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  High-impact oil and gas exploration could cut global scope 1 and 2 emissions by 6% in 2030

  • 21 11月 2024

  Investment in oil and gas exploration has plummeted two-thirds in the last decade, but the industry still has a critical role to play in decarbonisation efforts and providing advantaged barrels in the energy transition, according to the latest Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  CCUS growth challenged by current economics

  • 10 10月 2024

  Speaking at Wood Mackenzie’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference in Houston, Peter Findlay, research director and head of CCUS economics for Wood Mackenzie, said that despite a growing market for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), economics remain challenging, and many potential projects are at risk.

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  Decisive action needed to achieve net zero by 2050, as world is currently on path for 2.5 ˚C to 3 ˚C global warming

  • 29 10月 2024

  A string of global shocks has likely put 2030 emissions reduction targets out of reach. But with decisive action, there is still time to reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘Energy Transition Outlook’ report, a milestone assessment of the global journey towards a lower carbon future.

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  LFG-to-RNG production to more than double by 2030, but project success depends on location and scale

  • 12 8月 2024

  Landfill gas remains the most popular feedstock option for renewable gas production (LFG-to-RNG), but project pre-tax breakeven prices can range, with success relying heavily on location and scale, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  CO2 utilisation potential as key global decarbonization tool limited by current economics

  • 26 8月 2024

  Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is a crucial element in global decarbonisation, but current economics limit CO2 utilisation deployment as high costs and insufficient subsidies hinder the market, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Increasing subsidies for anthropogenic carbon capture destined for CCS-EOR to levels for CCS-Storage would lower global emissions

  • 26 7月 2024

  Captured CO2 for enhanced oil recovery (CCS-EOR) has fallen out of favor in recent years and been supplanted by captured CO2 to dedicated sequestration (CCS-Storage), however, a new analysis shows that CCS-EOR will often deliver lower emissions and better support the energy transition, according to a series of reports from Wood Mackenzie.

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  National Oil Company international M&A spend hits 20-year low

  • 17 7月 2024

  While the mergers and acquisitions market has been recently supercharged by international oil companies (IOCs), national oil companies (NOCs) have sat on the sidelines, with international spending down significantly from highs a decade ago, according to recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Solar and wind uptake to reach 5.4 TWac from 2024 to 2033

  • 08 7月 2024

  From 2024 to 2033, developers will bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online, increasing the cumulative global total to 8 TWac, as the world endeavours to electrify economies and meet decarbonisation targets.

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  Global CCUS investment requires US$ 196B through 2034, according to Wood Mackenzie

  • 26 6月 2024

  By 2034, global carbon capture capacity will reach 440 Mtpa and storage capacity will reach 664 Mtpa, requiring US$ 196 billion in total investment, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Noble grabs first mover advantage as offshore rig market consolidation begins, says Wood Mackenzie

  • 12 6月 2024

  Addressing Noble Corp’s acquisition of Diamond Offshore in a US$600 million stock plus cash transaction, Leslie Cook, principal analyst of upstream supply chain for Wood Mackenzie said, “We have been predicting offshore rig market consolidation for some time and with little appetite from owners to add new rigs as rig demand is flattening out, we believed growth would be inorganic. It therefore comes as little surprise that the first major deal in the upstream service sector has been announced. Noble has grabbed first mover advantage, and solidified is status in the top two offshore rig contractors.”

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  Wood Mackenzie appoints Xizhou Zhou as new head of Power and Renewables Business

  • 04 6月 2024

  Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has appointed Xizhou Zhou EVP and Head of Power and Renewables, effective 3 June.

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  Eni named most-admired upstream explorer in Wood Mackenzie’s16th annual Exploration Survey

  • 29 5月 2024

  Italian major Eni has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer in Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.

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  Jason Liu Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Wood Mackenzie

  • 07 5月 2024

  Wood Mackenzie today announced that Jason Liu has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

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  Renewables and nascent low-carbon technologies most exposed to high interest rates

  • 18 4月 2024

  If high interest rates persist, transitioning to a net zero global economy will be even harder and more costly. The higher cost of borrowing negatively affects renewables and nascent technologies, compared to more established oil and gas, and metals and mining sectors, which remain somewhat insulated.

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  Upstream scope 1 & 2 emissions intensity down 12% since 2017, but more work is needed on absolute emissions

  • 06 3月 2024

  Scope 1 and 2 upstream emissions intensity has declined 12% since 2017, however, absolute emissions could plateau due to production growth, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Incentives uncertainty clouds Pathways Alliance economic feasibility

  • 14 2月 2024

  As the $12 billion phase one of Canada’s Pathways Alliance nears FID, the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCUS) proposal faces uncertainty surrounding the long-term availability of economic incentives, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Global energy storage integrator market grows increasingly competitive in 2022

  • 30 10月 2023

  The global Battery Energy Storage Systems integrator market has grown increasingly competitive in 2022, with the top five global system integrators accounting for 62% of overall BESS shipments.

