 400,000 barrels per day (b/d) for December, in line with its 18 July 2021 agreement. This will be seen as disappointing by the US, which is asking for an extra increase closer to 600,000 b/d. But as long as OPEC+ actually boosts its output by 400,000 b/d, the US has indicated it will accept the outcome."