• News Release

  Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa

  • 02 9月 2020

  Global regasification (regas) capacity under construction is expected to hit a 10-year high at 144 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Turkey nets largest-ever find with Tuna-1 gas discovery

  • 21 8月 2020

  A gas discovery of the scale of the Tuna-1 find in the Black Sea, if developed, would be transformational for Turkey, given its overwhelming reliance on imports and crippling energy import bill. Turkey is chiefly reliant on piped gas from Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran but the share of liquefied natural gas imports has also continued to grow.

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  China’s gas power plants bleed under pressure from lower tariffs and trade war

  • 15 9月 2020

  China’s gas power plants are struggling to stay afloat as they face mounting pressure from lower tariffs and the ongoing trade war, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Up to 7 mmtpa of spare capacity available at North West Shelf by 2027

  • 07 9月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that the North West Shelf (NWS) LNG project could have up to 7 million tonnes per annum (mmpta) of spare capacity available by 2027. This equates to 40% of the project’s nominal capacity.

• News Release

  Gas sector impacted by triple whammy of coronavirus, oil price crash and LNG oversupply

  • 01 4月 2020

  In its latest short-term gas and LNG outlook report, Wood Mackenzie weighs the risks coronavirus, sustained low oil prices and LNG oversupply pose to the sector this year.

• Comment

  US$210bn of new spend in firing line as players target cost cuts

  • 02 4月 2020

  The oil price crash has hit the upstream sector hard. Deep cuts are being made across the board, but it will have a dramatic impact on the industry’s project pipeline. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie believes almost all pre-FID projects will be deferred. Of the 50+ projects we identified with potential to go ahead this year, only 10 have a chance of proceeding, but all are at risk.

• News Release

  China’s crude reserves to reach 1.15 billion barrels in 2020

  • 23 3月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis reveals that China’s crude stock (including strategic and commercial petroleum reserves) could reach 1.15 billion barrels in 2020, equivalent to 83 days of oil demand.

• Comment

  Equinor carves Gulf of Mexico niche with Monument discovery

  • 06 4月 2020

  Norwegian operator Equinor today announced it struck 200 feet of oil pay at the Monument exploration well, in the US Gulf of Mexico.

• News Release

  China’s gas production to double to 325 bcm in 2040

  • 28 8月 2019

  Though set to become the world’s third largest gas producer by 2027, China’s imports will still grow in the long term. One key contributing factor is lower forecast in domestic gas production particularly in shale gas and coal bed methane (CBM), according to recent research by Wood Mackenzie.

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  Permian operators cash in ... by thinking inside the box

  • 21 8月 2019

  As the tight oil sector continues to mature, producers are looking for ways to optimise their operations, improving efficiency of both production and costs. It's a battle to win back investor confidence. New research from Wood Mackenzie underscores the fact tight-oil operators are no longer chasing growth at all costs. Development strategies have firmly shifted to focus on scale: drilling sections instead of wells, with compressed paybacks, at the lowest possible cost. Many are favouring a “cube” development strategy, viewing it as the most efficient way to capitalise on cost savings.

• Comment

  Attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities

  • 16 9月 2019

  This attack has material implications for the oil market, as a loss of 5 million barrels per day of supplies from Saudi Arabia cannot be met for long by existing inventories and the limited spare capacity of the other OPEC+ group members. A geopolitical risk premium will return to the oil price.

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  Japan to invest additional $10 billion in global LNG infrastructure projects

  • 26 9月 2019

  Japan is planning to invest an additional $10 billion to develop infrastructure mainly in new and developing markets in the India sub continent and Southeast Asia, reflecting a shift in priorities.

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  ExxonMobil farewells Norway with US$4.5bn Vår Energi deal

  • 27 9月 2019

  ExxonMobil is selling its Norwegian business to Eni/HitecVision-owned Vår Energi for US$4.5 billion, Norway’s biggest deal since the Statoil-Norsk Hydro merger in 2006.

• Comment

  ExxonMobil to sell upstream assets in Gippsland Basin

  • 18 9月 2019

  ExxonMobil putting its entire Gippsland Basin upstream portfolio up for sale represents big news for the Australian upstream and gas market.

• News Release

  Saudi Arabia’s May 2020 OSPs for crude exports bode well for Asian refiners

  • 16 4月 2020

  Looking at the May OSPs, it is clear that Saudi Arabia wants to ensure its crude remains very competitive in Asia.