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  China to hold over 80% of global solar manufacturing capacity from 2023-26

  • 07 11月 2023

  After investing over US$130 billion into the solar industry in 2023, China will hold more than 80% of the world’s polysilicon, wafer, cell, and module manufacturing capacity from 2023 to 2026.

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  Oil & gas Majors share just 8% of global low-carbon hydrogen capacity

  • 06 12月 2023

  Oil and gas Majors have just an 8% market share of announced global net low-carbon hydrogen production capacity, which equates to 102.6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), according to latest analysis from Wood Mackenzie. The Majors are focused on getting small-scale projects operational before 2030 to pave the way for industrial scale-up next decade.

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  Key things to watch in upstream in 2024

  • 11 1月 2024

  Geopolitical tensions, a record year for elections and economic uncertainty will define the backdrop to the upstream industry in 2024. Wood Mackenzie recently released its What to Look for in 2024 upstream series. Key themes to watch in global and corporate upstream include continued consolidation, increased activity from NOCs, reversing decarbonisation gains, shifts in strategic playbooks and an upstream investment plateau.

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  Long-term pause in new US LNG investment could transform market

  • 31 1月 2024

  Addressing President Joe Biden’s Executive Order to temporarily pause the approval of new US LNG export projects right to export to countries that the US does not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with (non-FTA), Giles Farrer, head of gas and LNG asset research at Wood Mackenzie said, “the decision will not affect our forecast for US LNG exports out to 2028, but after that it could affect the trajectory and pace of the sector’s growth and have potential to tighten the market in the long run.”

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  Saudi Aramco’s shift to abandon its 13 million b/d capacity target likely to be absorbed by the market

  • 01 2月 2024

  Addressing the Saudi Ministry of Energy’s instructions to Saudi Aramco to abandon its 13 million barrels per day (b/d) target and maintain 12 million b/d, Ann Louise Hittle, vice president of Oil Markets for Wood Mackenzie, said “Based on our forecast for oil demand to peak in 2030, the shift to a 12 million b/d target from 13 million b/d should be absorbed in the market and not cause a tightening in the supply and demand balance this decade.”

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  Global wind turbine order intake breaks record in Q2

  • 12 9月 2022

  Strong activity in China pushed global wind turbine order intake to 43 gigawatts (GW) in quarter two of 2022, a new record, and up 36% from year-ago levels. This equates to an estimated $18.1 billion, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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  14% increase in European coal demand to be short-term trend

  • 21 9月 2022

  European seaborne thermal coal demand is projected to increase 14% or 12 million metric tonnes (Mt) this year to 98 Mt as it grapples with the current energy crisis.

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  Climate policies trigger 1.9% upgrade QoQ in global wind power

  • 03 10月 2022

  Global wind power is expected to see an 1.9% increase of installed capacity Quarter on Quarter (QoQ), an equivalent of 25.6 gigawatts (GW), between 2022 and 2031 according to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

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  Decarbonising global iron ore and steel industry by 2050 necessitates urgent action and US$1.4 trillion of investment

  • 15 9月 2022

  Decarbonising the steel and iron ore industry by 2050, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, will require US$1.4 trillion of investment and revolution across every stage of the value chain. This presents an urgent challenge and enormous opportunity according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest Horizons research report, Pedal to the metal: Iron and steel’s $1.4 trillion shot at decarbonisation.

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  Five themes dominating China’s energy scene in 2022

  • 27 1月 2022

  Economic growth, stability in energy prices, energy transition, dual-control targets and relations with the US, are the top five themes to watch out for in China’s energy outlook this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  2022 – A year of rebalancing for metals and mining

  • 25 1月 2022

  If 2021 was the year of rebound for metals and mining (M&M) commodities, then 2022 is shaping as the year of rebalance, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Time to act as momentum builds for CCUS and hydrogen

  • 31 1月 2022

  This year companies and governments will need to make good on the pledges they made on energy transition technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and low-carbon hydrogen, says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK). In a new report, CCUS and hydrogen: 5 things to look for in 2022, the global energy consultancy points out the huge momentum behind both CCUS and low-carbon hydrogen in 2021, with announcements of new projects, policies and investment as COP26 spurred companies’ net zero targets.

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  China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

  • 17 2月 2022

  China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.