• Comment

  Petrobras acts to protect gas value chain as Brazil demand slumps

  • 24 4月 2020

  Petrobras’ handling of the crisis it faced as Brazilian gas demand slumped earlier this month offers valuable lessons to integrated players, Mauro Chavez, head of Latin America Gas & LNG at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, says.

• News Release

  China’s Q2 2020 oil demand shows signs of recovery

  • 26 5月 2020

  According to the latest analysis by Wood Mackenzie, China’s oil demand will recover to 13 million barrels per day (b/d) in Q2 2020, a 16.3% jump compared to Q1 this year.

• News Release

  NOCs to slash over a quarter of exploration budgets on average in 2020

  • 20 5月 2020

  National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Bangladesh to double its fossil fuel imports in a decade

  • 14 5月 2020

  Bangladesh is expected to double its fossil fuel imports to 32 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) between 2020 and 2030, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Shell dividend cut frees up US$10bn

  • 30 4月 2020

  Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell today slashed its dividend by 66%, the first time the company has cut cash distributions to shareholders since World War II. The annual pay-out will fall from US$14.9 billion to US$5.1 billion, freeing up US$10 billion of capital.

• Comment

  Arrow Energy sanctions Surat Gas Project

  • 17 4月 2020

  Arrow Energy sanctions Surat Gas Project

• News Release

  Japan to lose top LNG importer position to China by 2022

  • 23 7月 2019

  According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, Japan could lose its pole position as the world’s top LNG importer to China as early as 2022.

• News Release

  Argentina LNG exports positioned to meet peak demand in Asia

  • 13 6月 2019

  Rising natural gas production in Argentina, coupled with competitive global LNG transportation costs, is expected to position the country as an emerging source of gas supply to Asia during peak demand periods, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Permian midstream bottlenecks may choke output

  • 24 7月 2019

  Rapidly rising production in the Permian basin has led to soaring levels of associated gas, outpacing pipeline infrastructure and placing increasing slowdown pressure on other production streams like crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs), Dr Eugene Kim, Research Director, Americas Gas, told delegates at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Denver.

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  Produced water poses growing risk to Permian production growth

  • 24 7月 2019

  Rising produced water volumes and expanding costs pose a significant risk to production growth in the Permian basin, Ryan Duman, Senior Analyst, Lower 48, told delegates at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Denver.

• Comment

  Lift off as Sputnik partners hit oil

  • 20 8月 2019

  Commenting on Equinor, OMV and Petoro’s Sputnik discovery, Jamie Thompson, an analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s North Sea upstream team, said: “Despite being small and remote – it lies more than 300 kilometres from shore in the northern Hoop area of the Barents Sea - Sputnik has a high chance of commerciality. The aptly-named field could be a satellite of the pre-FID 440 million-barrel Wisting development, which is just 30 kilometres from Sputnik.

• News Release

  China’s carbon neutrality bill could hit over US$5 trillion

  • 08 10月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis shows over US$5 trillion of investments would be needed for China to reach its pathway for carbon-neutrality by 2060.

• News Release

  India to overtake China as world’s largest LPG residential market by 2030

  • 06 10月 2020

  India is expected to overtake China as the world’s largest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) residential sector market by 2030.

• News Release

  Can Europe cope if Russia shuts off Ukraine gas transit?

  • 19 12月 2019

  The gas transit and supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine expire at 10 am on 1 January 2020 (Moscow time) – the future of Ukraine transit remains the largest uncertainty for global gas markets in 2020. Murray Douglas, director, European gas at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “Ukraine remains the major transit route for Russian gas into Europe – over 76 billion cubic metres (cm) will be transported via Ukraine this year."

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  Increased uncertainty to colour upstream sector’s decision-making in 2020

  • 09 1月 2020

  The level of uncertainty and anxiety among upstream producers and supply chain has rarely been higher. In 2020, decision-making will be more heavily influenced by sentiment surrounding the energy transition, political upheaval and trade disputes than in previous years. This adds to the ever-present risks of unexpected supply-demand imbalance, niche cost inflation or a global economic downturn. What are the biggest trends to watch in the upstream oil and gas business in 2020? Fraser McKay, head of upstream analysis at Wood Mackenzie, sees five key themes.